Members billybilly Posted September 7, 2014 Members Share Posted September 7, 2014 I was driving home today and this song came on, I though, gee this band was good and proceeded to listen to them thereafter. Never really heard of them at all in Australia but now that I am in Canada, I hear them on classic rock stations. [video=youtube;bRspvAucho4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRspvAucho4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted September 7, 2014 Members Share Posted September 7, 2014 Hadn't heard that one in years Good Music Here's another one [video=youtube;hoSVPiuNqHM] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slvrsrpnt Posted September 7, 2014 Members Share Posted September 7, 2014 I hear this one on the radio quite a bit still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted September 8, 2014 Members Share Posted September 8, 2014 I was in Crow and we open for them on part of the nature of the beast tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted September 8, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 8, 2014 I was in Crow and we open for them on part of the nature of the beast tour. C'mon now, no teasing, tell us about it. While you're at it, which one is you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RGfretter Posted September 8, 2014 Members Share Posted September 8, 2014 I hear this one on the radio quite a bit still. I like how they were able to get "Satisfaction" and "Day Tripper" in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danhedonia Posted September 8, 2014 Members Share Posted September 8, 2014 Next stop: "how I spent my long weekend listening to Triumph bootlegs." Stop now, while there's still time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted September 8, 2014 Members Share Posted September 8, 2014 LOL.....funny how this comes up.....yesterday I was on an April Wine kick...... This is my favorite AW song... [YOUTUBE]XrEOyYWkdWc[/YOUTUBE] They were always the kind of band where you heard their tunes on classic rock radio and said "I like that....who is that"....and after about the 10th time you said "holly crap April Wine had a lot of good songs!" another one I really like... [YOUTUBE]caJiUCih-Hs[/YOUTUBE] Love the video for I Like to Rock.....Le Studio out side of montreal......you can see some of the exact same views in Rush's videos for Tom Sawyer, Limelight, and Vital Signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted September 8, 2014 Members Share Posted September 8, 2014 I'll also return the favor by presenting a couple Aussie bands that never seemed to do anything outside their own country but probably deserved a little more recognition. First up: Powderfinger This song in particular for me is pretty special.....circling Australia in my car.....this kind of became my personal Australian national anthem... [YOUTUBE]gl_FUVz2trE[/YOUTUBE] And going farther back to the 80's.....some Aussies I met turned me on to these guys.... [YOUTUBE]EBQCbPbPS8E[/YOUTUBE] That was a pretty great album they put out even if it sounds a little dated these days. (course everything old sounds dated....so...I'm not sure what that even means.) I suppose there was only room for one INXS...haha.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted September 8, 2014 Members Share Posted September 8, 2014 Good stuff, all bands I've some familiarity with (except powderfinger), but never paid much attention to. Like to go back sometimes and explore some things I missed the first time around. REO Speedwagon is one such example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted September 8, 2014 Members Share Posted September 8, 2014 I used to play Get Ready for Love in a cover band in 1981. The other guitarist liked the band so we did that one tune. I never heard of the band before we played that song and other then hearing a rare radio play here and there, I hadn't heard of them since. I'm surprised they recorded that many albums as they did. It looks like they were big in Canada more then the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted September 8, 2014 Members Share Posted September 8, 2014 I used to play Get Ready for Love in a cover band in 1981. The other guitarist liked the band so we did that one tune. I never heard of the band before we played that song and other then hearing a rare radio play here and there' date=' I hadn't heard of them since. I'm surprised they recorded that many albums as they did. It looks like they were big in Canada more then the US.[/quote'] Oh yeah for sure. They were very big in Canada and are virtually unknown outside. Canada has a lot of bands like that. Canadian radio has content rules in which a certain percentage of what they play has to have been written in Canada. It has it's detractors that claim it allows for mediocrity to rise to levels it doesn't deserve but over all I think that is a BS argument. There is plenty of talent that wouldn't have gotten a sniff without some help and they deserve it. It weeds out all the bottom feeders anyway....just like anywhere else. I think it's great a government supports arts....even if that support is pathetically too low. Anyway...bringing it back around...it ends up making some bands that are virtually household names in Canada that almost nobody in the US knows. Probably the best example of this is the Tragically Hip who sellout (or used to...not sure so much anymore) 20 000 seat arenas with ease all across Canada but would probably struggle to fill a thousand seat venue anywhere other than the N.E. US border areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted September 8, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 8, 2014 I dig Powderfinger, Odyssey Number 5 was a great album! They were a local Brisbane Band and used to shop at the health food shop I managed way back in the day. They were always hungover, lol. Nice guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted September 8, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 8, 2014 Anyway...bringing it back around...it ends up making some bands that are virtually household names in Canada that almost nobody in the US knows. Probably the best example of this is the Tragically Hip who sellout (or used to...not sure so much anymore) 20 000 seat arenas with ease all across Canada but would probably struggle to fill a thousand seat venue anywhere other than the N.E. US border areas. Good call. I saw them in Australia and they rocked. Great band! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted September 9, 2014 Members Share Posted September 9, 2014 BillyBilly I replaced the guy In the upper right as lead guitar. If you want to hear clips of the latter group go to Minniepaulmusic.com and look under Crow featuring Dave Wagner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gdsmithtx Posted September 12, 2014 Members Share Posted September 12, 2014 April Wine is definitely underrated, but they were about my 3rd fave Canadian rock band, along with Triumph and Rush. Such a great sound, just jampacked with potent guitar. Everyone in that band could really play and that singer could both play and sing ass off at the same time. "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" and "She's a Roller" are great classic rock songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JRicoC Posted September 13, 2014 Members Share Posted September 13, 2014 [video=youtube;S4NFLjC6w-o] I enjoyed these Eastwood Guitar videos from a few years back ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted September 13, 2014 Members Share Posted September 13, 2014 April Wine were a constant part of my childhood soundtrack in Canada. They always played the annual fairs and always brought the goods. Great to see some international recognition for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RGfretter Posted September 13, 2014 Members Share Posted September 13, 2014 April Wine is definitely underrated, but they were about my 3rd fave Canadian rock band, along with Triumph and Rush. Such a great sound, just jampacked with potent guitar. Everyone in that band could really play and that singer could both play and sing ass off at the same time. "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" and "She's a Roller" are great classic rock songs. Yes! I saw them LIVE in Early 90's, to this day, one of THE best concerts I've seen. Though getting hit in the back of the head by a Jack Daniels bottle did interrupt a great show....but I pushed on through. Amazing band! I was front row when I got pelted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Radar-Love Posted September 13, 2014 Members Share Posted September 13, 2014 About the only thing I liked from April Wine was their cover of 21st Century Schizoid Man. [video=youtube;_4W7TVaFc6c] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RGfretter Posted September 13, 2014 Members Share Posted September 13, 2014 About the only thing I liked from April Wine was their cover of 21st Century Schizoid Man. [video=youtube;_4W7TVaFc6c] That's cool but I think if you like that you will love a bunch of their other stuff even more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Radar-Love Posted September 13, 2014 Members Share Posted September 13, 2014 That's cool but I think if you like that you will love a bunch of their other stuff even more! No, I won't, as I've listened to all of their albums from about 1985/6 and earlier at least once -- back when they came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gregory Frus Posted September 14, 2014 Members Share Posted September 14, 2014 Wow, very cool. We used to do a couple April Wine covers when I was in high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted September 14, 2014 Author Members Share Posted September 14, 2014 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danhedonia Posted September 15, 2014 Members Share Posted September 15, 2014 "the annual fairs" .... Canada really isn'tthe US/North. Let's not forget how the CBC required heavy rotation for Canadian artists on radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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