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Fun Stuff => BAND => Topic started by: darkhorizons on 16 Jan 2006, 15:55
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So I'm doing this media studies project on the rise of Canadian music into the mainstream in the last few years. I've covered the basics. The whole country music thing, the whole OMG ARCADE FIRE thing, brushed the surface of the Montreal music scene's rising popularity. What I'm looking for is another angle, per se. I'm so clouded by my own musical preferences (and laziness) that it's getting difficult.
So I pose this question: Good Canadian music, mainstream or otherwise? Any genre.
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there's godspeed you! black emperor. can't think of any other canadian bands right now.
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GYBE and the spin-off bands- A Silver Mount Zion (and various versions), Set Fire To Flame, Fly Pan Am. I hate to link to wikipedia but what the hell, check out Constellation - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constellation_Records
or there's the more general http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_music
If you need a quote to kick off with my favourite quote about Canada is -
“The tragedy of Canada is that it had a chance to end up with French Cuisine, English Culture, and American Technology, but ended up with English Cuisine, American Culture, and French Technology”
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Is that a question?
Are you looking for contemporary stuff? The New Pornographers, Broken Social Scene, err, lots of other ones that I can't think of right now...
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Yeah, especially contemporary stuff. Like... last 5-6 years kind of thing at least.
Oh and Paper beats rock - what's that quote from? Anything in particular?
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Wolf Parade and Rufus Wainwright, Hot Hot Heat, New Pornographers and Unicorns/Islands
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Montreal bands that I like would be: The Stills & The Stars (though I don't know how popular they are throughout the country)
And sometimes you just need some good 'ol BNL or Great Big Sea (just to lift the spirits)
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Dude. Fucking Rush. Seriously.
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All i can think of is The Tea Party who i guess provide a good example of a canadian band having ongoing international success for quite an extended period of time.....
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Ah, thank you, E. Spaceman. I knew there were a bunch of new bands I was forgetting.
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BSS?
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Ah, thank you, E. Spaceman. I knew there were a bunch of new bands I was forgetting.
My pleasure, but if new bands don't cut it there is the Tragically Hip (good), Neil Young, Celine Dion and Bryan Adams (judgement is kept private)
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Neil Young FTW!
And did I mention Rush?
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Celine Dion is not a band. She is a horror and I am glad she is in Vegas for the next couple of years and we don't have to see her. Maybe one of Siegfried and Roy's tigers will maul her. That would solve many a problem.
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Do you like Canadian music?
I like Canadian music
Don’t you like Canadian music, baby?
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Celine Dion is not a band. She is a horror and I am glad she is in Vegas for the next couple of years and we don't have to see her. Maybe one of Siegfried and Roy's tigers will maul her. That would solve many a problem.
No spite for Mr Adams? As horrible as Celine Dion is she makes for great drunken Karaoke. Besides Siegfried and Roy was cancelled in 2003 so I think she will return to torment your lands unharmed.
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Damn! I cannot see Celine working for karaoke, but that's just me. Bryan Adams yes, Celine no.
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This one time I went to a Bryan Adams concert just so I could call out "Play 'To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)'!"*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
*not a true story
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Death From Above 1979
Wolf Parade
Black Mountain
Weakerthans
Lenonard Cohen
Placenta Skyline
and many, many, many more I can't think of right now.
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Dude. Fucking Rush. Seriously.
QFT. Also, Strapping Young Lad, Devin Townsend, and the Devin Townsend Band. Because Devin Townsend owns.
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I didn't know Strapping Young Lad were Canadian. totally second them.
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They did release an album called 'For Those Aboot to Rock'. Which is awesome, because they're making fun of AC/DC and Canada at the same time.
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Sloan is a great Canadian rock band. Atleast they were great back in the mid 90s. Action Pact wasn't too good.
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How about Sum 41 and Averil Lavigne?
No? What about Comeback Kid then? They're pretty awesome hardcore from Canada.
Arcade Fire has already been mentioned.
Those are the only two I can think of... 3 Inches of Blood might be from there?
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Sloan is a great Canadian rock band. Atleast they were great back in the mid 90s. Action Pact wasn't too good.
Agreed. From One Chord to Another is a power-pop classic.
In fact, Canada was a power-pop sparkplug in the 90s. You've got Sloan, Age of Electric, Treble Charger, Limblifter, I Mother Earth, and, well, Matthew Sweet (though he's actually from Nebraska but was much more successful in Canada than in the US). SOOOOOOOO many Canuck Big Star fans!
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Nickleback (love em or hate em)
New Pornographers were mentioned, but also solo AC Newman and Neko Case...
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Boo! You mentioned all the wrong bands (...well, mostly). Here, let me fix it for you:
Do Make Say Think
North of America
The Holy Shroud
Contrived
The Plan
Ion Dissonance
...and just for the sake of it: Propagandhi and Cryptopsy too.
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Avril Lavigne!
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Loverboy!
DOA!
Pointed Sticks!
Men Without Hats!!!!!!
*Does the safety dance*
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You might consider Venetian Snares, then you would have electronica covered too. In the same vein Peaches might be of interest.
