CANADA'S Finest (Yes, Canada)

boo boo · 07-26-2010, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by baldy1138

Canadian music, a topic near and dear to my heart. I've seen some good bands listed here and some missed entirely. Here's a list off the top of my head.

David Wilcox - I always seem to get frustrated trying to talk to Americans about him because there is apparently some folk artist by the same name, but the man's a great songwriter, guitarist and showman, and he's got one of the smoothest voices I know.

Burton Cummings - Another smooth voice and a great songwriter, and definitely one of my favourite keyboard artists. As piano-playing singer-songwriters go, I'd put him second only to Billy Joel.

Stompin' Tom - When the CBC determined the top 100 greatest Canadians, he was number 13, just one place ahead of....

Neil Young

and then there's...
Gordon Lightfoot
The Guess Who
BTO
Rush
Headpins
Chilliwack
Harlequin
Red Rider
Helix
Ian Thomas
Anne Murray (yeah, I like Anne Murray)
Prism
April Wine
Triumph
Doug and the Slugs
The Jitters
Trooper
The Barenaked Ladies
Great Big Sea
The Tragically Hip

and that's just what's currently on my MP3 playlist.

Baldy I think you should post this in the classic rock section this is an indie section. =D

baldy1138 · 07-26-2010, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Baldy I think you should post this in the classic rock section this is an indie section. =D

Point taken, but Canada's finest is Canada's finest.

90'sMusicKid · 07-26-2010, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

Yes because absolutely NO radio stations outside of Canada were playing "How You Remind Me" back in 2001.

If you want to hate Nickelback and Justin Bieber more power to you, but don't drag down an entire country because of that because you just sound like an immature idiot.

Haha, it was more of a comedic statement, I actually love Canada, (I have a trailer near London Ontario for Christ's sake).

jibber · 07-27-2010, 07:02 AM

You say party from vancouver. They were known as you say party! we say die! but after drummer devon clifford died this year they've officially changed their name to you say party. Theyr'e kind of a dance/electronic indie band, and I love their first three albums. Since clifford died they've remixed their last album with a more heavily electronic sound. They now have a new drummer and it'll be interesting to see where their music goes in the next album.

tormusic · 07-27-2010, 08:27 AM

Die Mannequin is a no nonsense dirty rock band out of Toronto, Canada who are awesome. If you have not checked them out yet...........Do so!

scottsy · 07-27-2010, 01:07 PM

Devin Townsend = one of the reasons to respect Canadian music...

Perfect From Now On · 08-09-2010, 01:12 AM

heres my list: though most of you will probably not have heard of most of these

Parlour steps
the rural alberta advantage
mother mother
we are the city
dan mangan
jon and roy
elliot brood
sunset rubdown
tokyo police club

Kroopa · 08-10-2010, 07:29 PM

You can't forget about Japandroid if you want to talk about Canadian Indie Rock! They are awesome!

VEGANGELICA · 10-31-2012, 09:50 PM

Since moderators closed katzy's thread on Dan Mangan, I'm replying here to her post about his song, "Basket," that she feels is the saddest song ever.

http://www.musicbanter.com/indie-alt...ml#post1245266

Katzy, here is my reply:

I took your dare, because I love music dares and I wondered if I would feel depressed by this song...but I listened and wasn't depressed by it. Here are some of the reasons I didn't find the song depressing:

First of all, the man actually grows old! He doesn't die young! That is so fortunate. Yes, aging is hard...but he isn't in excruciating pain (yet). When someone dies young without having a chance for fulfillment, that makes me sad.

Second, the man actually had a child. There must have been many wonderful memories wrapped up in that. And he hasn't lost all his memories yet. That's a positive.

Third, it sounds as if the person (spouse?) to whom the song is sung actually survived so that they had a long life together, at least for much of it. That is lucky. Much worse would be people who wanted to be together, but couldn't.

I do feel the song shows well what it can be like to grow old and lose your abilities. It also shows the sad feeling of unfulfillment about one's life. But how fortunate to have had a chance for a life full of so many emotions and changing perspectives.

I think the song shows that the marital relationship lacked emotional intimacy or fell apart. I used to feel sad about songs of abandonment...but when you think about it, what would it serve if someone who doesn't want to be with you returned? One relationship lesson I've learned is this: never pine for someone who doesn't want to be with you. Pine for someone who does.

So I feel that the saddest song ever would not be about yearning for someone who doesn't want to be with you, but instead would be about yearning for someone who loved you but was forced to leave, such as due to death, such that you spend the rest of your life longing for a person who will never exist again. That would be the saddest song to me.

katsy · 11-01-2012, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA

Since moderators closed katzy's thread on Dan Mangan, I'm replying here to her post about his song, "Basket," that she feels is the saddest song ever.

http://www.musicbanter.com/indie-alt...ml#post1245266

Katzy, here is my reply:

I took your dare, because I love music dares and I wondered if I would feel depressed by this song...but I listened and wasn't depressed by it. Here are some of the reasons I didn't find the song depressing:

First of all, the man actually grows old! He doesn't die young! That is so fortunate. Yes, aging is hard...but he isn't in excruciating pain (yet). When someone dies young without having a chance for fulfillment, that makes me sad.

