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  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    Indian Summer wrote:
    OLP is done, been on the crap downhill slide since the Gravity album.....

    Last album wasn't that bad, a bit soft, but lyrically it's very good, and it does have some good stuff like Angels/Losing/Sleep on it. I don't care anyway, next album's gonna rock like a mutha, I can feel it in my bones!!
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    What about The Arcade Fire?
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • Todd76Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    Indian Summer wrote:
    coming from a Canadian this translates as a mediocre one hit wonder band.
    Indian Summer wrote:
    c'mon though seriously, other than Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, and maybe alanis who else is there...you can have Avril Lavigne and Nickelback back.

    Come on man....don't make me break out my list of current bands from Canada that PROVE our music scene kicks the crap out of the rest of the worlds :)
    In my world everyone is a pony,
    and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
  • augustwestaugustwest Posts: 739
    Bruce Cockburn is an absolute treasure.

    Certainly one of Canada's best singer songwriter guitar players.
  • MookieBlaylock5v1MookieBlaylock5v1 Posts: 353
    "Now, now, the Canadian Government has apologized for Bryan Adams on several occasions."
  • MCGMCG Posts: 780
    Todd76 wrote:
    Come on man....don't make me break out my list of current bands from Canada that PROVE our music scene kicks the crap out of the rest of the worlds :)

    Please break it out.
    Which came first,
    the bad idea or me befallen by it?
  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Todd76 wrote:
    Come on man....don't make me break out my list of current bands from Canada that PROVE our music scene kicks the crap out of the rest of the worlds :)

    Is this guy serious?
    Alpine Valley 2000
    Summerfest 2006

    "Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
  • MCGMCG Posts: 780
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    Is this guy serious?

    The smiley face at the end of the post says no-no but our awesome Canadian music scene says yes-yes!
    Which came first,
    the bad idea or me befallen by it?
  • Todd76Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    Is this guy serious?
    MCG wrote:
    The smiley face at the end of the post says no-no but our awesome Canadian music scene says yes-yes!


    I am dead serious......sorry for misleading emoticon placement

    heres the proof:

    Arcade Fire
    Broken Social Scene
    Metric
    the Dears
    Stars
    Great Lake Swimmers
    the Rheostatics
    Final Fantasy
    Wolf Parade
    Feist
    Amy Milan
    Tokyo Police Club
    the New Pornographers
    Sarah Harmer
    Weeping Tile
    Handsome Furs
    Apostle Of Hustle
    Hayden
    Ron Sexsmith
    the Tragically Hip
    Wintersleep
    the Weakerthans
    Sarah Slean
    Kathleen Edwards
    Cuff the Duke
    Death From Above 1979
    Elevator to Hell
    Sloan
    the Stills
    Islands
    Julie Doiron
    Tegan & Sara
    Matt Mays & El Torpedo
    Wooden Stars
    the Constantines
    The Bicycles
    AC Newman
    Destroyer
    Eric's Trip
    Local Rabbits
    Joel Plaskett Emergency
    Violet Archers
    Pilate
    The Sadies
    Frog Eyes
    Sam Roberts
    In my world everyone is a pony,
    and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Todd76 wrote:
    I am dead serious......sorry for misleading emoticon placement

    Besides for Neil Young and The Guess Who, I cant think of anybody decent besides a few one hit wonders. Dont say Rush is good either, those screeching women vocals are absolutely dreadful.
    Alpine Valley 2000
    Summerfest 2006

    "Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
  • Todd76Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    Besides for Neil Young and The Guess Who, I cant think of anybody decent besides a few one hit wonders. Dont say Rush is good either, those screeching women vocals are absolutely dreadful.


    see list (above, post #40) to find out why you are wrong

    .....at least we agree on one thing - Rush suck
    In my world everyone is a pony,
    and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    Besides for Neil Young and The Guess Who, I cant think of anybody decent besides a few one hit wonders. Dont say Rush is good either, those screeching women vocals are absolutely dreadful.

    but RUSH is good---

    they are great live.

    so there.
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • Two BirdsTwo Birds Posts: 256
    This thread is going "no where" fast. Oh BTW mean people suck!

