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In order to compile a list of top Canadian Albums/CDs, Bob Mersereau polled nearly 600 Canadian music journalists, retailers, musicians and DJs — of all ages — from across the country. The list he created is based on a tally of their top ten selections.

Here it is....how many are in your collection? What's been missed?


1. Harvest, Neil Young (1972)
2. Blue, Joni Mitchell (1970)
3. After the Gold Rush, Neil Young (1970)
4. Music From Big Pink, The Band (1968)
5. Fully Completely, The Tragically Hip (1992 )
6. Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (1995)
7. The Band, The Band (1969)
8. Funeral, Arcade Fire (2004)
9. Moving Pictures, Rush (1981)
10. American Woman, The Guess Who (1970)
11. Songs of Leonard Cohen, Leonard Cohen (1967)
12. Reckless, Bryan Adams (1984)
13. Five Days in July, Blue Rodeo (1993)
14. Twice Removed, Sloan (1994)
15. Up to Here, The Tragically Hip (1989)
16. Everybody Knows This is Nowhere, Neil Young with Crazy Horse (1969)
17. 2112, Rush (1976)
18. Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell (1974)
19. Whale Music, Rheostatics (1992)
20. Acadie, Daniel Lanois (1989)
21. Day for Night, The Tragically Hip (1994)
22. Rust Never Sleeps, Neil Young & Crazy Horse (1979)
23. Gord's Gold, Gordon Lightfoot (1975)
24. You Were Here, Sarah Harmer (2000)
25. Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, Sarah McLachlan (1993)
26. Road Apples, The Tragically Hip (1991)
27. Gordon, Barenaked Ladies (1992)
28. You Forgot it in People, Broken Social Scene (2002)
29. I'm Your Man, Leonard Cohen (1988)
30. Tonight's the Night, Neil Young (1975)
31. Decade, Neil Young (1977)
32. Miss America, Mary Margaret O'Hara (1988)
33. Surfacing, Sarah McLachlan (1997)
34. One Chord to Another, Sloan (1996)
35. Songs of Love and Hate, Leonard Cohen (1971)
36. Cyborgs Revisted, Simply Saucer (1989)
37. Ingenue, k.d. lang (1992)
38. Melville, Rheostatics (1991)
39. Love Tara, Eric's Trip (1993)
40. On the Beach, Neil Young (1974)
41. Not Fragile, Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1974)
42. The Best of the Guess Who, The Guess Who (1971)
43. Let it Die, Feist (2004)
44. The Last Waltz, The Band (1978)
45. Night Train, The Oscar Petersen Trio (1963)
46. Down at the Khyber, The Joel Plaskett Emergency (2001)
47. Harvest Moon, Neil Young (1992)
48. Cuts Like a Knife, Bryan Adams (1983)
49. L'heptade, Harmonium (1976)
50. Teenage Head, Teenage Head (1979)
51. High Class in Borrowed Shoes, Max Webster (1977)
52. Hejira, Joni Mitchell (1976)
53. The Goldberg Variations, Glenn Gould (1955 and 1982)
54. Forgarty's Cove, Stan Rogers (1977)
55. Wheatfield Soul, The Guess Who (1968)
56. Si on avait besoin d'une cinquieme saison, Harmonium (1974)
57. Dancing in the Dragon's Jaw, Bruce Cockburn (1979)
58. Frantic City, Teenage Head (1980)
59. Hymns of the 49th Parallel, k.d. lang (2004)
60. Hot Shots, Trooper (1979)
61. Robbie Robertson, Robbie Robertson (1987)
62. The Trinity Session, Cowboy Junkies (1988)
63. Ron Sexsmith, Ron Sexsmith (1995)
64. Nothingface, Voivod (1989)
65. Come on Over, Shania Twain (1997)
66. Everything I Long For, Hayden (1995)
67. Outskirts, Blue Rodeo (1987)
68. Joyful Rebellion, k-os (2004)
69. Sit Down Young Stranger/If You Could Read My Mind, Gordon Lightfoot (1970)
70. Love Junk, The Pursuit of Happiness (1988)
71. Jaune, Jean-Pierre Ferland (1970)
72. Somewhere Outside, The Ugly Ducklings (1966)
73. Electric Jewels, April Wine (1973)
74. Sundown, Gordon Lightfoot (1973)
75. Left and Leaving, The Weakerthans (2000)
76. Clumsy, Our Lady Peace (1997)
77. Harmonium, Harmonium (1974)
78. Share the Land, the Guess Who (1970)
79. Greatest Hits!, Ian & Sylvia (1970)
80. Steppenwolf, Steppenwolf (1968)
81. Ladies of the Canyon, Joni Mitchell (1970)
82. Bud the Spud and Other Favourites, Stompin' Tom Connors (1969)
83. Shine a Light, Constantines (2003)
84. Shakespeare My Butt, The Lowest of the Low (1991)
85. Clayton Park, Thrush Hermit (1998)
86. Smeared, Sloan (1992)
87. Living Under June, Jann Arden (1994)
88. The Hissing of Summer Lawns, Joni Mitchell (1975)
89. Bad Manors, Crowbar (1971)
90. Official Music, King Biscuit Boy With Crowbar (1970)
91. Lightfoot!, Gordon Lightfoot (1966)
92. Mad Mad World, Tom Cochrane (1991)
93. Rufus Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright (1998)
94. Face to the Gale, Ron Hynes (1997)
96. Hobo's Taunt, Willie P. Bennett (1977)
97. Cowboyography, Ian Tyson (1986)
98. Favourite Colours, The Sadies (2004)
99. The Way I Feel, Gordon Lightfoot (1967)
100. A Farewell to Kings, Rush (1977)