Second, the man actually had a child. There must have been many wonderful memories wrapped up in that. And he hasn't lost all his memories yet. That's a positive.

Third, it sounds as if the person (spouse?) to whom the song is sung actually survived so that they had a long life together, at least for much of it. That is lucky. Much worse would be people who wanted to be together, but couldn't.

I do feel the song shows well what it can be like to grow old and lose your abilities. It also shows the sad feeling of unfulfillment about one's life. But how fortunate to have had a chance for a life full of so many emotions and changing perspectives.

I think the song shows that the marital relationship lacked emotional intimacy or fell apart. I used to feel sad about songs of abandonment...but when you think about it, what would it serve if someone who doesn't want to be with you returned? One relationship lesson I've learned is this: never pine for someone who doesn't want to be with you. Pine for someone who does.

So I feel that the saddest song ever would not be about yearning for someone who doesn't want to be with you, but instead would be about yearning for someone who loved you but was forced to leave, such as due to death, such that you spend the rest of your life longing for a person who will never exist again. That would be the saddest song to me.

I actually made the heading --Saddest.Song.Ever.; dare you to listen-- so that someone may actually listen to it. I see so many threads with obscure band/musician names and I just breeze right over-- unless it looks interesting, or I'm bored. So that's what that was about. Also, I do not think the song is about someone not wanting to be with the other. I think it is the exact opposite. I think it is about someone who wants very much to be with their love, but is unable to do so fully.

To me the reason this song is sad and depressing is because it is about dementia and Alzheimer's-- which, like most diseases, is freaking awful. It robs you of your memories and your loved ones.

The song is about aging and losing your memories. I actually heard Mangan explain this: the song "Basket" is about having memories in a basket and you can't keep them in it; they (memories) are spilling out.

"just a bakset full of memories/ and i'm losing more each day it seems" then it goes on, "if I could make it to the street I'd steal a car, or a bike..." The desperation there is just heart wrenching, to me. -- (I've seen my grandmother want to run away from confusion. You're constantly hearing of dementia patients that wander away or get lost)

So the song is about losing everything, but not by your own choice. Your body is turning on you robbing you of your loved ones.

Also, when you age, your family tends to forget about you. Place you in a nursing home, no visits, etc. I believe this song touches on that as well.

The part that always gets me "so i'll brace my self against the wall/ and hope to god that I don't fall..... my hip won't hold/ how did i get so old"

Breaking a hip is, very commonly, a life-ending event in the elderly. It is a hard surgery on the body. It takes a toll, especially for someone with Alzheimer's.
My grandmother, whom I loved like my own mother. I won't go on and on, but she was "it" for me. She passed away recently and suffered from this disease. Also, what sent her over the edge was when she fell and broke her hip.

Dan Mangan wrote this song about his grandparents and well, it hit home.The reason I find it to be so depressing is not only the very personal factor, but it just conveys what it is like to age and lose yourself. While life may have been wonderful and great, you can't remember that. Your scared and just want to remember your grand kids names. Its about lamenting the loss of your youth and your life. Also it's about saying goodbye to your life, your love, etc.

Thanks for listening! I love this song and really wanted to share it.

07-27-2010, 07:02 AM	#104 (permalink)
jibber Freeskier Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Istanbul was Constantinople now it's Istanbul not Constantinople... Posts: 1,536	You say party from vancouver. They were known as you say party! we say die! but after drummer devon clifford died this year they've officially changed their name to you say party. Theyr'e kind of a dance/electronic indie band, and I love their first three albums. Since clifford died they've remixed their last album with a more heavily electronic sound. They now have a new drummer and it'll be interesting to see where their music goes in the next album. __________________ What you've done becomes the judge of what you're going to do -- especially in other people's minds. When you're traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don't have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road. William Least Heat Moon, Blue Highways Your toughest competitor lives in your head. Some days his name is fear, or pain, or gravity. Stomp his ass. HOOKED ON THE WHITE POWDER

07-27-2010, 01:07 PM	#106 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	Devin Townsend = one of the reasons to respect Canadian music... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

08-09-2010, 01:12 AM	#107 (permalink)
Perfect From Now On Groupie Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 20	heres my list: though most of you will probably not have heard of most of these Parlour steps the rural alberta advantage mother mother we are the city dan mangan jon and roy elliot brood sunset rubdown tokyo police club __________________ Paradise with pines and ice

07-27-2010, 08:27 AM	#105 (permalink)
tormusic Groupie Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 7	Die Mannequin is a no nonsense dirty rock band out of Toronto, Canada who are awesome. If you have not checked them out yet...........Do so!

08-10-2010, 07:29 PM	#108 (permalink)
Kroopa Groupie Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 3	You can't forget about Japandroid if you want to talk about Canadian Indie Rock! They are awesome!