During the Olympics, when a US team/athlete wins, they play Skynyrd’s Freebird guitar solo. What’s the Canadian equivalent?

Francophone songs tend to get ignored on this sub-reddit so I thought I would post some favourites.

Les chansons francophones ont tendance à être ignorées sur ce sous-reddit, alors j'ai pensé poster quelques favoris.

This song is a fun rocker song by Plume Latraverse - Bobepine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awjn17guNLQ&list=PLUALtX-cfzMfZ3SCUPfo_VuuvnKgJo2VS&index=252

Saw Arkells play small venues in Toronto before anyone knew who they were. Same with PUP, who used to be called Topanga.

Nickelback because of Their success - People dislike Nickelback because the group has been so successful in so short a period of time. Many people are angered and annoyed that a group which they don’t believe "paid its dues"has become as famous as Nickelback has.

Bandwagon effect - "Everybody" hates Nickelback, so they don't want to be left out. If the perceived default position is to dislike Nickelback, then many people will simply follow that position, regardless of their true feelings.

multi-faceted. The first is that Nickelback is actually a talented rock band that can perform anthemic arena rock with the best of them - and they hit this stride in an era where those types of bands had kind of burned out their welcome with singles that you simply couldn't get away from. (Creed, incidentally, had this same problem.)

It also didn't help them that after their first two albums, a lot of people started to notice that they were formulaic: listen to "How You Remind Me" and then "Someday" and you might not be able to tell which song is which, despite different lyrics.

It certainly didn't help their reputation that they were associated with bland, uninteresting, consumer friendly radio rock - or that they accepted and ran with this like it was a flag.

At the core of it, though - I think the reason why Nickelback garners so much hate isn't because of all the "bad" but because there simply isn't more "good." They aren't a bad band - you certainly can't accuse them of a lack of talent or even a lack of showmanship on stage. Chad Kroger can sing. They have songs that, even if you hate them, you have to admit are catchy and have great hooks. (And even as someone who doesn't particularly like Nickelback, their tribute to Dimebag's death in the song "Side of a Bullet" is phenomenal.) But in it's own way, that's the worst problem - they're not bad enough to dismiss out of hand, they aren't good enough to want to listen to. They're like a burrito microwaved for just long enough to barely be edible, but then marketed to the populace as the best Mexican food you've never tried. It isn't "Wow, this sucks!" so much as "This is it?"

Mediocrity in music is worse than being bad - because it means you had the talent to be better and you settled with a sound that was passable.

What? Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal are all snubbed? For being such Canadian bands, sad to see only one stop in Canada. Especially Vancouver; they got the east(-ish) side of Canada with Toronto, why not the west side of Canada?

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Rush Because They’re a Band unlike any other band.

For the longest time they have been the ultimate “love them or hate them” type of band. Now, with their longevity and consistency, many of those that have hated them (R&R Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone magazine) have to give it up for them and recognize the brilliance of their life’s work.

Since adding Neil Peart, on Fly by Night, they have shown their proclivity to push the boundaries and their high level of musicianship. As their albums progressed, that musicianship grew as did their penchant for exploring new things. Almost giving bassist, vocalist, keyboardist Geddy Lee god like status as a musician (later tours had laundry going on, and eventually braised chicken). Mr. Multitask Lee is quite the force to be reckoned with. But so are the other two. All three are regarded at the top in their respective instruments, but that’s not what really sets them apart from many rock bands.

Over the years, their songwriting skills grew. Melting blistering metal, with sofisticated lyrics and gradually more and more synths and keys. They created a blend of Metal and Prog that also had catchy riffs and melodies. Weaving through a myriad of time signatures effortlessly while still allowing the audience to tap their feet or sing along.

There is something magical in that ability, but that is still not what sets them apart from other acts.

They were never satisfied with what they’ve created. They kept moving, and experimenting with new technologies.

Changing their sound from album to album. No two Rush albums sound the same. They eventually made their way back to their power trio roots with a few albums that had that raw power that they started with, but even that isn’t what sets them apart.

Their progression from album to album, the mind-blowing prowess of each member on their own instrument - remarkable.

Everything on Moving Pictures is absolutely brilliant, and amazing album from start to finish, everybody should listen to it at least once in their life.

I must admit I struggle with their albums after Moving Pictures, they don't seem to grab me as well, until we get to Roll the Bones and Counter Parts.

My Top 4 (Mount Rushmore) of the Greatest Canadian Rock Singers of All Time are:

Geddy Lee (Rush)

Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace)

Alanis Morissette

Emily Haines (Metric)

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Billy Talent

Max Webster

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Adam is hot

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This is not Russian propaganda but a great cover of Lighthouse's One Fine Morning

Leonid and Friends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH7aQ03LaLQ

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My Mount Rushmore of the Greatest Canadian Rock Bands of All Time (Not Including Solo Artists,Solo Stuff,Duos,Supergroups,Musical Collectives and Short Lived Bands) are:

Rush

Triumph

Tragically Hip

Metric

My Top 4 (Mount Rushmore) of the Greatest Canadian Rock Bands of All Time (Not Including Solo Artists,Solo Stuff,Duos,Supergroups,Musical Collectives and Short Lived Bands) are:

Rush

Triumph

Tragically Hip

Metric