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Originally Posted by hershie
I'm a Trooper fan. I saw them live in 1977 opening up for Styx in Montreal.
Your list brought back lots of memories. I have seen most of those bands live. Maybe the wierdest one most don't realize from your list is how big Saga was in their time. They filled up the Montreal Forum in the early 80's.
I just don't agree with everyone saying Tragically Hip. Of course they are amazing, but their music just doesn't have the timeless staying power for me as say Neil Young, Rush... I used to listen to their early records over and over but it has been years since I wanted to put them on my playlist.
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I've seen Trooper live maybe half a dozen times. They did a comeback tour in bars across Canada one year back in the mid-80's that was incredible.
For me it's Goddo, which I find are one seriously underrated group. So many great albums and tunes from there I wouldn't know where to start, and their stage presence every time I've seen them (and I've seen them more than a dozen times over the past 25 years) has always been second to none.
The Hip -- I worked their "roadside attraction" tour stop in Winnipeg one year, did security in the VIP/media area stage-right... the Hip are gods, plain and simple. I imagine they will always be highly-mentioned in any thread like this. Their performance at the Junos last year (in Winnipeg) was killer. I love all that highway girl/locked in the trunk of a car shit they do, it's great.
But you're right, several of my earlier-than-the-hip favorites like Rush or April Wine, Triumph, Guess Who, BTO, etc would be placed higher on my list.