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[TripleDouble]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned Voivod.

 

[Rogatien022]

Morse Code, Harmonium, Octobre, Saga, Mystery, Corey Hart, Slaves on Dope, Chalk Circle, Corbeau, Diane Dufresne...

 

[JustForSport]

There is one common thing in Canada that I don't understand... A lot of Canadians absolutely hate people from Toronto.

I used to ride into Ontario quite often from Ohio, and the farther North I got, the friendlier and nicer the people were.

Now, I'm in S. Fla. and most everyone here 'extremely dislikes', or 'hates' those from Quebec. Just a different type of people.

 

[D.A.R.K.]

Canadians don't always support or own... I think we're a little disappointed that Justin Bieber is our own, and though I know of some people up here (like me wife) who love Drake, I think he's more popular in the States. He actually seems to get a lot of flack up here... Like Nickelback.

I respect Drake and what he's done for Toronto (not just his loyalty to the city and its sport clubs, but I appreciate some of the small businesses and stuff he's bought too), but his music just isn't for me... Truthfully, I'm shocked he was the Canadian MC that made it in the US.

Well, at least you have a system which promotes your own culture. It used to be that way in the US, but (not so slowly) that eroded from regular airplay to a feature segments to nil. And yeah, there's Biebers and Nickelcrap in every country. Although we did get the best years of saturday night live from you you folks up north, thanks for that. The Drake thing just proves it's not so much to do with quality or innovation anymore in the mass market- it's about keeping it safe and formulaic because it's the lowest risk investment.

 

[DirtyDuke]

You're missing the almighty RAZER, EXCITER, BLASPHEMY, SLAUGHTER (not the wimpy one).. the list goes on. Canada has a great metal scene with heaps of international recognition.

Razor is from my town..... the bassist actually bought an Ashdown cab from me........ cool dude

 

[D.A.R.K.]

Any of you northern folks familiar with Half Moon Run? They are doing splendid and getting out of Canada quite a bit. Really great group of guys, amazing vocal harmonies...

 

[bushbass]

Hawk Nelson is Canadian

 

[LowDownHawkeye]

I've heard a fair bit of triumph's catalog. I'm surprised that the OP's exemplar song for them is Lay it on the line. In the Midwest USA where I grew up, Magic Power and to a lesser degree Fight the Good Fight were more well known. I have one Rik Emmett solo disc too. Shame he and the others didn't get along, but then again I liked the songs where he sang lead much better than the ones with the other guy.

I've heard some Max Webster, hence Kim Mitchell, but only because of the Battlescar connection with Rush.

I remember liking the Glass Tiger song don't forget me when I'm gone when I was in high school. Probably got airplay because of the guest appearance by Bryan Adams, who was big at the time.

I'm surprised Red Rider didn't make the list, Lunatic Fringe got airplay where I lived. I was surprised when I heard the Life is a Highway song, not what I expected based on the Lunatic Fringe song.

 

[static0verdrive]

In Quebec we produce some great metal band known internationnaly like Beyond Creation, Voivoid and Kataklism. Alain Caron is also from here ... just like Uzeb is.

Beyond Creation is awesome.

Hopefully someone mentioned Nomeansno by now?

 

[LoTone]

(1990's) Too May Cooks - Rita (Sherbrooke, QC)

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

She made him seem like such an ass, which wreaked havoc with my childhood... But after watching Bob Saggat's standup, I quickly realized the Full House cast wasn't as wholesome as I had anticipated.

Also, I think Flea played bass on that one... Listening to it again, he does a really good job on it.

Also, I just read the lyrics on this song and I never knew it went, "It's not fair to deny me / Of the cross I bear that you gave to me"...

I always thought he gave her a cross-eyed (teddy) bear.

I thought the exact same thing about those lyrics. I always loved the line and learned it a few years ago. It made a lot of sense when I found out Flea laid it down, no other lines on the record are even close.

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

I've heard a fair bit of triumph's catalog. I'm surprised that the OP's exemplar song for them is Lay it on the line. In the Midwest USA where I grew up, Magic Power and to a lesser degree Fight the Good Fight were more well known. I have one Rik Emmett solo disc too. Shame he and the others didn't get along, but then again I liked the songs where he sang lead much better than the ones with the other guy.

I've heard some Max Webster, hence Kim Mitchell, but only because of the Battlescar connection with Rush.

