Pues llevaba mucho tiempo detrás de estos "Nuggets" dedicados a Canada, pues sabía que había muchas y muy buenas bandas, aunque el problema fuera de Norteamérica, es que nos es muy difícil distinguir a los grupos de EStados Unidos con los de Canadá, pues muchas veces tienen sonidos muy similares, y al ver esta colección he descubierto eso precisamente que muchos de los grupos que aquí aparecen creía erróneamente que eran de Estados Unidos, pero no.
He tardado bastantes años en conseguir esta colección, pues los que seguis el blog ya sabéis que estas colecciones tienen como punto irrenunciable que la haga un nativo del país, pues desde fuera, la visión no sería la misma.
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| The Haunted |
Recuerdo hace años la `polémica que hubo en este blog sobre cual era la tercera potencia musical detrás obviamente de Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido, así que unos opinaban que si Australia, otros que Canadá y otros que Países bajos, entre otros. Yo tampoco lo tenía muy claro, pero cuando el amigo Rob Kopp realizó sus "60 Dutch Nuggets" mas sus secuelas, al menos para mi, el tercer puesto ya quedó adjudicado, aunque tras escuchar estos "Canadian Nuggets" creo que se acercan bastante a los anteriores.
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| Painted Ship |
Pero bueno, os dejo con Gary, que nos pondrá al corriente de la escena garagera canadiense de los sesenta:
The emergence of Canadian garage rock in the 1960s was fueled by a unique head start in the British Invasion. While American radio wouldn't embrace the Beatles until early 1964, Capitol Records of Canada released "She Loves You" in September 1963. It became a massive hit in the fall of that year, turning Canada into an immediate testing ground for the "Beatlebeat" sound.
This early exposure sparked a DIY explosion across the provinces. Local teenagers, armed with imported British R&B records and cheap Department store guitars, began forming bands to replicate the raw energy they heard on the airwaves. This led to a distinct North American hybrid: the melodic sensibilities of the Merseybeat era fused with the gritty, fuzzed-out aggression that would eventually define the Canadian garage scene.
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| A Passing Fancy |
Before national radio regulations existed, the scene was deeply segregated into vibrant regional hubs, each with a distinct musical flavor:
Toronto: As the "main stage" of the era, the Toronto scene was a hotbed for eclectic sounds. The Yorkville district served as a bohemian crossroads for youth rebellion and experimental live music, producing standout acts like The Ugly Ducklings,The Quiet Jungle & The Fringe.
Montreal: This scene contributed a grittier, blues-based sound. The Haunted became legendary for their 1966 garage classic "1-2-5". Quebec also fostered a significant French-language garage rock community (often called yé-yé or garage punk) with bands like Les Lutins and The Sinners.
Winnipeg: Known for its isolated but intense energy, Winnipeg's scene was dominated by Chad Allan and the Reflections (who later became The Guess Who). Their hit cover of "Shakin' All Over" is considered a seminal moment in Canadian rock history.
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| (Those) Rogues |
Western Canada: Other regions developed their own loyal followings; Vancouver's scene featured bands like The Nocturnals and The Painted Ship, while 49th Parallel emerged as a notable garage punk force from Calgary.
Gary Field
CD 1:
01 - The Jaybees - I'm A Loner [Montreal, Que. 1966]
02 - The Heard - Treat Me Bad [Almonte, Ont. 1967]
03 - The Stonemen - Faded Colours [Moncton, NB 1966]
04 - Tom Northcott - Just Don't [Vancouver, BC 1966]
05 - The Painted Ship - Little White Lies [Richmond, BC 1966]
06 - The Ugly Ducklings - Just In Case You Wonder [Toronto, Ont. 1966]
07 - The Great Scots - Give Me Lovin' [Halifax, NS 1965]
08 - Les Asteks - Qui Je T' Aime [Sorel-Tracy, Que. 1967]
09 - Meddy's People - Fantasy World [New Westminster, BC 1968]
10 - 49th Parallel - Citizen Freak [Calgary, AB 1968]
11 - Chad Allan & The Expressions - Shakin' All Over [Winnipeg, Man. 1965]
