Are Canadian Indie/Alternative bands superior on a whole?
I dunno..I love a lot of English and American groups naturally..but a lot of my fav's are Canadian..what do you guys think?
Sam Roberts
Broken Social Scene
Arcade Fire
Feist
Great Lake Swimmers
Handsome Furs
Wolf Parade
Apostle of Hustle
Darn it…check them out..(depends on your taste of course)
R Tam - Interesting point…well thought out..thank you
The Canadians have sure been prolific and put out some great music…
U.S. indie/alt:
Sonic Youth
The Black Keys
Grizzly Bear
Interpol
The National
Of Montreal
The Hold Steady
Spoon
Okkervil River
LCD Soundsystem
The Ponys
Wilco
White Rabbits
It is a toss up in my book to say they are better or worse than Canada or Europe.
February 11th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Never heard of any of them except Avril Lavigne.
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February 11th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
A lot of great music is coming from Canada, especially lately, but I don't know if it compares to the sheer amount of bands that are equally, if not more, popular that are spawned here.
Denver especially is burgeoning in a way Montreal only dreams of.
But are they superior? I find it hard to say. Probably not, just something that's less traditional. It sounds fresher.
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February 11th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
no they are not supirior overall , but some good stuff , try looking at some british stuff
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February 11th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
My favorite is The Inbreds……worth checking out if you haven't heard 'em.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nmtbsZIYSJs
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2rbynUfEGKE
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XryHXLxpTAU
I also enjoy Godspeed You Black Emperor. Canada's brought us it's share of good music. Of course, they also gave us Nickelback, so I guess it all cancels out.
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February 11th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
I Tend to have a bunch of Canadian Bands in my Library including
The Trews
Sam Roberts
The Tragically Hip
I Mother Earth
The Tea party
Econoline Crush
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Big Wreck
Alpha Galates
Evans Blue
Idle Sons
The Golden Dogs
Sloan
Jakalope
Bif Naked
54-40
The Odds
Our Lady Peace
I tend to drift to Canadian rock over the stuff coming out of the states or england. Could be because Im Canadian though
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February 11th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
To be honest out of the ones you mentioned I only know Arcade Fire (who are quality). The only other Canadian indie band I know is Born Ruffians, they're okay I guess.
In my opinion Scottish indie bands are far superior, but I would say that, being a Scot and all.
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The Beta Band
Belle & Sebastian
Jesus & Mary Chain
Biffy Clyro
Idlewild
…etc etc etc
February 11th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
I agree there are some great indie bands from Canada…great bands from Canada in general too. But, superior to America or Britain's indie scene? I doubt it. Not even saying they're worse, but certainly not superior.
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February 11th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
The Canadians have sure been prolific and put out some great music…
U.S. indie/alt:
Sonic Youth
The Black Keys
Grizzly Bear
Interpol
The National
Of Montreal
The Hold Steady
Spoon
Okkervil River
LCD Soundsystem
The Ponys
Wilco
White Rabbits
It is a toss up in my book to say they are better or worse than Canada or Europe.
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February 12th, 2009 at 12:05 am
The Arcade Fire are great i'll give you that.
But British Indie/Alternative:
Joy Division
The Smiths
The Libertines
The Futureheads
Field Music
Inspiral Carpets
Stone Roses
Kasabian
Mogwai
Blur
Pulp
Etc' Etc'
Can't say the Canadians are superior at all.
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