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- Reaction To Top 150 Canadian Music Artists EVER (Bands and Singers)
This is my reaction to Top 150 Canadian Music Artists EVER
In this video I react to a list of 150 Canadian singers and bands ever. This list shows the amazing talent pool that Canada has produced when it comes to music including acts like Rush, Bryan Adams, Neil Young, The Weeknd, Nickelback, Joni Mitchell, Celine Dion and much more.
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As A Canadian, this list does not list accurately the top 150 artists according to fame. It is just a list of 150 Canadian artists unranked.
I agree, lot of band that never made the list from to 70's and 80's
There maybe 20 actual big good songs. Who made this isnt actually Canadian.
Ian Thomas! Neil Young
To be fair, though, there was a lot on the list I had forgotten about. I think they needed a bigger list, too.
As a Canadian I say you are only speaking for yourself, obviously since he is watching a list compiled by someone in order that person felt otherwise, I don't agree with the list, and feel some great artist are missing from it, you can't say the list in invalid, since the one who made it has there own terms, if you disagree with it create your own list for him to review
I am Canadian who constantly listened to music in the 60s, 70s, and 80s and I have never heard of a lot of these artists. I don't know who compiled this list but they missed many, many better ones.
Same here brother
Truth. Way better than the other one, but still severely lacking.
100% correct...this is no accurate
@@charmsoju I think the list is pretty much random there's no real rankings
Mostlikely a journalist from Toronto. Lol
Gordon Lightfoot, Stan Rogers, Anne Murray, Rita McNeil and Walk Off The Earth should have been on this list.
Great big Sea as well!
Love some Stan Rogers. Our family loves him, and my dad will play his songs on his guitar whenever we camp.
To be fair, the thumbnail says "ROCK AND METAL". Those acts don't fit in that genre.
Colin james also
@@carolmurphy7572 Original video says "top Canadian bands and singers". And quite a few of these are not rock and metal. Celine, for example, would be a massive stretch to call rock.
As a Canadian I can confirm that the method used to rank these artist was: CHOAS.
And drunkardness. And Ignorance...
I’m an American and can tell you Rush isn’t only the best Canadian artists but the worlds best artists!!!
The biggest omission I could see for a "Rock and Metal" list would have been Colin James who had some huge hits in the early 90s. This list most Canadians would consider much better than the Spotify one you had reviewed previously.
Yes! Where is Colin James??
Colin James is a blues musician with a rock influence on many of his popular songs. Saw him live twice both for free (at the Kee to Bala and downtown Kingston).
He was the one who was slotted to take over for Stevie Ray Vaughn but changed his genre of music and totally moved away from blues.
@@13coyote13 Colin James is great but only the media touted him as the new Stevie. (Not even close) Colin took his own path and we are lucky for that There are always too many wannabes out there
Blue Rodeo DESERVED to be in that top 10. They've had an amazing 35 years together - and Jim has had an amazing solo career. That's just wrong that they were so far down the list.
Not my favorite Canadian artist by a long shot, but I can't argue that they deserve to be there. I mean, you can't even turn on the radio (country, classics, rock... doesn't matter which) without hearing them. Platinum Blonde should also be in the top 10 I'd argue. Course, I haven't finished the video so I don't yet know what actually is their top 10. Lol. Personally, I'm a Triumph, Killer Dwarf, Sloan kinda guy... but there's a lot on this list that brings back a lot of memories so far. Gonna keep going and see.
ummm no
@@Wilem35 I stand by what I said. I've seen them many times in concert over the past few decades. Phenomenal musicians who put on an amazing show. Every time.
Completely agree! Amazing stage performance too.
@@user-rs8tz1qi1c I've been front row center at almost every one of their concerts. Amazing vocals from Jim and Greg - incredible band. They don't need all of the tricks and fanfare for their shows. Their fans don't need it when their TALENT shines through. Jim is very personable and truly appreciates his fans. Met him a few years ago - and he was a total sweetheart.
The Trews, Headstones, Five Man Electrical Band, Kim Mitchell, Max Webster, David Wilcox, Cowboy Junkies, Alan Doyle and Great Big Sea should all be on that list.
Max Webster and CJ were there. Agree with the rest, and would add the Sheepdogs as well!
@@CaptainTedStryker list went by so quick I must’ve missed them but I definitely agree with adding the Sheepdogs to the list
Cowboy Junkies were there.
Sheepdogs & Monstertruck
USS, (Ubiquitous Singery Seeker)
I am Canadian, and this list reflects the mindset of whoever created it more than it does the wealth of musical talent in Canada. Right off the top of my head, I was surprised that Headstones, Rough Trade, The Modernettes, The Dirty Nil and Stompin' Tom Connors were absent, and that is a pitifully small sampling.
Yes ! Rough Trade...Carol Pope's voice was fantastic.
Speaking truth, @BillAdams!
I also didn't see Gordon Lightfoot.
For sure! I'd like to see Chilliwack and the Headpins on this list, too.
The Headstones is definitely a huge omission imo. And it's insane that Gordon Lightfoot wasn't on there.
Big Sugar, Big Wreck, and one of my favorites from the 80's Doug and the Slugs.
Big Sugar. Spirit of the West. Colin James(one of the most under-rated musicians in Canadian history). I think they needed a top 500 list.
I kept wondering where Spirit of the West where.
Spirit of the West are fabulous
I was about to ask about Spirit of the West.
You think Colin James is under-rated. You do realize he was recognized by Stevie Ray Vaughan as an excellent, innovative blues guitarist? A high accolade that I'm sure he was proud of. I've seen Colin James live twice and he's definitely recognized for his work, just not in this crappy list of Canadian musicians.