12 - David Clayton-Thomas & The Bossmen - Brainwashed [Toronto, Ont. 1966]
13 - Les Dabsters - J'en ai assez [Montreal, Que. 1966]
14 - Satan & The D-Men - She'll Lie [Winnipeg, Man. 1965]
15 - (Those) Rogues - Girl [Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. 1967]
16 - The Chessmen - Love Didn't Die [Vancouver, BC 1965]
17 - The Haunted - 125 [Montreal, Que. 1966]
18 - Peter Kelch & The Pharohs - Silly Girl [Victoria, BC 1964]
19 - Willie & The Walkers - Diamonds & Gold [Edmonton. AB. 1966]
20 - It's All Meat - Feel It [Toronto, Ont. 1969]
21 - Les Différents - Soyons Differents [Chambly, Que. 1966]
22 - One Way Street - I See The Light [Vancouver, BC 1967]
23 - The Guess Who - Believe Me [Winnipeg, Man. 1966]
24 - The Stonefield - Morning Hours [Rycroft, AB. 1967]
25 - The Poppy Family - Beyond The Clouds [Vancouver, BC 1968]
26 - The Deverons - She's Your Lover [Winnipeg, Man. 1965]
27 - Les Fleaux - Gloria [Lachute, Que. 1966]
28 - The Northwest Company - Eight Hour Day [Haney, BC 1967]
29 - Terry Black - Say It Again [Burnaby, BC 1964]
30 - Alex Fontaine - Tu Ri' Es Pas Sincere [Trois-Rivières, Que. 1967]
CD 2
01 - The Chessmen - Meadowlands (Vancouver, BC 1964)
02 - The Checkerlads - You Just Can't Hide (Regina, Sask. 1966)
03 - A Passing Fancy - I'm Losing Tonight (Toronto, Ont. 1967)
04 - The Haunted - Eight O'clock This Morning (Montreal, Que. 1966)
05 - Don Norman & The Other 4 - Low Man (Ottawa, Ont. 1967)
06 - The Northwest Company - Get Away From It All (Haney, BC 1967)
07 - Raja - Realize (Toronto, Ont.1968)
08 - The Midnight Angels - I'm Sufferin' (The Pas, Man. 1968)
09 - The Shays - The Hour Has Seven Days (Toronto, Ont. 1966)
10 - The Liverpool Set - Seventeen Tears To The End (Toronto, Ont. 1966)
11 - The Mike Jones Group - Funny Feeling (Montreal, Que. 1967)
12 - The Kidds - Children In Love (St.Catharines, Ont. 1967)
13 - Expedition To Earth - Expedition To Earth (Winnipeg, Man. 1968)
14 - Power Of Beckett - Lost Soul In Disillusion (Montreal Que. 1967)
15 - The Ugly Ducklings - Nothin' (Toronto, Ont. 1966)
16 - The 49Th Prallel - You Do Things (Calgary, AB. 1967)
17 - The Gentle Touch - Visitors Parking Only (1966) (Hamilton, Ont. 1966)
18 - The Five Sounds - Loadin' Coal (Halifax, NS. 1965)
19 - Ritchie Knight & The Mid-Knights - Homework (Toronto, Ont. 1964)
20 - The Guess Who - Baby Feeling (Winnipeg, Man. 1966)
21 - The Quiet Jungle - Everything (Toronto, On 1967)
22 - Les 409 - They Say (Laval, Que. 1966)
23 - The Painted Ship - Frustration (Richmond, BC 1966)
24 - King Beezz - I Gotta Move (Edmonton, AB. 1966)
25 - The Sound Box - Warm Your Mind And Soul (Montreal, Que. 1968)
26 - M.G. & The Escorts - A Someday Fool (Pointe-Claire, Que. 1967)
27 - The Du-Cats - Sneezes (Port Aux Basques, NL 1965)
28 - Three To One - See Emily Play (Vancouver, BC 1967)
29 - Five D - Dementia (Thunder Bay, Ont. 1966)
30 - The Fringe - Inside Looking Out (Toronto, Ont. 1967)
Las canciones de muestra, difícil elección, aunnue me gustaría resaltar mi canción favorita canadiense desde hace muchos años: "I See The Light" de los "One Way Street".
(Those) Rogues - Girl [Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. 1967]
The Haunted - 125 [Montreal, Que. 1966]
One Way Street - I See The Light [Vancouver, BC 1967]
The Painted Ship - Frustration (Richmond, BC 1966)
Llegamos al final de esta espléndida colección, y solo me resta al amigo Gary Field su participacióon en este blog con este trabajo tan esmerado.
Hasta la semana próxima.
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Canadian Nuggets:
No PW
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U8-583v0kOWRB9xTBzNO6Ia2Kx4vD742/view?usp=sharing
PW:
https://mega.nz/file/T7xDDKwK#VX_dQYOtjwkRKWF-LykZJtN2oAdt3QGqpJtaieEZUrY
LOOK AT THE MAIN PAGE, IMAGE ON THE RIGHT COLUMN, ABOVE.
MIRA EN LA PÁGINA PRINCIPAL, IMAGEN DE LA COLUMNA DERECHA, ARRIBA.
Interessante raccolta,con alcune canzoni che non conoscevo. Complimenti a Gary Field. (Those)Rogues "Girl" sono decenni che lo ascolto,era e rimane un pezzo tremendo!!! Ciao José,un saluto e un apprezzamento a Gary Field 🍻🍻🍻
Thanks!
Gracias por el comentari, Gary Field ha hecho un gran trabajo. Si, "Girl" es una canción tremenda.
Thanks for your visit my griend Gummo.
Enjoy!
