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Got my cooler full of beer, a couple of picnic baskets and blankets and some primo herbage on stand by for this awesome event!
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Only legendary bands!
This will be epic, Mr Prez and friends, thanks, you do a great job on canada packs
i need to see what is coming next …
Sweet fancy Moses Znaimer. That’s amazing. I shudder to think how epic the Canada Day release is going to be if this is what you’ve got for this month.
How many of the authors on these tracks are fellow Canadians?
Thanks everyone! I’m getting more excited for this with each song that is completed.
How many of the authors on these tracks are fellow Canadians?
Now that you mention it, I believe all the authors are Canadians. 3 east coasters and 3 west coasters. Same on the last pack, Crazy Canuck and Froogs (I’m pretty sure anyhow) are also Canadians. A true north ‘team’ effort!
I’m from Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario! We have Google and Blackberry here, we’re important too! Pay no attention to nearby Toronto! *waves frantically*
I’m pulling for the Ottawa Senators to beat Pittsburgh Penguins in NHL Playoffs.
Does that count. EH !
Can’t wait for this Canadian pack Mr. Prezident going to be awesome.
If you attend the concert ? Be safe & have a great time.
Thanks for all your hard work.
wow what a line up looks like a lot of hard work has been put in cheers guys ( more space to make now
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Neil Young – Cortez the Killer
This epic from Neil Young’s 1975 album Zuma features one of the longest intros in rock, with Young’s vocals not coming in until 3:22 into the song. It also features nearly five minutes of guitar solos where Young jams out endless variations around a central riff. This three-chorder is rumored to have been written to make it easier for Crazy Horse guitarist Frank Sampredo to play along on rhythm guitar. Young hadn’t played with Crazy Horse for several years, and during that time Sampredo had taken the place of founding guitarist Danny Whitten, who had died of a drug and alcohol overdose.
“Cortez the Killer” originally had another verse that would have pushed its length out from 7:30 up to nearly ten minutes – but during the studio recording, an electrical circuit blew, halting the recording process and forcing them to fade out the song early. Neil, however, opined that he “never liked that verse anyway.”
Leonard Cohen – Famous Blue Raincoat
Leonard Cohen, born near Montreal, Quebec in 1934, is one of Canada’s most famous folk/soft rock musicians, having been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Canadian Songwriters’ Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was also decorated with the Order of Canada, and this, “Famous Blue Raincoat”, is arguably one of his most well-known songs. The song is ostensibly about a love triangle, written in the form of a letter from Leonard Cohen to another man. Much of the imagery in the lyrics corresponds to elements of Cohen’s life – the famous blue raincoat (which was in fact his), living on Clinton Street in Manhattan (Cohen did, in the 70s) – but a lot of the song, including the identities of the other parties to the love triangle – remains a mystery. Either way, this slow, melancholy acoustic song is sure to give you chills.
Stan Rogers – Northwest Passage
If there could be one name for Canadian maritime folk music, it would be Stan Rogers. His unforgettable, booming baritone voice defined Canadian maritime life and Canadiana music in general. Born in Hamilton in 1949, his family originally hailed from Nova Scotia, and Rogers spent many summers out east. Eventually, Rogers would become known for his wide range of songs about Canadian life, including topics such as farming the prairies, fishing the grand banks, and the wild exploration of the endless north and western Canada. While not as best-selling as Leonard Cohen or Neil Young, Stan Rogers’ contributions to Canadian music and culture cannot be understated.
“Northwest Passage” is a vocals-only, acapella number, detailing the explorations of early explorers of Canada such as the Franklin expedition. An unforgettable piece of Canadiana, and an extremely complex three-part harmony.
Happy Birthday, Canada!
Well, we did it! I want to give my personal thank you to all of my collaborators, who are among the finest Canadians to ever walk this earth.
Spindoctor
Dash Riprock
mrcoupdetat
MrBurpler
mortarion42
So please be sure to thank them in the comments, each of them went far beyond what I had imagined possible for this project. Thanks for making this pack a huge success.
If you want to see your favourite Canadian songs in Rock Band, feel free to leave a comment. This project will be ongoing throughout 2017, Canada’s 150th Birthday!
See you soon with more great customs!
-MrPrezident
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