Colin James is an beautiful musician. Loved seeing him live and very underrated. A lot of soul in the guy.
Great Big Sea are definitely iconic
So much great music, so many memories. Others I can think of: Ian Thomas, Murray McLaughlin, Anne Murray, Dear Rouge, The Beaches, Serena Ryder, Stomping Tom Connors, Spirit of the west. And Bruce Cockburn, it is astounding how many big artist list him as a huge influence in their music.
Spirit of the West. Love them!
I agree Bruce Cockburn🌟❤️🥰💕🇨🇦🍁, saw him in 2003 as lead in to Bruce Springsteen as a double Bill at Montreal’s Bell Centre.. what a show. Bruce Cockburn I think is in the Toronto area still.
I remember an anecdotal story from a very young Rik Emmet that he and I think it was Kim Mitchell went to a Bruce Cockburn concert to see what this guy was about for real. The assumption was Cockburn HAS to be using effects to get one guitar to sound like that. So Cockburn sits down, one guitar, no pedals . . . Reaction: "Damn it!" LOL.
Just noticed that Anne Murray and Bruce Cockburn were not on this list.
Stomping Tom Connors and his hockey song is as pure Canadian song as our Maple Syrup.
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I agree, also Alvvays and Cybertronic Spree should have been added. This list could have added at least another 50 artists. I know Hip hop and Rap weren't included, probably because of the music Genres. I just saw a documentary on prime about the Toronto Hip hop and rap scene in the '80's, 90's, and very early 2000's I learned a lot.
In 1971, the CRTC enacted a law that came to be known as "Can Con" to promote Canadian content. Not everyone liked it, but I think it was a great boon to the Canadian music industry. Otherwise, Canadian music would have been swamped by American music. That gave Canadians a chance to produce such great music.
I thought it was brilliant so we could support home grown bands! I remember some people against it, but what a huge success it has been! ❤
I suspect the need for Can Con is less now that the music industry is less tied to LA, Nashville and NYC. TH-cam is one example of how Canadian content can succeed without any government intervention - there's plenty of very successful Canadian content creators.
I'm of two minds on CanCon. It mandated a certain percentage of air time for Canadian Content. As result I never found the need to purchase a lot of them cause it was on the radio all the time.
This is a good point. The weird part about this is I think other people outside of Canada know many of these artists and they don't. We heard much of this music so much that it's like second nature but you go outside of Canada and people don't know them.
@@Lochness19 None of that's true. The music industry is even more consolidated in those locals than ever. That's like saying because the movie industry does shoots all over the world that the industry is less tied to LA. The executives are in NY, LA and Nashville. 'Record' sales are no longer profitable except for the biggest acts pushed by 'the industry'. The money for the artists now is in live playing.
"RUSH" at #1 I totally agree.
Harem Scarem!!!Gordon Lightfoot and Anne Murray. Brighton Rock, Headstones, Big Sugar, Colin James, Barney Bentall, Kim Mitchell's solo career...so many more
Beside forgotten bands (Lighthouse,Chiliwack) and french-canadian ones: i will dispute Leonard Cohen not beeing in the top ten. Same for Gordon Lightfoot !!!!
Chilliwack was on there maybe 1/3 of the way in.
Thankyou for mentioning our french canadian artists
Really can't believe Gordon Lightfoot is not on the list or Burton Cummings, as a solo artist he is incredibly talented and a great showman but he is often overlooked. Also shocked that one of the best punk/rock bands ever Teenage Head is not on the list. They were Huge back in 79/80 when their album "Frantic City" featuring songs like "Something on my mind" and "Let's Shake" took Canada by storm and went GOLD!! I'm sure they would have been very successful if they had been able to do their series of concerts set up in New City. Unfortunately, Gordie Lewis was in a serious car accident, broke his neck and was in recovery for over a year. The tour was cancelled and they never really got out of Canada. Even after the band went back and forth with band members over the years they still sold out everywhere they went across Canada; even after Frankie Venom died. Their shows rocked the house with devoted fans. Sadly now with the death of Gordie Lewis in 2022 we are only left with the many memories of awesome shows and great creative music. I had the pleasure of meeting Gordie once in the theatre I worked in, he was such a nice guy and loved his fans. He was also very generous when anyone asked him for an autograph or autographed donations for fundraisers. I don't think "no" was in his vocabulary according to his close friends. RIP Frankie & Gordie.
Burton was number 2, go check again,,,
@@1gerger1 That's the Guess Who. I was talking about his solo career.
I agrée Teenage head was huge!!
It was really more of a rock list. Plenty of folk, country, jazz musicians that could be added.
Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young
As a Canadian I never heard of many of these artists. Many huge stars left off the list
Totally agree
Seriously? Other then the metal most of these songs still get played constantly. Lots of good artists missing though.
then you need to listen to more music. this list was great
@@lowlifehighroad thanks karen
Great list, several I never heard of, mostly 2000 and up. A few that were overlooked surprised me, artists like Rough Trade, Buffy Sainte Marie, Harmonium, Bruce Cockburn, Edward Bear, Stompin’ Tom Connors, Felix Leclerc, Lighthouse, Anne Murray, Teenage Head, Prairie Oyster.
The 1970's in my opinion was the best decade for Canadian bands. April Wine, the Guess Who, Stampeders, etc.
