Canadians

janmike
janmike Posts: 6,146
edited October 2007 in The Clubhouse
Here's a list that should satisfy your curiousity for a while.

Canadian Musicians

When was the invasion? We have always been here. :D
Michael ;)
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,055
    edited October 2007
    I hope OR (organized Rhyme is in there) Nothing like Tom Green rappin ;)
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  • phoneisbusy
    phoneisbusy Posts: 867
    edited October 2007
    Add Cowboy Junkies to the list if you'd like.

    You should watch the Canadian Conspiracy if it every airs again...
    Lorne Greene? Green Card?? hmmm...

    regards

    Dave
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,055
    edited October 2007
    Where to start...

    Avril, Nelly Furtado,Finger 11 crap too many to name
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited October 2007
    I thought Aldo Nova was Canadian

    Oh wait, he is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldo_Nova
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    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited October 2007
    I believe Alanis and Shania have or had the 2 highest sales for an album for a female and Celine is up there as well.Our girls kick butt.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited October 2007
    Sona wrote: »
    BTO and The Who? WAAAAAAA
    It is the Guess Who not the Who.With Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman who is the B in BTO.
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  • zx_toth
    zx_toth Posts: 417
    edited October 2007
    ND13 wrote: »
    I thought Aldo Nova was Canadian

    Oh wait, he is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldo_Nova

    Im Canadian. Would you like to hear me sing ;)
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2007
    Provinces and territories.
    Michael ;)
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited October 2007
    The Band was prevalent during the late 60's through the 70's. They broke with the burgeoning hard rock/psychedelic scene, and were almost like a band of minstrels. They made it big singing about bits and pieces of what everyone thought was small-town America. They were four Canadians, an American, and one of the best bands ever.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited October 2007
    George Grand wrote: »
    They made it big singing about bits and pieces of what everyone thought was small-town America. They were four Canadians, an American, and one of the best bands ever.
    And their biggest hit was American Woman.
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited October 2007
    What about Loverboy? Man, that was a great import! :D













    Just kidding...I still listen to their stuff. ;)
    Richard? Who's your favorite Little Rascal? Alfalfa? Or is it........................Spanky?.................................Sinner.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2007
    GV#27 wrote: »
    And their biggest hit was American Woman.

    The Band or The Guess Who.
    Michael ;)
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited October 2007
    janmike wrote: »
    The Band or The Guess Who.
    doh:o I thought George was talking about the Guess Who but they didn't have an American.I most certainly could be wrong but I thought The Band only had one Canadian,Robbie Robertson.I thought Helm ,Danko, Manuel where Americans.
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited October 2007
    George Grand wrote: »
    The Band .................one of the best bands ever.

    You can find me up on Cripple Creek.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2007
    Robbie Robertson, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko & Garth Hudson were all born in Ontario, Canada. Levon Helm was born in the USA.
    Michael ;)
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited October 2007
    janmike wrote: »
    Robbie Robertson, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko & Garth Hudson were all born in Ontario, Canada. Levon Helm was born in the USA.
    Wow, I knew Robertson was but the others I was not aware where home grown.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2007
    Don't forget about The Weight and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. Talk about a walk down old memory lane. WOW - A flashback.
    Michael ;)
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited October 2007
    avguytx wrote: »
    What about Loverboy? Man, that was a great import! :D
    Yeh,they where every bit as talented as RUSH.:D :eek:
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2007
    These are the ones that come to mind that I grew up with. About 1/2 of these play at dances at my high school back in the late 60's and 70's. The rest I have seen live. Some you like and other, oh well. :)

    April Wine
    The Arrows (grew up 2 doors down from Dean McTaggart)
    The Band
    Blue Rodeo
    Crowbar
    Edward Bear
    Five Man Electrical Band
    A Foot in Coldwater
    The Good Brothers
    Glass Tiger
    The Guess Who
    Heart
    Max Webster
    Prairie Oyster
    Rush
    The Stampeders
    Steel River
    The Tragically Hip
    Triumph
    Trooper
    Neil Young & Crazy Horse



    And 3 that I have never heard,
    **** the Facts
    **** Up
    Holy ****

    These are or were actual bands.:confused:
    Michael ;)
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited October 2007
    Oh Yes Edward Bear,my favourate song when I was ten.. ish was Last Song.

