I honestly do not know which bands are popular outside this large cold place.
What are the best artists to come out of Canada, in your eyes? Paul Anka to Nelly Furtado...
(I hate them both)
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 17:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Obligatory reppin' for Buck 65 and The Weakerthans here (note: I really do love both).
― Tantrum The Cat, Friday, 1 February 2008 19:17 (sixteen years ago) link
Weakerthans, yeah. Always a good choice. So many bands here (Canada) are sub-par knock offs of their sound.
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 19:19 (sixteen years ago) link
RUSH
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 19:19 (sixteen years ago) link
I wanna hear some Klaatu lovin'
But thats doubtful.
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 19:22 (sixteen years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf100/f177/f177024f3zd.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 19:27 (sixteen years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drj100/j179/j17906hxdrb.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 19:29 (sixteen years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drg700/g707/g70737a339a.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 19:30 (sixteen years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drh800/h809/h80944kb541.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 19:31 (sixteen years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drg600/g632/g63244khcg3.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 19:32 (sixteen years ago) link
^^^had a crappy board game inside the gatefold...
― henry s, Friday, 1 February 2008 19:33 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.dickdestiny.com/getitoncredit.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 19:34 (sixteen years ago) link
That's awesome! I totally need to get that if I see it at a record store.
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drg600/g698/g69847k52jo.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 19:36 (sixteen years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drh100/h180/h18023ch3u3.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 19:38 (sixteen years ago) link
http://us.ent1.yimg.com/images.launch.yahoo.com/000/017/253/17253813.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 19:40 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-2041175-5463217?loc=http%3A//music.search.ebay.com/Slik-Toxik-Doin
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 19:54 (sixteen years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/66/My_Heart_Will_Go_On_Single_Cover.jpg/200px-My_Heart_Will_Go_On_Single_Cover.jpg
http://usfkforums.com/karaoke/summer-of-69.jpg
Lets not forget these two!
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 19:54 (sixteen years ago) link
That was a joke.
http://www.heavyharmonies.com/cdcovers/S/SLIKTOXIK_SAD.JPG
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 19:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Can Québécois be considered?
If not, Neil Young.
― Mr. Goodman, Friday, 1 February 2008 19:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh, I'm not joking.
Well, except for maybe Slik Toxik.
Quebecois wouldn't want to be considered. But yes, let's consider them.
I have seriously head of non of those bands... Shows how much I know about Canadian music.
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 19:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Wait, accept Toronto.
(Why would Quebecois not be considered?)
― Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:00 (sixteen years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf500/f534/f53407xo5ff.jpg
Lock thread.
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:00 (sixteen years ago) link
OK, most of those bands are metal bands, so I can understand that you haven't heard of those -- but you haven't heard of RUSH?!
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:02 (sixteen years ago) link
Okay sorry. I figured Rush was a given.
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:04 (sixteen years ago) link
Anyone know these guys?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:MaxWebster.jpg
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Emily Haines Metric
...and whoever hoped for some Klaatu love upthread, please pay 'ttention now, for i'mma emailing in my 2 cc o'Klaatuluv right here.
― t**t, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:05 (sixteen years ago) link
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:06 (sixteen years ago) link
WTF, MAX WEBSTER, picture.
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:07 (sixteen years ago) link
try all music, pretty stable image server there.
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Anyway, everyone knows that Rush is the best Canadian band ever. No contest.
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Damnit, I think you are correct.
About everything!
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:10 (sixteen years ago) link
hey, time to go for a soda!
― henry s, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:15 (sixteen years ago) link
Ugh. No time for either her or her band.
― Tantrum The Cat, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:19 (sixteen years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drg300/g303/g30317cxuox.jpg
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:21 (sixteen years ago) link
THERE WE GO, MAX WEBSTER.
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:22 (sixteen years ago) link
I love The Rheostatics. I mean, really love them.
― Christopher Davis, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:24 (sixteen years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1a/Greatest_hits_%28Rheostatics%29_album_cover.jpg
Best album name, for their first release!
