Because from what I remember, Meteora was quite a departure from Hybrid Theory, they had at least two remix projects featuring electronica and hip-hop acts, one of their members branched off into a short-lived hip-hop solo project, their last two albums have (I haven't heard them so this may just be an assumption) really slacked on the screamo woe-is-me attitude in favor of more atmospheric self-disappointment and they made a lot of noise last summer for turning out a faithful/surprising cover of Rolling in the Deep.


I don't think Nickelback is capable of imagining any of those things, other than covering Rolling in the Deep (though you'd have to leave out the potential for doing it justice).


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