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Top 25 Canadian albums of all time

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Music365.com recently published their top 100 British albums of all time. Instead of voicing my obvious objections, I've decided to do something more positive. Well, okay, I can't ignore the fact that What's the Story (Morning Glory)? and Mezzanine beat out Abbey Road and Sgt. Pepper's. What's up with that?! The fact that you had to think for a second about who made Mezzanine proves my point. Also, where's Loveless? Anyway, let's bring the focus back to this side of the Atlantic. Let's talk about the best Canadian albums of all time. Great albums need no further specification of band name. When I say Cuts Like a Knife and Moving Pictures, you know what time it is.

01 Leonard Cohen: Songs of Love and Hate
Much of this list will be educational, in that you never realized these people were even Canadian. You see, the Canadians are sneaky like that. They don't wave flags and boast. On the seminal, harrowing Songs of Love and Hate, Leonard hints at his Franco-Canadian heritage in songs like "Joan of Arc." Cohen's timeless balladry stirs sepia images of the old west, cobwebbed bars, empty taxis, and thunderous nights. His songwriting immediately sounded like American classics. And he was Canadian.



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02 Neil Young: After the Gold Rush
The great American gold rush took place in the middle 19th century. It's uncertain when the Canadian gold rush took place, but Neil Young's 1970 album, After the Gold Rush, inspired many dreamy young gents to pick up their "ax" and wander to California. On a stripped down affair, Neil whines in that trademark nasal, "Look at mother nature on the run/ In the 1970s." A much more poetic sentiment than Paul McCartney's "Band on the run/ Band on the run." Take that, England!



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03 Godspeed You Black Emperor: f#a#oo
By name alone, this Canadian troop would make this list. Few people realize that Canada once had a real black Emperor, Toussaint L'Overture. Okay, well, maybe that was Haiti. Godspeed fills Canada's need for a band name that starts with the letter G that people love to acronym. We have GBV and GVSB. Canada's GYBE might even be better than those two. On their wild debut, the collective spins goth psychedelia you'd never expect guys with tattoos and wristbands to make. Truly one of the most original bands of recent history, GYBE might represent the new "Canadian sound."



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04 Alexander "Skip" Spence: Oar
The craziest bastard on this list, Skip Spence was Canada's Syd Barrett. Unfortunately, Moby Grape was not exactly San Francisco's Pink Floyd. After a brilliant debut that was grossly mishandled by their label, Moby Grape got lost in the LSD shuffle. Skip Spence lost his mind, drove a motorcycle across America, and recorded Oar in Tennessee. The spooky results sound like a brilliant druggie wringing the remains of his brain into overdubbed analog tapes. Smog, Tom Waits, Cat Power, and Beck owe obvious debt to Spence's woozy folk. Tom Cochrane really doesn't.



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05 Joni Mitchell: The Hissing of Summer Lawns
Again, I can hear the collective "Oh, I didn't know she was Canadian" spill from your lips. Come on, people! Blue is her obvious choice album, but I find Hissing Lawns weirder with a cooler cover. And the country that gave us Our Lady Peace's Clumsy needs better cover art. "The Jungle Line" bopped along on Burundi drums years before Paul Simon thought of such concepts. What few people realize however, is that Canadian lawns hiss in the summer. It's the hiding moose, slithering across the ground.



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06 Oscar Peterson & Ella Fitzgerald: Ella and Oscar
Man, is England ever white! We North Americans can at least claim soul and jazz. England's jazziest pianist might be Elton John. Think about that. Canada can claim one major jazz musician, Oscar Peterson. So he makes this list by default. Ella Fitzgerald isn't Canadian, but this is a great album. Canada has yet to produce a truly great female crooner.



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07 Bryan Adams: Cuts Like a Knife
Bryan Adams is the Bruce Springsteen of Canada. Okay, well, maybe he's the John Cougar of Canada. Canada is much like a giant Indiana in many ways. Trust me, I've spent a lot of time in both. Just substitute basketball with hockey and you're there. Anyway, back to "the Boss." On his classic, Born in the USA, the Boss has his back pocket stuffed with an American flag. On Cuts Like a Knife's cover it looks like Adams has a guitar sticking out of his ass. Draw from this whatever you will...



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08 Rush: Moving Pictures
I went to a World Series game once. The Braves played the Blue Jays. Billy Ray Cyrus played our anthem. Rush played "O Canada!" It was at this point I realized I shouldn't make fun of Canada that much. Without Rush, Pavement would not have the sly, sardonic pop reference to slip into their songs. Then all the American college kids would be lost. Moving Pictures is hands down the best Rush album. The riff of "YYZ" almost makes me like them. Almost...



