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Good Canadian Bands

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? by Hairylegs
Someone stated on a previous post (Sorry, forgotton who it was, im tired now & cant be arsed to go back to check) that Canadians are not the best at music making.

Try and name some decent bands from the maple leaf land...

I'll start with
Death From Above 1979
Hairylegs | 13 Feb '05, 00:51 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

THE STILLS
stubryce | 13 Feb '05, 00:58 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

Hot Hot Heat
stubryce | 13 Feb '05, 01:00 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

Broken Social Scene
New Pornographers
OceanStorm | 13 Feb '05, 00:59 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

Howie Beck
stubryce | 13 Feb '05, 01:01 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

Ooh yes tell me. I'm going to live in canada this summer

Broken social scene are great
Buck 65 i think is canadian
All the montreal post-rock set if you're into that stuff (GYBE Fly pan am etc)

Actually you could try searching our bands index

Reveals a few duds aswell though, Nickelback anyone? ew.
matt | 13 Feb '05, 01:52 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

Apostle Of Hustle.

Stars.

Are A Silver Mt. Zion Canadian? I think so, but i'm not sure.
SuperSheep | 13 Feb '05, 04:27 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

Yeah they're part of GYBE. Montreal. Those people have a shitload of earnest side-projects
matt | 13 Feb '05, 21:24 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

Celine Dion.
Raanraals | 13 Feb '05, 01:54 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

The Stills
Hot Hot Heat
are The Unicorns canadian?
kittensgotclaws | 13 Feb '05, 10:21 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

unicorns are kaput. try wintersleep and kary (one and the same).
kicka11 | 13 Feb '05, 11:28 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

God Speed You Black Emperor are Canadian, and therefore so are Silver Mt. Zion.
hopeless_states | 13 Feb '05, 11:33 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

The Arcade Fire
KayB | 13 Feb '05, 11:58 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

Definitely The Stills and Broken Social Scene.
taperjeangirl | 13 Feb '05, 12:14 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

Have to say Canada is about as hot as it gets for new bands at the moment. The Arcade Fire, Manitoba, Godspeed, Do Make Say Think, Showroom, the Unicorns, the Stills etc etc
not forgetting Adams and Glass Tiger......
indiecater | 13 Feb '05, 12:16 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

Caribou, not Manitoba.
Raanraals | 13 Feb '05, 12:59 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

It says Manitoba on the 'Up In Flames' album I have by them so that's good enough for me.
indiecater | 15 Feb '05, 22:21 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

he's changed his name...
Gaara | 17 Feb '05, 13:49 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re:

Peaches / Gonzales
John_Brainlove | 13 Feb '05, 12:30 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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I thought Gonzales was an American Jew that lived in Berlin?
Anyway - Broken Social Scene, the Arcade Fire, the Unicorns & the New Pornographers are all canadian i believe & all brilliant.



Don't forget Rush either.....
Kleeb | 13 Feb '05, 15:07 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Some classics in Neil Young, Leonard Cohen etc

Constantines.
fullerov | 13 Feb '05, 15:10 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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No, he's a Canadian Jew who lives in Berlin.
John_Brainlove | 13 Feb '05, 21:29 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

bryan adams
-Raz- | 13 Feb '05, 15:18 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

Nickleback
nomisdp | 13 Feb '05, 16:36 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

No, no, and furthermore, no.

Matthew Good/Matthew Good Band
Our Lady Peace (early stuff)
The Dears
Sam Roberts
Billy Talent
Rush

....to name but a few

Probably missed some, too.
waterwings | 13 Feb '05, 16:40 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

www.cstrecords.com

not a bad band to be found.
dave_rio | 13 Feb '05, 16:44 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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I didn't realise Billy Talent were Canadian, I'd always assumed that they were American.
DevNull | 15 Feb '05, 02:40 | Send note | Report this | Reply

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Nope. As Canadian as maple syrup. Which is about as Canadian as you can get.

Booyah.
waterwings | 15 Feb '05, 13:58 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

barenaked ladies, hot hot heat, auf der maur and i realise i will get stick for this last one but...sum41 - they really are a good band!
ashleylad | 17 Feb '05, 12:44 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

broken social scene (you forgot it in people is fantastic)
the arcade fire
soapy | 13 Feb '05, 18:46 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

no bad bands to be found on cst?
i have a pretty eclectic taste but even i admit, Re: and Polmo Polpo are tuneless shit
Jordan_229 | 13 Feb '05, 19:07 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

Tuneless? Yes. Shit? No.
dave_rio | 13 Feb '05, 19:16 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

I can't believe no-one has mentioned Sloan or Eric's Trip.
Jesus, I feel so old...
Teepee_uk | 15 Feb '05, 15:00 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

I own one single by each of the aforementioned bands, Teepee. Feel old no longer, let us sing 'Underwhelmed' by Sloan together until the night draws in...
bamos | 15 Feb '05, 15:08 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

(In a croaky voice)

Great single...

(Hobbles towards the television room)
Teepee_uk | 16 Feb '05, 21:51 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

Someone already mentioned them I think, but Stars are brilliant. I believe that they are in Broken Social Scene also or something but not quite sure how it works.
iainf | 13 Feb '05, 19:24 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

The majority of the Constellation roster are Canadian. My personal favs are

GY!BE
A Silver Mt. Zion
Do Make Say Think

All fucking incredible.
loveless | 13 Feb '05, 19:34 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

Daniel Bejar aka DESTROYER is Vancouver-based.
Don't know if he's canadian but his music is great.
lyle | 13 Feb '05, 21:51 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

I forgot The Amber Room - I kinda know them too (erm albeit vaguely but... )

www.theamberroom.org
taperjeangirl | 13 Feb '05, 21:58 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

i agree, all you need do is mention constellation on this thread and it should end there. you can order anything from their catalogue and be more pleased than you've ever been before, everytime.
waves | 13 Feb '05, 22:06 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

Hmm, it might have been me on the Feist street teamer thread making comments about the Juno awards being a big load of shite... however Canada does have a shitload of good music.

Recommendations:

The Old Soul (definitely influenced by pre-Satellite Heart era Flaming Lips, lots of odd instruments and harmonies, the album's probably bloody impossible to get in England but it's well worth it, the website for them is www.theoldsoul.com

C'mon - Ian Blurton's latest band. Class!

http://www.thisiscmon.com/news.php

Magneta Lane and other stuff on Paper Bag Records:

http://www.paperbagrecords.com/pbr.html
DrFurry | 14 Feb '05, 00:15 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

where are the constantines from are they canadian ?
soapy | 14 Feb '05, 02:01 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

THE DEARS................AWESOME
marieg37 | 15 Feb '05, 02:03 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

No Means No, good live the times I've seen them.
cadd | 15 Feb '05, 02:17 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands

Crash Test Dummies, I seem to remember that they are Canadian. Barenaked Ladies as well?
Judge_B | 15 Feb '05, 14:06 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: Good Canadian Bands


Shitloads of great canadian bands right now, especially in the more shoegazey / post rock scene.

Daydream Nation
Hinterland
Destroyalldreamers
Below The Sea
Guitaro
Mean Red Spiders
Sianspheric
Hollowphonic
Mellonova

Im sure i've forgotten a bunch too.
robin_ac30 | 17 Feb '05, 13:54 | Send note | Report this | Reply


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