NOW Editors Chose 50 Greatest Toronto Albums of All Time
Nobody knows the great Toronto music scene like NOW Magazine and this week our editors, with the help of industry experts, summon more than 30 years of expertise to choose the 50 greatest Toronto albums of all time.
In what may be our most controversial cover since the Naked Mayor, NOW's definitive list is certain to amaze and enrage. NOW plumbs this city's rich music history, highlighting everything from a lost soul classic to obscure jazz artists, solid hit makers and ear crunching punk.
NOW reached out to industry leaders, including some of TO's top musicians, for their picks. Maestro Fresh-Wes, Damian Abraham, Nav Sangha, Daniela Gesundheit, Ron Sexsmith (who'd have guessed he loves Max Webster?) and many more weigh in on the city's best all-time albums.
And what even makes a Toronto album? Does Neil Young count? What about The Band? Do we hold record sales against a star?
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First Date: A Musical Comedy County Stage (7/11-8/07) |
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Relive the Music 50s, 60s & 70''s Show Thunder Bay Community Auditorium (9/17-9/17) |
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All's Well Theatre Aquarius (1/27-2/13) |
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Shinedown & Coheed and Cambria Coca-Cola Coliseum (7/13-7/13) |
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Othello Stratford Festival (5/22-9/27) PHOTOS |
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DIE TONIGHT, LIVE FOREVER or THE NOSFERATU PRINCIPLE Buddies in Bad Times (3/10-3/27) |
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CINDERELLA by The United European Ballet Company The Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts (11/17-11/17) |
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The Heterosexuals by Johnnie McNamara Walker Sweet Action Theatre (7/31-8/01) |
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Blithe Spirit M.I.S.T Theatre (7/17-7/26) |
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Finn & Friends: Back Again! THE SECOND CITY (7/05-7/05) |