What are the bands that didn't get international recognition but still are absolute legends where you're from?
What are the bands that didn't get international recognition but still are absolute legends where you're from?
I'll start - Tananas. It's basically the soundtrack to my early adulthood. They were the Dave Matthews band of South Africa.
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Canada (or at least Ontario): The Barenaked Ladies.
I recently learned Americans consider them a One Hit Wonder for "One Week", but I could probably name like 9 hits just based off the radio, I never bought any of their albums or anything.
- If I had a million dollars
- Lovers in a dangerous time
- Pinch me
- Old apartment
- Call and answer
- Brian Wilson (only a live version for some reason)
- Jane
- It's all been done
- Falling for the first time
Oh wow, it was actually nine! I swear I didn't go back and edit that, and also that I didn't look up a list online. There may even be others I forgot. That was just from me trying to remember songs or music videos of theirs!
From my perspecive as a USian, I'd disagree. I remember Million Dollars was also a huge hit in the US and they toured a ton internationally, even before One Week. They played every major venue in the US (see Rock Spectacle, which was a live album that was also a hit in the US). I'd call them a pretty big act internationaly.
For Canada, I'd pick Bruce Cockburn (who wrote Lovers in a Dangerous Time), the Cowboy Junkies, Fred Eaglesmith, the Tragically Hip, or maybe Great Big Sea. Most of them have never had a proper international presence.