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elliott brood for sure! i love them & pretty sure theyre canadian
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The Holy Shroud
YES! Other bands that (I think) haven't been mentioned:
The Constantines
Sea Snakes
Van Johnson
You Say Party! We Say Die!
The Burdocks
Sour Keys
And seriously, to everyone who said Rush: you all deserve high fives.
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wow, this is just one big snob fest, isn't it?
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our lady peace. <3
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It's one big CANADIAN Snob fest.
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how about talking about how 80% of these "Montreal Bands" are from Vancouver/The Island, but we don't get any mad props for good music!
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Controller.Controller
Tegan & Sara
Metric
Martha Wainwright
Weakerthans
Propagandhi
Hawksley Workman
others!
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Manitoba/Caribou
Akufen
Crackhaus.
The holy trinity. :)
K.
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Controller.Controller
Tegan & Sara
Metric
Martha Wainwright
Weakerthans
Propagandhi
Hawksley Workman
I actually thought for a long time that it was his real name. I got kind of disappointed when I found it wasn't :|
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The Holy Shroud
YES!
ZOMG! Someone else knows The Holy Shroud and likes them?! Marry me! I don't even know if you're male or female and I don't care. Marry me.
Also, if you like The Holy Shroud, you should really check out North of America, two of the guys in The Holy Shroud used to be in that band (and apparently are again) and their last album (Brothers, Sisters) shares a couple of similarities. That is, if you don't know them yet.
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North of America is pretty awesome. I think I like the Holy Shroud a little bit better though.
Also, concerning the marriage proposal: when and where?
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I'm not quite sure about the date yet, I'm rather busy with uni work right now and there's this pesky ocean between America and Europe too...
Given the whole Holy Shroud / NoA thing though, I think Halifax would be a good option for the where.
Concerning the dower though: Are 20 camels, a bag of candy and a stuffed wombat okay?
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D.O.A.
Propagandhi
Pointed Sticks
Young Canadians
The Subhumans (with Gerry Hannah, not Trotsky)
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Hmm hip-hop is very poorly represented...
Kid Koala
Mood Ruff
Maestro
k-os
Buck 65
DL Incognito
Classified
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I suggest anything off of Paper Bag Records or Mint Records, both of which are personal favorites of mine and feature such artists as the New Pornographers and Controller.Controller.
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how about talking about how 80% of these "Montreal Bands" are from Vancouver/The Island, but we don't get any mad props for good music!
Never said that any of them had to be from montreal, he brushed the surfae of the montreal scene and is just now looking for good quality canadian stuff
that being said
The Guess Who
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without reading the rest of the replies (forgive me), good Canadian bands/artists:
The Weakerthans
The Most Serene Republic
The Planet Smashers
Chris Murray
King Apparatus
Barenaked Ladies
and perhaps some bad Canadian bands/artists would help, too?:
Simple Plan
SUM41
Nickleback
Avril Lavigne
Shania Twain
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Propagandhi, Chris Murray, DOA, NomMeansNo and the Nunfuckers are my favourite Canadian music.
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Concerning the dower though: Are 20 camels, a bag of candy and a stuffed wombat okay?
I am allergic to camels, perhaps llamas would work though?
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Man, I can't believe no one has mentioned Skinny Puppy(or any of the offshoot bands for that matter).
In a similar, if stranger vein, try Prospero, Antigen Shift, Iszoloscope, vo1d, and for the darker dance party person in you, Ayria.
Of course, there's also the many Bill Leeb/Rhys Fulber and friends bands as well. Front Line Assembly, Delerium, Conjure One, Noise Unit, and Decree.
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Honestly, I had no idea whatsoever that Skinny Puppy was from Canada. I never would have guessed.
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Kid Koala
without reading the rest of the replies (forgive me), good Canadian bands/artists:
The Most Serene Republic
The Planet Smashers
Chris Murray
King Apparatus
Didn't even know half of them were Canadian, but gosh darn it, they're good.
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moneen: http://www.moneen.com/
as the poets affirm: http://www.asthepoetsaffirm.com/
viscera's recital: http://www.viscerasrecital.com/
just a few off the top of my head that i didn't see mentioned. they're all different styles to.
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bryan adams?
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The 1970's was great for Canadians, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Band. The New Pornographers are also Canadian, despite having that whole british power pop thing going on.
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shit man, don't forget hot hot heat, alexisonfire, and venetian snares.
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Belive it or not, I didn't know Arcade Fire was from Canada. I had to look it up :P
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Really if you want really good Canadian music just listen to this. You can't miss, really.
http://radio3.cbc.ca/
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Honestly, I had no idea whatsoever that Skinny Puppy was from Canada. I never would have guessed.
Really? badass.
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Submission Hold
The Swarm
Acrid
Left For Dead
It really shouldn't have taken so long for those amazing bands to come up though, everybody should love The Swarm. One of the all-time greatest straight edge outfitss, and Submission Hold are one of those rare bands who defy categorisation (except maybe as 'anarcho as shit').
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Great Big Sea. Barenaked Ladies. Gordon Lightfoot. Sam Roberts. Sarah Slean. Tragically Hip.
Edit: forgot the Rheostatics.