    Peace,
    Peace,
    ________________________
    Too many shows but never enough!
    These guys are the fruit of the earth...
  • MCGMCG Posts: 780
    Todd76 wrote:
    I am dead serious......sorry for misleading emoticon placement

    heres the proof:

    Wonderful list. DFA 1979 is still broken up though right?

    Edit: Is Frog Eyes any good? Haven't heard anything from them yet but I've been told good things.
    Which came first,
    the bad idea or me befallen by it?
  • MCGMCG Posts: 780
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    Besides for Neil Young and The Guess Who, I cant think of anybody decent besides a few one hit wonders.

    Turn off MTV and go to a record store.
    Which came first,
    the bad idea or me befallen by it?
  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    MCG wrote:
    Turn off MTV and go to a record store.

    Turn off MTV, I dont even like MTV, that statement makes no sense at all.
    Alpine Valley 2000
    Summerfest 2006

    "Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
  • MCGMCG Posts: 780
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    Turn off MTV, I dont even like MTV, that statement makes no sense at all.

    You said all you can think of is "one hit wonders", one hit wonders generally come from pop spewing record stations and MTV or in Canada Muchmusic.
    Which came first,
    the bad idea or me befallen by it?
  • Todd76Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    MCG wrote:
    Wonderful list. DFA 1979 is still broken up though right?

    Edit: Is Frog Eyes any good? Haven't heard anything from them yet but I've been told good things.

    yup - DFA is still very much broken up.....I just couldnt leave them out though

    Frog Eyes is great - I highly recommend checking them out
    In my world everyone is a pony,
    and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
  • northern spiritnorthern spirit I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream Posts: 191
    Just give them a listen. I don't expect everyone to like them. They are really good though and you can hear many influences in their worst whale bandspace catalogue of songs.
    1993 08-18 Toronto ON CNE w/ Neil Young, Soundgarden
    1998 08-22 Barrie ON Molson Park
    2003 05-02 Buffalo NY HSBC, 06-28 Toronto ON Molson Amp.
    2004 10-02 Toledo OH Vote For Change w/ Neil Young
    2005 09-19 Toronto ON ACC, 09-13 Hamilton ON Copps, 09-11 Kitchener ON Memorial Gardens
    2006 05-10 Toronto ON ACC, 05-09 Toronto ON ACC
    2007 EV 09-11 Toronto ON Body of War TIFF Screening Isabel Bader Theatre - Grateful to have met Ed!!
    2008 EV 08-12 Toronto ON Massey Hall
    2009 08-21 Toronto ON Molson Amp.
    2010 05-10 Buffalo NY HSBC
    2011 09-15 Hamilton ON Copps, 09-11 Toronto ON ACC, 09-12 Toronto ON ACC,
    2011 EV 06-26 Detroit MI Fox Theatre
    2013 10-12 Buffalo NY First Niagara, 07-16 London ON Bud Gardens
    2016 05-10, 05-12 Toronto ON ACC
    2022 09-06 Hamilton ON First Ontario Centre
  • Monkey's on juiceMonkey's on juice Posts: 53
    2 words.

    The Band.

    case closed. enough said.
    Take your stinkin’ hands off me, you damn dirty ape
  • MohabMohab Posts: 310
    augustwest wrote:
    Bruce Cockburn is an absolute treasure.

    Certainly one of Canada's best singer songwriter guitar players.


    And one of our best guitar players. Tons of perfect albums, another twelve or thirteen really good ones. Bad call to the one who left him off the canadian talent list in tis thread.

    Check out any of Salt Sun and Time, Sunwheel Dance, In The Falling Dark, Night Vision, S/T, Joy will find a Way and High Winds White Sky as amazing albums, as good as music gets in my opinion. World class, but also so good to hear in the true north.