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I'm A Writer, Not A Fighter

Blender magazine has released it's ranking of the 40 worst lyricists in rock. Sorry Dunc

1 Sting
2 Neil Peart
3 Scott Stapp
4 Noel Gallagher
5 Dan Fogelberg
7 Paul Stanley
8 Diane Warren
9 Donovan
10 Jim Morrison
12 David Crosby
13 Tony Banks
13 Mike Rutherford
13 Steve Hackett
13 Phil Collins
13 Peter Gabriel
14 Will.i.am
15 Bernie Taupin
17 Jon Anderson
18 Ian Anderson
19 Queensryche
21 Alanis Morissette
22 Jon Bon Jovi
23 Robert Plant
24 Fred Durst
26 Simon Le Bon
29 Timbaland
30 Kevin Federline
31 Carly Simon
32 Matisyahu
33 Diddy (Sean Combs)
34 Henry Rollins
35 Dashboard Confessional
36 Common
37 Bryan Adams
38 Paul McCartney
39 Billy Corgan
40 Anthony Kiedis

Do you get it?

Not sure what's going on in the big city -- results of the vote on the proposed contract are as follows:

CUPE Local 15, voted 73 per cent in favour of accepting the proposed deal following their union leaders' guidance-- so they're back to work

The 800 library workers represented by CUPE Local 391 voted 78.1 per cent against mediator Brian Foley's recommendations but in agreement with their union leaders -- so they're still out

The 1,800 outside workers, represented by CUPE Local 1004 voted 57% in favour of accepting thereby going against their leaders' recommendations -- however, because of their bylaws this group of employees will remain on strike since they need 2/3rds majority to accept any contract


All in all it still looks like a big mess (especially with garbage still not being collected) but what I really want to know is how can the union leaders of Local 1004 still be looking themselves in the mirror -- 57% of their members went against their recommendation to reject -- surely this is clear evidence of a lack of confidence in the current leadership and these bozos should step down.

Ain't It The Truth

"Most turkeys taste better the day after; my mother's tasted better the day before. " Rita Rudner

Burning Down The House

Just heard that a major fire has hit Bimini's in Kitsalano. Think the last time I was there Ron & I were waiting to hook up with Alex for lunch at Noodle Box. Owner is saying that he's expecting to re-open in a couple of months -- might have to go for a Xmas drink!