The new freely downloadable album from NIN (at their website) is actually quite good. Nice to see it's an industrial creation. Pretty cool.

 

Hell yeah its good. And free to boot! Discipline is a really good song, I was listening to the album on the way to work today

Hell yeah its good. And free to boot! Discipline is a really good song, I was listening to the album on the way to work today

Already being played as a single on Q101.

Aside from best voice in rock, which I agree is Delp, I think one of the coolest voices ever has to be Randy Newman. And he has some absolutely fantastic songs to boot.

 

In addition, I'm prepared to make the assertion that the best band to ever come out of North America is...The Band.

In addition, I'm prepared to make the assertion that the best band to ever come out of North America is...The Band.

 

You'd be hard-pressed to make a better pick, they'd certainly be in the running.

In addition, I'm prepared to make the assertion that the best band to ever come out of North America is...The Band.

Are you s***tin me?

 

Aerosmith kills them.

I respectfully disagree.

 

Aerosmith is damn good, but I just don't think it gets any better than the Band. To me, no one has made a song than more emotionally provocative than Katie's Been Gone, Night they Drove Old Dixie Down, or The Weight.

Edited May 8, 200817 yr by farmteam

I respectfully disagree.

 

Aerosmith is damn good, but I just don't think it gets any better than the Band. To me, no one has made a song than more emotionally provocative than Katie's Been Gone, Night they Drove Old Dixie Down, or The Weight.

I did a refresher on youtube just now.

 

They have talent, but they are merely a bar band compared to Aerosmith, The Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, CSNY, Rush, Kiss, Steely Dan, Doobie Bros., America, RHCP, Allman Bros., even the Beach Boys.

I did a refresher on youtube just now.

 

They have talent, but they are merely a bar band compared to Aerosmith, The Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, CSNY, Rush, Kiss, Steely Dan, Doobie Bros., America, RHCP, Allman Bros., even the Beach Boys.

 

I think 'best North American band' is too hard to answer, but come on, the Band was way more than a bar band. Robbie Robertson was a brilliant writer and Helm, Danko, Manuel, and Hudson were all incredibly soulful and expressive musicians, and each of them a multi-instrumentalist to boot.

 

Lynyrd Skynyrd - now THEY were a bar band. . . and proud of it.

 

I'd think that Brit Graham Nash being part of the lineup, you can't consider CSN and/or Y a North American band.

You know, I think this should be next month's list, knight.

 

What about the Velvet Underground, the Ramones, CCR, the Mothers of Invention, the Grateful Dead. . . ?

I did a refresher on youtube just now.

 

They have talent, but they are merely a bar band compared to Aerosmith, The Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, CSNY, Rush, Kiss, Steely Dan, Doobie Bros., America, RHCP, Allman Bros., even the Beach Boys.

 

Not to quible with your list, but wasn't Rush Canadian?

 

And I do like the idea of doing a best American rock bands list.

Why do the best American bands have to be limited to the 70s/80s?

 

White Stripes, Green Day, Nirvana

 

I know these aren't conventional, but all three have influenced music as much as those others (save Aerosmith, who I can't stand but can understand the point).

 

The list can go much deeper.

Edited May 8, 200817 yr by Steve9347

Why do the best American bands have to be limited to the 70s/80s?

 

White Stripes, Green Day, Nirvana

 

I know these aren't conventional, but all three have influenced music greatly.

Now now Steve,let the old people discuss their music in peace.

Not to quible with your list, but wasn't Rush Canadian?

 

And I do like the idea of doing a best American rock bands list.

He said North American.

He said North American.

 

Gotcha, I missed that.

Why do the best American bands have to be limited to the 70s/80s?

 

White Stripes, Green Day, Nirvana

 

I know these aren't conventional, but all three have influenced music greatly.

 

I agree completely that many newer bands have been very influential, including the three mentioned here. But, if the conversation started out as singling out THE best North American band and not just really great bands, then I think by definition you need to take time into perspective to see how persistent the influence has been and whether the music has stood up under the weight of time.

He said North American.

 

Meaning that Kim Mitchell, Chilliwack, and Paul Schaffer are all elegible for Best Band nominations!

 

 

Kim Mitchell is awesome because his greatest hits anthology could have been on 45-rpm.

Best Canadian musical artists...

Best Canadian musical artists...

Is Bjork Canadian?Or what about Seal?Tiny Tim...

Is Bjork Canadian?Or what about Seal?Tiny Tim...

 

Canada. . . Iceland. . . it's all just a bunch of snow and pasty white folks.

 

Seal was born in London. Sadly, Tiny Tim is one of ours.

 

 

 

Best Canadian musical artists...

The Pursuit Of Happiness.

Best Canadian musical artists...

Alanis

Bryan Adams

Paul Anka

Sebastian Bach

Bachman-Turner Overdrive

The Band

Barenaked Ladies

Celine Dion

Tom Cochrane

Nelly Furtado

The Guess Who

Corey Hart

Heart

Diana Krall

kd lang

Avril Lavigne

Gordon Lightfoot

Guy Lombardo

Joni Mitchell

Alanis Morissette

Anne Murray

Bif Naked

Nickleback

Aldo Nova

The Nylons

Our Lady Peace

Rush

Paul Shaffer

Snow

Steppenwolf

Sum 41

Tamia

The Tragically Hip

Shania Twain

Rufus Wainwright

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Neil is Canadian, Crazy Horse is not.

Corey Hart

Decent ballplayer too...

Neil is Canadian, Crazy Horse is not.

Bands with Canadian members.

Heart went to Canada to skip the draft.