Jose
Che bella raccolta con alcune canzoni veramente belle. Grazie a Gary Field e a Jose per averla pubblicata
Amigo Fulvio.
Una buena colección de las mejores canciones canadienses, Gary Field es un experto.
Saludos
Jose
Muchas gracias, los grupos no los conozco pero lo bajo únicamente por la Northwest Company, banda que la ví en algunos videos de You Tube y es muy buena, con un cantante espectacular.
Simply wonderful!
Thanks, Gary Field and Jose for the wisdom of involving the community that visits here.
Cheers.
Exceptuando a un par o tres de grupos, al resto no los conozco pero si suenan igual que las de muestra, me doy por satisfecha.
¡Muchas gracias, Jose!
Thanks a lot, Gary!
Yesah, another Nuggets. And by Gary Field! (we have emailed about Kinks covers). Thanks Jose and Gary for 2 hours of musical pleasure. I probably already have a lot (I see familiar names), but I'm almost sure Gary will surprise me with a couple of new bands or songs.
Amigo Ugamremile.
Northwest Company s una banda que ya ha aparecido por aquí en diferentes series, y es uno de los grupos que tengo pendientes de hacerle una revisión a fondo.
Espero disfrutes de toda la colección,. Vale mucho la pena.
Saludos
Jse
My great friend Butterby.
I'm really pleased with how this blog is going, where so many friends are involved, and each one shares their experience, which in almost every case is superior to mine.
Gary's work is a perfect example.
Regards.
Jose
Amiga Concha.
Es que realmente los grupos canadienses siempre han estado eclipsados por los estadounidenses, aunque tenían un arsenal de buenos grupos. Esto de hoy es un ejemplo de ello.
Saludos
Jos
My friend Rob.
That's the best thing about these series, that the locals are the best connoisseurs of their music.
I'm sure there are songs that will surprise you.
I've been looking for someone for that country for years; now my dream countries are Denmark, Germany, and Mexico. Any ideas?
Cheers,
Jose
Yes I do: ask for volunteers on TwilightZone-RideYourPony
Finshed listening, Gary. I have 18 new songs in iTune, of which I like Treat me bad by The Heard best. So thanks a lot! I missed only 3 songs on your excellent compilation that have more than 3 stars in my iTunes: : Who do you love by Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks *****(for me the best song from Canada in the 60's; what a solo by Robbie Robertson), That's my girl (rotten to the core) by The Great Scots **** and Go away by Underworld ***. But ofcourse that's just a matter of taste :-)
Robb,
I had to leave off a few as well, I couldn't add another Great Scots track I had in mind and I forgot to add The Nocturnals! Good call on Ronnie, I think I would've been a toss-up between WDYL or 'Matchbox' or maybe 'Further Up On The Road'. Maybe Jose will let me do a third disc...NOT! I don't he'd put up waiting another six months to a year for a disc.. anyways, thank you everybody for the kind words, I'm pretty happy with it overall.. and a big thank you to Jose for believing I should be the one to take this on, It's been a real honor.
My friend Gary.
The honor has been mine. Rob made the masterful "60 Dutch Nuggets," plus "More Dutch Nuggets" and "Even More Dutch Nuggets," so why not continue with Canadian Nuggets?
Time is not important. One of my favorite phrases, and one I try to apply in life, is Peter Seeger's: "A time for every purpose."
Greetings from Spain.
Jose
Great comp. Many thanks Gary & Jose.
Another nice nuggets' collection . Thanks Gary and José !
Todas, un poco en la
misma linea, bueno,
la última, no tanto,
buen finde,
(de penitencia),un
saludo.
My friend Zipper
All credit for this compilation goes to Gary
Cheers.
Jose
My friend Jean-Jacques.
This Nuggets collection, I think, is gaining prestige. It's just a matter of finding the right person, in this case, Gary.
Cheers,
Jose
Amigo Orlando.
Son mis cuatro favoritas, así que es fácil que coincidamos.
Saludos
Jose
Hola, José. Con un poco de retraso por la semana santa, pero aquí está el link del programa. Saludos!
https://mega.nz/file/6sQiSDhS#JqvMZloB6Z5VDYRBneRfqTmBxYvWoDM3Ps-mK3U4XNk
Gracias Juan.
Ya se sabe: Hay que santificar las fiestas.
Saludos
Jose
Mon ami Jose,
Enhorabuena a Gary por este soberbio trabajo. Garage canadiense de lo bueno y sin tanto "moody". Verdaderamente son del nivel de los americanos. Esperando sin duda la continuacion.
Amical salut.
Racati
Mon ami Racati.
Estaba cantado que te iba a gustar esta colección, pues realmente es de categoría, y seguro que muchos grupos creías que eran estadounidenses sin serlo.
Pues parece que por petición popular, Gary tendrá que hacer una continuación.
Saludos
Jose
Oh lord, give me strength! :)
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