OT: The all encompassing HFSabres music thread with no rules (as long as it’s music posted)

[Chainshot]

You forgot Canada's 2nd greatest band Triumph, closely followed by April Wine

Hmm... trying to think back to the old Canadian content stuff from radio listening days -

Saga
Max Webster
BTO
Kim Mitchell
Loverboy
Chilliwack
The Guess Who
Ron Hawkins
FM
Nash the Slash
Platinum Blonde
54-40
The Northern Pikes
Lowest of the Low
The Spoons
Men Without Hats
The Box
Rough Trade
The Cowboy Junkies
Crash Vegas
Martha and the Muffins
Arcade Fire
Skinny Puppy
Voivod
Front Line Assembly
Delerium
The Rose Chronicles
The Dead South
Crash Test Dummies
Metric
Stars
Broken Social Scene
Spirit of the West
The Be Good Tanyas
The Payolas
Rock and Hyde
Tear Garden
The Beaches
Plasticine Replicas
April Wine
Blue Rodeo
Teenage Head
The Pursuit of Happiness
Pukka Orchestra



Mentioned Digital Poodle earlier
Doug and the Slugs
Honeymoon Suite
Edit - Forgot Red Rider
Edit 2 - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet (the house band for Kids in the Hall)

That was all stuff I remember hearing on Q107/CFNY/97.7 before their format change, club gigs in Buffalo and of course bar hopping in Toronto. A couple are newer (Dead South, Beaches) but most are older.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Hmm... trying to think back to the old Canadian content stuff from radio listening days -

Saga
Max Webster
BTO
Kim Mitchell
Loverboy
Chilliwack
The Guess Who
Ron Hawkins
FM
Nash the Slash
Platinum Blonde
54-40
The Northern Pikes
Lowest of the Low
The Spoons
Men Without Hats
The Box
Rough Trade
The Cowboy Junkies
Crash Vegas
Martha and the Muffins
Arcade Fire
Skinny Puppy
Voivod
Front Line Assembly
Delerium
The Rose Chronicles
The Dead South
Crash Test Dummies
Metric
Stars
Broken Social Scene
Spirit of the West
The Be Good Tanyas
The Payolas
Rock and Hyde
Tear Garden
The Beaches
Plasticine Replicas
April Wine
Blue Rodeo
Teenage Head
The Pursuit of Happiness
Pukka Orchestra



Mentioned Digital Poodle earlier
Doug and the Slugs
Honeymoon Suite
Edit - Forgot Red Rider
Edit 2 - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet (the house band for Kids in the Hall)

That was all stuff I remember hearing on Q107/CFNY/97.7 before their format change, club gigs in Buffalo and of course bar hopping in Toronto. A couple are newer (Dead South, Beaches) but most are older.

Used to love Q107 their 10 at 10 on my drive home from work

 

[Chainshot]

Further to the Canadian vacation this has turned into -

 

[Chainshot]

Another that's now stuck in my head... this cover is impressive as hell:

 

[Chainshot]

Or a song I didn't even know had a video that I remember but saw these guys live a few times back in the day -

 

[KiwiGriff]

Hoooooold up a second. You guys are talking Canadian bands and not one person mentions Billy Talent??

I downloaded a hockey video game for the first time in years a few days ago, NHL25, and when I decided to fire it up and give it a go my brain started playing Red Flag by Billy Talent.

Love that band.

Edit: I saw @yahhockey mentioned them. I am mollified somewhat.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Never really listend to them outside of what I probably heard on the classic rock station

The idea of the Hip on a classic rock station hurts me to my core

 

[MarkusKetterer]

The idea of the Hip on a classic rock station hurts me to my core

Imagine how I felt when “What’s My Age Again?” played on my local rock station during their “flashback classic rock” show.

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Hmm... trying to think back to the old Canadian content stuff from radio listening days -

Saga
Max Webster
BTO
Kim Mitchell
Loverboy
Chilliwack
The Guess Who
Ron Hawkins
FM
Nash the Slash
Platinum Blonde
54-40
The Northern Pikes
Lowest of the Low
The Spoons
Men Without Hats
The Box
Rough Trade
The Cowboy Junkies
Crash Vegas
Martha and the Muffins
Arcade Fire
Skinny Puppy
Voivod
Front Line Assembly
Delerium
The Rose Chronicles
The Dead South
Crash Test Dummies
Metric
Stars
Broken Social Scene
Spirit of the West
The Be Good Tanyas
The Payolas
Rock and Hyde
Tear Garden
The Beaches
Plasticine Replicas
April Wine
Blue Rodeo
Teenage Head
The Pursuit of Happiness
Pukka Orchestra



Mentioned Digital Poodle earlier
Doug and the Slugs
Honeymoon Suite
Edit - Forgot Red Rider
Edit 2 - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet (the house band for Kids in the Hall)

That was all stuff I remember hearing on Q107/CFNY/97.7 before their format change, club gigs in Buffalo and of course bar hopping in Toronto. A couple are newer (Dead South, Beaches) but most are older.