It was a golden little era in the 90s for Canadian Rock - The Tea Party, I Mother Earth, Big Sugar, Big Wreck, Moist, Econoline Crush, Crash Test Dummies, Our Lady Peace, Matthew Good Band, The Headstones, The Age of Electric, Treble Charger, The Tragically Hip, Sloan, The Odds, Junkhouse, Limblifter, Billy Talent, 54-40.... and most of these bands are still around today.
Spirit of the West
As old rocker guy here I love the Headstones Long Way To Neverland and their cover of Tweeter and the Monkey Man
Big Sugar was so awesome. Saw them so many times in yhe ninties, my ears are still recovering.😊
I had the opportunity to work with The Headstones. They are lovely people!
The Killjoys, Punchbuggy, Rusty, superfriendz, The Grapes of Wrath, Hayden, The Northern Pikes, jale, Eric's Trip, The Gandharvas, The Inbreds, Bran Van 3000.
Fun fact: Grimes is Elon Musk's baby mama. Most of this list is alt or hard rock or metal. Other bands to listen to: Arkells, Default (and lead singer now solo Dallas Smith, doing country), Dear Rouge, The Beaches, Dallas Green (lead singer from Alexisonfire) and his other persona City & Colour, July Talk, Marianas Trench, Great Big Sea....oh and listen to Stompin' Tom Connors!!! He was a legend. If you want more pop, Justin Beiber, Shawn Mendes, Michael Buble, Drake, Alessia Cara, Lights, Keshia Chante, Fefe Dobson, Sass Jordan to name just a few!
This was more the 150 songs of pop/rock radio. Ian Tyson, Gordon Lightfoot are the two biggest omissions for me. Hank Snow wrote some of the most iconic country songs of all time. Stomping Tom, Corb Lund, Maestro Fresh Wes, Stan Rogers, Kate and Anna McGarrigle and Joel Plaskett all deserved spots. They included Joni but picked a weird obscure song from her catalog.
Not much was covered prior to the late sixties. And it paid more attention to the various metal genres. A good list above, and still there are more omissions as noted in the comments. Yes, some odd song selections that weren't necessarily the act's best material.
Alotvof the songs they chose for the artists were less popular or obscure. I wonder if it was to get around the copyright thing of youtube
Hank Snow is in my opinion the greatest solo artist Canada ever produced. I have a picture he autographed for my dad back in the late 1960's
Paul Brandt should be included with country as well as quite a few others.
they dropped the ball on this list
Oh....you can triple, or quadruple, or more.....that list.
Soooooooo many weren't on it.
And the lack of bluegras folk, country, jazz, blues, rap, adult contemporary, etc, is rather telling about the people that compiled the list.😎
And yes...a lot of rock was left out.
🇨🇦 here. Have to confess, at 56, there are a few here I haven’t heard of but will definitely be exploring 😉
There were quite a few bands I never even heard of, and a few that I didn't know were Canadian, of course they missed some too : Luba, Amanda Marshall, Gordon Lightfoot , The Stampeders, Lighthouse, Kim Mitchell, Colin James, Powder blues band, Michelle Branch, Uzeb, Skywalk, to name a few that should be on there !
Stampeders and Kim Mitchell (Max Webster) were on the list. You are right about Colin James and Powder Blues. Both really great.
Missing - Gordon Lightfoot would be Top 5, Anne Murray & Michael Buble Top 20, Bruce Cockburn & Amanda Marshall top 30. Others missing Platinum Blonde, Jann Arden, Diana Krall
Holly Cole, too
I don’t understand how Gordon Lightfoot (RIP) isn’t on this list.
They didn’t choose the most popular tunes by each band. Weird!
Sometimes they did, sometimes they didn't. Most of the one-hit wonders were their biggest hits, but it seems they went with the lower charting songs when there was a choice.
Clumsy for OLP and It's All Been Done for BNL are probably the two exceptions (they were both their biggest hits, even if they had songs with heavier radio play and therefore more recognition - late 90s charts were problematic because the rules were outdated as new media became a force).
Not sure what some of those songs were supposed to represent. Men Without Hats and not Safety Dance, c'mon.
Noticed that too.
I noticed that also. Whoever compiled that list was either not a Canadian and or had any idea about Canadian bands and singers..
The 80’s was definitely the best time for Canadian talent.
Well that was a painful list. Whoever made it clearly has a penchant for death metal. None of those bands belonged on the list. Also, the ordering is clueless. I can only assume the author didn't want to lose viewers by having too many weaker names up front. Then there's the fact they decided to choose the worst song possible from most of the famous acts. Finally, too many missing names to list. Drake, Hank Snow, Anne Murray, Gordon Lightfoot and on and on. So clearly not a list from "all" genres.
You saifd it. There were about 17 indistinguishable screeching death metal bands. One after the other. THe person responsible for this trainwreck of a list better not be Canadian, because if he or she is, I want them arrested for treason. How do you forget Gordon Lightfoot? How? As a Canadian that's an act of sedition. And no, if the person who completed this list is young that is not an excuse for not including Lightfoot-the man was and is CANADA. I wasn't born when he hit his peak in popularity. But I love great music and exploring all eras. Which is why I love Gordon Lightfoot. Heck, he inspired about 80 percent of the singers and bands mebtion4ed. Including RUSH.
Colin James, Kim Mitchell, Doug and the Slugs are a few I could think of were missed. Really awesome the great percentage of Canadian female artists. I think the 80s really opened the door to obscure bands all over the map
Kim Mitchell was on there. His band was Max Webster.
@@shanewalton8888 at 135. such a crime
@@shanewalton8888He also had a big solo career, though. Maybe bigger than with Max Webster. Others were represented more than once - e.g. Tom Cochrane solo plus Red Rider.
