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HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 37,335
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I figured it was time to start a thread that was all encompassing of music from the GWN. I'm not going to create a thread for every artist I like from my country (I've done several already lol). This might help some of my global friends to discover music they may not have previously been exposed to. 

Post your favourite canadian bands/musicians. Big or small. Local or national. Doesn't matter. Just one rule.....

No Celine or Shania or Bryan Adams allowed. 
"Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk"
-EV  8/14/93




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  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 37,335
    I'll start. Here's one of the most popular songs from the band The Headstones (the lead singer is my namesake). 

    It's a cover of the Travelling Wilburys song Tweet and the Monkeyman. Most people that I know thought for years this was actually a Headstones original, since it bears little to no resemblance in style to the Wilburys' version. 

    It always brings the house down as one of the last songs they play. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyeqY16Re9s
    "Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk"
    -EV  8/14/93




  • toolietoolie Posts: 391

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao22GlYHBqU

    Good call on this thread OP! This was my last pre-pandemic show in Calgary and it was fantastic. Andy also sings for the band Foxwarren. A Saskatchewan product. Not in my usual wheelhouse but his solo stuff are like stories.



  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,580
    I'm a Yankee, but my favorite acts from Canada are Rush, Triumph & Leonard Cohen.
  • halvhalv Posts: 701
    Nomeansno -  One of the most influential yet underrated punk bands with a ridiculously amazing bass player. 
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m01lPNVv90s
  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,122
    What ever happened to The Kings?
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,142
    Two that pop in my head are Metric and Japandroids


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  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 37,335
    saw metric do a little winner-only 3 song "acoustic/piano" show at a dive bar here in the peg. it was great. 

    love japandroids. hope to see them live when everything is back. 
    "Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk"
    -EV  8/14/93




  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,142
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    saw metric do a little winner-only 3 song "acoustic/piano" show at a dive bar here in the peg. it was great. 

    love japandroids. hope to see them live when everything is back. 

    Japandroids are awesome live! One of the best new live bands out there today.
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,580
    GlowGirl said:
    What ever happened to The Kings?
    I loved "Switching to Glide" in the 80s.....great song!
  • willbarclaywillbarclay Ottawa, Canada Posts: 3,298
    My top 5 Favourite Canadian bands
     
    I Mother Earth 
    the Tea Party 
    the Trews
    Big Sugar
    Wide Mouth Mason

    honourable mentions: Tragically Hip, Big Wreck, Headstones, the odds, Matthew Good Band, Blue Rodeo, Watchmen, Finger Eleven

  • JT167846JT167846 Posts: 938
    I have an album from Canadian singer songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk called Under These Rocks And Stones. Pretty good. The song Surrounded is fantastic. 
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  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,122
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    GlowGirl said:
    What ever happened to The Kings?
    I loved "Switching to Glide" in the 80s.....great song!
    That was a great song. I think they were somewhat of a one hit wonder in the U.S. but wasn’t sure if they were bigger in Canada. 
  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 37,335
    never heard of the Kings that i know of
    "Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk"
    -EV  8/14/93




  • RoeDawg13RoeDawg13 Posts: 255
    willbarclay said:
    My top 5 Favourite Canadian bands
     
    I Mother Earth 
    the Tea Party 
    the Trews
    Big Sugar
    Wide Mouth Mason

    honourable mentions: Tragically Hip, Big Wreck, Headstones, the odds, Matthew Good Band, Blue Rodeo, Watchmen, Finger Eleven


    Good list, mine is pretty close
    Big Wreck
    The Tea Party
    The Tragically Hip
    Our Lady Peace
    The Trews

    The Odds were a fun band. Matt Good solo or with band get an honourable mention from me as well.
    I am wired and fading...
  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 37,335
    headstones
    watchmen
    tragically hip
    tea party
    "Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk"
    -EV  8/14/93




  • ZodZod Posts: 10,656
    The only band I've probably seen more than Pearl Jam:


  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    edited November 2020
    Top 5 Canadian Bands hey... that tough... in no particular order:
    Rush
    Tragically Hip
    Rural Alberta Advantage 
    Watchmen 
    Tea Party

    There are plenty of honourable mentions.., SNFU, Dayglos, the smalls, Grapes of Wrath, Headstones, Sloan, Doughboys, Junkhouse, Pursuit of Happiness, FurnaceFace, Mystery Machine,Sons of Freedom, Slow, Portal, Wagbeard, DDT, 

    Off this list is OLP. I can only listen to the first album... after that it just doesn’t hold up. 
    Post edited by 1ThoughtKnown on
  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    halv said:
    Nomeansno -  One of the most influential yet underrated punk bands with a ridiculously amazing bass player. 
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m01lPNVv90s
    Forgot about them! Love that song “Brother Rat”.

    let’s go out and see what we see... 
  • willbarclaywillbarclay Ottawa, Canada Posts: 3,298

    Thanks Hugh for posting this thread. Made me go back into my Canadiana Cd vault and pull out the Wide Mouth Masons album Stew

    so good ...


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxXUmdnNB5w

  • willbarclaywillbarclay Ottawa, Canada Posts: 3,298

    Oh, and I see Stew is being released on vinyl at ...

    https://wearebusybodies.bandcamp.com/album/wide-mouth-mason-stew-20th-anniversary-reissue-2

    Only 300 edition

    I grabbed 2


  • BR2428BR2428 Posts: 132
    Land of Talk
    Tragically Hip
    Mystery Machine
    Treble Charger
    Japandroids

  • redrawredraw Posts: 1,288
    Saw my first gig since March tonight!!! 
    Jeff Martin doing acoustic Led Zeppelin - so good to see live music again  =)=)


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  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 37,335
    redraw said:
    Saw my first gig since March tonight!!! 
    Jeff Martin doing acoustic Led Zeppelin - so good to see live music again  =)=)


    So jealous of these shows. 
    "Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk"
    -EV  8/14/93




  • toolietoolie Posts: 391
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    redraw said:
    Saw my first gig since March tonight!!! 
    Jeff Martin doing acoustic Led Zeppelin - so good to see live music again  =)=)


    So jealous of these shows. 
    That’s crazy I didn’t even hear about this!! Good for you redraw, hope it was awesome. 
  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,580
    April Wine were good back in the 80s!
  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,122
    edited November 2020
    If we are going classic rock, I like The Guess Who, and BTO.
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,330
    Our Lady Peace - Naveed. Saw them on their 'Clumsy' tour. The last time I dove off a stage.
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  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 37,335
    2-feign-reluctance said:
    Our Lady Peace - Naveed. Saw them on their 'Clumsy' tour. The last time I dove off a stage.
    that album is great. clumsy is also good. they kinda went downhill for me after that. 
    "Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk"
    -EV  8/14/93




  • cutzcutz Posts: 11,903
    Steppenwolf

    https://youtu.be/RaSHjCgxrXo
  • May 30thMay 30th Posts: 1,761
    willbarclay said:
    My top 5 Favourite Canadian bands
     
    I Mother Earth 
    the Tea Party 
    the Trews
    Big Sugar
    Wide Mouth Mason

    honourable mentions: Tragically Hip, Big Wreck, Headstones, the odds, Matthew Good Band, Blue Rodeo, Watchmen, Finger Eleven

    Quicksilver Meat Dream is the best!!!
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