Favorite Canadian band(s) besides Rush?

[Big Hath]

Hath, literally two posts above you!l

yeah, it seemed like every other post there for a bit so I decided to jump on the bandwagon. 

[TAC]

Jokes on me...again!

[EPICVIEW]

I mother earth

Our Lady Peace

Thornley

[WilliamMunny]

I haven't seen him mentioned here (apologies if I missed it), but Matthew Good is not only my favorite Canadian artist, but he is hands down my favorite musician.

I consider his album Lights Of Endangered Species to be my favorite album of all time...such a masterpiece.

[Zoom E]

I haven't seen him mentioned here (apologies if I missed it), but Matthew Good is not only my favorite Canadian artist, but he is hands down my favorite musician.

I consider his album Lights Of Endangered Species to be my favorite album of all time...such a masterpiece.

He has some excellent albums, though I’m not familiar with the one you mentioned.

[soupytwist]

I'm from the UK but there was a period in the late 90's to 10's when there just seemed to be a ton of very talented Canadian acts.

Tragically Hip
Our Lady Peace.
Arcade Fire
Wolf Parade.
STARS
New Pornographers.
Destroyer
Broken Social Scene
The Arkells
Wintersleep
The Besnard Lakes
Metric
Godspeed You! Black Emperor

I was very much in a Indie phase at this point!

[Stadler]

Hath, literally two posts above you!l

yeah, it seemed like every other post there for a bit so I decided to jump on the bandwagon. 

Hath and I have the same sense of humor, it seems.  I've never actually heard their music, myself, despite my post. 

[SoundscapeMN]

For those who never have listened to Neverending White Lights, given they aka Daniel Victor is Canadian himself, many Canadian artists have also been featured on their albums.

Our Lady Peace and City and Colour/Dallas Green, and Evan Konrad/Bed of Stars for example.

their next record, which may come relatively soon (it's been more than 8 years since the last one), very well may include appearances from Matthew Good and The Tea Party among others.

also for the College (Indie) fans, there is a documentary about Bend Sinister and other Canadian bands. Mostly their and other bands (financial) struggles, while trying to tour in Canada.

The whole thing is about an hour, and is in 5 parts/videos on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eiem3OhAWY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wne4Yb_X4fA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5XBo_zlpLs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnc3T1tgf14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nufV76cQ_qc

[Bentower]

Three pages and not one mention of NoMeansNo, that band of brilliant proggy punks? For shame!

Rounding out my top 5 are Voïvod, Joni Mitchell (solo, but deserves the mention) and Annihilator.

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

Danko Jones, pretty good band but I can't say i'm a big listener. The other bands I know have already been mentioned.

[jammindude]

Loverboy 




 



Seriously though, it's Triumph.   But that being said, I actually ADORE Loverboy's first 4 albums.   

[jjrock88]

Loverboy 




 



Seriously though, it's Triumph.   But that being said, I actually ADORE Loverboy's first 4 albums.

Loverboy is awesome

[jammindude]

Don’t understand why they are not on the same level as Journey.

I mean ya, Neil Schon is definitely 10 times the guitarist that Paul Dean is...but I don’t think the general public bases their opinions on who the better guitarist is. The “catchy arena rock” quality of those first few Loverboy albums is IMO of equal quality to Journey’s most polished (and well established) work.

EDIT - actually I’m going to double back a tad based on the Steve Perry component. But again, I think people who listen to jukeboxes in bars aren’t putting a lot of thought into who the better singer is. They only care about what they can sing along to. And to those people, “Working for the Weekend” is not far away from “Don’t Stop Believing”

[bl5150]

I should've listened to more Loverboy than I have as I always really rated Mike Reno -  I even have his early 2000s solo album Renovation.

In terms of raw talent he's not quite there with Perry/Gramm etc...........but for mine he's right up there with most others in that genre.

[LudwigVan]

Martyr. Top-notch technical death metal.

[Stadler]

I think Loverboy is WAY underrated.   Sure enough, Reno and Dean aren't at the technical level of Perry and Schon, but if I was in the garage working on my car, or driving down the road in the summer with the window down, Turn Me Loose is every bit as fun as Stone In Love. 

[SoundscapeMN]

Saints and Sinners Tour 2020
The Tea Party + Big Wreck along with Headstones and Moist

I would like to see this tour if you took out Headstones and Moist and added I Mother Earth and say Bend Sinister?

https://twitter.com/theteapartyband/status/1219273523308433408
https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2020/01/20/139801/canadian-rock-supergroups-big-wreck-headstones-moist-and-the-tea-party-bring-saints-and-sinners-tour-to-artpark

Martyr. Top-notch technical death metal.

agreed. A LOT MORE people on this forum would probably like them if they heard them.

Feeding the Abscess is a stone cold classic.

[Architeuthis]

"Triumph"  for sure!
Rik Emmett is like the Geddy Lee of guitar. Plays complex music and sings in a similar register and also plays some keys. Gil Moore is a excellent drummer and Mike Levine a great bass player. So many great songs.
I Wish they would have stood the test of time a bit longer than their hey-day.

[jammindude]

I think Loverboy is WAY underrated.   Sure enough, Reno and Dean aren't at the technical level of Perry and Schon, but if I was in the garage working on my car, or driving down the road in the summer with the window down, Turn Me Loose is every bit as fun as Stone In Love.