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:27 (sixteen years ago) link
Come on!: http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/images/Voi-NF.jpg
― Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:36 (sixteen years ago) link
http://collection.rossperrin.net/images/claudevivier11b.jpg
There are days when I think "Lonely Child" is my favourite piece of music.
― Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Dude! How'd I miss Voivod? *hangs head in shame*
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:40 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.blastitude.com/15/ss-cyborgs.jpg
One of the greatest Canadian albums of all time...
― A. Begrand, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:55 (sixteen years ago) link
As for underrated 80s metal...
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41NCVY54ZYL._AA240_.jpg
― A. Begrand, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Remote Linking Forbidden ROCKS.
― libcrypt, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:57 (sixteen years ago) link
No Quebecois means no Cryptopsy or Gorguts, right? So clearly, that rule must go right out the window.
― unperson, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:57 (sixteen years ago) link
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41G71N3Y7VL._AA240_.jpg
"I'm not giving anyone a fuckin' R." - Bubbles, Trailer Park Boys
― A. Begrand, Friday, 1 February 2008 20:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Quebecois are perfectly acceptable.
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Where's Moist?
― Dom Passantino, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:06 (sixteen years ago) link
(I'll spam the thread with image after image of Quebecois electroacoustic composer if anyone's going to make a point of it.)
― Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:10 (sixteen years ago) link
Almost as unbearable as Bootsauce.
― A. Begrand, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:12 (sixteen years ago) link
http://cdbaby.name/b/e/betrayer.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:19 (sixteen years ago) link
Image spamming is fun!
-- A. Begrand, Friday, February 1, 2008 4:12 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
Just outside Terrebonne, Quebec is a warehouse that holds nothing but resold copies of The Brown Album culled from used CD shops across Canada.
― Tantrum The Cat, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:21 (sixteen years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drh900/h965/h96571p0pkv.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:27 (sixteen years ago) link
These guys are underrated but very good. At least, that album is.
Yes, those guys are great.
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:29 (sixteen years ago) link
http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/42034.jpg
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:31 (sixteen years ago) link
http://cdn.last.fm/coverart/300x300/2197498.jpg
― Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:38 (sixteen years ago) link
http://funkysouls.com/img/venetian_snares_rcas.jpg
― Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:39 (sixteen years ago) link
Toronto, definitely. Get It On Credit and Head On as stated earlier over on Rolling Hard Rock. They had the mid-80's classic rock sheen down to a fine art.
The first album by Teaze, at the least.
Teenage Head's premier disc. Very Doll's influenced, very rock and roll snotty.
Trooper -- the first one. Contains great hammerdown stuff like "General Hand Grenade" and "Roller Rink," about rocking on roller skates, which is mostly playin' and no singin', anyway.
And no one will want to miss Helix's Wild In the Streets.
And there's even a new indie film documentary on Anvil and their intrepid struggle in the face of relentless failure, perhaps coming to your town. At least LA, since someone wrote about it in the Times a couple weeks ago.
― Gorge, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:41 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.dickdestiny.com/teaze.jpg
― Gorge, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:43 (sixteen years ago) link
fuckin' CHILLIWACK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yahBtp_1jWE
― Sara Sara Sara, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:43 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.room101.net/buildingcastles/releases/bcomblue.jpg
― Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:44 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, that Anvil doc got a ton of praise at Sundance a short while back.
"Metal on Metal" is right up there with Razor's "Evil Invaders", as far as influencing a generation of Canadian metal fans in the 80s.
― A. Begrand, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:45 (sixteen years ago) link
Head Phone Over Tone - Solar Sails (can't find good img)
― Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:45 (sixteen years ago) link
At least part-Cdn:
http://chuckbrown.com/media/albumcovers/heart-dreamboat-annie.jpg
― Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:46 (sixteen years ago) link
#2 is one I know and love:
http://www.utoronto.ca/icm/molscha.jpg
― Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:48 (sixteen years ago) link
http://media.canada.com/a373a9c0-95d4-4a46-a780-e930d6c76147/070116-billy-talent.jpg
http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/35739.jpg
"Devil's Deck" and "Monkey Bars" kill.
