Canadian bands...
Rue D'Awakening
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are kicking ass. as i type this i am listening to the leak of the stills's 2nd album "without feathers". i saw them with sam roberts a couple of weeks ago and both montreal bands were fantastic live (especially sam roberts). both of their new albums are going to be amazing. in canada they've already been released but we yanks have to wait another month.
but anyways, between these bands and broken social scene, it seems like most really good, young bands are all from up north.
but anyways, between these bands and broken social scene, it seems like most really good, young bands are all from up north.
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i've seen sam roberts live and have some cds. he's great. anyone bought his new cd yet? i read a good review of it.
the tragically hip are still the best right now. that box set is amazing. they have done a ton of tasteful videos and that bonus dvd is schweet++ !
Godspeed You Black Emperor
A Silver Mt Zion
Skinny Puppy
Front Line Assembly
Yep, some quality bands there.
w00t!
Sam Roberts just played in my town on Saturday and I ran into him, he was a super nice guy. He invited me and my 5yr old in for the sound check, took some pic's, gave her a some free stuff, signed stuff for her, the whole band was great to us, let us hang out for the afternoon, super nice guys.
Then there is that old school canadian. whats his name he's been around forever it seems, put out a good album last year and just recorded another album in three days that was quite political called living in war. He talks about impeaching the president...
Oh yeah Neil Young. Thats it. He is still not too shabby even at 60 years old.
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Canadian bands had the greatest impact on me in the '90s -- those were my teen years. The Tragically Hip, Our Lady Peace, Moist, I Mother Earth, The Tea Party, The Watchmen, Great Big Sea, Sloan, Holly McNarland, Matthew Good Band, 54-40, Big Sugar, etc. There were a number of years there where it seemed like Canada was not producing like it had in the past (at least mainstream Canada). New Canadian bands sucked and many of the aforementioned bands broke up or put out less than stellar efforts. Fortunately, it appears as though Canada is producing some top bands and great music once again. It's great to see!
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There's something going on in Montreal, that's for damn sure.
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Aless
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trews sounded awesome on their first cd, i was disappointed with new one.
The new sam roberts album is really good. I've listened to it about a dozen times now and i really am beginning to like it. mind flood and mystified heavy are among his best songs IMO.
yeah, go figure why i'm so broke, damn music...
-Jean-Jacques Rousseau
yep, it's all shit cause EVERY articles i've read about it, they were only talking about 40% of the bands making music here, the 60% of french bands were always forgotten, but they're in fact the best thing happening here, just that no one really care, and it's allright...
It would have been better if they would have labelled it a "Toronto scene", cause shitty bands are coming with this press. Example: Mobile on Interscope, never saw these guys anywhere, now they pop on Interscope, watch this crap going, it's only a beginning, recording studios are full right now...
-Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Man you're crazy.
yeah, me too. but i can't blame it only on montreal. there's plenty-o blame to go around.
::sniffs::
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Aless
Tell them you love them. Never let the mundane, the unimportant, or worse, the misunderstood, be the final words of parting.
Tell them.
i'd love it if you would share info or links on your favorite french bands.
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Aless
Tell them you love them. Never let the mundane, the unimportant, or worse, the misunderstood, be the final words of parting.
Tell them.
Here's a repertoire, french and english and not only from Montreal, some are from France or other places also, but you got almost all the artist and link to their website here: http://bandeapart.fm/artistes_liste.asp (click the artist, then click their website link, some have free mp3)
Some that i like:
Jean Leloup
Les Breastfeeders
Plywood 3/4
Fred Fortin
Malajube
Les Colocs
Le Nombre
WD-40
Some others, i don't like all of them, but some are popular:
Cowboys Fringuants
Pierre Lapointe
Corneille
Dumas
Loco Locass
Les Trois Accords
Champion
La Descente du coude
From France, but i'm sure someone else would know more about French from France band
Daft Punk
Bérurier Noir
Lofofora
Prototype
Katerine
Arthur H
There's a lot more, but that will be it for now
-Jean-Jacques Rousseau
-Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Very true, same with The Constantines!
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This is the first time I've heard this. I've always thought it to be the other way around. Just my tastes I guess.
Arcade Fire
Broken Social Scene
Wintersleep
Wolf Parade
Metric
Feist
The Stars
Sloan
Tragically Hip
Neil Young!
Controller Controller
The Weakerthans
The Constantines
I Mother Earth
Matt Good
wintersleep are really good live. no denying that one
Great list! The Weakerthans are opening a few shows for the Hip this summer, which is sure to be a mind-blowing EARgasmic experience. The Hip are my favorite band of all time, and the Weakerthans are easily in my top 5. Too bad I'm stuck here in Calgary while all the Hip/Weakerthans gigs are out in Ontario and Quebec. You lucky bastards out east always get the good stuff, and it annoys the hell out of me. Remind me to rub all your noses in it when I see the Hip at the Sasquatch Festival next month.
-Tom Waits
Its time for them to get back in the studio