fuelmyfire

matthew good

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glasscutter43

How about The Guess Who or maybe Bachman Turner Overdrive.

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metalgeek

Definetly gotta say Danko Jones is my favorite.
but sloan, and the hip are pretty damn good to...
anybody for some paul anka?

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The5thCandidate

Well, Sloan's been mentioned, so I'll go with Thrush Hermit, and, after they broke up, Joel Plaskett Emergency. I'm also a fan of The Weakerthans. Hmm, who else...well I've heard some very good things about Wintersleeps, although I'm not terribly familiar with them myself. What little I have heard by them, however, has been quite excellent.

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Zephyr66

without a doubt, I would say Voivod

kim mitchell and rush are good too

jerikofeng

YAY bookerv and fuelmyfire

matthew good rocks - theres a guy who is not afraid to speak his mind despite the fact that he might alienate others. I respect that.

Will also add Hawksley Workman and blue rodeo to my list

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m0rpheus

I like the Hip but I just havent been diggin their new stuff nearly as much as the classics.

Love barenakedladies and great big sea

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Dr.Who

Best Band;

English; Rush & The Tragically Hip

French; Harmonium & Beau Dommage

I had to put a french flavor into it!!

Date the Banana

I still respect the Hip, but not as much as in my Uni. days.
Still enjoy listening to The Watchmen, they're a small Winnipeg band that had some success, dunno if they've done anything lately, I haven't been in Winnipeg in years

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hu-man

He has already been mentioned, but I can't mention Hawksley Workman enough. That guy oozes talent, and is a really really great guy.

juan99

GrimSkunk from Quebec, and The Smalls from Alberta

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kulrblind

Holy crap... the Smalls? Haven't heard that name in a while. I went to school with some of the former Smalls.

I'll echo those who said:
Matthew Good (Band)
Hawksely Workman
The Watchmen
Be Good Tanyas (you rock, brianna)
Thrush Hermit / Joel Plaskett Emergency

and add:
Spririt of the West
King Apparatus
Uisce Beathe
Treble Charger
SNFU (anyone remember those guys?)
age of electric / Limblifter / AlarmBell / Static in Stereo (those guys have to just give it up and get back together)
Holly McNarland
Martina Sorbara


Wow, apparently a lot of my musical faves lean toward the defunct side. Bleh.

Tusko

tricky woo

Overlord

They have some amazing guitar work...awesome band!

My vote goes out to either Rush or Triumph

Charlatan

Rheostatics, DOA, furnaceface, black boot trio, the gruesomes, Skinny Puppy, The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, Crash Vegas, Jellyfishbabies, The Pukka Orchestra, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Shuffle Demons...

Artists such as Bryan Adams, Anne Murray, etc. don't count on this list as they are solo artists and not bands...

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sherpahigh

Nice... Forgot to mention the Smalls and Crash Vegas.

Good stuff

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dk_kd

One word: Loverboy

BonneFan

Ya Matthew Good, The Trews, Sloan, Moist/David Usher. Its suprising to know how many good underground/Indy groups out there as well.

The Watchmen are still my CDN faves

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Gob
Avril Lavigne
The Reason (formerly Sewing with nancie)
Simple Plan


and so on (not that I like these bands)


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I forgot

A.M.P.

Tophat665

How is there any question that this is Rush? Easily, obviously and unassailably the best band in the Great White North.

Is it because Geddy Lee sounds like Terry Jones in Drag? Everything else about the band is so awesome, I think it's pretty much mandatory to forgive them Geddy's voice (and their deploarable tendency to didacticism in their lyrics.)

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m0rpheus

[QUOTE=Averett]And damnit, I like Nickleback [QUOTE]

I used to like Nickleback, but every song they do is exactly the same and it got pretty old for me pretty quick.

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Foozboote

Rush is the best CND band period.

Foozboote

(even if you have some valid point) Geddy Lee has one of the best Rock voice ever, get an album like 2112, his voice turns my soul upsidedown when i hear it, take a closer look at Hemispheres ...

neddy65

Nobody mentioned Doug and the Slugs yet?

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the_marq

As I was reading this thread "Platinum Blonde - Cryin' Over You" came on in my mp3 rotation.

I'm not saying they were great or anything, but OK.

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Shwang

I've always liked Matthew Good/ Band and the Hip and the Headstones.

For some lesser known people, The Real McKenzies for some Scottish Punk/Rock

I like Sam Roberts, his musics just pleasing, and Lythic Blue, are a local alt-rock band in Victoria that has some major talent. I also like smaller alt and ska bands in the Victoria scene.

catcher

are we talking about bands that are still around? if not, the guess who and who can forget trooper raise a little hell.

thespian86

Yeah, BTO turned my crank, you could say that they... took care of business. Oh, I kill myself

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thriolith

Rush, I have to say Rush. The Guess Who and BTO also.

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Janey

I think that Canadian rock is kind of the renaissance of music nowadays. I love the old metal, but I sure got tired of the whole hip hop style, and love the Hip, and especially Sam Roberts, man do i love his band. I liked the old stuff too like Prism, Toto, Rush, godo, and Teenage Head, Viletones, Diodes, GOB, DOA.

I also like Neil Young and the Band.

I am learing the guitar, and love the string work. Eeven though i don;t like Nickelback too much, I love the guitar work in Figured You Out.

I don't like Furtado, or Alanis, or Celine.

Chemical

Five Blank Pages

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Blasphemy.

Good call man! I was about to say the same exact thing, maybe add a few more bands like Godspeed! You black Emperor, and Eric's Trip.

afraidofninjas

Chalk up another vote for the Hip... but also honourable mention to the Rheostatics (How can you not love a band that wrote a song about Wendel Clark), and Spirit of the West (I know a good/ugly drunk is coming on when Home for a Rest gets played early on)

Janey

Yes Eric's Trip!! I love the song Girlfriend...

CandleInTheDark

Alexisonfire

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blitz.fenix

I don't like any Canadian bands because I don't know of any hard rock or metal bands. The only band I remotely like is Sum 41.

Janey

so... is it Alexis on fire

or Alex is on fire??

Janey

try:

-dichotic

- 3rd Degree

- Puddy

go to this forum: http://canadianmetal.com/forum/index.php



some of their top five are:

1. Kataklysm
2. Infernal Majesty
3. Woods of Ypres
4. Cephalectomy
5. Torn Within