re: Greatest Canadian Band

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Would you rank Rush > Yes?

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Gordon Lightfoot, Rush and Tragically Hip are my top three.

People saying Cross Canadian Ragweed don't seem to know they are from Oklahoma. They are a cool red dirt country rock band - just not Canadian.

Rush imo. I always liked Triumph too.

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Is 59 still lower than 98?

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Rolling Stone....

Celine Dion

Oh, you're one of those.

It would help to notice it was compiled by voters. They list them at the beginning. Just trying to throw some impartiality in here.

THE VOTERS: Trey Anastasio, Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys), Brian Bell (Weezer), Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple), Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket), James Burton, Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), Gary Clark Jr., Billy Corgan, Steve Cropper, Dave Davies (The Kinks), Anthony DeCurtis (Contributing editor, Rolling Stone), Tom DeLonge (Blink-182), Rick Derringer, Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars), Elliot Easton (The Cars), Melissa Etheridge, Don Felder (The Eagles), David Fricke (Senior writer, Rolling Stone), Peter Guralnick (Author), Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Albert Hammond Jr. (The Strokes), Warren Haynes (The Allman Brothers Band), Brian Hiatt (Senior writer, Rolling Stone), David Hidalgo (Los Lobos), Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Lenny Kravitz, Robby Krieger (The Doors), Jon Landau (Manager), Alex Lifeson (Rush), Nils Lofgren (The E Street Band), Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe), Doug Martsch (Built to Spill), J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.), Brian May, Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Roger McGuinn (The Byrds), Scotty Moore, Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Tom Morello, Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), Brendan O’Brien (Producer), Joe Perry, Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Robbie Robertson, Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes), Carlos Santana, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Marnie Stern, Stephen Stills, Andy Summers, Mick Taylor, Susan Tedeschi, Vieux Farka Touré, Derek Trucks, Eddie Van Halen, Joe Walsh, Nancy Wilson (Heart)


My point isn't that Rush isn't good, it's that you dismissed the Band as having less talent.

Rush isn't my favorite. But I'll admit they are very talented. I would say that they are the most technical proficient collection of individual Canadian musicians (not songwriters) in one band. They express their virtuosity in the constructs of that band.

I would say that The Band are more deeply talented (including songwriting). The Band, however, expressed their virtuosity as members of a song. I place a significant value on this. I value a band by their output of cohesive songs and their legacy, not their technical prowess. That may just be me, though.

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