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09 Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill
I would have picked Alanis!, her bubblegum 'n' bangs debut, but her record label paid me not to mention it. Once I was walking down Toronto's Queen Street and I spotted Alanis! in a used CD shop for $6 (Canadian). It is now mine! I'm going to tell the world about her shady past! She had a song called ...mmmph... unhand me! ...mmmph... okay, okay! Did you know Jagged Little Pill was the #1 selling album of the 90's? And you thought the 80's were bad.



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10 Steppenwolf: Steppenwolf
Remember that part of "Star Trek 7" when James Cromwell shoots off into space, blasting "Magic Carpet Ride?" You do? I'm sorry. Please see selection #8.



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11 Sloan: One Chord to Another
The UK has the Beatles and the Jam. Nova Scotia has Sloan. It's sort of the same! After a couple of weak attempts at shoegazer pop on Geffen, Sloan retreated to Halifax and put their pop influences on their sleeve. One Chord to Another perfectly mimics the 60's pop sound. Canada really didn't have much going in the 60's. The surfing's not that great up there. Still, at least Sloan refrain from songs about salmon fishing. That's sort of how I picture a Canadian Beach Boys.



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12 The Band: The Band
The Band tried to fool consumers into thinking they were the only one. "Have you heard this band?" "The Band, no, I haven't heard them. I'll check them out." Bob Dylan was backed by "The Band." Bob Dylan secretly wanted to be Canadian. That's why he talks so funny. Listen to how he says "aboot!" Really! England had America, the band, and Canada had The Band, the band, while America had Dylan, the man. Are you following this? That's a lot of songs about horses.



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13 Gino Vannelli: Brother to Brother
Gino Vannelli started the whole white man afro thing. At the Drive-In totally rip off Gino Vannelli. Back in the 70's people would always say, "Man, have you seen Gino Vannelli live?! He's the best!" There's something innately entrancing about bouncing afros on white guys. Brother to Brother contained the massive hit, "I Just Wanna Stop." The one that goes "I just wanna stop..." and then does stop. Brilliant. Gino invented that whole stop/start dynamic thing that emotional hardcore bands love to emulate.



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14 Sarah McLachlan: Surfacing
Pitchfork's Nick Mirov has an odd obsession with Sarah McLachlan. I asked him why, and he told me, "She has the cutest little chipmunk cheeks and toes." Well, Nick, I think you're on to something. Sarah McLachlan made it hip for moms to wear belly piercings and toe rings. Surfacing was the OK Computer for middle-aged men who work all day behind computers. It brought new fantasies to their doldrums. I'll admit, she can write a pretty hook. "Building a Mystery" was due to become the nation anthem of Quebec if they'd separated from the Union. Quebec is building a giant, secret superweapon to destroy us all.



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15 Eric's Trip: Forever Again
Canada's big indie rock band! Named after a Sonic Youth song! That's indie! They've even spawned side bands like Elevator to Hell and solo projects like Julie Dorion. For a time there, it seemed like the entire college indie rock scene in Canada was being produced by Eric's Trip. The acid soaked Purple Blue was a little self-indulgent, so I have to go with Forever Again. Imagine the Smashing Pumpkins' Gish without the baggage of the subsequent career. What I'm saying is that they never did Machina. O Canada!



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16 Propagandhi: How to Clean Everything
Canada doesn't have many punk icons. England is waving the Sex Pistols and Clash in our face. But Propagandhi were actually socialist! They didn't sell out. This might be the best album Fat Wreck Chords ever put out. Hyper riffs, time changes, and bile-filled humor speed by. I worshipped this record in 12th grade. I wasn't very popular. To this day, it's one of the few pop-punk albums I've held on to. And just think, the guys from Propagandhi never went on to form a banal new-wave pop band. Yes, I'm ripping on Jawbreaker.



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17 Canadian Brass: All You Need is Love
Listen to those melodies! Brilliant melodies that you swear you've heard before! The french horn rubs up against the canadian trombone, just like the culture of Quebec. You swear you've heard these melodies before. Timeless melodies. "When I'm Sixty-Four" revives barbershop ditties. "Eleanor Rigby" brings tears to your eyes. You can imagine a woman picking up rice in a church. The Canadian Brass write some of the best melodies you've ever heard on this album. What? They didn't write this stuff?



