Really? I would say the opposite. Old Avril was grating on the nerves for people and now she's perky (and possibly annoying). Old Avril leaned toward punk and goth, which aren't perky labels lol. Then she had that affinity for pink.
I don't know why everyone hates Nickelback, though. I like a few of their songs (Never Again comes to mind as being a pretty good song). Granted, they were never in the ball park of being the best band or anything, but they're harmless. And they're not really in your face (though I'm speaking as an American).
I don't know. I'd get it if Nickelback was, like, as big as Metallica, because anyone as big as Metallica could be grating on the nerves if you didn't like 'em.
Is Nickelback that big in Canada? Because most of the time, here in America, people make fun of them because every song sounds the same.
I'm not saying that as a Nickelback fan, as I'm not a fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I don't understand why people passionately hate this group.