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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

Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 21:58 (sixteen years ago) link

(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)

Sundar, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:02 (sixteen years ago) link

(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.

Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:12 (sixteen years ago) link

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!

Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 22:22 (sixteen years ago) link

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

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.

A. Begrand, Friday, 1 February 2008 23:00 (sixteen years ago) link

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.

Jeff Treppel, Friday, 1 February 2008 23:01 (sixteen years ago) link

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


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