Americans and Canadians culture Q&A Thread.

[john7994]

You mean Buzz's SIX Grand Canyon videos haven't been enough to convince you yet? It takes the comment of @john7994 to really get you thinking about it?

Maybe we could compromise, stay in a fancy hotel with good restaurants etc. and then just take small trips to sites around the Grand Canyon, but not keep you outdoors too much.

The videos don't even come close to doing it the justice it deserves, its like trying to capture a photo of a snowfall to capture the dimensionality of snowflakes. And I absolutely agree about fancy hotels and good restaurants, cuz I don't need to have the entire experience of being outdoors - I am fine with just seeing it

 

[Buzz Rules]

The videos don't even come close to doing it the justice it deserves, its like trying to capture a photo of a snowfall to capture the dimensionality of snowflakes. And I absolutely agree about fancy hotels and good restaurants, cuz I don't need to have the entire experience of being outdoors - I am fine with just seeing it

Where would you go on a road trip to?

 

[Buzz Rules]

@Frozen Canuck , what songs/playlist would you bring for the great Canadian American road trip?

 

[john7994]

Where would you go on a road trip to?

Depending on the total time for the trip, starting/ending points, and other factors - I would likely favor the pacific northwest in digestible chunks of 200-300 miles (320 - 480 Kilometers) over 3-4 days. This would include parts of Oregon, Washington States and Vancouver/ Victoria Canada.

 

[Frozen Canuck]

@Frozen Canuck , what songs/playlist would you bring for the great Canadian American road trip?

You don't even want to get me started on this topic. Playlists are kind of my thing. I couldn't begin to list all of the songs/artists, but it will definitely include The Tragically Hip, Harlequin (my favourite Canadian band), some classics from bands like Chilliwack, Prism, The Guess Who, Trooper, Neil Young, maybe even some Rush. For folk music, we can include Jeffery Straker. Barenaked Ladies has been part of our Canadian road trips for as long as I can remember. There is Classified, Corey Hart, Gowan, Blue Rodeo, Bryan Adams, The Dead South, Streetheart, Toronto, Theory of a Deadman, Nickelback, Marianas Trench, Kim Mitchell, Loverboy, Heart, Jeff Healey, Walk Off the Earth, Red Rider, Stompin' Tom Connors, Shania Twain, Shawn Mendes, The Arkells, Buffy St. Marie, Drake, Great Big Sea, Joni Mitchell, Alanis Morrisette, The Irish Rovers, Glass Tiger, Alessia Cara, The Weeknd, Sarah McLachlan,, Cowboy Junkies, Spirit of the West, A Tribe Called Red, Arcade Fire...

There will need to be strict limits placed on how much Anne Murray, Celine Dion, and Justin Bieber gets played.

"The Unforgotten" by Iskwé feat. Tanya Tagaq

"Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, so we can take a moment to appreciate Canada's poet.

Some Gordon Lightfoot "Sundown" for a moment of silence for Low Key.

And while I totally HATE the song, a requirement will be to learn the Canadian version of "This Land is Your Land" (from Bonavista to Vancouver Island; from the Arctic Circle to the Great Lake Waters...")

Seriously, I can go on and on and on and on and I am still missing so many great bands/artists. Trust me. The Great Canadian Road Trip Playlist has already been made and just needs to be plugged in...ha!

 

[SirDuff]

You don't even want to get me started on this topic. Playlists are kind of my thing. I couldn't begin to list all of the songs/artists, but it will definitely include The Tragically Hip, Harlequin (my favourite Canadian band), some classics from bands like Chilliwack, Prism, The Guess Who, Trooper, Neil Young, maybe even some Rush. For folk music, we can include Jeffery Straker. Barenaked Ladies has been part of our Canadian road trips for as long as I can remember. There is Classified, Corey Hart, Gowan, Blue Rodeo, Bryan Adams, The Dead South, Streetheart, Toronto, Theory of a Deadman, Nickelback, Marianas Trench, Kim Mitchell, Loverboy, Heart, Jeff Healey, Walk Off the Earth, Red Rider, Stompin' Tom Connors, Shania Twain, Shawn Mendes, Buffy St. Marie, Drake, Great Big Sea, Joni Mitchell, Alanis Morrisette, The Irish Rovers, Glass Tiger, Alessia Cara, The Weeknd, Sarah McLachlan,, Cowboy Junkies, Spirit of the West, A Tribe Called Red, Arcade Fire...

There will need to be strict limits placed on how much Anne Murray, Celine Dion, and Justin Bieber gets played.

"The Unforgotten" by Iskwé feat. Tanya Tagaq

"Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, so we can take a moment to appreciate Canada's poet.

Some Gordon Lightfoot "Sundown" for a moment of silence for Low Key.

And while I totally HATE the song, a requirement will be to learn the Canadian version of "This Land is Your Land" (from Bonavista to Vancouver Island; from the Arctic Circle to the Great Lake Waters...")

Seriously, I can go on and on and on and on and I am still missing so many great bands/artists. Trust me. The Great Canadian Road Trip Playlist has already been made and just needs to be plugged in...ha!

May not be your taste, but I think we need a least a few Rita MacNeil (unless i Just missed her in your very long list).

 

[Frozen Canuck]

May not be your taste, but I think we need a least a few Rita MacNeil (unless i Just missed her in your very long list).

