Let's get this straight from the start. I'm not a fan of Nickelback at all. Like a lot of people, I find them bland and uninspiring. They have their OK moments. Burn It To The Ground for example fit's just right as the theme of WWE's Monday Night Raw but I wouldn't choose to put it on at home. But there's one thing in their back catalogue that I am happy to do just that; their version of Elton John's Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting. From the first note it adds a beef and brawn to a track that, despite it's classic status and catchy tune, has always sounded like it needed the kick up the arse it's title suggests.
But it gets even better when Kid Rock appears just after the minute mark. As soon as he stacattos "p-p-p-packed pretty tight in here tonight", the cover moves up a level. It stops being a great revision of world class songwriting and starts drawing images to mind, images of bikers, booze, and brawling in a tiny bar somewhere off a Texan highway. To me, it signifies America. A pretty good achievement for a Canadian band. Oh, and the solo is a Dimebag classic. That helps too.
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