Best Canadian Rock Bands/Artists

[T&C]

  On 4/23/2021 at 9:59 PM, RaoulDuke79 said:

Wasn't a huge fan of the band, but I love this song. I think they were fairly big for a spell back in the day.

 

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Never heard of them... this one didn't do it for me. 

[RaoulDuke79]

  On 4/23/2021 at 10:35 PM, T&C said:

Never heard of them... this one didn't do it for me. 

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Try it again now. 

[T&C]

  On 4/24/2021 at 12:27 AM, RaoulDuke79 said:

Try it again now. 

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Fear and Loathing anniversary.... I'm too mellow right now.

[RaoulDuke79]

  On 4/24/2021 at 12:32 AM, T&C said:

Fear and Loathing anniversary.... I'm too mellow right now.

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[T&C]

  On 4/24/2021 at 12:38 AM, RaoulDuke79 said:

 

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[DrW]

1. The Band. It is amazing that a band doing "Americana" and Southern music/R&B so well is actually 80% Canadian.

2. Joni Mitchell (here with an all-star band: Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Michael Brecker, Lyle Mays, Don Alias)

3. The Tragically Hip

All these had been mentioned before. Thus, to add my personal "obscure Canadian band":

 

Edited April 24, 2021 by DrW

[Rico]

Obviously Neil and Joni... but I will give a shout-out to Nash The Slash, may he RIP.

 

 

Edited April 24, 2021 by Rico

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

  On 4/24/2021 at 2:20 AM, Rico said:

Obviously Neil and Joni... but I will give a shout-out to Nash The Slash, may he RIP.

 

 

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Aside from myself and row_33, I didn't think anyone here knew who Nash the Slash was.

[ChevyVanMiller]

One of the catchiest tunes from the ‘80s.

 

 

[BuffaloBill]

  On 4/24/2021 at 10:31 AM, ChevyVanMiller said:

One of the catchiest tunes from the ‘80s.

 

 

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Not nearly as catchy as this (not saying I like it - but they are a Canadian band):

 

 

 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

  On 4/24/2021 at 12:59 PM, BuffaloBill said:

Not nearly as catchy as this (not saying I like it - but they are a Canadian band):

 

 

 

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Weird Al's parody was great as well.

 

[CookieG]

The Kings!!

 

 

[4_kidd_4]

  On 4/23/2021 at 10:35 PM, T&C said:

Never heard of them... this one didn't do it for me. 

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Meh. They were just another crummy derivative of the popular at the time grunge sound. There’s at least a dozen bands from that time period that were pretty interchangeable. As in they all sounded exactly the same and they were all mediocre. OLP was the Canadian entry. 

[Rico]

  On 4/24/2021 at 9:19 AM, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Aside from myself and row_33, I didn't think anyone here knew who Nash the Slash was.

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Yeah, I may not be Canadien, but the Spirit was better than anything on Buffalo radio (other than Gary Storm’s Oil of Dog, of course).

[Draconator]

 

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

already mentioned but next to rush triumph ranks as best canadian rock band in my collection of music.

 

 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

I just tried doing the 'Safety Dance', and the way the arthritis has set into my shoulders, I can assure you that it is NOT  'safe to dance'. 🤕😳

[T&C]

  On 4/24/2021 at 4:54 PM, A Firm Tree Does Not Fear said:

already mentioned but next to rush triumph ranks as best canadian rock band in my collection of music.

 

 

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Ah yes... my favorite album by them.

[frostbitmic]

1. Rush

2. Neil Young

3. Cowboy Junkies

 

 

[Just Jack]

A couple I haven't seen mentioned, not in my top 3 but I still like them...