Mighty AC Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) Here are the 10 Vital Canadian Albums from the last 25 years according to The Edge. http://www.edge.ca/2015/06/29/10-vital-canadian-albums-from-the-last-25-years/ 1) The Tragically Hip – Road Apples (1991) 2) Big Sugar – Heated (1998) 3) I Mother Earth – Scenery and Fish (1996) 4) Metric – Live It Out (2005) 5) Kill Cheerleader – All Hail (2004) 6) The Tea Party – The Edges of Twilight (1995) 8) Chromeo – Fancy Footwork (2007) 9) K-OS – Atlantic Hymns for Disco (2006) 10) Sam Roberts – We Were Born into a Flame (2003) If you could add one to the list what would it be? What would you replace? Why? (6 marks) I have tickets to see a live 20th anniversary performance of The Edges of Twilight!! I am ever so pumped. The Tea Party and IME were my high school go to bands. Edited July 1, 2015 by Mighty AC Quote "Our lives begin to end the day we stay silent about the things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr"Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities" - Voltaire
bush_cheney2004 Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 Must be some kind of mistake....where is Celine ? Where is Shania ? Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Shady Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 Must be some kind of mistake....where is Celine ? Where is Shania ?Good point. Quote
cybercoma Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 None of the Arcade Fire albums are on that list. Come on, man! That's laughable. They won the Grammy in the U.S. for album of the year in 2011 because apparently America couldn't find a suitable American act to give the award to. Quote
cybercoma Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 I think The Weeknd should also probably be on there somewhere. Quote
cybercoma Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill? No? Edited July 1, 2015 by cybercoma Quote
cybercoma Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 Barenaked Ladies doesn't make it either? Quote
Shady Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill? No? I already mentioned that one. In terms of influence and sales it should be number 1. It was a monster. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 I already mentioned that one. In terms of influence and sales it should be number 1. It was a monster. Yep...after being snubbed like that, no wonder she became an American ! Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
cybercoma Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 I already mentioned that one. In terms of influence and sales it should be number 1. It was a monster.My apologies. I hadn't read the replies yet. Quote
PrimeNumber Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) I'd add to the mix... Death From Above 1979 - You're a Women, I'm a MachineThe Sheepdogs - The Sheepdogs Protest The Hero - KeziaMonster Truck - FuriosityA number of Broken Social Scene albums...****ed Up - David Comes to Life A number of Barenaked Ladies albums.. Edited July 1, 2015 by PrimeNumber Quote “Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find your way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.”― Bruce Lee
WestCoastRunner Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) I agree 'Arcade Fire'. What a fantastic band out of Quebec. This is the vid of them performing live on David Letterman: Watch the drummer. Edited July 1, 2015 by WestCoastRunner Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
Moonlight Graham Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill? No? Yeah that should be on the list. Also: Matthew Good - Avalanche Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
Mighty AC Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) Several good suggestions. Jagged Little Pill deserves consideration. As much as I like BNL, I don't know if any of their albums would crack my top 10, but a case could be made for Gordon and it just squeaks into the time frame. I also love the Suburbs disc and damn near wore that sucker out. I also loved Twice Removed and One Cord to Another by Sloan, The Devil You Know by Econoline Crush and NC17 by Treble Charger. Though I concede they are unlikely to be considered essential Canadian albums. I suppose artists like Sarah Mac and Blue Rodeo deserve some credit too. What about Our Lady Peace? What would you replace? Typically, my top 10 lists include 25+ tracks, can anyone nail down their top 10 of the last 25? Edited July 1, 2015 by Mighty AC Quote "Our lives begin to end the day we stay silent about the things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr"Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities" - Voltaire
cybercoma Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) I'd add to the mix... Death From Above 1979 - You're a Women, I'm a Machine The Sheepdogs - The Sheepdogs Protest The Hero - Kezia Monster Truck - Furiosity A number of Broken Social Scene albums... ****ed Up - David Comes to Life A number of Barenaked Ladies albums.. The Sheepdogs. Man. I really want to like that album, but there's just something that keeps me from really getting into it. In a time where The Black Keys are popular, The Sheepdogs mimicked instead of taking inspiration from earlier sounds. I give them credit for taking that risk to reignite a sound from a generation ago, but man. I dunno. It's just been done. Death From Above 1979 is a great addition too, also Broken Social Scene. Though here we get into a particular kind of music that we're favouring, which is part of the reason I mention The Weeknd. He single-handedly got me into R&B when I never previously enjoyed it. We can't be filling the whole list with Metric, Broken Social Scene, Death From Above 1979, Arcade Fire, Stars (who haven't been mentioned yet) and the likes, though that's a great start for Canada's best indie bands. Here's The Weeknd for anyone interested. Explicit lyrics ahead. He's quite possibly one of the best R&B artists ever and hardly anyone has heard of him. Canadian too. Edited July 1, 2015 by cybercoma Quote
WestCoastRunner Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 Several good suggestions. Jagged Little Pill deserves consideration. As much as I like BNL, I don't know if any of their albums would crack my top 10, but a case could be made for Gordon and it just squeaks into the time frame. I love the Suburbs disc. What would you replace though? Typically, my top 10 lists include 25+ tracks, can anyone nail down their top 10 of the last 25? Gordon Lightfoot, A Painter Passing Through. Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
cybercoma Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 Also: Matthew Good - AvalancheGreat suggestion. He was a solid part of Canadian music over the last 25 years. Nobody's mentioned Sloan or Great Big Sea either. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 The Edge list is micro aggression against female pop stars....who have sold more units than all those on the list...combined. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
cybercoma Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 The Edge list is micro aggression against female pop stars....who have sold more units than all those on the list...combined.Hook. Quote
WestCoastRunner Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 Blue Rodeo - Five Days in July Fantastic album. I've seen them live a few times. Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
Mighty AC Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Posted July 1, 2015 Great suggestion. He was a solid part of Canadian music over the last 25 years. Nobody's mentioned Sloan or Great Big Sea either.Good call with Great Big Sea, Up could make the list. Either Twice Removed or One Cord to Another by Sloan could be there. I am considering Love/Fighter by Hawksley Workman: Quote "Our lives begin to end the day we stay silent about the things that matter." - Martin Luther King Jr"Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities" - Voltaire
bush_cheney2004 Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 No Drake ? Can't a 'brutha from Toronto get on the list ? Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
WestCoastRunner Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 Good call with Great Big Sea, Up could make the list. Either Twice Removed or One Cord to Another by Sloan could be there. I am considering Love/Fighter by Hawksley Workman: Of course, Hawksley Workman! Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
WestCoastRunner Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 America needs to think us for exporting such wonderful talent. Quote I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. - Maya Angelou
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