@@shanewalton8888 Yes, but he has had better success as a solo career. He could have been there twice, like Tom Cochrane and Devin Townsend ;)
This list covers all music genres, progress rock, adult contemporary etc. it is quite comprehensive, I only recognize the tunes most closely associated with my generation and my personal music tastes, but every category gets a mention or two, notably absent... Great Big Sea, Doug and the Slugs, Bruce Cockburn, Gordon Lightfoot. Cant please them all I guess
Loved Doug and the Slugs!!
It's not that we can't be pleased it's that the list ignores Gordon Lightfoot who is the most successful Canadian artist of all time-he directly influenced many of the musicians and bands listed. He is Bob Dylans favorite artist, who he considered his only real competition. Robbie Robertson called him Canada's greatest national treasure. His songs have been recorded by nearly 800 other artists, from every genre. including rap. He's left off the list while a bunch of indistinguishable screech bands make the list along with Martha and the muffins and the horror known as Nickelback.
The list is in no order and extremely rock focused. In just 40 seconds I could think of a ton of artists completely omitted: Drake, Justin Bieber, Choclair, Snow, Shawn Mendes, Diana Krall, Anne Murray, Michael Buble, Paul Anka, Gordon Lightfoot, Terri Clark, Rufus Wainwright, Deadmau5, Alessia Cara, Hank Snow, Paul Brandt, Guy Lombardo, Measha Bruggergosman, Oscar Peterson, Maestro Fresh Wes, The Four Lads, Gino Soccio, etc. Some sold 100s of millions of records. To leave them off is bizarre.
I'm glad you mentioned Oscar Peterson. Thanks.
Its called white dude racism(guy who made the video and thought anyone cares about one hit wonder hair bands) for the most part... But Gordon Lightfoot is inexcusable
Great list of those overlooked!
I didn't see Buckcherry, Streetheart, Harliquin, Orphen , Queen City Kids and Goddo on the list?!
I really think these list need to be split up either one video per decade, or group the 60, 70, and 80's for one video and the 90's and up for the younger folks a separate video, The music and talent has really changed! and either Rock, Pop, Metal, Folk...etc....should also be separated!
The singer for Moist, went solo, and he was awesome. His name is David Usher, great music. There is also "Downway" and "Deville" from Canada. There was a Canadian Idol star who's band became a huge in the 2000s, "Hedley" was the band. I forgot that Terry Jacks was from Canada. "Seasons in the sun" is an iconic song from the 60s.
David Usher is awesome. I have all his CDs, lol.
Hedley's lead singer was convicted of s. assault. I can't in all conscience recommend their music as a result anymore.
Terry Jacks and his wife Susan were also successful as The Poppy Family. So many artists not listed that should be.
I think Seasons in the Sun may have been revived a few times to become a hit in several years?
David is one of my favourite Canadian artists - he's absolutely fantastic. Very unique music - done with a lot of heart and passion. Too bad that Jacob veered so badly off the path. He could have had an amazing career.
Hedley singer? Ooohh, yeah, is he in jail yet or house arrest?
One band that's always missed is Doug and the Slugs. I think they're great - and they have the most cheezie early 80s videos. Hilarious.
I hadn't heard of many, many bands on this list. Also, unless I missed them, they didn't include Michael Buble or Justin Bieber - probably 2 of the most successful.
Yes, Doug and the Slugs were awesome. I noted that Buble and Bieber were missing, but they aren't really that 'Canadian' in substance -- more like made-up American.
Yes, Bruce Cockburn influenced a lot of artists internationally. Lovers in a Dangerous Time is a good example of his music. My favourite line is “Kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight. “ Check him out my friend.
It's so insanely repetitive.
Dialogue With The Devil does it for me. I saw him play that live at University of Guelph about 1973/1974. One musician, one stool, one guitar. Haunting.@@Veggamattic
Pacing the Cage is mine.
I'm not sure Rita McNeil should be on the list but she had a string of adult contemporary/country type hits. She also done a song called "Working Man" with a choir of coal workers from New Brunswick called Men of The Deep. Amazing song.
coal miners from Cape Breton.
Happy to see April Wine made the list. They were a favorite of mine late 70s and 80s. Would have liked to see Luba and Zappacosta on the list as well as some great French-Canadian talent
Lots of great acts missing from this list!
* Big Sugar
* Sheepdogs
* Crowbar
* Downchild blues band
* Sue Foley
* Colter Wall
* the Dead South
* Glorious Sons
So many many more.
Listing a bunch of no-name Canadian bands doesn't make them worthy of being here; I've only heard of two of these bands and that was when radio was still listened to.
Basically had no Canadian country other than Shania Twain and KD Lang. Colter Wall is big right now, but there is also Corb Lund, Ian Tyson etc etc. Also many punk bands missing starting with SNFU.
@@ScubaSteveCanada
Your loss bud
Although The Band made the list, Robbie Robertson deserved to do so as a solo artist. His self titled debut is a master piece. It won the JUNO for Album of the year in 1988. It was produce by Daniel Lanois while he was producing Joshua Tree for U2 and it includes Peter Gabriel and Bono as back up lyricists. Yeah it's that good.
Yes, I remember ''somewhere down the crazy river''
I can't see that this was in any order.
Still lots of Canadians that should have been in the top 150 if you like them or not, that is a different story ...
Michael Buble, Kim Mitchell, Diana Krall, Justin Bieber, Anne Murray, Great Big Sea, Jann Arden, Gordon Lightfoot, Spirit Of The West... and more and more.
