Pace on Earth

Rockin' in the Free World

Yesterday, Fredericton's own Goose Lane Editions released Bob Mersereau's book The Top 100 Canadian Albums. The title tells you all you need to know. The author organised a panel of artists and industry and media types to come together to vote on the best 100 albums in Canadian music history. It's a massive task to try and take all of the music of a country and boil it down to the top 100 but, at the same time, it's an incredibly fun exercise. I'm pretty sure we did this in one week at the SUB when I was skipping class in 1993 at UNB. I like the list; I think Neil Young belongs at or near the top of any top 100 Canadian anything list; from greatest artists, to greatest thinkers, and clearly, to greatest burnouts.

More then anything though, this kind of list makes for a wonderful Saturday night debate. Just to add my own twist to the debate here is what I would consider my Top 5 Canadian albums:
1) The Last Waltz - The Band
2) Gord's Gold - Gordon Lightfoot
3) Day for Night - The Tragically Hip
4) Harvest - Neil Young
5) Get Lucky - Loverboy

Allright the last one's a bit of a stretch particularly because I could put all of the Hip's albums in the rest of the slots in the top 10. It is great to see some both new and old local stuff in there too - Stan Rogers to Sloan and Joel Plaskett.

The best part is there is a ton of stuff missing from the list which just goes to show how much good music there is in Canada.

Enjoy!

Pace out.

Labels: Get Lucky, Top 100 Canadian Albums

posted by Vitamin S @ 4:31 p.m.