Chad Kroeger
Chad Kroeger
Nickelback乐队主唱
Nickelback最早成立于加拿大的小城Hanna，最初的成员是Chad Kroeger(主唱/吉他手)，他的兄弟Mike Kroeger(贝斯手)，他们的表兄弟Brandon，以及他们的好朋友Ryan Peake(吉他手)。他们开始演唱一些歌星的歌曲。1996年，Chad Kroeger向他的继父借了4000块钱跑到了温哥华一个朋友的录音室里录制歌曲，其间，Brandon离开了乐队，他们的朋友Ryan Vikedal接任了鼓手一职。这一年，他们发行了一张EP唱片《Hesher》，并且发行了一张独立专辑《Curb》，并且开始了巡回演出，但是他们是没有丝毫名气的，他们花费大量时间去散发宣传材料和广告，以及发动亲戚朋友向电台打电话要求播放他们的歌曲，从而使乐队得到一定程度上的宣传，并且拥有了自己第一批较为固定的歌迷。 1998年，他们解雇了自己的经纪人，原因是他们的经纪人并不能宣传推广他们，并且不能把他们带到一个更高的地位。之后的时间里，乐队由Mike Kroeger主要负责财务方面，Chad Kroeger主要负责音乐方面，Ryan Vikedal则负责日程安排等。之后他们投资三万元来制作他们的第二张专辑。2000年初，第二张独立专辑《The State》正式发行。当时的加拿大摇滚音乐几乎完全被国外的摇滚乐所占领，他们急需寻找自己本土化的摇滚乐。正在这时候，加拿大人发现了Nickelback乐队，这使他们迅速窜红，他们追求的post-grunge(后车库音乐/后垃圾音乐)音乐风格成为歌迷的最爱，他们的巡回演唱会也成为了音乐界的热点，他们的独立专辑销量也没有败给唱片产业。 成为了摇滚明星的Nickelback开始投身新专辑《Silver Side Up》的制作，在这张2001年发行的新专辑中，Chad Kroeger在歌词方面一改过去的含糊不清和隐喻，表达得更为直接，歌曲的创作也充满了灵气也更为成熟，有的歌曲源于生活中的经历，有的歌曲则只是在排练的瞬间就创作完成。而在新专辑中还有Rick Parashar和Randy Staub两位一流制作人来掌舵，所以《Silver Side Up》也成为了Nickelback在美国最为成功的专辑，该专辑曾经排在Billboard 200排行榜的亚军位置，并且诞生了多首摇滚单曲榜的冠军单曲，专辑销量超过了500万张。此后，Chad Kroeger又先后为电影《蝎子王(Scorpion King)》《蜘蛛侠(Spiderman)》《超胆侠(Daredevil)》创作了歌曲并参与制作原声带。
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Hailing from the small farming community of Hanna, Alberta, Canada,Chad Kroegermade a name for himself at the turn of the millennium as the lead singer and guitarist of the love-em-or-hate-empost-grungerockoutfitNickelback. Born on November 15, 1974,Kroegertaught himself how to play the guitar at age 13, but got sidetracked a bit the following year when he was briefly sent to a juvenile detention facility for repeatedly breaking into his junior high school to steal money (an incident mentioned in the band's 2005 hit"Photograph"). Upon his eventual release, he finished high school and began touring around in the early '90s as the lead guitarist for a cover band in which he was performing with two of his futureNickelbackbandmates: older half-brotherMike Kroegerand friendRyan Peake. The band ultimately broke up, which is whenKroegerconvinced some friends to hit a studio with him to record several songs he'd been writing on the side. Thus laying down the roots ofNickelback, these songs resulted in a seven-song demo and, later, a self-released full-length that received substantial airplay on various Canadian radio stations.Nickelback, which had relocated from Hanna to Vancouver, slowly became stars in their homeland and broke out on U.S. soil with their massive radio hit"How You Remind Me"from 2001.Kroegerwas responsible for most of the band's lyrics, and especially starting with the band's third record, 2001'sSilver Side Up, he began writing in a much more direct, less metaphorical manner, hitting personal topics like failed relationships and the pain and anger associated with his father being absent while growing up. AsNickelback's popularity grew throughout North America -- alongside peers3 Doors Down,Creed, andPuddle of Mudd--Kroegertook some separate time to indulge in various collaborations, including laying down the 2002 hit single"Hero"withSalivafrontmanJosey Scottfor theSpider-Mansoundtrack. He also performed onCarlos Santana's albumShaman("Why Don't You and I") and did a cover ofElton John's"Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)"withKid RockandDimebag Darrellfor thesoundtracktoCharlie's Angels: Full Throttle.Kroeger, who owns a studio in Vancouver, has also done production work forrockacts likeDefault,Theory of a Deadman, andBo Bice, in addition to co-founding the Vancouver-based604 Recordsin 2002. ~ Corey Apar, All Music Guide