Comments on: Top 10 Canadian albums of the decade http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/ Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jono http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224137 Jono Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:03:39 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224137 hilarious that ur name is intellectual but u didnt know that ACDC is Australian!!! hilarious that ur name is intellectual but u didnt know that ACDC is Australian!!!

]]> By: RDM http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-2/#comment-224136 RDM Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:34:25 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224136 Why is Serena Ryder not on here? theres an artist who has the talent to be one here. Her Album was amazing, and a breath of fresh air in the almost dead Canadian music charts. She won a Juno for best new female artist, and another one this year! In my opinion I think this list is rather biased to sales over talent. Why is Serena Ryder not on here? theres an artist who has the talent to be one here. Her Album was amazing, and a breath of fresh air in the almost dead Canadian music charts. She won a Juno for best new female artist, and another one this year! In my opinion I think this list is rather biased to sales over talent.

]]> By: I am Me http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-2/#comment-224135 I am Me Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:24:59 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224135 Quicksilver Meat Dream by I Mother Earth (2003)...top 3 FOR SURE Quicksilver Meat Dream by I Mother Earth (2003)…top 3 FOR SURE

]]> By: Rachel http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224134 Rachel Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:12:50 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224134 Glad you can count but you have forgotten, or never knew, that there was no year 0. "0" was the starting point of the "race" and not the first completed lap. Decades end after 10 completed years (i.e., December 31 of a year ending with a zero. Centuries end December 31 of years ending in "00". Millenia end December 31 of a year ending in "000". Glad you can count but you have forgotten, or never knew, that there was no year 0. "0" was the starting point of the "race" and not the first completed lap. Decades end after 10 completed years (i.e., December 31 of a year ending with a zero. Centuries end December 31 of years ending in "00". Millenia end December 31 of a year ending in "000".

]]> By: Kenny http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224133 Kenny Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:04:10 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224133 Agree! I have read some of the other replies who disagree. The key to counting the decades is to remember that the starting point of our calendar is a point in time and not a year. "0" was the point at the beginning of the first decade. There was no year "0". Agree! I have read some of the other replies who disagree. The key to counting the decades is to remember that the starting point of our calendar is a point in time and not a year. "0" was the point at the beginning of the first decade. There was no year "0".

]]> By: wtf http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224132 wtf Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:52:31 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224132 They are not Canadian, that is why They are not Canadian, that is why

]]> By: LAUREN http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-2/#comment-224131 LAUREN Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:07:35 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224131 HELLO? BILLY TALENT? HELLO? BILLY TALENT?

]]> By: Inkless http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224130 Inkless Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:44:20 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224130 Wow. It's like he was <i>spying</i> on us. Wow. It's like he was spying on us.

]]> By: jbeach403 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224129 jbeach403 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:56:12 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224129 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. thats ten years. 10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19. 10 years. geddit yet? 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9. thats ten years. 10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19. 10 years. geddit yet?

]]> By: Jovah http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-2/#comment-224128 Jovah Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:51:18 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224128 Should have been called "best english-Canadian pop music" of the decade list. Anything more than that, you're being a bit of an ass. Should have been called "best english-Canadian pop music" of the decade list. Anything more than that, you're being a bit of an ass.

]]> By: CDN Guy http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224127 CDN Guy Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:14:52 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224127 A decade can be any span of 10 years. If you start counting at 1980, for example, you could look at a decade from 1980-1989. You could also look at 1964-1973. It's any span of 10 years. For pop culture lists, people tend to group the ten years that had the same prefix. Also, the "Aughts" is a terrible name. A decade can be any span of 10 years. If you start counting at 1980, for example, you could look at a decade from 1980-1989. You could also look at 1964-1973. It's any span of 10 years. For pop culture lists, people tend to group the ten years that had the same prefix.
Also, the "Aughts" is a terrible name.

]]> By: CDN Guy http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224126 CDN Guy Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:08:59 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224126 What about Rush's 2007 album, Snakes and Arrows? They're one of the most important bands in Canadian music history, and it was a truly fantastic album. Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot that music critics are only allowed to pick trendy indie albums people will have forgotten about in a few years. What about Rush's 2007 album, Snakes and Arrows? They're one of the most important bands in Canadian music history, and it was a truly fantastic album.
Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot that music critics are only allowed to pick trendy indie albums people will have forgotten about in a few years.

]]> By: 1nte11ectua1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224125 1nte11ectua1 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:02:16 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224125 why is there no AC/DC for this list? black ice was amazing! why is there no AC/DC for this list? black ice was amazing!

]]> By: steviemac http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224124 steviemac Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:40:15 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224124 no Rush who picked this list? no Rush who picked this list?