    His instrumental album out recently was none too shabby either. Hes always on tour.

    Same with the prolific Gordon Lightfoot, who influenced Dylan, Neil and countless others. He must have over a hundred really good songs, and hes a master of apparently effortlessly producing original melodies. some of pearl jam listen to gord, now please play a cover!
  • bubbamackdaddy69bubbamackdaddy69 Posts: 576
    northern spirit wrote:
    hello
    i just wanted to let everyone know of an amazing young band in Niagara Falls, Ontario. They are The Worst Whale and they are making music with urgency and mathematical precision. They will blow your mind. I saw them last night for the first time and I felt like it was a gift to hear them in a small room. They will be known very soon.

    They are on bandspace.com. Very down to earth, genuine people who are making moving music.

    Hope you enjoy.

    I personally really like their sound,,,thanks....love listening to new bands
    Master of Zen
  • MohabMohab Posts: 310
    Bruce doing it right

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k53iz1bOAs

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuURu4GUkdo&mode=related&search=


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuURu4GUkdo&mode=related&search=

    Gord expressing the sentiment that american bravada is humbled up here in gods country, kind of like american troops in the war of 1812.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99rOzMVtcx4
  • DOSWDOSW Posts: 2,014
    I Mother Earth's first two albums from the early-mid 90's are superb. Then they got a new vocalist and I never bothered listening to the rest of their stuff.

    I bet a lot of people on here would like them if they haven't listened yet.
    It's a town full of losers and I'm pulling out of here to win
  • DeetroitBaasketballDeetroitBaasketball Posts: 379
    I seem to remember some of my Canadian friends liking a band called the Tea Party and I remember liking them. Not sure if they were Canadian though... the band, not my friends.
  • Monkey's on juiceMonkey's on juice Posts: 53
    DeetroitBaasketball wrote:
    I seem to remember some of my Canadian friends liking a band called the Tea Party and I remember liking them. Not sure if they were Canadian though... the band, not my friends.

    yep, they were canucks.
    The only problem with that band was that Jeff Martin thought he
    was Jim Morrison.

    If you want to hear some great rock then listen to Max Webster.
    Kim Mitchell is one THE most underrated geetarists ever.
    Take your stinkin’ hands off me, you damn dirty ape
  • northern spiritnorthern spirit I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream Posts: 191
    Monkey's on juice wrote:
    2 words.

    The Band.

    case closed. enough said.

    the band is another example of amazing music that was nurtured in Canada. Not to mention Levon Helm still hosts barn parties to this day!
    1993 08-18 Toronto ON CNE w/ Neil Young, Soundgarden
    1998 08-22 Barrie ON Molson Park
    2003 05-02 Buffalo NY HSBC, 06-28 Toronto ON Molson Amp.
    2004 10-02 Toledo OH Vote For Change w/ Neil Young
    2005 09-19 Toronto ON ACC, 09-13 Hamilton ON Copps, 09-11 Kitchener ON Memorial Gardens
    2006 05-10 Toronto ON ACC, 05-09 Toronto ON ACC
    2007 EV 09-11 Toronto ON Body of War TIFF Screening Isabel Bader Theatre - Grateful to have met Ed!!
    2008 EV 08-12 Toronto ON Massey Hall
    2009 08-21 Toronto ON Molson Amp.
    2010 05-10 Buffalo NY HSBC
    2011 09-15 Hamilton ON Copps, 09-11 Toronto ON ACC, 09-12 Toronto ON ACC,
    2011 EV 06-26 Detroit MI Fox Theatre
    2013 10-12 Buffalo NY First Niagara, 07-16 London ON Bud Gardens
    2016 05-10, 05-12 Toronto ON ACC
    2022 09-06 Hamilton ON First Ontario Centre
  • armyreservearmyreserve Posts: 209
    The Black Angels
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