The real list of top 150 would include all of those, Glen Gould, Oscar Peterson, Deadmau5, Shania Twain, Skid Row, Ritchie Hawten, The Guess Who, and on and on 👍🏻
Good God, the album sales of just those you mentioned, probably exceed the album sales on this entire list!
am i the only person not upset about this list? it even covered doa and the viletones. this is a super comprehensive cross genre list with some long forgotten gems. spot on 👏🏻 it did miss some beloved classics but only had 150 spots. we’d need a 1000 list to cover ALL the good artists
I don't know what the person who put this list together was smoking when they put the list together but their ranking system is totally whack. There's a whole bunch of bands I've never heard of miles higher on the list than some of THE biggest names in Canadian music. I'm almost offended. Canada does have some amazing music but this list has me very very confused. (did I miss it or did Joni MItchell not even make the list? nor Gordon Lightfoot? I really need to stop watching these countdown lists; they always wind up pissing me off. Not your fault Mert, I love how interested you are in music from our country and how respectful you are of the process.
5 Man Electrical Band, A Foot In Cold Water, Colin James, Sven Gali, Rockhead, Teaze & Teenage Head should have been on this list
What a...bizarre list. I have never heard of probably half of them, yet they left out Gordon Lightfoot? Anne Murray? Walk Off The Earth? Klaatu? Doug and the Slugs? Great Big Sea? Bruce Cockburn? The Headstones?? Oscar Pederson? The Powder Blues? (Anyone else remember their "Party Line" album cover? Mmmmrrrower!) And speaking of Mmmmmmrrrowwer! No MITSOU?!! Colin James? Michael Bublé? Justin Beiber? Cowboy Junkies? Diana Krall? Platinum Blonde? April Wine? Paul Anka? Jann Arden? Joni Mitchell? Jeebus! I could go on for hours, but they had all those strange unheard of bands. Huh. Shame.
This list is better, but I am surprised by some of the songs they picked to showcase certain bands.
Yep, the song choices definitely weren't the best. For example, never even heard that April Wine song before...and I've seen the band live a few times!
This list does not really include many many of the mellower hit songs, but rather focuses much more on the heavy metal genre. However there are many internationally renowned Canadian icons such as Ian and Sylvia, Gordon Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen, Anne Murray, Stan Rogers, Frank Mills, Dan Hill, Brian Adams, Burton Cummings etc., and if you want to go way way back, the Four Lads, Paul Anka and the Diamonds etc. Finally all the Francophone (=French-speaking) artists such as Robert Charlebois, Harmonium, Ginette Renault, Gilles Vignault and many many more who could have been included. I think by listening to the above mentioned artists, one would have a broader appreciation of Canadian music talent.
Bryan Adams and Leonard Cohen made the list and Burton Cummings did too but with The Guess Who.
Bruce Cockburn, Tom Cochrane, Gordon Lightfoot, Five Man Electrical Band, Ian Thomas, ... also 50s groups the Crewcuts and the Diamonds. and plenty in other categories like Oscar Peterson. About 20% of the listed acts... I've never heard of.
Love Rush, but Neil Young’s influence has been so deep, so significant, profound and long lasting, how can he not be #1?
He’s an artist that will pace the Beatles and Dylan for future listeners!
Peace
Neil Young as a songwriter and singer in country and rock is easily No.1.
Rush was a huge influence on bands and musicians that followed them and if anything their music is growing in popularity as more people are introduced to it over social media.
@@Fred-vy1hm Undoubtedly true, but I’m old and stuck in my ways! Spent over 40 years in the Canadian music biz. Worked with Jack Richardson, Bob Ezrin, the Lanois brothers, David Essig and Aleck Fraser. I’m an analog old school, studio rat, from the 70’s. Morgan Earle, Thunder Sounds, Nimbus 9, etc - stuck in my ways and thoughts. Neil is a hero to me - up until he married Daryl Hana, anyway!
Peace
That’s a good point, but I think rush should be #1 still. But most of the list I never heard about. Maybe because I’m from Quebec, but some great artists who had successful careers singing in French are missing.
Triumph is likely the band that should have made a bigger international impact than they did. Great lead vocals, guitarist ,and one of the best drummers in the world.
I wouldn't call Gil Moore one of the best drummers in the world. He did what he had to do for each song and he did it well. If you watch him play compared to say, Neil Peart, you see a HUGE difference in talent.
@@chrisw2546 yes exactly. He was totally fine for Triumph, but really he was just a decent drummer. However, I did admire him for being able to sing and drum at the same time. Not many drummers can do that.
I was in the Hard Rock Hotel, in Shenzhen, China...in one of the restaurants, the memorabilia included one of Gil Moore's drum skins and cymbals and Rik Emmett's tour jacket.
I will add to ones missing. Poweder blued band, Downchild blues band, Oscar Peterson. It is almost impossible to do one of these lists and not miss artists that deserve to be on it. This list did dive deep in to some obscure Canadian bands.
Leona Boyd also comes to mind.
British Blues singer Long John Baldry became a Canadian. Not sure if we would count that.
It’s the Powder Blues Band.
@@smiling_chaos Yeah Typo.
@@shinjofox Jessie Cook too.
I came up with a couple other bands that were quite big in Canada but never hit it big outside of the country one was sass Jordan couple great albums and the late '80s early '90s and a lady called Luba she has a song called every time I see your picture I Cry check it out one of the strongest female rock voices ever never did understand how she didn't make it worldwide just a thought from an old Canadian who started listening to rock in the late sixties up till now
Yah sorry Mer but your list is completely bogus. Find an accurate list of the good bands and then judge. Your mind will be blown twice as hard. Btw speaking as a Canadian rock and roll guy, most will say the eighties was the best decade, but I really believe it was the seventies.
