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The Top 100 Canadian Albums by Bob Mersereau
By Jillianne Hamilton
(08/30/09)

Published in 2007, The Top 100 Canadian Albums by Bob Mersereau is a collection of album descriptions, each one about a different Canadian album and why it deserves to be on the list. The book also includes top 10 lists from Canadian musicians like Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea and music personalities like Sophie Durocher of Espace musique.

Much of the book is dedicated to the classics: Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, The Band, The Tragically Hip and Rush. Although the various vintage vinyls spread across Canada are obviously of stellar quality, the book includes newer Canadian music gems like Let It Die (Feist), You Were Here (Sarah Harmer), You Forget It In People (Broken Social Scene) and Funeral (The Arcade Fire).

The Top 10 Canadian Albums
+ Harvest, Neil Young + Blue, Joni Mitchell + After the Gold Rush, Neil Young + Music From Big Pink, The Band + Fully Completely, The Tragically Hip	+ Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette + The Band, The Band + Funeral, The Arcade Fire + Moving Pictures, Rush + American Woman, The Guess Who

East coast bands featured in the book include Joel Plaskett Emergency, Thrush Hermit, Sloan, Sarah McLachlan, Eric's Trip and April Wine.

This book is such a great resource for finding new listening material. Highly recommended to any Canadian music fan.

Related links:
+ The Top 100 Canadian Albums (Amazon.ca)
+ The complete list (Wikipedia)

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Jillianne Hamilton is a writer, blogger and a lover of indie music, funny movies, artsy things and the color red. She is studying Journalism at Holland College, had an internship at the Truro Daily News and blogs for various college and pop culture websites. To contact Jill, visit her website.