]]> By: Charles Blattberg http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224122 Charles Blattberg Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:08:47 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224122 I made the following comment to the Globe's recent best Canadian fiction list. Seems to me that the same argument applies here: So "the best Canadian fiction" is all written in English? Coincidence or were non-anglophone books not even considered? Surely the latter, which is why this is yet another example of us English Canadians sending the message to those Canadians who write in French or aboriginal languages that they're not really Canadian. The English used to do this, i.e., assume that their nation was equivalent to the whole country of Great Britain, thus excluding the minority nations (Scots, Irish, Welsh). But they learned their lesson over a century ago. What's our excuse for not even having begun to learn ours? "Canada's National Newspaper"? For shame! I made the following comment to the Globe's recent best Canadian fiction list. Seems to me that the same argument applies here:

So "the best Canadian fiction" is all written in English? Coincidence or were non-anglophone books not even considered? Surely the latter, which is why this is yet another example of us English Canadians sending the message to those Canadians who write in French or aboriginal languages that they're not really Canadian. The English used to do this, i.e., assume that their nation was equivalent to the whole country of Great Britain, thus excluding the minority nations (Scots, Irish, Welsh). But they learned their lesson over a century ago. What's our excuse for not even having begun to learn ours? "Canada's National Newspaper"? For shame!

]]> By: Steve http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224123 Steve Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:46:27 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224123 Any list that doesn't have any of Joel Plaskett's incredible (and incredibly Canadian) albums is incorrect. Any list that doesn't have any of Joel Plaskett's incredible (and incredibly Canadian) albums is incorrect.

]]> By: Lord Kitchener's Own http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224121 Lord Kitchener's Own Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:33:51 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224121 I agree, but then this should properly be "Top ten albums of the aughts", not "of the decade". Best of the 80's is fine. Best of the "decade" from 1980-1989 just seems wrong to me. I agree, but then this should properly be "Top ten albums of the aughts", not "of the decade". Best of the 80's is fine. Best of the "decade" from 1980-1989 just seems wrong to me.

]]> By: SeanStok http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224120 SeanStok Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:26:53 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224120 True enough that we're using a calendar that started at Year 1. But I think the common use of refering to decades as "the nineties, the sixties, etc." - particularly for historical and cultural references - trumps numerical logic in this case. True enough that we're using a calendar that started at Year 1. But I think the common use of refering to decades as "the nineties, the sixties, etc." – particularly for historical and cultural references – trumps numerical logic in this case.

]]> By: Lord Kitchener's Own http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224119 Lord Kitchener's Own Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:17:36 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224119 So, are we just writing 2010 off completely, or has everyone already forgotten that we spent most of 1999 figuring out that a decade actually ends at the END of a sequence of 10, not at the number 9. I suppose we're just continuing the common error of pretending the most recent decade began in 2000, and not 2001, but it's still kinda annoying. The decade we're in started on January 1st, 2001 and will end December 31st 2010. Please. This knowledge is the one and only useful thing that came out of the Y2K scare. Let's not abandon it! So, are we just writing 2010 off completely, or has everyone already forgotten that we spent most of 1999 figuring out that a decade actually ends at the END of a sequence of 10, not at the number 9. I suppose we're just continuing the common error of pretending the most recent decade began in 2000, and not 2001, but it's still kinda annoying. The decade we're in started on January 1st, 2001 and will end December 31st 2010.

Please. This knowledge is the one and only useful thing that came out of the Y2K scare. Let's not abandon it!

]]> By: SeanStok http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224118 SeanStok Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:25:26 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224118 Harry Manx - any of the half dozen or so he's put out over the decade Harry Manx – any of the half dozen or so he's put out over the decade

]]> By: SeanStok http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224117 SeanStok Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:16:55 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224117 Fred Eaglesmith - Tinderbox Fred Eaglesmith – Tinderbox

]]> By: John D http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224116 John D Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:54:40 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224116 I love Metric, but best of the decade? Really people? I love Metric, but best of the decade? Really people?

]]> By: indie hipster snob http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224115 indie hipster snob Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:03:55 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224115 Hipster music? Who would you rather have - made for radio top 40 crap? Perhaps some Nickelback? Regardless of its chiqueness, this guy made some dang fine pics. I would put #2 BSS YFIIP way ahead the arcade fire. I would also consider Plants & Animals debut but it's probably more of a top 20. Good call on Shine a Light and Apologies for Queen Mary! Disagree with Feist - it doesn't age well. Hipster music? Who would you rather have – made for radio top 40 crap? Perhaps some Nickelback?

Regardless of its chiqueness, this guy made some dang fine pics. I would put #2 BSS YFIIP way ahead the arcade fire. I would also consider Plants & Animals debut but it's probably more of a top 20. Good call on Shine a Light and Apologies for Queen Mary!

Disagree with Feist – it doesn't age well.

]]> By: Mike T. http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224114 Mike T. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:15:58 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224114 The omission of Tegan & Sara is unforgivable. The omission of Tegan & Sara is unforgivable.