Teenage Head. Now there's a band I hadn't thought of in a while.

Saw them in Vancouver in 1980. Seemed like everyone in the crowd was from Southern Ontario.

US label made them tame down their name when it looked they might be breaking out. Never heard about them again after that.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Imagine how I felt when “What’s My Age Again?” played on my local rock station during their “flashback classic rock” show.

We need a puke emoji.

Also, how about Toronto-based ska band One? All these years later I still get the song "Kind Buds" stuck in my head regularly. They also had a fun cover of the Toots classic 54-46

 

[Chainshot]

Hoooooold up a second. You guys are talking Canadian bands and not one person mentions Billy Talent??

I downloaded a hockey video game for the first time in years a few days ago, NHL25, and when I decided to fire it up and give it a go my brain started playing Red Flag by Billy Talent.

Love that band.

Edit: I saw @yahhockey mentioned them. I am mollified somewhat.

I haven't been close to Canada in too long so if it's in the last 10 years it would have had to catch my ear in a different way.

 

[Butt Ox]

Canadian stuff I listen to now and again: Frank Marino was a guitar spanking monster when I was a kid. Colin James could hit some cool licks. Joey Landreth is pretty good at that guitar thing too.

edit: forgot about Pat Travers. Him and Thrall were lights out.

 

[Butt Ox]

 

[Gras]

Decided to grab a ticket for Nate Smith & Josh Ross in a couple weeks.

 

[TheStorm]

Gives me a King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard feel to it

 

[TheStorm]

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Reminds me of Wayne Coyne a little

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Teenage Head. Now there's a band I hadn't thought of in a while.

Saw them in Vancouver in 1980. Seemed like everyone in the crowd was from Southern Ontario.

US label made them tame down their name when it looked they might be breaking out. Never heard about them again after that.

I’ll be seeing them at the end of September. And the Ripcordz at the end of next month.

The Ripcordz show should be fun, as it’s in a converted three chair barber shop, right next to a brand new condo building. Directly across from both is a high end pizza shop and a couple of dive bars and a nightclub.

 

[Gras]

 

[TheStorm]

Porter's new album Smile just came out this week and I've been enjoying the hell out of it. Porter Robinson means so much to me and his last album, Nurture, got me through most of craziness that was 2021 as well as the depression than lingered after.

 

[Butt Ox]

Porter's new album Smile just came out this week and I've been enjoying the hell out of it. Porter Robinson means so much to me and his last album, Nurture, got me through most of craziness that was 2021 as well as the depression than lingered after.

If I were to say that there is some great pop on Smile, I hope that it wouldn't be interpreted as a slight. There is some great pop on Smile.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

 

[Chainshot]

 

[Blowfish]

Yup. BNL is Canadian. Along with the Hip, Our Lady Peace, SNFU, Alexisonfire, Cancer Bats, Comeback Kid, Deadmau5, Corey Hart, and Tesla.

Neil Young, Rush, The Guess Who, Leonard Cohen, Arcade Fire, Loverboy, Sloan, The Weakerthans, Sloan, The New Pornographers, Metric, Broken Social Scene, Bryan Adams, Feist, The Band, S Twain, Joni Mitchell....Skydiggers, Teenage Head, Rough Trade, Spoons, The Demics, Dayglo Abortions, Forgotten Rebels, Cowboy Junkies

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Neil Young, Rush, The Guess Who, Leonard Cohen, Arcade Fire, Loverboy, Sloan, The Weakerthans, Sloan, The New Pornographers, Metric, Broken Social Scene, Bryan Adams, Feist, The Band, S Twain, Joni Mitchell....Skydiggers, Teenage Head, Rough Trade, Spoons, The Demics, Dayglo Abortions, Forgotten Rebels, Cowboy Junkies

Actually Arcade Fire is mostly American. They met at McGill, but only one member is Canadian.

Also Feist is slightly cheating, as she was a member of Broken Social Scene before she got popular as a solo artist. And in fact boosted their popularity because of “1,2,3,4”.



As an aside, playing metal really freaks out the Indians that are here because of Trudeau. I literally just went inside to grab another beer and come back outside, and the three people that were outside stopped walking and turned around and walked away. Like yea it sounds aggressive but I’m not gonna shank you dude

 

[Gras]

Actually Arcade Fire is mostly American. They met at McGill, but only one member is Canadian.

Also Feist is slightly cheating, as she was a member of Broken Social Scene before she got popular as a solo artist. And in fact boosted their popularity because of “1,2,3,4”.



As an aside, playing metal really freaks out the Indians that are here because of Trudeau. I literally just went inside to grab another beer and come back outside, and the three people that were outside stopped walking and turned around and walked away. Like yea it sounds aggressive but I’m not gonna shank you dude

Put on some Bloodywood if you want to lure them in.