our lady peace
salmonblaster
sloan (older stuff)
matthew good band

A dissenting voice, but I think some of the best Canadian music ever hasn't been made by bands, but individual composers - ie: Richie Hawtin (aka Plastikman) - one of the defining pioneers of the mislabeled "detroit techno" [should be windsor techno, but y'know how those Americans like to hog the glory] (see Hawtin's Label, Plus8 Records]), or, say, Oscar Peterson, Joni Mitchell, or Neil Young. :thumbsup:

But if I had to pick a "band" (how mainstream of me), I'ld go with The Hip or DOA, assuming we're using the same criteria as CBC's "Greatest Canadian" contest.. :rolleyes:

Devin

Edit: I'm surprised no one mentioned Jeff Healey.. that blind boy plays a mean guitar.

Best Canadian Band - The Plaid Tongued Devils.

visit them at http://www.thedevils.com/ and see what I mean.

I agree with Jeff Healey also Neil Young and We should give a mention to Ron Sexsmith...

(what about Loraine Segato????)

Canadian bands rock... The Hip, OLP, Big Sugar, Matt Good... just to name a few. We can really pump them out!

The Trews have a couple cool songs. :) But MGB (matthew good band) is awesome stuff!
Great Big Sea has some cool tunes too, and Sum 41 is cool too. :)

Our Lady Peace
Old I Mother Earth
And Metric is really sucking me in lately...

3 Inches of Blood

http://www.3inchesofblood.com/

They sound like Iron Maiden... but newer, faster and awesome.

The hip, Big Sugar, neil young, spirit of the west. but my favourite has to be 54-40

I'd like to say Bare Naked Ladies

3 words. Hot. Hot. Heat. APRIL 5 !

Damn I can't wait, their new single is awesome. Hope they make it to the Okanagan on tour

I like Rush but I love Neil Young, he is one of my all time favorite bands.

Wide Mouth Mason
54-40
The Trews
Harlequin
Streetheart
Big Sugar
The Tragically Hip
The Watchmen
Sloan
Sum 41
Jeff Healey

Steppenwolf isnt really canadian. A German immigrant that came here only cause the US wouldnt let him in, along with a bunch of americans. And Bob Dylan isnt canadian either. My best would be Triumph and Tragically hip.

Im going to have to say Alexisonfire and OLP

Blue Rodeo is playing in my mind a lot lately......not sure why but it makes me happy.
also glad I wasn't the only one to recognize the joy of a Doug And The Slugs experience. I saw them live several times in small venues and had some of the best times ever.

I would have to say RUSH also.

A long ago favorite of mine, King Apparatus.

Oh, the list goes on for me...

Finger Eleven
Metric
Barenaked Ladies
The Tragically Hip
Sloan
A whole lot more, I'm sure...

Ooh, I really liked Alanis back in the day, what with her small, serrated antibiotics.

RUSH, Blue Rodeo, Spoons, Kim Mitchell, BTO, The Hip, and a new band out of Winnipeg I heard the other day, "The Duhks", kind of a celtic-folk-fusion thing. Give it a listen...

currently i work with a guy who's band toured with 54*40, and Doug and the Slugs. His band was called Sons*of* Freedom from Vancouver. Now he's a programmer.