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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 7 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] 6 points 7 months ago

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.