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Best Canadian Rock Bands/Artists


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24 minutes ago, Greg S said:

For me Rush and Neil Young  top the list.

 

This ^^^^ easily 

 

Can’t believe that nobody has said Justin Bieber or Nickleback.

 

On a more serious note - by sheer popularity Celine Dion should be mentioned. Others missed include: Paul Anka, Bryan Adams, K.D. Lang and Bruce Cochburn. 

 

On a personal note - I liked some of the odd music that came out of Canada in the 80’s and early 90’s - Rough Trade, Loverboy and Heart come to mind. I believe a group named the Box also came out of Montreal in this period - their music was unique but sometimes good.

 

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Lot of good ones.  Not a band but Joni Mitchell is Canadian.  Arcade Fire, The Tragically Hip, Three Days Grace, Steppenwolf, The New Pornographers all haven't been mentioned yet.

 

And yes Gug I ignored your OP instructions.

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For all-time best, it's tough to argue against Neil Young and Rush (although I'm not much of a Rush fan, I still get it).

 

The Tragically Hip will always be up there for me.

 

For some lesser known greats from the 90s:

The Tea Party

Odds

Our Lady Peace

Glueleg

I Mother Earth

Moist

The Headstones

 

The Tea Party being the best of the bunch. They were like a grungy Zeppelin. Some classic early-90s styles here...

 

 

 

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58 minutes ago, LeviF91 said:

Lot of good ones.  Not a band but Joni Mitchell is Canadian.  Arcade Fire, The Tragically Hip, Three Days Grace, Steppenwolf, The New Pornographers all haven't been mentioned yet.

 

And yes Gug I ignored your OP instructions.

I ignored it too.  ***** Gugny!  😆

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38 minutes ago, The Avenger said:

Ann Murray - THE SNOWBIRD HAS LANDED!

 

 

In all seriousness, Rush has to be at the top of the list. I also really like Triumph. More obscure are Aldo Nova and Kim Mitchell - you know, the stuff the always played on Q107 back in the day....

 

Aldo Nova ... :lol: forgot about them. Sort of a one hit wonder group though with the androgynous 80’s look.

 

 

 

 

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