All of this.

For all the talent debate...pound for pound...Loverboy wrote an equal level and quality of singalong arena rock anthems as Journey. The first 4 albums are pretty much front to back fun “butt rock”

[DragonAttack]

With the title, ‘other than Rush’, I’m surprised no one mentioned Mahogany Rush.  For all you guitarists out there, Frank Marino was damn good.  Check out some of their concert footage on youtube.  Though they made a name for themselves, they never quite made it up to the upper echelon. 

They were the warm up band for Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Queen (Sheer Heart Attack tour), Styx (Pieces of Eight tour…saw both), and performed at California Jam II.

The Guess Who.  Their first ‘greatest hits’ is so 60s/early 70s, but really damn good.  I’ve often imagined a young Burton Cummings singing Dream Theater tunes.  The man had some pipes.

(my track listing  These Eyes / Laughing / No Time / American Woman / Sugar Tonight/ New Mother Nature / Three More Days *    Side Two  Star Baby * / Broken * / Sour Suite * / Hand Me Down World / Bus Rider / Share The Land /
Do You Miss Me Darlin'   / Hang On To Your Life [LP version]   * my bonus tracks

Bachman Turner Overdrive had some pretty good tracks in the 70s….You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet, Roll Down The Highway, Sledgehammer….the overplayed to death by garage bands ‘Takin Care of Business’, and Bryan Adams for solo acts.

And, of course, Triumph (or ‘Rush Junior’ as we called them).  I really enjoyed them, and I saw them at Joe Louis Arena on a spur of the moment deal in ’85.  Damn good show.

Trivial:  I googled ‘top Canadian acts’, and one site listed ‘Heart’.  I’m like WTF?  Seems a band member scooted out the back door as Federal agents were at the front to get him for dodging the draft.  The band then spent their early days in Vancouver.

'Butt rock'....never heard that term before, and, thank you google.   

[Lowdz]

I should've listened to more Loverboy than I have as I always really rated Mike Reno -  I even have his early 2000s solo album Renovation.

In terms of raw talent he's not quite there with Perry/Gramm etc...........but for mine he's right up there with most others in that genre.

Apart from a few of the hits they did nothing for me. Great singer and guitarist though. I enjoyed Paul Dean’s solo album Hard Core - I have that on vinyl.

[bl5150]

I should've listened to more Loverboy than I have as I always really rated Mike Reno -  I even have his early 2000s solo album Renovation.

In terms of raw talent he's not quite there with Perry/Gramm etc...........but for mine he's right up there with most others in that genre.

Apart from a few of the hits they did nothing for me. Great singer and guitarist though. I enjoyed Paul Dean’s solo album Hard Core - I have that on vinyl.

Always frustrating when a killer singer is in a band where the songs don't cut it for you.

[hefdaddy42]

I mean, I guess Triumph.

[pg1067]

Don’t understand why they [Loverboy] are not on the same level as Journey.

Don't shoot the messenger, but I would say that the covers of Loverboy's first two albums tell at least part of the story....  I certainly had no interest after the initial success of Working for the Weekend.

[King Postwhore]

It was weird that their popularity waned off around Wildslide.  Not sure why.

[TAC]

"Triumph"  for sure!
Rik Emmett is like the Geddy Lee of guitar. Plays complex music and sings in a similar register and also plays some keys. Gil Moore is a excellent drummer and Mike Levine a great bass player. So many great songs.
I Wish they would have stood the test of time a bit longer than their hey-day.

Another excuse to post my picture!

[New World Rushman]

BTO were my first "favorite" band in 1975 when I was 11/12. I played the hell out of the albums BTO II, Not Fragile, and Four Wheel Drive.
They still hold a special place in my heart.

[Stadler]

Don’t understand why they [Loverboy] are not on the same level as Journey.

Don't shoot the messenger, but I would say that the covers of Loverboy's first two albums tell at least part of the story....  I certainly had no interest after the initial success of Working for the Weekend.

You don't like the leather pants?    You just hope they don't pull a "Phil Collins" and update their covers:

[pg1067]

Don’t understand why they [Loverboy] are not on the same level as Journey.

Don't shoot the messenger, but I would say that the covers of Loverboy's first two albums tell at least part of the story....  I certainly had no interest after the initial success of Working for the Weekend.

You don't like the leather pants? 

Well...

Not all leather pants are equal...

[Stadler]

Who is THAT? 

[pg1067]

Who is THAT?

On top:  Simone Simons from Epica.  On bottom:  Ross from Friends in "The One with All the Resolutions."

[Stadler]

Who is THAT?

On top:  Simone Simons from Epica.  On bottom:  Ross from Friends in "The One with All the Resolutions."

I want it to be clear that I was not in any way shape or form asking about David Schwimmer. 

[hefdaddy42]

Never really cared for Loverboy.  Their hits never really resonated with me, seeming insipid and cliche, so I never had any desire to delve any deeper.

I'm not saying that they suck; I just don't care about them one way or the other.

[pg1067]

Who is THAT?

On top:  Simone Simons from Epica.  On bottom:  Ross from Friends in "The One with All the Resolutions."

I want it to be clear that I was not in any way shape or form asking about David Schwimmer. 

[jjrock88]

I know absolutely nothing about the band Epica.....but I might have to check them out