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What are the bands that didn't get international recognition but still are absolute legends where you're from? (www.youtube.com)

submitted 8 months ago by tomjuggler to c/music

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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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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

For Canada I'd say The Tragically Hip.

I'm not sure such a thing is possible now that fewer people listen to music from specifically Canadian sources. It used to be: commercial radio and music television, and both had strict Canadian content regulations.

I think there's still a chance for artists to be well known locally, but it would probably be based on where they play shows, and maybe social media.

[–] Vedlt 2 points 8 months ago

I had no idea they weren't internationally renowned, but I grew up listening to 89x so I guess it would make sense that I knew of them despite being American.