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18 Cowboy Junkies: The Trinity Sessions
"Blue Moon," "Walking After Midnight" and "Sweet Jane" are timeless songs. Unfortunately, the Cowboy Junkies didn't write any of them. I know what you're saying: "Brent, the last two albums on this list have been cover albums." Hey, you said it. Canada has lots to offer, really. Mississauga is a lovely town. From the CN Tower, you can see all the way to Mississauga. The CN Tower has a glass floor! It's scary. I thought it would be cool if they put a pool with a high dive on the glass floor of the CN Tower. That would be awesome! Oh yeah, the Cowboy Junkies. They're pretty good, right?



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19 Snow: 12 Inches of Snow
England's Top 100 also lacked any sort of hip-hop. Or reggae, for that matter. Canada rubs Snow in the Queen's nose. He's rap and reggae. My friend Monica quoted the chorus to "Informer" to me a couple of hours ago. Sorry, Monica, now thousands of people know that about you. But just think, years later, people can still quote that song! Rumor has it that Snow currently shovels his namesake.



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20 Bruce McCulloch: Shame-Based Man
Bruce McCulloch is one of my favorite people ever. He was the funniest Kid in the Hall. No arguments. And on this album he makes fun of both America and the Doors. For taking a stand, and being a proud Canadian, he earns a spot on this list. Plus, "Baby Jesus" made me cry the first time I heard it. It's one of the funniest things you'll ever hear. Canada might not have that much music to offer, but they have moose-loads of comedians.



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21 Hayden: Everything I Long For
How creepy was that video where Hayden fantasizes about an underage neighbor? Well, at least you could believe him. Hayden beat Pedro the Lion to the punch in the droopy white baritone songwriter sweepstakes. And it's a big sweepstakes, let me tell you. For winning the race, Hayden received a bomb sophomore album and a quick slip into obscurity.



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22 Loverboy: Get Lucky
This cover art is classic. Look up the list above you and notice how boring and gray the album covers are. Loverboy has sass and sex. I remember seeing them on American Bandstand, and all Dick Clark could talk about was how Canadian they were. Sadly, there was no Canadian Bandstand. Well, maybe there was. I'm not Canadian so I wouldn't know. Remember that movie with Patrick Dempsey called "Loverboy?" He was a pizza boy who bonked bored housewives. That movie was pretty Canadian.



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23 Anne Murray: What a Wonderful World
Odds are, your mom sort of looks like Anne Murray. Anne Murray is the mother of Canada. All of Canadian culture spills from her womb like a maple placenta. Gross, Anne!



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24 Thrush Hermit: Clayton Park
I'm going to be perfectly honest with you. I've never heard this album before in my life. But I know it's Canadian. Hey, on Amazon.com, a "fan from China" had this to say about Thrush Hermit: "The drummer loks [sic] so much like Jesus he might as well be. You rock Jesu [sic]. thrush hermit ROCK so BEYAD [sic]." Thrush Hermit has fans in China! And I still haven't heard them! This is a testament to China's growing globalization and Canada's growing musical prowess. Or something.



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25 Glass Tiger: The Thin Red Line
"Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)." Well, Glass Tiger is gone. And most of us Americans have completely forgotten them. Isn't that ironic? Hey, that's an Alanis Morissette song! Canadian music is awesome! My roommate had an idea for me to make a list of "25 Albums That Might as Well Be Canadian." Topping his list was Collective Soul. But really, if any band was meant to be Canadian, capturing everything from the puffy bangs and hockey hair of London, Ontario to the maple syrup in overproduced keyboards, it was Glass Tiger. By the grace of God, they were put in their right place. Upon my first visit to Toronto, I was amazed at two things-- 1) that Canadian Taco Bell has french fries and 2) that Glass Tiger is still a "name" band.
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12 The Band: The Band
The Band tried to fool consumers into thinking they were the only one. "Have you heard this band?" "The Band, no, I haven't heard them. I'll check them out." Bob Dylan was backed by "The Band." Bob Dylan secretly wanted to be Canadian. That's why he talks so funny. Listen to how he says "aboot!" Really! England had America, the band, and Canada had The Band, the band, while America had Dylan, the man. Are you following this? That's a lot of songs about horses.


The Band...pick almost any album and it was the best. However, don't forget Levon Helm!

Oh, and I once heard William Shatner do the world's most incredible rendition of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". Was it ever on an album? If so...
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Shatner did do an album so that should probably be there.


That list is pure **** though. Anytime one ranks anything by Bryan Adams over Rush, take it with a barrel of salt (washed down liberally with a fine tequila).