]]> By: matthew http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224113 matthew Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:20:21 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224113 That was their worst album of the decade! Still a pretty good album, of course, but it's a pretty distant third to Left and Leaving and Reconstruction Site... That was their worst album of the decade! Still a pretty good album, of course, but it's a pretty distant third to Left and Leaving and Reconstruction Site…

]]> By: anon http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224112 anon Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:48:04 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224112 Funeral was a terrible album. The song were garbage. Yes, that's only my opinion but I suspect it's a widely shared one. Good call on Feist however, like a fine wine her craft has only gotten better with age. Funeral was a terrible album. The song were garbage. Yes, that's only my opinion but I suspect it's a widely shared one. Good call on Feist however, like a fine wine her craft has only gotten better with age.

]]> By: r3 30 fan http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224111 r3 30 fan Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:08:16 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224111 Patrick Watson! Besnard Lakes! Martin Tielli! Christine Fellowes! Woodhands! This decade was my education in indie rock excellence! Nice pick with The New Pornographers! Corb Lund makes some very catchy country music. Laura Barrett made the Kalymba sing! K-os is my boyfriend ;-). Patrick Watson! Besnard Lakes! Martin Tielli! Christine Fellowes! Woodhands! This decade was my education in indie rock excellence! Nice pick with The New Pornographers! Corb Lund makes some very catchy country music. Laura Barrett made the Kalymba sing! K-os is my boyfriend ;-).

]]> By: AaronVincent http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224110 AaronVincent Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:57:59 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224110 What those two guys did with a bass, drum kit, synthesizer and screams was incredible. Wish they were still around. Check out Sebastien Grainger & the Mountains... but if you're a fan you likely already have. Cheers... What those two guys did with a bass, drum kit, synthesizer and screams was incredible. Wish they were still around. Check out Sebastien Grainger & the Mountains… but if you're a fan you likely already have. Cheers…

]]> By: jamesm http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224109 jamesm Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:52:46 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224109 I'd also like to add The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour I'd also like to add The Weakerthans – Reunion Tour

]]> By: jamesm http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224108 jamesm Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:42:21 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224108 I think Death From Above 1979 should have gotten a mention for its unapologetic dedication to experimental basement style rock out riffs. I think Death From Above 1979 should have gotten a mention for its unapologetic dedication to experimental basement style rock out riffs.

]]> By: WilliamF http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224107 WilliamF Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:20:36 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224107 Some good choices, but definitely missing some much needed Metric. Fantasies is such a strong well-rounded record, not to forget their first couple albums too. Some good choices, but definitely missing some much needed Metric. Fantasies is such a strong well-rounded record, not to forget their first couple albums too.

]]> By: CAPS http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224106 CAPS Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:39:00 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224106 Also agreed. Also agreed.

]]> By: CAPS http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224105 CAPS Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:36:02 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224105 Agreed!!!!!!!!! Agreed!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: m+m http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224104 m+m Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:24:22 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224104 i love this music. but it's totally a taste issue. what about people who like country? LOL these lists are craaaaaaazy! what's the best dessert ever made? chocolate cake! but i hate chocolate. peanut butter cookies. i'm allergic to peanut butter! poor country fans. poor jazz fans. poor jazz artists or francophones etc. etc. etc. i love this music. but it's totally a taste issue. what about people who like country? LOL these lists are craaaaaaazy! what's the best dessert ever made? chocolate cake! but i hate chocolate. peanut butter cookies. i'm allergic to peanut butter! poor country fans. poor jazz fans. poor jazz artists or francophones etc. etc. etc.

]]> By: JeffT http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224103 JeffT Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:04:50 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224103 Absurd to pick Inhuman Condition instead of We Were Born In A Flame. Absurd to pick Inhuman Condition instead of We Were Born In A Flame.

]]> By: Logician http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224102 Logician Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:57:23 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224102 Never mind these guys - did Inkless get a pick? Never mind these guys – did Inkless get a pick?

]]> By: JimDandy http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224101 JimDandy Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:03:25 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224101 K-OS - Joyful Rebellion K-OS – Joyful Rebellion

]]> By: DerekPearce http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224100 DerekPearce Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:42:16 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224100 The Hidden Cameras- The Smell Of Our Own The Hidden Cameras- The Smell Of Our Own

]]> By: jogn Gait http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224098 jogn Gait Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:17:36 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224098 This is all lame hipster music. I'm assuming you were riding a trak bike and drinking a pabst blue ribbon when you came up with this list. This is all lame hipster music. I’m assuming you were riding a trak bike and drinking a pabst blue ribbon when you came up with this list.

]]> By: AaronVincent http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224099 AaronVincent Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:16:38 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224099 Love the music reviewer. Contantines are one of my favorite bands and they certainly deserve some acclaim. Well done. Love the music reviewer. Contantines are one of my favorite bands and they certainly deserve some acclaim. Well done.

]]> By: e_ron http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/13/top-10-canadian-albums-of-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-224097 e_ron Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:01:39 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=97672#comment-224097 Metric - Fantasies. Metric – Fantasies.

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