― A. Begrand, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:49 (sixteen years ago) link
http://paulhodgeaudio.com/ccmc.jpg
― Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:51 (sixteen years ago) link
Adrien, don't forget Moxy and Goddo!
― Gorge, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:52 (sixteen years ago) link
I think we're forgetting someone...
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:53 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.alien8recordings.com/artist_image/name/96/size600/SamShalabi.jpg
― Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:53 (sixteen years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre900/e932/e93259cdmsg.jpg
There they are!
http://www.cbc.ca/apropos/images/lussier2.jpg
― Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:55 (sixteen years ago) link
http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/4/4b/220px-DanBejar.jpg
Him?
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh, Nickelback. Yay.
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:56 (sixteen years ago) link
http://cover6.cduniverse.com/msiart/0000813/0000813132_170.jpg
― Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:56 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.folktrax.com/truenorth/TND323.jpg
― Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:58 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/les%20goupes/W/Wold/Screech%20Owl/Screech%20Owl.jpg
Yay Saskatchewan!
― A. Begrand, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:58 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.yorku.ca/ylife/2006/03-March/03-20/images/David_Mott.jpg
(Favourite thread ever, for a couple reasons.)
― Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh, and...
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GkoYn1eHL._AA240_.jpg
― A. Begrand, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Can't forget this:
http://dawn.cbcr3.com/nmc/22/22492/Images/tired_uk_45.jpg
― A. Begrand, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:01 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.headpins.net/ccr/roster/photos/harlequin.jpg
― Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:02 (sixteen years ago) link
(swimming with the tide for a moment)
(BTW, were you actually hoping for more responses from non-Canadians? I can fuck off.)
― Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:03 (sixteen years ago) link
Well I figured mostly Canadians would post. But I wanted to find out some Canadian bands are highly popular worldwide. Excluding the obvious.
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:09 (sixteen years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drg200/g279/g27986e9yd5.jpg
(If you can't read the album title, it's "Stand Tall")
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:11 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm not Canadian at all, and most of the posts in this thread are from me, so I wouldn't worry about it.
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:12 (sixteen years ago) link
I just thought it would be fun to see what it was like to be Scott Seward.
http://www.vinylzart.com/images/AlbumCovers-AldoNova(1982).jpg
― henry s, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:13 (sixteen years ago) link
Does this guy count?
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd700/d738/d73824r175m.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:16 (sixteen years ago) link
For Phil:
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drc600/c619/c61968iwv8l.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:21 (sixteen years ago) link
Here's a classic Baz pic from his Toronto scenester days, from an old issue of Metallion:
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb104/LongBlondAnimal/KidWikkidBaz.jpg
― A. Begrand, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:22 (sixteen years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre600/e699/e69918tq2ri.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:22 (sixteen years ago) link
Awesome!
What was supposed to go in the "one of the greatest Canadian metal albums of all Time" broken image, Adrien?
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:24 (sixteen years ago) link
I hate hate cryptopsy mainly for the singer, and IF you could understand what he says, the lyrics also.
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:25 (sixteen years ago) link
Oops, that's Simply Saucer's Cyborgs Revisited. An unbelievable album, part of which was recorded live on the roof of a Hamilton, Ont. shopping mall...and produced by Daniel Lanois.
― A. Begrand, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:26 (sixteen years ago) link
Whoever sings on Once Was Not
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:27 (sixteen years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd000/d011/d01105qg5ab.jpg
All music calls it "an earth-shatteringly important record," but unfortunately it's going for between $40 and $70.
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:29 (sixteen years ago) link
They had a rather interesting synth scene for a while: Men Without Hats Kon Kan Anything Box
― Geir Hongro, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:31 (sixteen years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd000/d073/d073246fh4k.jpg
Get it? Get it?
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:35 (sixteen years ago) link
Anything Box are from New Jersey. That's in the United States. Not Canada.
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:37 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah! Hat's are overrated. The fashion accessory that is. The band is kick ass.
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Simply Saucer's out there for cheap, it was reissued by Sonic Unyon in 2003 or so. Well worth it!
