>
> > > They're actually *very* big up here in Canuckyland, Kestrel.  I've
> >
> > I figured they might be -- good music doesn't go un-noticed :)
>
> Indeed. :)

though it does seem to take a while to get across the border! Dunno why... I
know more music from Africa than I do from Canada. Go figure.

> > > seen them in concert, well, every year since 97.  [In fact, I was at
> >
> > Sounds like you're a fan 
>
> Oh, just a little.  I was a fan before they "made it big" -
which is to

ooh I love to be "with it" before anyone else gets it 
I loved U2 when October came out... kept telling everyone "these guy's are
awesome! They're going to be HUGE!" and everyone was saying "huh?
Who?"

> say, made it big in Canada.  It's sort of strange that we have these
> amazingly talented bands which are huge and platinum-selling and
> are yet completely unknown in the US, and then someone like Avril
> Lavigne emerges from nowhere and is a hit on both sides of the
> border - and with far less talent.

Female acts have been huge for a while now. Easily categorized means easier
to market, and musical style firmly in middle-of-the-road moves faster than
a group harder to pin down. Great Big Sea is a wonderful mix of
rock/pop/irish trad. and mod. (etc) which just about equals radio death in
the US, and while they're all a bunch of good looking guys -- they're too
old for the squealy under-highschool girls which means they don't have
longevity with the critical youth market, and the college crowd is
notoriously fickle. (though they're often the ones who get these bands/ppl
any attention in the first place)


> > So which would you recommend.
> > something representative. Judging from Amazon -- they recommend Road
> > Rage... which is sort of a live "greatest hits" so
unless you strongly
> > feel otherwise.... :)
>
> Um.  If you're going for a bit of a cross section, then Road Rage
> would be it (and you can just remember that one of those voices is
> me!).  If you're trying to build things up a bit and make more of a
> collection, then Rant and Roar, Turn and Sea of No Cares.  Road
> Rage was done during the tour for Turn, so it'll have some of the
> songs from it, but all in all, it's still just 1 album to try to squeeze
> the best of 3 other albums onto.  *shrug*   Personally, my favourite
> albums are Up! and Play - which are the ones "fused" to make
> Rant and Roar.

Cool then... will probably pick up Road Rage and Sea of No Cares

> > Glad to hear from you! Where have you been hidding? :)
>
> I've been lurking.  Praying as requested, of course, but between the
> old working full time and studenting part time, I'm often swamped...
> [And a mere 9 weeks 'til exams... again.]. :)
>
> Nice to know that an old Daemon-mage is still missed, however.

You are :) I try not to pester those who are quiet... figure they're like I
am when I'm quiet (over-worked, over-stressed etc etc) and so don't want to
bother them... but I do think about them!

>
> *hug*

*hug* glad to see you here again :)


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