Let's face it. The 70's sucked.

[Ringfinger]

Dude, Canada has had some great artists:

 

The Tragically Hip

Arcade Fire

Neil Young (although he makes all his money in the US, hippie thing)

Triumph

Alexis On Fire

Blue Rodeo

Helen Reddy

Gord Lighfoot

The list goes on....

[jools&jim]

Hey, speaking of great, underrated '70s bands, comic books, and Rush (!)...are any of you lads familiar with the band Dust?

 

 

You Rush heads should definitely check this stuff out if you don't already know it! A little prog, a lotta early '70s hard rock, big guitar sounds, power trio format, a pre-Ramones and Voidoids Marc Bell (aka Marky Ramone) on drums...and a Frazetta cover image for their 2nd (and, sadly, final album).

 

Good sh*t!!!

[Jeffro.]

You Rush heads should definitely check this stuff out if you don't already know it! A little prog, a lotta early '70s hard rock, big guitar sounds, power trio format, a pre-Ramones and Voidoids Marc Bell (aka Marky Ramone) on drums...and a Frazetta cover image for their 2nd (and, sadly, final album).

 

Never heard of them, but I will check em out now.

[Jeffro.]

Triumph

 

Rik Emmett is a fantastic guitarist. I was a big Triumph fan as a teen, but Rik is the one who really made this band.

[toro]

Canadian Music Hall of Fame:

 

Year Recipients

 

2006 Bryan Adams

2005 The Tragically Hip

2004 Bob Ezrin

2003 Tom Cochrane

2002 Daniel Lanois

2001 Bruce Cockburn

2000 Bruce Fairbairn (posthumously) * deceased

1999 Luc Plamondon

1998 David Foster

1997 Lenny Breau

Gil Evans

Maynard Ferguson

Moe Koffman

Rob McConnell

1996 David Clayton-Thomas

Denny Doherty

John Kay

Domenic Troiano

Zal Yanovsky

1995 Buffy Sainte-Marie

1994 Rush

1993 Anne Murray

1992 Ian & Sylvia

1991 Leonard Cohen

1990 Maureen Forrester

1989 The Band

1987 The Guess Who

1986 Gordon Lightfoot

1985 Wilf Carter

1984 The Crewcuts

The Diamonds

The Four Lads

1983 Glenn Gould

1982 Neil Young

1981 Joni Mitchell

1980 Paul Anka

1979 Hank Snow

1978 Guy Lombardo (posthumously)

Oscar Peterson

 

 

Oh my Stars and Garters,,,,Anne Murray makes it in before Rush.

 

I'm only joking, I never liked them as a teen, a couple of people I know listened to them, but I was listening to New Wave and Punk by 76. Before that they didn't even register in my area.

[Ringfinger]

Hank The Man Snow rules!!

[selegue]

Dude, Canada has had some great artists:

 

Arcade Fire

...

The list goes on....

 

You beat me to the punch. I could quibble with the greatness of others on your list, but anyone who says there's no good rock (or indie rock, or whatever genre you want to lump this in) coming out of Canada didn't pay attention to Arcade Fire's Funeral, maybe the best of 2004 IMO.

I wish they'd release another!

 

Jack

[Ringfinger]

They are working on it.