― A. Begrand, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:39 (sixteen years ago) link
So it was! I'll keep an eye out.
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:43 (sixteen years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drg600/g697/g69745x0nxs.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:45 (sixteen years ago) link
This thread is a lot of fun. Unearthing a lot of cool stuff. Who knew Canada was such a fertile country for ROCK?
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:46 (sixteen years ago) link
I most certainly didn't! Quite an eye-opener for me.
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:48 (sixteen years ago) link
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/60/da/6a5f4310fca0c30baae55010._AA200_.L.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:49 (sixteen years ago) link
Voivod
DOA (Hardcore 81 anybody?)
Broken Social etc feisty Weakerthans - Propagandhi SNFU
The Nils (somebody on heare will tell you that the Foo Fighters ripped these off big style - doing 'it' way before Grohl was even in Scream)
The Constantines
CANADA'S A GREAT BAND
― Fer Ark, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Heh, I wouldn't put Slik Toxic among great Cdn bands. Ugh. The early 90s were a dark period.
― A. Begrand, Friday, 1 February 2008 23:00 (sixteen years ago) link
Whoops, Slik Toxik. Should brush up on the sleaze spelling.
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf900/f946/f94637vh5g6.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 23:01 (sixteen years ago) link
I wouldn't either, Adrien. They're just funny.
Please accompany band suggestions with images. Thank you.
― Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 23:03 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, what he said.
visual stimulation is much better
― our work is never over, Friday, 1 February 2008 23:10 (sixteen years ago) link
NOMEANSNO!
― Nate Carson, Saturday, 2 February 2008 01:44 (sixteen years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drg200/g279/g27986e9yd5.jpg My parents used to party with these guys and the lead singer's girlfriend babysat me (aka shoved me in her bedroom while they partied downstairs).. oh the 1980s, I miss you so!
FWIW my favourite Canadian musician is a friend, Lindi Ortega, who has a sort of Regina Spektor/Fiona Apple thing going on. We have lots of happy, peppy females with nice voices, Feist, Joni Mitchell, umm.. Peaches...
― Finefinemusic, Tuesday, 5 February 2008 21:37 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm surprised no one's mentioned Arcade Fire, Stars, The Dears, Wolf Parade, GYBE!. Not that I like any of them.
My vote goes to Bran Van 3000.
― daavid, Tuesday, 5 February 2008 21:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Nomeansno. But Rush had 10 pretty great years in 'em. (Maybe more - I haven't paid attention in years.) And I second the Voivod/Max Webster/Simply Saucer love.
And now: Home to my Kraft Dinner and Labatt Blue!
― Myonga Vön Bontee, Tuesday, 5 February 2008 22:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Sloan.
― ellaguru, Tuesday, 5 February 2008 23:29 (sixteen years ago) link
My favourites are (in no particular order):
DOA Porcelain Forehead Rent Boys, Inc. King Cobb Steelie Dave Howard Singers Godspeed... Broken Social Scene Tim Hecker Holy Fuck
― peepee, Tuesday, 5 February 2008 23:39 (sixteen years ago) link
http://hemmingsson.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/skinny.jpg
― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 01:47 (sixteen years ago) link
Old skool `Puppy, bitches!
http://nextgr8twriter.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/buffalospringfield240.jpg
I am gonna consider these guys Canadian.
― our work is never over, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 03:57 (sixteen years ago) link
hope this works: http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/646201.jpg http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/347387.jpg http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/1046284.jpg
― francisF, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 17:13 (sixteen years ago) link
http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/116632.jpg http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/40583.jpg
― francisF, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 17:15 (sixteen years ago) link
http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/40583.jpg http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/163519.jpg
― francisF, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 17:17 (sixteen years ago) link
Has to be Broken Social Scene. Closely followed by Arcade Fire. A worthy mention to Trans-X for "Living in Video", a song that sounded as if it came from the future AND STILL DOES.
― Grandpont Genie, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 17:18 (sixteen years ago) link
this isn't working. other frequent plays: junior boys manitoba king khan/bbq deadly snakes propagandhi (seconded)
― francisF, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 17:19 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah Broken Social Scene is one of the best. I don't like the whole "Broken Social Scene Presents..." thing though. They should stop pussyfooting and make another full force album.
