We have about as much use for Finger Eleven as we do for O’Doul’s. But people seem to like these brooding rockers (who, like the equally-appalling Nickelback, come from Canada). We can’t turn on the radio without hearing their hit single, “Paralyzer,” which we always mistake for Led Zeppelin’s “Trampled Under Foot” for about a second before realizing what we’re listening to, slamming our head into the dashboard and quickly changing the channel. …
This article appears in Jan 16-22, 2008.