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    Hour Rule - Canadian 80s music edition

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    • CB
      CB last edited by

      As a question, how much radio play do Canadian artists get in other countries?

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      • pip bip
        pip bip @CB last edited by

        @cb Celine Dion and Nickleback is all that comes to mind down here

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        • WhoIsTheLeader
          WhoIsTheLeader last edited by

          Not much at all. I can't really think of any. Justin Bieber? Haven't heard him on the radio in a while.

          Color enthusiast, Citroën fanatic, and Cruze driver

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          • pip bip
            pip bip @CB last edited by

            @cb had a look through a list of musicians and bands on wikipedia
            these are the ones i've heard on the radio

            Bryan Adams
            Alanis Morrisette
            Justin Beiber
            Michael Buble
            Drake
            K D Lang
            Avril Lavigne
            Alannah Myles
            Shania Twain
            Gino Vanelli
            Bachman turner overdrive
            Barenaked Ladies
            SUM41

            as well as the other two in earlier reply, otherwise that's it (that i'm aware of)

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            • Exage03040
              Exage03040 last edited by

              Looks at the replies:

              alt text

              ToT: https://opposite-lock.com/topic/75825/this-or-that-247

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              • CB
                CB @pip bip last edited by

                @pip-bip a longer list than I expected for sure.

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                • gamecat235
                  gamecat235 last edited by

                  Nowhere near enough Men Without Hats in this post. I am disappoint.

                  2014 Fiesta ST (mine) / 2022 Civic Si (wife)

                  "Verbing weirds language"

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                  • interstate366
                    interstate366 last edited by

                    I was into Skinny Puppy in high school. There, that’s something you know about me now.

                    1992 Aristo TT | 2012 TL SH-AWD | 2001 Prelude | 1988 Fiero GT

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                    • MidEngine
                      MidEngine last edited by

                      In addition to bands already mentioned:

                      Rush (I considered adding them 28 times to the list) How did everyone overlook Rush???
                      Max Webster
                      Loverboy
                      Prism
                      Aldo Nova
                      Walter Rossi
                      Triumph
                      Michel Pagliaro
                      April Wine
                      Heart (from Seattle, but got their break after moving to Vancouver)
                      Neil Young (yeah, I know he made it in the U.S.)
                      Joni Mitchel (same)
                      Gordon Lightfoot
                      Tragically Hip (obs)
                      Rough Trade
                      Corey Hart
                      Glass Tiger
                      Honeymoon Suite
                      The Pursuit of Happiness
                      Saga (one of my faves)

                      there's dozens more, I need more coffee. Signed, a musical fanatic from Canada

                      2006 XC70, 2007 Cayman, 2018 Tacoma SR5, 2019 MX-5 RF

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                      • Jarrett
                        Jarrett last edited by

                        Throwing I Mother Earth into the pile. Technically more of a 90s start though.

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                        • MidEngine
                          MidEngine @Jarrett last edited by MidEngine

                          @jarrett yeah, then you gotta throw Our Lady Peace, Three Days Grace, and Blue Rodeo in the mix too

                          2006 XC70, 2007 Cayman, 2018 Tacoma SR5, 2019 MX-5 RF

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                          • interstate366
                            interstate366 last edited by

                            Also The Crash Test Dummies

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                            • MidEngine
                              MidEngine last edited by

                              Fuck, how did I miss the Dummies? Probably the only song I can do a decent job, Superman. Need. More. Coffee.

                              2006 XC70, 2007 Cayman, 2018 Tacoma SR5, 2019 MX-5 RF

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                              • ST80MND
                                ST80MND @CB last edited by

                                @cb They have been around since the 80's, but I doubt many of our southern neighbors know of them.


                                I'm not sure how to get the video to embed.

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                                • MidEngine
                                  MidEngine last edited by MidEngine

                                  The Box- they wrote a lot of good tunes, most notably L'Affaire Dumoutiers (say to me). Synth heavy but Jean Marc has this weird kinda British lilt to his vocals. I still listen to em

                                  The Payolas- a damned fine band but the recording quality was absolute shit. Sounded like they lay down the trracks on a Radio shack portable recorder

                                  Mahogany Rush- showed lots of promise and got peoples attention with Dragonfly, felt a bit like Santana. They imploded when Frank Marino had the audacity to compare himself to Hendrix.

                                  Man, this thread is fun. I would do odd jobs for neighbors and go downtown Montreal where I'd hit all the audio stores (Audio Center, Laytons, Son Ideal) then bounce around the record stores (Phantasmagoria, Cheap Thrills, Sam's, Rock en Stock, and others). Spend all day and ride the bus home with two new records to check out. Good times.

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                                  • MidEngine
                                    MidEngine @CB last edited by MidEngine

                                    @cb see ya and raise you one. Max with Rush

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                                    • gamecat235
                                      gamecat235 @interstate366 last edited by

                                      @interstate366 said in Hour Rule - Canadian 80s music edition:

                                      I was into Skinny Puppy in high school. There, that’s something you know about me now.

                                      I'm STILL into Skinny Puppy. (but I worked in the industrial music scene in the 90's... so if anyone knows that about me, this isn't a surprise).

                                      2014 Fiesta ST (mine) / 2022 Civic Si (wife)

                                      "Verbing weirds language"

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                                      • someassemblyrequired
                                        someassemblyrequired last edited by

                                        Theme of 2020:

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                                        • Exage03040
                                          Exage03040 @MidEngine last edited by

                                          @midengine said in Hour Rule - Canadian 80s music edition:

                                          In addition to bands already mentioned:

                                          Rush (I considered adding them 28 times to the list) How did everyone overlook Rush???

                                          Uhhhhh, that meme I posted is about Rush. That's Alex Lifeson with the guitar and a Ricky-ism referencing the song 'Tom Sawyer'.

                                          ToT: https://opposite-lock.com/topic/75825/this-or-that-247

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                                          • MidEngine
                                            MidEngine last edited by MidEngine

                                            The meme didn't post in your reply, it sez "Alt text". Interesting fact, Neil co-wrote the lyrics of Tom Sawyer with Pye Dubois => the same Pye that wrote most of Max Webster's lyrics. Dude is weird.

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                                            • The Compromiser
                                              The Compromiser @CB last edited by

                                              @cb it's no patio lanterns or easy to tame, but it will suffice.

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