That new Black Mountain album is also swell.
― our work is never over, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 17:20 (sixteen years ago) link
http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/K/klaatu_hopef.jpg
These guys are severely underrated, this album in particular.
― our work is never over, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 17:24 (sixteen years ago) link
I would buy this record for the cover alone.
― our work is never over, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 17:25 (sixteen years ago) link
LOL, exactly the opposite for me.
― daavid, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 22:27 (sixteen years ago) link
Bootsauce ... there's a name I haven't heard in awhile. Howabout some other failed attempts at 90's commercial alt-rock? Crash Vegas? Frozen Ghost?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c4/LoveJunk.jpg
― zaxxon25, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 22:47 (sixteen years ago) link
How can you not like that cover?
― our work is never over, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 22:59 (sixteen years ago) link
holy hell, how hasn't anybody mentioned leonard cohen yet? leonard cohen, i think he should be the next governor general. or the mayor of montreal. our overabundance of singer-songwriters are not fit to touch the hem of his garment. oh, leonard.
― LaMonte, Thursday, 7 February 2008 02:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Holy crap, LaMonte, that was what I was going to say. 8 minutes, like that one movie with that one guy from 90210.
― bamcquern, Thursday, 7 February 2008 02:10 (sixteen years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b8/3IOB_advance.jpg/200px-3IOB_advance.jpg
― our work is never over, Thursday, 7 February 2008 03:04 (sixteen years ago) link
3 Inches of Blood = fail.
― Jeff Treppel, Thursday, 7 February 2008 03:25 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm surprised no one's mentioned Arcade Fire, Stars, The Dears, Wolf Parade, GYBE!.
holy hell, how hasn't anybody mentioned leonard cohen yet?
These are reasons why I said this was my favourite thread!
― Sundar, Thursday, 7 February 2008 04:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet are amazing.
― adamj, Thursday, 7 February 2008 06:47 (sixteen years ago) link
I saw her at NXNE in 2005 -- good stuff.
Also saw Melissa McClelland that same week (at the launch party for the Six Shooter store) -- I'm surprised her last CD didn't make it to the U.S., because it's, well, it's in the same vein as Sarah Harmer but more ambitious and playful.
Also, I think Sam Roberts is really good as far as melodic rock -- structurally, lyrically, etc.
So all of that, coupled with an attraction to Sarah Slean that might take some defending, I'm basically a counterculture American who would be throughly happy living in mainstream Canadian culture.
― Eazy, Thursday, 7 February 2008 07:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Bootsauce ... there's a name I haven't heard in awhile. Howabout some other failed attempts at 90's commercial alt-rock?
The Odds were pretty darn good for at least half of one LP. Bootsauce was an utter abomination. (Even the Barenaked Ladies are preferable.)
― Myonga Vön Bontee, Thursday, 7 February 2008 08:15 (sixteen years ago) link
It's been said before, but NOMEANSNO
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u120/kingkonggodzilla/462917923_b434090a40_o.jpg
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Thursday, 7 February 2008 09:51 (sixteen years ago) link
Who's that other hard-rockin/heavy metal band that hand two eponymous albums, each one with just the band name on a solid background a la Bad Company, one in black (the first album), and one in red (the second)? Think they were in Stairway to Hell. Dammit! It's pissing me off! I think trhey were Canadian and they'd fit in with Jeff's awesome trail of records.
― gnarly sceptre, Thursday, 7 February 2008 11:13 (sixteen years ago) link
I'll second Shadowy Men, and add Twilight Circus Dub Soundsystem.
― peepee, Thursday, 7 February 2008 13:23 (sixteen years ago) link
John Oswald, Brian Ruryk, Gastric Female Reflex, Philip Werren... and the Nihilist Spasm Band!