    I would add Red Rider,Harlequin,Prizm.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited October 2007
    The Band was a true phenomenon. There will never be another group of musicians quite so talented, and quite so poignant. Richard Manuel hung himself after a reunion show. Rick Danko OD'd on something. Those two did the lion's share of the vocals. I really couldn't stand any of the songs that Levon Helm performed lead vocals on, such as Cripple Creek, The Night They Drove.... I did like the way they did "Don't Do It", and "Ophelia". The only two songs Helm sang that I liked.

    If you want a great demo of what that band was capable of doing, get the video "The Last Waltz". It was their last concert as a band (Robertson left after that), performed at The Winterland Theater in San Francisco. Many of their musical friends showed up to help them celebrate. Check out Rick Danko's lead vocal on "It Makes No Difference" and "Stage Fright". POIGNANT would be a understatement. Richard Manuel looked and spoke like a bear, but sang like a nightingale. Check out "Whispering Pines" from their second album "The Band", an album which has never failed to make Rolling Stone's Top 25 or 50 albums of all-time. Levon Helm also wrote a book which I found to be fascinating reading.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited October 2007
    Heart is from Seattle.
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2007
    I stand corrected. They are yours. That was EASY.
    Michael ;)
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited October 2007
    American Woman by the Guess Who is actually a put down of America, yet it was still very big. I also always interpreted Neil Young's Keep on Rockin in the Free World as putting negativity on free society as well. Both Burton Cummings and Neil Young are from my home town. Us Peggers are very rebellious I guess:D
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2007
    Not likely. After purchasing MIT Shotgun S1 bi-wired cables I have finally come to the conclusion the those that cannot hear the difference are either deaf or just plain F*^$(@G stupid. There goes that civility out the window.
    Michael ;)
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited October 2007
    Midnite Mick wrote: »
    Neil Young are from my home town. Us Peggers are very rebellious I guess:D
    The little town of Omemee Ontarioi(just a 15 minute drive from my place)also claim him as his dad lived there and Neil did as a Young... ster.
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  • ka7niq
    ka7niq Posts: 577
    edited October 2007
    janmike wrote: »
    These are the ones that come to mind that I grew up with. About 1/2 of these play at dances at my high school back in the late 60's and 70's. The rest I have seen live. Some you like and other, oh well. :)

    April Wine
    The Arrows (grew up 2 doors down from Dean McTaggart)
    The Band
    Blue Rodeo
    Crowbar
    Edward Bear
    Five Man Electrical Band
    A Foot in Coldwater
    The Good Brothers
    Glass Tiger
    The Guess Who
    Heart
    Max Webster
    Prairie Oyster
    Rush
    The Stampeders
    Steel River
    The Tragically Hip
    Triumph
    Trooper
    Neil Young & Crazy Horse



    And 3 that I have never heard,
    **** the Facts
    **** Up
    Holy ****

    These are or were actual bands.:confused:
    Heart is not a Canadien Band.
    They are from my old hometown of Seattle, Wa
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  • ka7niq
    ka7niq Posts: 577
    edited October 2007
    Midnite Mick wrote: »
    American Woman by the Guess Who is actually a put down of America, yet it was still very big. I also always interpreted Neil Young's Keep on Rockin in the Free World as putting negativity on free society as well. Both Burton Cummings and Neil Young are from my home town. Us Peggers are very rebellious I guess:D
    "I don't need your War Machines, I don't need your Ghetto Scenes"
    Ya think ?
    Of course, if China ever attacks North America, our Canadien friends will embrace our "War Machines", Eh ?
    After all, it might be hard to defend Saskatoon with just a Hockey Stick :confused:
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2007
    Sona wrote: »
    Sorry I mentioned cables here and sorry if my stereotypical comments about Canadians being nice offended you. Also, I was teasing in a playful fashion about Heart. I think I've developed a crush on Canada, so any disrespect was definitely unintended.

    In other news, I'm glad to finally be given the opportunity to distinguish The Who from The Guess Who, as well as Canadians from Americans. (Don't rip on me, I was really young when I first heard their music.)

    No offense taken. I just like to throw a little myself at times. Just ask my car buddies that went to Georgia. I am a real quiet guy.

    I was young when I first heard them as well. Well, maybe not that young. :)
    Michael ;)
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2007
    Keiko wrote: »
    That's a good list janmike. So many great bands out of the Great White North. Out of all of those, Rush is absolutely my favorite. I really dig their earlier material. Probably their best stuff is from the Moving Pictures
    album back IMO. They still kick out some decent tunes and really put on an awesome show. Triumph was another excellent progressive band from the early 80's. :cool:

    Actually I was rather lucky to have a lot of bands out of the Toronto area to listen to when I was young. Perhaps not the best in the business, but we had a lot of fun going to see them.
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
    NORTH of 60°
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