I remember liking the Glass Tiger song don't forget me when I'm gone when I was in high school. Probably got airplay because of the guest appearance by Bryan Adams, who was big at the time.

I'm surprised Red Rider didn't make the list, Lunatic Fringe got airplay where I lived. I was surprised when I heard the Life is a Highway song, not what I expected based on the Lunatic Fringe song.

Actually, I much prefer Magic and I was going to use it but I thought "Lay it on the line" was more popular.

 

[chuck3]

I've heard of a few of the bands in the OP, but I can't say I really know them. However, thanks to Canada for -

The Band (4/5)
Joni Mitchell
Neil Young
Oscar Peterson

Some of my favorite artists right there ...

 

[PseudoSpaceman]

I'm Canadian and these are some great Canadian bands/musicians (based off of everything in my iTunes) that some non-Canadians who are into indie rock/alternative rock/punk/progressive metal/electro-pop may also know:

-Alvvays
-Arcade Fire
-Arkells
-Black Mountain
-Braids
-Death From Above 1979
-Grimes
-Hey Rosetta!
-Hollerado
-I Mother Earth
-Intervals
-Japandroids
-John K. Samson
-Lights
-Mac DeMarco
-Matthew Good
-Mother Mother
-Our Lady Peace
-PUP
-Propagandhi
-Protest the Hero
-Purity Ring
-Royal Tusk
-Sam Roberts
-Sloan
-Tokyo Police Club
-Viet Cong
-The Weakerthans
-The Zolas

 

[bass12]

I used to ride into Ontario quite often from Ohio, and the farther North I got, the friendlier and nicer the people were.

Now, I'm in S. Fla. and most everyone here 'extremely dislikes', or 'hates' those from Quebec. Just a different type of people.

I would say that many of the Quebecers who go down to Florida are a certain type of Quebecer and certainly not representative of many of the people up here. I just came back from a trip to Cuba a couple of weeks ago and the part of the trip that killed me was the flight to-and-from. I just couldn't take the types of tourists who were going down to Cuba to eat, drink and turn their skin into beef jerky (they were all from Quebec).

 

[pie_man_25]

The Tea Party not on the list? Like Zepplin and The Doors in a blender. First two albums are top notch.

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They're from my hometown too. Local soundguys rarely do them justice, but I've seen them play a few big local shows - one time they played in the casino and they gave a shout out to the coach and horses, the local hole in the wall joint that has a lot of local musicians play. That was cool to hear.

 

[bass12]

Feist's second album (Let It Die) was, I think, an excellent album. Tom Third (from Toronto) had a cool project called Brothers & Systems which never broke through but was better than a lot of the other club/dance/hip-hop of the day. From Quebec, Jean Leloup and Les Colocs.

 

[avvie]

I've heard of several of them and I'm a huge T Hip fan; however, your David Wilcox is a fraud. The REAL David Wilcox is here:

 

[LowDownHawkeye]

Actually, I much prefer Magic and I was going to use it but I thought "Lay it on the line" was more popular.

I amend my position slightly-the two biggest Triumph songs (based on my recollection from WLS in Chicago, back when WLS actually played rock music) were Magic Power and World of Fantasy, with Fight the Good Fight coming in third by a considerable margin. I associate Magic Power with Spirit of Radio, both in terms of when they were released and subject matter. Maybe WLS tended to play the two together also? Don't remember for sure.

 

[LowDownHawkeye]

I've heard a fair bit of triumph's catalog. I'm surprised that the OP's exemplar song for them is Lay it on the line. In the Midwest USA where I grew up, Magic Power and to a lesser degree Fight the Good Fight were more well known. I have one Rik Emmett solo disc too. Shame he and the others didn't get along, but then again I liked the songs where he sang lead much better than the ones with the other guy.

I've heard some Max Webster, hence Kim Mitchell, but only because of the Battlescar connection with Rush.

I remember liking the Glass Tiger song don't forget me when I'm gone when I was in high school. Probably got airplay because of the guest appearance by Bryan Adams, who was big at the time.

I'm surprised Red Rider didn't make the list, Lunatic Fringe got airplay where I lived. I was surprised when I heard the Life is a Highway song, not what I expected based on the Lunatic Fringe song.

I'm disappointed in myself-forgot Aldo Nova. Paul McCartney impersonator if I remember right. But seriously-i had Aldo Nova on cassette, long since gone, but Fantasy still gets occasional airplay from a classic rock station in East Tennessee and I also recall liking Foolin Yourself from that same album.