― gnarly sceptre, Thursday, 7 February 2008 15:58 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.brainwashed.com/common/images/covers/krank043.jpg
― our work is never over, Thursday, 7 February 2008 16:28 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.artistdirect.com/Images/artd/amg/music/cover/3021670_ts_200.jpg
― our work is never over, Thursday, 7 February 2008 16:29 (sixteen years ago) link
http://cdn.scratchrecords.com/images/SwanLake_300.jpg
― our work is never over, Thursday, 7 February 2008 16:30 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.gibson.com/Files/AllAccess/cover_features/gordon_lightfoot.jpg
― our work is never over, Thursday, 7 February 2008 16:33 (sixteen years ago) link
Gnarly Sceptre, you're talking about Moxy. Black debut, red follow-up. (I don't think they were in "Stairway To Hell" tho.)
― Myonga Vön Bontee, Thursday, 7 February 2008 18:34 (sixteen years ago) link
Moxy! Nice one. Thought there was an x in there somewheres. Cool name.
― gnarly sceptre, Friday, 8 February 2008 10:14 (sixteen years ago) link
This is not a vote, but can I express my surprise that neither Joni Mitchell or Richie Hawtin has been mentioned yet?
― peepee, Friday, 8 February 2008 12:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Or the Young Canadians. Or the Band. Or Pointed Sticks. Or Keanu Reeves.
― gnarly sceptre, Friday, 8 February 2008 13:27 (sixteen years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6d/Destroyer_-_Trouble_In_Dreams.jpg This is my favourite album of '08 so far.
― our work is never over, Friday, 8 February 2008 15:56 (sixteen years ago) link
We have lots of happy, peppy females with nice voices, Feist, Joni Mitchell,
Not sure if Joni = happy but I think I know what you're talking about.
Until the recent "Torn" thread, I'd always just assumed Natalie Imbruglia was Canadian. I still kind of refuse to believe that she isn't. (I guess Australian works too, though. Do they give government funding to pop musicians as well?)
(I do love Joni Mitchell and GYBE and like Arcade Fire. I just thought it was awesome that Kataklysm and Helix got mentioned like 300 posts sooner than them or Leonard Cohen or Neil Young.
And did I really forget Richie Hawtin/Plastikman??)
― Sundar, Friday, 8 February 2008 19:03 (sixteen years ago) link
Skinny Puppy
I remember hating The Tea Party ("Hey, let's pretend we're The Doors!")
The Dream Warriors
Honeymoon Suite
Platinum Blonde
Cowboy Junkies
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
The Guess Who
Alanis Morissette
Tom Cochrane
Sarah McLachlan
The Tragically Hip (another band I never really cared for, although I will admit to kinda liking "Ahead By a Century")
Gino Vannelli
Nick Gilder ("Hot Child in the City")
Streetheart
The DeFranco Family
Colin James
Biff Naked
Blue Rodeo
Bruce Cockburn
Doug & the Slugs
5 Man Electrical Band
Glass Tiger
Gowan
Harlequin
The Headpins
Martha and the Muffins (later M+M)
Jeff Healey
Our Lady Peace (another band I can't stand....I hated, hated, HATED "Superman's Dead")
The Payolas
Orphan/The Pumps
― eeyore19, Saturday, 9 February 2008 00:45 (sixteen years ago) link
man, that's a lot of drek!
― peepee, Saturday, 9 February 2008 03:27 (sixteen years ago) link
Fucked Up Cub The Haunted Forgotten Rebels
― Colonel Poo, Saturday, 9 February 2008 03:34 (sixteen years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drj100/j181/j18127z86nt.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Saturday, 9 February 2008 03:35 (sixteen years ago) link
In Digital surround!
― Jeff Treppel, Saturday, 9 February 2008 03:36 (sixteen years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre300/e376/e37645bwjbf.jpg
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd600/d600/d60093611ea.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Saturday, 9 February 2008 03:37 (sixteen years ago) link
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd600/d675/d67596451c5.jpg
― Jeff Treppel, Saturday, 9 February 2008 03:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Consider the signal separated from the noise in Eeyore's list.