And WTH, Glass Tiger but no Barenaked Ladies. I wonder what this person was smoking.
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17 Canadian Brass: All You Need is Love
Listen to those melodies! Brilliant melodies that you swear you've heard before! The french horn rubs up against the canadian trombone, just like the culture of Quebec. You swear you've heard these melodies before. Timeless melodies. "When I'm Sixty-Four" revives barbershop ditties. "Eleanor Rigby" brings tears to your eyes. You can imagine a woman picking up rice in a church. The Canadian Brass write some of the best melodies you've ever heard on this album. What? They didn't write this stuff?


The Canadian Brass definitely had better albums than this.
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Definitiveskinjux- wrote:06 Oscar Peterson & Ella Fitzgerald: Ella and Oscar ... Canada has yet to produce a truly great female crooner.
Hey wait a second, Canadian "expert"

Ever heard of Diana Krall?
http://www.dianakrall.com/

No? How about Céline Dion?
http://www.celinedionusa.com/

No? How about Shania Twain?
http://www.shaniatwain.com/

I could go on and on but I need some fresh air and chill out. :roll:
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You mean you guys make music in Canada?!

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I thought you guys just blew on jugs and played the spoons... Eh?

Of course, you know I'm just kidding...

I'm a BIG Neil Young fan and Rush as well.
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All of my Canadian friends here in MI (quite a few, actually), feel the need to point out that Rush is a Canadian band every time that I mention them (or even just Neal Pert). Every time. . .
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I like 2112 better than Moving Pictures :)
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Redskin Don wrote:I thought you guys just blew on jugs and played the spoons... Eh?
For that you need a fiddle and -beautiful- Natalie MacMaster.
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Redskin in Canada wrote:
Redskin Don wrote:I thought you guys just blew on jugs and played the spoons... Eh?
For that you need a fiddle and -beautiful- Natalie MacMaster.
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Jugs? Spoons? Fiddles?

Sounds awful Appalachian...
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Well, you have all those artist, but do you have "Superstar Ashlee Simpson"?

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No thanks but we have Ashley MacIsaac...

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Cant believe you dont have an Arrogant Worms album on there

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And such immortal songs as

Carrot Juice is Murder

Listen up brothers and sisters come hear my desperate tale
I speak of our friends of nature trapped in the dirt like a jail
Vegetables live in oppression, served on our tables each night

This killing of veggies is madness, I say we take up the fight
Salads are only for murderers, coleslaw's a fascist regime
Don't think that they don't have feelings, just cause a radish can't scream

Chorus:
I've heard the screams of the vegetables (scream, scream, scream)
Watching their skins being peeled (having their insides revealed)
Grated and steamed with no mercy (burning off calories)
How do you think that feels (bet it hurts really bad)

Carrot juice constitutes murder (and that's a real crime)
Greenhouses prisons for slaves (let my vegetables go)
It's time to stop all this gardening (it's dirty as hell)
Let's call a spade a spade (is a spade is a spade is a spade)

I saw a man eating celery, so I beat him black and blue
If he ever touches a sprout again, I'll bite him clean in two
I'm a political prisoner, trapped in a windowless cage

Cause I stopped the slaughter of turnips by killing five men in
a rage
I told the judge when he sentenced me, This is my finest
hour,
I'd kill those farmers again just to save one more cauliflower

Chorus

How low as people do we dare to stoop,
Making young broccolis bleed in the soup?
Untie your beans, uncage your tomatoes
Let potted plants free, don't mash that potato!

No spear the spider, Eat a cow their so dumb!
I've heard the screams of the vegetables (scream, scream, scream)
Watching their skins being peeled (fates in the stir-fry are sealed)

Grated and steamed with no mercy (you fat gourmet slob)
How do you think that feels? Come on Kids you got matches
(leave them out in the field)
Carrot juice constitutes murder (V8's genocide)

Greenhouses prisons for slaves, Right on brother (yes, your composts are graves)
It's time to stop all this gardening (take up macrame)

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Amberion wrote:Cant believe you dont have an Arrogant Worms album on there

And such immortal songs as

Carrot Juice is Murder

Listen up brothers and sisters come hear my desperate tale
I speak of our friends of nature trapped in the dirt like a jail
Vegetables live in oppression, served on our tables each night

This killing of veggies is madness, I say we take up the fight
Salads are only for murderers, coleslaw's a fascist regime
Don't think that they don't have feelings, just cause a radish can't scream

Chorus:
I've heard the screams of the vegetables (scream, scream, scream)
Watching their skins being peeled (having their insides revealed)
Grated and steamed with no mercy (burning off calories)
How do you think that feels (bet it hurts really bad)


Awe -- yes, the plight of the carrots. Poor, poor carrots!