I could only just touch on a few off of the top of my head. Rita MacNeil should definitely be on there. I wasn't aiming for a "taste," but more of a "showcase of talent." I'm woefully out of my league for Canadian country music artists other than k.d. Lang, Brett Kissel, Paul Brandt, and Mackenzie Porter.

 

[SirDuff]

I could only just touch on a few off of the top of my head. Rita MacNeil should definitely be on there. I wasn't aiming for a "taste," but more of a "showcase of talent." I'm woefully out of my league for Canadian country music artists other than k.d. Lang, Brett Kissel, Paul Brandt, and Mackenzie Porter.

She just popped up on youtube for me recently which made me remember her (and my mom listening to her when I was a kit).

 

[Titanium]

They love to say it, but can’t say why.

I don't see much difference beyond our US regional differences although we like to portray it as some big cross border rift. We all use Maple Syrup on our pancakes, some like Grade A Fancy, some like the Amber grade

 

[RedAngie]

I like two Canadian bands that never made it in the US. On very rare occasions you could hear them on college or alternative radio here.

Martha and the Muffins (later M+M). I saw this album in the import section of a US store and liked the map of Toronto so I bought it. And then several other of their albums.



On my first real visit to Toronto I saw this band perform in some sleazy dive club and the next day went to a downtown record store and bought two of their albums.

 

[Frozen Canuck]

I like two Canadian bands that never made it in the US. On very rare occasions you could hear them on college or alternative radio here.

You will be happy to hear that both of those groups are also on my Great Canadian Playlist, but again, there are only so many people I could sit and type out. I also left off Frozen Ghost, The Payola$, and so many others.

 

[declansdad]

You don't even want to get me started on this topic. Playlists are kind of my thing. I couldn't begin to list all of the songs/artists, but it will definitely include The Tragically Hip, Harlequin (my favourite Canadian band), some classics from bands like Chilliwack, Prism, The Guess Who, Trooper, Neil Young, maybe even some Rush. For folk music, we can include Jeffery Straker. Barenaked Ladies has been part of our Canadian road trips for as long as I can remember. There is Classified, Corey Hart, Gowan, Blue Rodeo, Bryan Adams, The Dead South, Streetheart, Toronto, Theory of a Deadman, Nickelback, Marianas Trench, Kim Mitchell, Loverboy, Heart, Jeff Healey, Walk Off the Earth, Red Rider, Stompin' Tom Connors, Shania Twain, Shawn Mendes, The Arkells, Buffy St. Marie, Drake, Great Big Sea, Joni Mitchell, Alanis Morrisette, The Irish Rovers, Glass Tiger, Alessia Cara, The Weeknd, Sarah McLachlan,, Cowboy Junkies, Spirit of the West, A Tribe Called Red, Arcade Fire...

There will need to be strict limits placed on how much Anne Murray, Celine Dion, and Justin Bieber gets played.

"The Unforgotten" by Iskwé feat. Tanya Tagaq

"Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, so we can take a moment to appreciate Canada's poet.

Some Gordon Lightfoot "Sundown" for a moment of silence for Low Key.

And while I totally HATE the song, a requirement will be to learn the Canadian version of "This Land is Your Land" (from Bonavista to Vancouver Island; from the Arctic Circle to the Great Lake Waters...")

Seriously, I can go on and on and on and on and I am still missing so many great bands/artists. Trust me. The Great Canadian Road Trip Playlist has already been made and just needs to be plugged in...ha!

Great list. You need to add the Trews.

I like two Canadian bands that never made it in the US. On very rare occasions you could hear them on college or alternative radio here.

Martha and the Muffins (later M+M). I saw this album in the import section of a US store and liked the map of Toronto so I bought it. And then several other of their albums.

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On my first real visit to Toronto I saw this band perform in some sleazy dive club and the next day went to a downtown record store and bought two of their albums.

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Carole Pope! She could put on an interesting show.

 

[Frozen Canuck]

Great list. You need to add the Trews.

Yeah...they were included in the "..." Ha! There are a LOT of names missing from what I posted, but I needed to take a breath at some point. The Kings, BTO, Sum 41, Three Days Grace, Triumph, Sloan, Honeymoon Suite, Finger Eleven, Steppenwolf...(taking another breath)...

 

[OnceUponATime15]

More Canadian bands to add.. Lighthouse, A Foot in Cold Water, Shawn Desmond, Platinum Blond, Sum 41… Robbie Robertson & The Band.

 

[RedAngie]

Carole Pope! She could put on an interesting show.

“Interesting” is an understatement. Some of it was downright raunchy, including a bit of lesbian bondage/S&M.

 

[declansdad]

“Interesting” is an understatement. Some of it was downright raunchy, including a bit of lesbian bondage/S&M.

I was trying to stay Dis friendly.

 

[OnceUponATime15]

I was trying to stay Dis friendly.

lol… best plan keeping it PG! (Ms Pope is still out there doing her thing at 76 years old.. no difference either )

 

[Buzz Rules]

I vote for Hunter Brothers be added to the list.

Washboard Union isn’t bad either:

So great non Canadian songs include:

 

[Buzz Rules]

 

[Aladora]

For little known Canadian bands, I have to put my vote in for:
Furnaceface, an indy punk band from Ottawa

The Irish Descendants, a folk band from Newfoundland.