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Ongoing History of New Music

Lost CanRock Bands of the '90s: Part 1

Ongoing History of New Music

Curiouscast

Music History, History, Music, Music Interviews, Music Commentary

4.8 • 604 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2018

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

If you came of age musically in Canada in the 1990s, you’ll remember that it was an extraordinary time…there was this mass embracing of homegrown music…it was part nationalism and part patriotism, but it was also something else… A vast generation of young people simultaneously said, “Canadian music is as good as anything the rest of the world has to offer and we want more of it”…and we got it… More acts were signed to the big labels and made records…radio played those records…MuchMusic ran the videos…there were tours and festivals…record stores stacked this new stuff up front…and over a few short years, a brand new star system emerged… Some of those stars are still with us…Our Lady Peace, Matthew Good, The Barenaked Ladies, Sloan …they’ve all had fruitful mult-decade careers that began in either the very late 80s or early 90s… The Tragically Hip became a juggernaut…Alanis Morissette had the biggest-selling album from female artist of all time…and let’s not forget that a couple of the “Big Shiny Tunes” compilations from MuchMusic—which were heavy on the Can-Con—sold more than a million units just in this country… Like all eras of music, there was attrition as bands came and went, passing into the realm of memories…that’s the music business…there are some long-term survivors, but most of it is evanescent… So what happen to the rest of acts?...did they really break up?...are they still doing stuff?...where are the members of these bands today?... Let’s try to track down some of the CanRock groups of the 90s, part 1… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:58.7

If you came of age musically in Canada, in the 1990s, you'll remember that it was an extraordinary time.

1:06.4

There was this mass embracing of homegrown music.

1:09.7

It was part nationalism, part patriotism, but it was also

1:13.9

something else. A vast generation of young people simultaneously said, Canadian music is as good as

1:21.5

anything the rest of the world has to offer, and we want more of it. And we got it. More acts were

1:27.3

signed to the big labels and made records.

1:29.6

Radio played those records. Much music ran the videos. There were tours and festivals.

1:35.2

Records stores stacked this stuff up front, and after a few short years, a brand new star system

1:40.8

emerged. Some of those stars are still with us. Our Lady Peace, Matthew Good,

1:45.1

the bare-naked ladies, Sloan. They've all had fruitful multi-decade careers that began in either

1:51.0

the very late 1980s or the early 1990s. The tragically hit became a juggernaut. Alanis

1:56.9

Morissette had the biggest selling album from a female artist of all time. And let's not

2:01.5

forget that a couple of those big shiny tunes compilations from much music, which were heavy on the

2:06.0

Canadian content, sold more than a million copies just in this country. But like all errors of

2:13.0

music, there was attrition as artists came and went passing into the realm of memories. I mean, that's the

2:19.5

music business, right? There are some long-term survivors, but most of it is pretty evanescent.

2:25.9

So what happened to the rest of these acts? Did they really break up? Are they still doing stuff?

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