Also, can't forget The Guess Who (original American Woman)!

And Celine Dion -- is she Canadian??? :hmm: Oh, yeah, dammit! :thump:
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dont forget Bryan Adams as well. Do the Mackenzie Brothers count? I like their rendition of "12 Days of Christmas".
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Wingman wrote:dont forget Bryan Adams as well. Do the Mackenzie Brothers count? I like their rendition of "12 Days of Christmas".


He has Bryan Adams at # 07.

And as a Canadian, I would say that DEFINITELY, the MacKenzie Brothers count, eh! Like, Canadian Icons here, eh! So, like, just take off to the Great White North, its a beauty way to go, ya hoser! :rock:
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I think my list is more of a top 25 Canadian rock albums of all time, but here it is:

1: Rush - 2112
While this was their 4th album, it really marked a coming out for the greatest drummer to ever pick up a pair of sticks both musically and lyrically.

2: Neil Young- Harvest
Young's best effort in my opinion, and an absolute classic.

3: Rush - A Farewell to Kings
Canada's 2nd national anthem is born... Closer to the Heart.

4: The Band
Making it big when it was really difficult for a Canadian band to do so.

5: The Tragically Hip - Fully completely
I'm not really sure why their appeal isn't more widespread, but this is a great Canadian band's greatest album. Six or seven great songs.

6: Neil Young- After the Gold Rush
Definitely a Canadian institution.

7: Rush - Moving Pictures
The more 'commercial' choice of Rush great albums... but a great album nonetheless.

8: Steppenwolf: Steppenwolf
Born to be Wild... so good a single that it vaults Steppenwolf into the top 10.

9: The Tragically Hip - Up to Here
Their second album... but the first one that most people heard.

10: Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle
Don't even like them particularly... but they broke ground in terms of commercial success in the U.S and that changed things for a lot of Canadian musicians.

11: Alanis Morisette - Jagged Little Pill
Good album... great staying power... big commercial success. A testament to how Madonna runs Maverick records.

12: McKenzie Brothers - Great White North
This is as high as I could justify putting my favorite Canadian album of all-time without looking stupid. :hmm: Classic comedy album... but perhaps not so much so to a non-Canadian unfamiliar with Bob & Doug & SCTV.

13: The Guess Who - American Woman
Hard-edged... Controversial... everything a good rock n roll album should be.

14. Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
My, my... hey, hey.... rock and roll is here to stay.

15. Leonard Cohen - The Essential Leonard Cohen
Bit of a cop out to put a greatest hits album in here, but it gets a nod despite because it is simply a great CD for people to enjoy 30 years worth of great music and song writing

16 Shania Twain: Come On Over
Beautiful, classy lady with a ton of talent. You'll never find a country and western CD anywhere near my CD player but there is no doubt in my mind that this CD belongs on this list. Shania is A Canadian treasure... and rightfully so.

17 Bryan Adams: Cuts Like a Knife
A pretty good album in an era of little rock significance.

18. Neil Young - Freedom
I know... I know... more Neil Young? What can I say? The guy is a rock and roll legend whose body of work spans over 35 years.

19. Bachman Turner Overdrive - BTO II
Taking care of business... classic.

20. Max Webster - Mutiny Up My Sleeve
Kim Mitchell is a great artist and this was probably his biggest contribution.

21. Triumph - Sport of Kings
The early and mid 80's were a bit of a rock and roll void in my opinion. Triumph helped fill the void a little and lead man Rik Emmett still puts on a good show.

22. Loverboy - Loverboy
See above note about early 80's music... you can't fault loverboy for playing to the 'times' and this album was a big success.

23. David Wilcox - My Eyes Keep Me In Trouble
A pub legend... occasionally he's not too drunk to belt out some great music. A lot of it comes from this album.

24: Rush - Fly By Night
I just can't bring myself to leave this great album out.

25. Joni Mitchell - Wild Things Run Fast
Too influential an artist to not land SOMEWHERE in the top 25
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Well I would take BH's list before your's jux, sorry but he is actually in Canada. As far as we know you have absolutely nothing to do with Canada?????
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You so totally, like, left of Avril Levine, like, and stuff.
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Neil Young's Harvest is my absolute favorite !! I love him....have since I was a kid in high school even....hmmmmm....nothing like dating myself, eh ??
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SkinsChic wrote:...nothing like dating myself, eh ??


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