Brothers, Chad and Mike Kroeger formed Nickelback in Vancouver1 in 1996 with their cousin Brandon (who is no longer in the band) and their buddy2 Ryan Peake. Chad Kroeger wrote lyrics while the rest of the guys worked together on the music. They came up with3 the name Nickelback from Mike Kroeger's cashier experience at Starbucks. Customers would pay $1.50 for a coffee that costs $1.45 and Mike Kroeger would always have to give them “a nickel back.”
查德和邁克·克勒格爾兄弟同他們的表兄布蘭登(現(xiàn)已離開樂隊(duì))和好朋友瑞安·皮克于1996年在溫哥華組成了“五分錢”樂隊(duì)。查德負(fù)責(zé)作詞，其他小伙子則一起譜曲。樂隊(duì)的名字來自邁克在星巴克當(dāng)收銀員時的經(jīng)歷，顧客們總是用1.5 美元買價格為1.45美元的一杯咖啡，邁克則總是要給他們“五分錢找頭”。
Nickelback put together and released a sevensong demo and began supporting it with live gigs4. In 1997, Nickelback released their debut CD, Curb5, and pushed the album with nonstop touring. Nickelback later went through a bunch of drummers until they hooked up6 with current drummer Ryan Vikedal, who was an old buddy of Ryan Peake's.
“五分錢”樂隊(duì)將7首歌拼成一盤樣帶，推出后即開始現(xiàn)場演出進(jìn)行推廣。1997年，樂隊(duì)推出了他們名為《路邊》的首張光碟，并馬不停蹄地巡回演出，進(jìn)行促銷。之后樂隊(duì)鼓手頻繁換人，直到最后鎖定了現(xiàn)在的鼓手瑞安·維克多爾，他是瑞安·皮克的老朋友。
In 1999, Nickelback released their second CD, The State (released in 2000 in the US), under their own, independent label. Nickelback had a toptwenty hit with the song Leader of Men. They jumped back on the road to support the CD and eventually signed with Roadrunner Records.
1999年，樂隊(duì)發(fā)行了第二張光碟——樂隊(duì)獨(dú)立制作的《國家》(該光碟2000年登陸美國)。樂隊(duì)的歌曲《男人的領(lǐng)袖》打入了排行榜前20名，他們又開始巡回演出以促銷這張光碟，最終與奔跑者唱片公司簽了約。
Nickelback had a large following in Canada，but wanted to break into the US. In 2001, Nickelback released their third CD, Silver Side Up, and the first single How You Remind Me became a huge hit across North America. How You Remind Me even made it to number one on Canadian and US rock charts.
“五分錢”樂隊(duì)在加拿大擁有眾多的追隨者，但樂隊(duì)還想進(jìn)軍美國樂壇。2001年，樂隊(duì)推出了他們的第三張光碟《銀面朝上》，其中的第一首單曲《你令我想起》成為橫掃北美的熱門歌曲，甚至登上了加拿大和美國搖滾樂排行榜的冠軍寶座。
Nickelback Says: “We just like writing good songs with good melodies that you'll sing at our shows and remember when you walk away.”
“五分錢”樂隊(duì)說：“我們就喜歡創(chuàng)作旋律優(yōu)美的好歌，你愿意在我們的演唱會上跟著唱這些歌，而且過后不會忘記它們。”
