thespian86

I have alot of favourites when it comes to Canada and music. I know I'm always pulling for The Hip and Barenaked Ladies. What about you? Which bands in Canada turn your crank?

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sherpahigh

The Hip are the best band in Canada in my opinion.

Neil Young, The Tea Party, Big Sugar (no split), The Watchmen (also split) are all great as well. I'm sure I'm forgeting a few.

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the_marq

I loved the Headstones, before they broke up last year

You can't have a great CDN band list without: RUSH

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brianna

blue rodeo

Average_Joe

Rush! Best. Canadian. Band. Ever.

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Averett

Beat me to it, I love Blue Rodeo.

Here's my list...

Headstones (didn't know they broke up, suckage)
Barenaked ladies
The Tragically Hip
Default
The Tea Party

And damnit, I like Nickleback

I'm sure I'm missing a few... Must go home and listen to my Canadian music

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sherpahigh

damn.. forgot about blue rodeo.

Rush are alright. Never really got into em' though. And the Headstones were a great band as well.

Nickleback and Default though get the thumbs down from me. Sorry Averett, but it's true.

An up and comer for this thread could be The Spades. They sound pretty rockin from what I've heard. I think thier cd comes out soon.

Oh and I forgot all about Sam Roberts. Definitly has to be included here.

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Lassus

Biff Naked without a doubt but I really dun know much bout music so tis without a doubt for me only

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sounds like an oxymoron to me... best canadian band...

I kid, I kid. I would have to say Rush.

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highthief

Blue Rodeo

And I hate Rush...

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Ace_O_Spades

The only Canadian band I even remotely like is the Barenaked Ladies... and Rush

I wish a plane carrying the Tragically Hip, Nickleback, and Default would crash into the tour bus of Nelly Furtado and that dumbass white rapper guy.

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rockzilla

Snow?

bigbad

I'm gonna have to chime in with the Hip as well, they are the quintessential Canadian band. Barenaked Ladies come close in second though.

And no one likes Shania Twain? @@

Bob Biter

1) Broken Social Scene
2) Metric
3) The Stills

Seriously folks, Canadian music goes beyond The Hip and The Barenaked Ladies.

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Wu Lung

What no one mentioned Finger Eleven or Mudmen?!

Can't leave them out.

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sherpahigh

The Hip in the same plane as Nicklefault?!? You obviously just don't get it. How can you lump the Hip in with these others? Obviously Gord and the boys have more class than to fly around with trash like Kroger, it could never happen.

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silent_jay

What no Anne Murray or Alanis? Naw I gotta go with the Hip. Utronki Road is pretty good.

The Barenaked Ladies annoy me, the Headstones Hugh Dillon is the Canadian version of Scott Weiland in rehab, out, back in again....., Sam Roberts, I played hockey with the drummer and went to school with guitar player, hate the band they are so bad and Sam Roberts needs to wash sometimes he looks like a homeless person.

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the_marq

I really like Broken Social Scene and Metric, glad to see someone else supporting real indy music.

Has anyone ever heard of Nathan Wiley, from PEI?

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sherpahigh

Oh ya, add Hawksley Workman and Sloan to the group. Also, Moist, The Odds and I mother Earth all had some good tunes in thier day.

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God of Thunder

I second that.

I also add a vote for BNL. I'm going to see them in two weeks with Alanis Morrisette.

I'll add to the list, Triumph, April Wine and Loverboy (I'm old, shut up )

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OFKU0

Yeah and Trooper, Prism,Chiliwack and the Five Man Electrical Band.

And just to get under some of your skins, the only act worse than the Hip is Ryan Malcolm, the Canadian Idol. Baaaaaaaaahhhh.. I think I'm the only person in the world (Canada) to walk out on those hacks when they played under an assumed name at A.J's Hangar in Kingston. Just fucking dreadful. I'm done now.

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Averett

Oh, didn't know Finger Eleven and Moist were Canadian. And forgot about I Mother Earth.

Shoulda known those were all Canadian... My friend all sent em to me, and all he sends me are Canadian bands

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BNL, Blue Rodeo and Sloan all rock my socks

Cubby

I can't believe no one's named "Great Big Sea" fantastic high-energy band out of Newfoundland....

And of course...Bif Naked, BNL, Lorenna Mckennit (but that's a whole other type of music!)

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Forgot about Lowest of the Low too. New album coming out real soon.

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thespian86

Another vote for Great Big Sea!

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canuckguy

Sloan, Hayden and Rush for me.

brianna

oh and the be good tanyas!

OFKU0

whoops,...

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wakelagger

The early our lady peace stuff was pretty good. I'm surprised they haven't been mentioned yet (for the good or the bad).

Cowman

How about the Trews?

and Neil young of course

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losthellhound

Great Big Sea, Spirit of the West, Bare Naked Ladies, The Hip..

anyone mention Snow yet?

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Trisk

Neil Young, The Band (ehh...most people probably don't know them but they used to travel with Bob Dylan), Barenaked ladies

Ace_O_Spades

I read through this thread again and realize how much I hate almost every single band or individual thats been listed

I guess when you don't like alternative rock, indy, emo, pop, and country... you're kinda SOL when it comes to canadian music

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losthellhound

What kind of music do you like?

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Ace_O_Spades

Classic Rock, Heavy Metal mostly

It's not like there aren't good canadian bands in those genres, I was simply stating about the groups which have been listed here, besides the ones I already said I didn't mind in my earlier post

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matteo101

Stabilo is my favorite canadian band right now. My good friends brothers is the manager, so I got hooked through him.

OFKU0

Saw Danko Jones in a small club and they blew the roof of the place. Solid band.

Forgot Max Webster too.

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OFKU0

The intro to one of his two songs that is played endlessly on the radio (don't know the title) sounds exactly like the intro to Led Zeppelins "Jennings Farm Blues."

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bookerV

I really like a lot of canadian bands. But my absolute favorite would have to be...

Matthew Good

Always loved MGB. Great tunes...

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