Stompin' Tom Connors? What hello. 😂
Honestly I'm sure there are many, many more Canadian acts that could be on this list. Although I am surprised there were many here that I didn't know, although scream rock isn't my thing.
perfect that Rush was #1 but I don't think the list was in any order Mert. I suggest looking into any that you liked because there will be at least a couple songs from each that you will like I think.
Enjoying your channel and your discovery of Canadian culture. 👍
some I've NEVER heard of....
Same 🙄
Seventies and eighties are some of the best ones
I've read a lot of comments, and I'll just add this... Harmonium (one of many french canadian bands) is not mentioned in the list. They only made 3 albums, but their second one is still ranked among the 50 best prog rock albums of all time (along with Yes, Pink Floyd, Genesis and our other very own Rush 😊). Then again, so many great canadian bands went unknown , and the list counts only a 150 of them that at some point... well, you get what I mean. If we should do the same list with England's bands, 150 would miss so many of them.
Harmonium was awesome... thanks for mentioning...
Im canaian and love Canadian music and im 55 and iv never heard if most of these.
Marianas Trench should also be on this list. Great Big Sea as well.
59 year old Canadian here. This is a much more comprehensive list than the last one but interestingly (or not) I was NOT familiar with the vast majority of these. Partly it’s age, partly it’s taste. I don’t listen to anything that has come out this century. There’s too much from the ‘70s and ‘80s worth listening to. And most are not to my taste as I’m not a hard rocker. I’m a Joni Mitchell, K.D. Lang, Brian Adams, Guess Who, BTO, Trooper, Gowan, Neil Young, Corey Hart, Shania Twain kinda guy. What I also found interesting was that some of the artists here had their lesser known (IMO) hits profiled. As to Céline Dion, she has an absolutely beautiful voice and I wish her well in her current health battles, but I always found her a bit cheesy.
The bottom line is that the depth and breadth of Canadian music is huge for a country of only 40 M people, so Canadians should be justifiably proud of them all.
There were some that I thought I had never heard before; but, when I listened to more of the song they were familiar to me. The clips in this video are so short that it was hard to recognize some of them.
Maybe because this seems to be metal but I have heard of maybe 20 of these bands. I was more into folky type music - Gordon Lightfoot, Rankin Family, Anne Murray - music like this.
@@lyndayoung2000 Yes, at the beginning of the video it states 'Rock & Metal'
Lots of them were unfamiliar, but ... damn ... there were some class acts there! Great list!
I was surprised to see Jeff Healey at #144 (assuming, of course, there was some reason for the order). Great sound; great performer; tragic story though. He deserves a listen, if you have time.
I hope there wasn't a reason for the order. Blue Rodeo behind Terry Jacks?!? Man, I hate that song.
@@CraigShifflet Tom Cochrane behind Tal Bachman would be a joke, if it was ordered as best to worst. Cochrane had a huge repertoire or hits, even after leaving Red Rider. Bachman only had the one (very good) hit and his family name to put him in the spotlight. Both deserve recognition in this list, but Cochrane is a top-50 all-timer in most anyone's books.
Your right for Jeff Healy. Saw live fantastic showman and musician.
So many amazing artists missing .... canadian music is really underrated
Great memories. As a Canadian I probably know about two thirds of these groups. I likely would have Loverboy number one but am good having Rush there as well.
I cant believe I forgot about Frozen Ghost, they had some good songs back in the day and I will go re familiarize myself with them again.
I think you had too many obscure heavy metal groups though. There are probably better ommisions out there than some of these.
The McGarrigle Sisters, Martha Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright, Patrick Watson, Sass Jordan, The Box, Bran Van 3000, Oliver Jones, Oscar Peterson, K'Naan, Great Big Sea, Ashley MacIsaac, Elisapie Isaac, Samian... I mean, Canada is bigly big, so you'll never get a comprehensive picture of all the awesome musicians we've produced over the years.
And, as usual, you could also have an entirely different list if we were talking about French-language or "Frenglish" artists.
The 70's hands down were the best years. Music, school field trips, barefoot, bell bottoms, roller skates and concets. Am I wrong?
The Jeff Healey Band appeared in the movie Roadhouse. In my opinion they should have been higher on the list. If you watch any of their videos you will notice Jeff's unusual guitar playing style. He was blind, having lost his sight to cancer at a very young age. Amazing musician, he also played trumpet in a jazz band and hosted a radio show on CBC where he would play music from his large collection of 78 rpm records and discuss the history of the songs.
Tal Bachman is the son of Randy Bachman from The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO), and Bachman and Turner. I feel Tal didn't quite get the respect he deserved in Canada because of who his father is. He actually has some pretty good songs.
Leonard Cohen was another great poet, one of his most well known songs in and out of Canada is Hallelujah, most popular version is the K.D. Lang version.
There are a lot on the list I've heard, but didn't know they were Canadian, as well as a lot I forgot were Canadian.
FM, Edward Bear & Lighthouse……
Triumph! Rik Emmett's guitar teacher was also my guitar teacher in Music College in Toronto, the late Peter Harris.
I think that the 70's 80's were the best!!! As A Canadian I have heard most of these bands ....but didn't know that they were Canadian.They are all amazing!!!
Gordon Lightfoot and Stompin Tom not being on this shocks me, there’s a lot of really good East Coast music missing from here, and no Classified?? One of his biggest hits is called Oh Canada
No Drake? No Biebs? How?
