ALFRED PRESENTS: Bands that are only popular in Canada (and rightfully so!)

Alfred · 04-20-2011, 06:58 PM

Apologies for the absence, been pretty busy lately.

DOWN WITH WEBSTER

Last.fm listener count: 17,880

While Down With Webster are of a slightly higher quality, they are cut from the same cloth as Stereos: Canadian groups who perform a lousy blend of pop-rock and hip hop. This band was formed in the late 90's by a group of bratty middle-schoolers, and guess what? They still sound like a bunch of bratty middle-schoolers!

As I said before, Down With Webster are of a slightly higher quality than Stereos, but I do express slightly. DWW may not be high on autotune or repetetive, pseudo-gangsta lyrics, but their more PG-13 subject matter and unapologetic white-boy/cracka image is more laughable and cringe-worthy than it is charming.

No, down with Webster don't sing and rap about making friends with some random chick over the summer, but they do try to write sarcastic songs about celebrity culture, songs about drunken partying (because you can never have enough of those!), and rich bitches. For more discerning audiences, this is sure to be a turnoff.

Burning Down · 04-20-2011, 07:24 PM

I have a friend who is so obsessed with Down With Webster that it's not even funny anymore.

Thom Yorke · 04-20-2011, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfred

Haha yeah this song was pretty massive here for a while.

Paedantic Basterd · 04-21-2011, 10:31 PM

Oh, christ, they're Canadian?

That's the worst news I've heard all day.

Burning Down · 04-21-2011, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pedestrian

Oh, christ, they're Canadian?

That's the worst news I've heard all day.

Yeah, unfortunately, LOL! They're from Toronto. I actually know somebody who went to high school with one of them for a bit.

Paedantic Basterd · 04-22-2011, 06:28 PM

If I went to highschool with anybody who made that kind of music, there would have been a shooting.

Alfred · 04-22-2011, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pedestrian

If I went to highschool with anybody who made that kind of music, there would have been a shooting.

666 posts! \m/

djchameleon · 04-23-2011, 08:34 AM

hahaha...Down with Webster is a lesser quality version of Hollywood Undead.

Sweet Jane · 04-23-2011, 10:01 AM

I like Do Make Say Think (I'm surprised no-one's mentioned them); and, of course, GYBE and Neil Young.

I don't know about Canadian bands that aren't known outside of Canada, obviously.

Chumley · 04-28-2011, 04:52 PM

Charlee
Chilliwack
Crowbar
Five Man Electrical Band
Dillinger
The Hunt
April Wine
A Foot In Coldwater
Harmonium
Maneige
Sloche
Lighthouse
Frank Marino(Mahogany Rush)
Stampeders
Triumph
Warpig
Gordon Lightfoot
Joni Mitchell
Leonard Cohen

04-23-2011, 10:01 AM	#79 (permalink)
Sweet Jane Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 547	I like Do Make Say Think (I'm surprised no-one's mentioned them); and, of course, GYBE and Neil Young. I don't know about Canadian bands that aren't known outside of Canada, obviously. __________________ Calvin: "Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man?" Hobbes: "I'm not sure that man needs the help."

04-20-2011, 06:58 PM	#71 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Apologies for the absence, been pretty busy lately. DOWN WITH WEBSTER Last.fm listener count: 17,880 While Down With Webster are of a slightly higher quality, they are cut from the same cloth as Stereos: Canadian groups who perform a lousy blend of pop-rock and hip hop. This band was formed in the late 90's by a group of bratty middle-schoolers, and guess what? They still sound like a bunch of bratty middle-schoolers! As I said before, Down With Webster are of a slightly higher quality than Stereos, but I do express slightly. DWW may not be high on autotune or repetetive, pseudo-gangsta lyrics, but their more PG-13 subject matter and unapologetic white-boy/cracka image is more laughable and cringe-worthy than it is charming. No, down with Webster don't sing and rap about making friends with some random chick over the summer, but they do try to write sarcastic songs about celebrity culture, songs about drunken partying (because you can never have enough of those!), and rich bitches. For more discerning audiences, this is sure to be a turnoff.

04-20-2011, 07:24 PM	#72 (permalink)
Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	I have a friend who is so obsessed with Down With Webster that it's not even funny anymore.

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Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	Oh, christ, they're Canadian? That's the worst news I've heard all day.

04-22-2011, 06:28 PM	#76 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	If I went to highschool with anybody who made that kind of music, there would have been a shooting.

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Chumley Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 69	Charlee Chilliwack Crowbar Five Man Electrical Band Dillinger The Hunt April Wine A Foot In Coldwater Harmonium Maneige Sloche Lighthouse Frank Marino(Mahogany Rush) Stampeders Triumph Warpig Gordon Lightfoot Joni Mitchell Leonard Cohen