― Jeff Treppel, Saturday, 9 February 2008 03:39 (sixteen years ago) link
man, that's a lot of drek!-- peepee, Saturday, February 9, 2008 3:27 AM (16 hours ago)
-- peepee, Saturday, February 9, 2008 3:27 AM (16 hours ago)
Hey, I never said they were good bands...they were just what was all over the radio when I lived in Canada...
― eeyore19, Saturday, 9 February 2008 20:31 (sixteen years ago) link
I MOTHER EARTH
― mayhaps, Sunday, 10 February 2008 22:07 (sixteen years ago) link
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.jadetree.com/images/bands/fucked_up/bio_photo.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.jadetree.com/news/article/70/660&h=260&w=400&sz=20&hl=en&start=30&sig2=l1iJOMWPV9BZDxW3qQje3A&um=1&tbnid=_n61WuW-uY4WFM:&tbnh=81&tbnw=124&ei=84uvR-LjKJvmwgHctfB6&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfucked%2Bup%26start%3D21%26ndsp%3D21%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26sa%3DN
Colonel is spot on
Fucked up - great Canadians
― Fer Ark, Sunday, 10 February 2008 23:46 (sixteen years ago) link
How does Colonel Poo rate the non-UK Subs?
― gnarly sceptre, Monday, 11 February 2008 10:28 (sixteen years ago) link
WTF??!?! Why no mention of Skip Spence??!?!!?
― Tom D., Monday, 11 February 2008 10:38 (sixteen years ago) link
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/2133/maestromj5.jpg
― ken taylrr, Monday, 11 February 2008 20:57 (sixteen years ago) link
OTM!
― gnarly sceptre, Tuesday, 12 February 2008 12:53 (sixteen years ago) link
No Mind Living Proof SLOW Madhouse Leather Uppers The Wammee Fail Safe Slutarded Headpins and more currently... Rozasian Mantler Geoff Berner Stabby Dancers
― m0stlyClean, Wednesday, 13 February 2008 04:15 (sixteen years ago) link
the grapes of wrath had that nice record they did with john leckie. it's possible they did more than one with him but that was all i ever heard.
― keythkeyth, Wednesday, 13 February 2008 15:03 (sixteen years ago) link
Gino Vanelli
Anyone actually heard him live recently? The dude's a-coming to play at a festival in my neck of the woods this April...
― t**t, Wednesday, 13 February 2008 19:29 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm fond of the Demics.
― babyalive, Thursday, 14 February 2008 04:05 (sixteen years ago) link
NOMEANSNO and Klaatu are among the best things ever, Canadian or otherwise, so I'll second (or third or 4th) both of them.
― John Justen, Thursday, 14 February 2008 04:13 (sixteen years ago) link
I plugged her here long ago, but Lindi Ortega's new album is out on iTunes. Echoes of Sun records, Dolly Parton.. loving it. Anyone else?
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 7 June 2011 18:16 (twelve years ago) link
Aaaaand, that album (Little Red Boots) got her a Juno nomination for Best New Artist as well as "Roots & Traditional album of the year"!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 16:39 (twelve years ago) link
Settled, once and for all.
http://m.music.cbc.ca/blogs/2015/6/The-100-best-Canadian-bands-ever
I only looked at the Top 20, but supposedly no Moxy Fruvous. (Two years ago, they would have been ranked #17.) Guessing no Thundermug, Fludd, or Viletones, either.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 30 June 2015 14:36 (eight years ago) link
plenty of good bands in there, but the order is absurd
― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Tuesday, 30 June 2015 15:04 (eight years ago) link
Another list: Toronto songs.
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2018/03/15/we-picked-torontos-top-100-songs-now-tell-us-why-were-wrong.html
I count seven that I love; I'm probably unfamiliar with a quarter to a third of the list, including the song by the ILM poster. By including the Dan Hill and Parachute Club songs (both truly awful), among others, the implication is that these are the 100 songs most identified with Toronto, not necessarily the best. By including the Rolling Stones, the implication is they weren't too particular about rules.
― clemenza, Friday, 16 March 2018 06:56 (six years ago) link
More like 40% I've never heard.
― clemenza, Friday, 16 March 2018 07:11 (six years ago) link