Wow, excellent point. No matter what you think of these two guys, they were / are absolutely huge stars.
Back in the 80s when the UK came out with "Do they Know its Christmas" and the US did "We are the World" for famine relief in Ethiopia, Canada's top music acts put out "Tears are not Enough". It's a great song and there's a documentary about how it all came together. A lot of bands non-Canadians would not know but it's still super interesting.
This reminds me David Foster was also not on this list.
We Are The World is one of the dreariest self-indulgent compositions possible. It kills me to know that Quincy Jones was one of the producers.
Not a great list. I'm 60 and so many of those heavy metal bands I've never even heard of and so very many great popular Canadian bands and Artists are missing from that list.
The Poppy Family, the Box, SassJordan, Edward Bear, Michel Pagliaro to mention just a few
You're missing so many from that list. Bachman Turner Overdrive. Gordon Lightfoot, Anne Murray, Rita MacNeil, (You would like her as she's from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, The Rankin Family also from Nova Scotia. Bruce Cockburn, Leahy, Spirit of the West, Jacob Hobbart front man for Hedley (good music but he was a rapist and is in Jail), Leonard Cohen, Maude Lewis, Miranda Mulholland, April Wine, Drake, Stompin Tom, Five Men Electrical Band. Just to name a few.
This list is WAY better than the last one. There’s some bands missing - as someone else said, the east coast bands like Great Big Sea or Ashley MacIsaac were completely absent. But this list wasn’t just Nickelback 🤮 and Avril so it’s a much better coverage.
Thanks for looking for a better video! It must be difficult to find good stuff to watch going at it blind like that!
You should do it per decade. Even the 50’s. Canada has been rocking since rock was invented.🤘
Despite having a difficult childhood and struggles as a young man Stomping Tom was a successful gentleman who shared his talent with us. Rest in peace Sir.
Rush definitely rule…however subdivisions isn’t anywhere near their best song.😉
Rush had to be number 1!
But what a fantastic list! I have maybe one third of those on CD, I know of maybe one third more, but there were plenty I didn’t know about.
I’ve written down names that I want to check out.
The list did include most of the big ones, but I know many more excellent bands who are not on the list, and some that were strangely absent were Kick Axe, Spirit of the West, Great Big Sea, Lighthouse, A Foot in Cold Water, Thundermug, Sacrifice, Cryptopsy, Gorguts, and Goddo. Maybe in a top 200?
One of my passions is discovering Canadian artists, and I have found a lot from all decades from the 60s onwards.
Oh, The Poppy Family should get mentioned, too. And Haywire. The Rankin Family.
Good to see so many female artists!
If you want to see more, check out Belgian Jasper’s channel. He has 3 videos featuring 150 Canadian pop, rock, and metal songs, one for each of the last three Canada Days.
Thank you so much for your enthusiasm for and praise of Canadian talent!
There are a lot of English and French bands and artists in Quebec that rarely get the love they deserve.
Because no one likes Quebec, not even Quebec.
Try Harmonium, Beau Dommage, Offenbach, Robert Charleslebois, just to name a few Quebecous bands and artists.
@@JudyPitcher I agree! Not to forget about French Canadian bands from Ontario......like CANO from Sudbury.
@@CharCanuck14 I had forgotten them, sorry.
@@JudyPitcher OuI!! Malajube, Les Colocs et Les Cowboys Fringants aussi!
anne murray's snowbird. if i remember correctly, it was an international hit
Doesn't fit the "Rock and Metal" genre, though. That's how the list is titled.
@@carolmurphy7572 Exactly. That's why Sarah McLachlan was included.
Rush has worldwide respect. All three extremely talented
Rush is 💩
Rush, in the number one spot, is in the right position. If you haven't discovered it yet, check out Rush's induction to 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Definitely worth the time. BTW, I'm as much of a fan of Scotland as you are of Canada.
Not a great list as bobmoore8314 points out below. From 150 to 100 are barely worth mentioning with the exception of Kim Mitchell. Maybe Broken Social Scene. Toronto was pretty big. Tom Cochrane was big. Payolas had a following. 75 percent of the first 50 listed were not that big or popular -- second or third string at best. Sure, The Weeknd is big. Platinum Blonde was big. It's not until you get down to No. 63 that you see real talent as in Blue Rodeo. And Leonard Cohen at 61. The rest is okay but hardly in any type of order. Putting Leonard Cohen at 61 is almost criminal. Whoever put the list together really didn't know what they were doing and most Canadians wouldn't really identify with it. The list missed a ton of great acts. Gordon Lightfoot should be in the Top 10. Stan Rogers was voted by Canadians as one of the top performers ever. Stompin' Tom Conners should be there. Anne Murray, Avril Lavigne, Diana Krall, Serena Ryder, Lighthouse, Ian & Sylvia, (dare I say Buffy Sainte-Marie?), The Rankin Family, The Wailin' Jennys, Great Big Sea, Old Man Luedecke, Ron Hynes, Bruce Cockburn, David Francey, Joel Plaskett, The Good Lovelies, Rose Cousins, Murray McLauchlan, Maureen Forrester, Portia White, Barenaked Ladies (Big Bang Theory theme song ring a bell?), Bruce Guthro, Jimmy Rankin, Corb Lund, Colter Wall, Tommy Hunter, Sloan, The Trews, Matt Minglewood, Moon Minglewood and the Universal Power, Dutch Mason (whom B.B. King called the Prime Minister of the Blues), Garnet Rogers, Jesse Winchester, J.P. Cormier, Valdy, Connie Kaldor, James Keelaghan, Rita MacNeil, The Arrogant Worms, The Dead South, Sheepdogs, and many more I can't think of right now. I'm Canadian and approve this comment.
