Tragically Hip is by far the best Canadian band imo.

And no, Barenaked ladies is not > The Hip.

Don't get me wrong, big BNL fan, but man, The Hip are just unparalleled.

Gord Downie is our Eddie Vedder imo.

FlyingRat, ygos?

I mean, we're cool with that up here of course.

If it wasn't clear that post was intended to be making fun of Canada.

Ryan Reynolds is a God imo. Plus he's boning Scarlett Johansson.

Since we're doing tunes, might as well get modern representation, if anyone cares:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh8-r6O43Rw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNfWC4Sgkcs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VElg2CNpJSY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHT9KW8BK8U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBAUQaj6EJo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6pwnRYcn1Y

Also, this guy is brilliant but he's kind of an acquired taste:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu_WFyxgiFU

Edit: Not exactly LOL, I realize, so you know, not to spoil the spirit of the thread - I do love LOLing at Canada - but since we're talking about it . . .

Sloan is another "how did they not make it big in the States" band...one of the best concerts I've ever seen. Great band.

Has Sam Roberts made any headway across the border? He's brilliant.

uh, maybe it's because all these canadian bands you're listing are pretty boring, and sound the same

In celebration of Ghostbusters III being made



And since I just found out Phil Hartman (RIP) was Canadian

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart...+Billboard+200

Irony imo.

yeah suuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrreeeee

look, canadian music sucks.

no u

No, but not surprisingly, a guy with the handle of the lead singer of Rush has terrible taste in music.

Canadian music is like regular music with SUPER AIDS.

There's some great scenes in Canada, giving us the Godspeeds, Arcade Fires, New Pornographers of late among dozens others, but I'd doubt g-bebe has a musical ear imo.

RR

after 25 odd lifetime shows and 3 more shows this week at massey hall.

f the new album imo (except love is a curse, i like that one). also, hearing courage, wheat kings, and music at work acoustic was A+.

in the spirit of the thread, some NAFTA-related lyrics:
colonel tom, what's wrong? what's going on?
can't tie yourself up for a deal
he said hey north, you're south, so shut your big mouth
you gotta do what you feel is real!

in the spirit of the forum:
If there's a goal that everyone remembers, it was back in ol' 72
We all squeezed the stick and we all pulled the trigger
And all I remember is sitting beside you
You said you didn't give a **** about hockey
And I never saw someone say that before
you held my hand and we walked home the long way
you were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr.

or, obv.

Bill Barilko disappeared that summer,
he was on a fishing trip.
The last goal he ever scored
won the Leafs the cup.
They didn't win another until 1962,
the year he was discovered.
I stole this from a hockey card,
I keep tucked up under
My 50 mission cap

Also, just for kicks:

5 cool points if you can guess what it's about without google. even with google you'd need some minor skills.

he's a halfie.

are you a pre-teen?

no thanks, i believe the government officially stripped them of citizenship at one point. f u nickelback.

watching him open for the hip a few years ago was music gold.

also, wtf having it at the hummingbird centre where you need to dress up like you are actually a functioning member of society?

EDIT: i remember the hip playing once when the queen came to visit. iirc they played poets and it's a good life if you don't weaken.

ugh at the Hip love. They should have quit after Fully, Completely.

Neil is not impressed.

Because of a couple bands you don't like? Those aren't really representative of my overall taste.

I'll listen to pretty much anything rock-related...from Joy Division to Yes, from The Stooges to Anthrax, I'm kinda all over the place. I'm definitely not a scene kid though.

Top 5 would be Rush, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Doors and Pearl Jam, probably in that order.