Juno Awards 2007

[The Bandit]

The awards show was badly produced, and badly hosted. Nelly Furtado really came across amatuerish, when Shania hosted she was 100 times better.

Canadian music is going down hill, most of the bands sucked...and The Hip should have retired 10 years ago. No up-and-comers to be found.

What happened to all the good Canadian bands we had....nothing like the musicians from the 60's, 70's, and 80's.

 

[Hammerstein]

The awards show was badly produced, and badly hosted. Nelly Furtado really came across amatuerish, when Shania hosted she was 100 times better.

Your opinion, I have none didn't watch either.

Canadian music is going down hill, most of the bands sucked...and The Hip should have retired 10 years ago. No up-and-comers to be found.

Again your opinion. On the hip I am neutral don't hate them but don't love them. On the other bands 3 Days Grace, Billy Talent, K-OS, Sarah Harmmer, Tomi Swick and yes even Nickelback all good stuff

What happened to all the good Canadian bands we had....nothing like the musicians from the 60's, 70's, and 80's.

Umm... most of them suck by todays standards

 

[The Bandit]

Umm... most of them suck by todays standards

More like todays bands suck...all 2 chord stuff, and as much noise as you can make.

That's right, they are my opinions/reviews....isn't that what this board is all about?

 

[scouser1]

More like todays bands suck...all 2 chord stuff, and as much noise as you can make

all together now with your best old man voice, YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!

 

[Bud Plug]

all together now with your best old man voice, YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!

I don't think he's saying that he doesn't like newer bands, he's just saying that the newer Canadian bands that get any attention (at the moment) aren't very good (at least that's how I read the two posts together). I'd say he's right.

Nelly Furtado: a) is a "Portuguese Puerto-Rican gangsta wanna-be" (I never thought I'd see one of those in my life!), b) a mediocre talent, c) an average looking girl trying to pander a sex kitten image. That makes for a bad choice of host, and worse choice of award winner.

There are no innovative Canadian bands who are getting into the public eye at the moment. As to the Junos, the Hip is past their prime. Nickelback never were interesting. Billy Talent is entertaining, but nothing special.

There may be many new and interesting bands out there, but the Canadian music industry is not promoting them. I think the poster's point is that the Canadian industry used to get behind such artists. As a result, some of these artists broke internationally and had long and productive (not to mention, creative) careers. There is no band or performer on the Canadian scene at the moment who you suspect might have the international and long term impact of bands or performers like Rush, The Guess Who, Shania Twain, Brian Adams or Neil Young.

 

[Berlin]

Watched part of it. I don't want to compare Nelly Furtado and Shania as hosts, different vibes totally but I'll say I didn't mind both.

DJ Champion rocked the fucking house .

 

[The Bandit]

Thanks Bud Plug, at least someone understands.

I actually think the best part of the night was the 12 year old that performed American Woman, he rocked.

 

[jbwent63]

Junos

Does anyone else think that the Cancon rules for radio are outdated? (I thought that in the 80's when I wrote a paper on it in University after having dabbled in radio).

I've always thought a "hit is a hit is a hit". If it was recorded by someone down the road or across the globe, who cares. Why should Canadian radio stations have to subsidize these artists who cannot make it on a global stage by forcing 30-40% canadian content down our throats.

The cancon rules are the #1 reason I no longer listen to terrestrial canadian radio stations (or even US stations very often for that matter). Thank god for Sirius and XM.

Discuss.

JB

 

[Hammerstein]

Two cord stuff ..... I wouldn't know how many cords are in a tune, and couldn't care as long as it sounds
good to me that is all that matters. As for making as much noise as you can that would be AlexisOnFire
screaming lyrics that for all I know could be his mom's favorite recipes?!
But hey if it is too damn loud then maybe your just to damn old and should follow the advice of Ronnie Milsap
and "Get Lost in the 50's Tonight"

 

[Hammerstein]

As for the CanCon rules well yes they are out dated they screwd Bryan Adams for that one album that he
wrote in England with Mutt Lange saying it wasn't Canadian.
Speaking Of Mutt without him we likely wouldn't have Shania if they didn't meet in Nashville in 93.
All the other rules change why haven't the CanCon rules changed.

 

[The Bandit]

all together now with your best old man voice, YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!
But hey if it is too damn loud then maybe your just to damn old

Your quotes are not valid, I listen to heavy music also(I went to Heaven and Hell a few weeks ago), just not the headbanger stuff that is noise and you can't understand.

 

[Hammerstein]

all together now with your best old man voice, YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!
But hey if it is too damn loud then maybe your just to damn old

Your quotes are not valid, I listen to heavy music also(I went to Heaven and Hell a few weeks ago), just not the headbanger stuff that is noise and you can't understand.

Well only one of the blue lines is mine and was written with sarcasm.
To like something doesn't mean you have to understand it. Friend tossed me a couple of cds of mp3s
had a few of their tunes actually liked the one.
Another one I can't understand is Mary Jane Lammond,( and if you can then hats of to you)
but I think it sounds better if I can't understand her.

 

[CapitalGuy]

Nelly is extremely pretty, but she's going to age like, well, like an old Portugese woman. Her hips are already flaring. Great facial structure though.