Gordon Lightfoot, Anne Murray, Great Big Sea, Stompin' Tom Connors. It was nice to see a lot more bands on this list.
It's amazing how many bands are missed here. Here's just some:
Rusty, Teenage Head, The Odds, Age of Electric, Limblifter, Tricky Woo, Hayden, Propagandhi, the Weakerthans, White Lung, BA Johnston, Diodes, Sianspheric, Kim Mitchell...
Haven't heard of any of the bands you listed, so no wonder they didn't make the list. Probably just local bands to wherever you grew up, but certainly not nation wide.
Kim Mitchell was on the list, but perhaps as Max Webster (#135).
Rusty was a great band. Listen to fluke.
The Smalls!
This is a much better list but still miss quite a few Especially our folk and country. Gordon Lightfoot, walk the earth should definitely be added, it seemed pretty heavy on 1980's bands. It also featured no French groups either. I think they also missed great big sea, Neil Young, the collectors, and some others too
Mercy Brothers (folk/country band from the early 70s)
Overall, the list was good, but there were a few omissions. If I was to list those good ones, that would take a while. In the 1990s and early 2000s, I was working as a DJ and was in radio for several years. Now, I'm in Aberdeen, Scotland and was in a record shop a couple of weeks ago and found albums (on vinyl) from the the Guess Who, Helix, Headpins, April Wine and a couple of others in the vintage section.
Okay, l have been a Canadian on planet Earth since 1956, so l have heard a lot. No one out there seems to remember "Lawrence Gowan", or just google "Gowan" to see what he has done. He has been putting albums out for 5 decades. He lives in Toronto Ont. and has travelled all over the country on tours. He even went on tour with the American band "Styx" for 20 years +, and is still putting out songs.
Other than the list you're working on, there is the Canadian Juno awards series of CD"s, and there is none of his songs on it. In the 80"s he had lots of hits too. I have gone through Canadian male singers and bands. Some of the bands you are playing l have never even heard of.
If you go to his website you will see all he has accomplished. For such a successful artist l just don't understand how Canada does not acknowledge him.
I am Canadian and about a third of these groups I have never heard of. A lot of that is due to the style of music.
Same. Not a fan of metal, so didn't know any of them.
Nice to have Terry Jacks, a shame his wife and music partner Susan is always forgotten in these lists.
That's a much better list! lol Lot of bands I have forgotten about over time. But there are more, in other genres that were not mentioned. We have more talent in this country than people believe. 😃
Whoever made this list knows diddly-squat about great Canadian music artists. There 20 or 30 artists who are not on the list that should be in the top 50! Kim Mitchell, Colin James, Doug and the Slugs, Bare Naked Ladies, Gordon Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen Bruce Cockburn, Celine Dion, Amanda Marshall, Sass Jordan and several more.
There were a lot of bands that should not be on this list and a lot missing. Spirit of the West and Great Big Sea, for sure should have been on the list.
You should do a reaction to K.D. Langs cover of Hallelujah
Great Big Sea is brutal and should never be on this list! Thank God!
I am a Canadian and there are lots I'm not familiar with. Definately many missing. Order would be very subjective I think, depending on musical preference, age, etc
The fact that SAGA is in the top 10 is earned. Such a tight band. Annihilator too, Jeff Waters is a monster guitar player. Savatage is missing, although they were pretty niche metal in the early 90's. Kim Mitchell too, which I find VERY strange. Talk about a Canadian icon. My major problem is WHERE THE FUCK IS BRUCE COCKBURN??? Such an influential guitarist & songwriter...
Savatage is an Ameican band - from Florida - mostly the Trans Siberian Orchestra now. Yes Bruce is missing as is Gordon LIghtfoot. Kim was on there as Max Webster and yeah Saga - great Canadian band that didn't get that much respect back home but was huge in Europe. Pat Travers could have been on there.
How is I Mother Earth so low? In the scope of this list they should be top 20 at the lowest. . . If ypu havent heard of them ypu should really check out Not Quite Sonic, or Levitate or many others off the album Dig
This misses so many bigger and better bands, it has some that just were never that popular here. And from some of the moderately successful bands their most recognizable songs aren't the feature, some deep cut no one ever listens to anymore instead. The list just made me mad. it even completely ignores many francophone artists that had crossover hits into the anglosphere. its very Toronto heavy where fashion often mattered more than music. Where's Daniel Lanois? The guy who helped U2 and Peter Gabriel with their biggest albums has some killer albums of his own. Where's Great Big Sea, Spirit of the West, Watchmen, Rheostatics, The Odds, Headstones, Me Mom and Morgentaler, The Five Man Electrical Band (EVERYBODY KNOWS SIGNS), Doug and the Slugs, .... and no hip hop, not even Maestro or Drake! Dude, this list didn't have Gordon Lightfoot's Sundown. The list needs a prog band too and Harmonium is where its at
Honeymoon Suite, Headpins, Stampeders, the Spoons, The Northern Pikes, Frozen Ghost, Kim Mitchell, Bryan Adams.....
A few missing from the first take...
Mostly Ontario based in my list, but just about all of them had multiple hits.
Great video, great subject!
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@@user-rs8tz1qi1c Heh, no thx on the drugs, but yeah, I got excited with a bunch of band names I hadn't thought of during his 1st video covering this subject.
So I put them down as I thought of them, so I wouldn't forget, while listening to the list.
Not as dramatic as you made out, but hey life's happening while you're busy making snap assumptions bout droogs.
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