We had this deep history before anyone uttered the words Broken Social Scene. Kevin went to high school with Emily Haines. We’ve known Leslie, for instance, since 1993. “I think with any band, or dare I say, collective, I think it helps in some ways and it hinders in some ways,” Canning said. The logistics of rustling up the various members and quasi-members of the band might be a reason Broken Social Scene has released only five albums since the band got started in 1999. We were doing that in a much more organic fashion.” … Now with songwriter cameos, you have a publisher trying to put together this writer and that writer. ‘You Forgot it in People’ has a lot of writers on that album, and people have very different careers in their own right, whether it’s Metric or Feist or whether its Stars or it’s Andrew’s project Apostle of Hustle. And the fact that we could draw upon different individuals and their strengths as writers. “The confines of the restrictions of what it means to be a band that just stays as a band, I just think that didn’t interest us as much. The album also set into motion the fluid nature of Broken Social Scene’s lineup, with Canning and fellow founding member Kevin Drew joined by musicians from a then-burgeoning Toronto indie scene that included bands like Metric and Stars. That’s all you want to do as a band, you want to be included.” Say someone is listening to The Cure ‘Disintegration,’ and you put on ‘You Forgot it in People,’ and yeah, that has a vibe too. You just want to do something that you think is paying homage to all the music that you loved. I loved house music, industrial, metal, punk. “I was born in 1969, I’ve been through every phase of music. “I mean, I think as a band, as far as any band, you’re just trying to add to the conversation of all the bands that you love, whether it’s The Cure or Dinosaur Jr. “You Forgot it in People” won a Juno (the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy) for Alternative Album of the Year in 2003 and raised the band’s profile on both sides of the border. I don’t know, maybe people looked to Canada - ‘Oh, these guys are just peaceful, they don’t have to deal with the agony of what we’re going through.’ Whether we have the Canadian comedians, whether it’s Jim Carrey or Mike Myers or different characters or John Candy, we’re carrying on some kind of Canadian tradition of kind of competing with our U.S. “The ‘Canadian Invasion’ kind of happened on the heels of 9/11, essentially. They’ll play sold-out shows at Webster Hall on Oct. “It was a sensitive time in history, in our world,” Broken Social Scene’s Brendan Canning said before the band hit the road to mark the 20th anniversary of the group’s breakthrough sophomore album. Bush established the Department of Homeland Security near year’s end. The wounds of 9/11 were fresh in the United States 10 people had died in the Washington, D.C., sniper attacks and President George W. The concert I went to see was beyond what I expected, and completely ethereal.It was a strange time in North America when Broken Social Scene released “You Forgot it in People” in 2002. Rating: 5 out of 5 What a Fantastic Venue by Humanoid on 5/20/19 Webster Hall - New YorkĪmazing location, beautiful interior.Will see them anytime they are in NYC area Gave it their all and were engaged with audience throughout. Rating: 5 out of 5 BSS Webster Hall 5/18 by Sirnicholas Mack on 5/21/19 Webster Hall - New York.Rating: 5 out of 5 Amazing! by Melimel on 8/1/19 Neptune Theatre - Seattle.Rural Alberta Advantage put on a strong opener as well. Vocals were good aside from a little feedback from one mic. They had some really cool keyboard and guitar pedal sounds Rating: 4 out of 5 Good Times by Mike on 9/25/22 Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver.This group has stellar stage presence, and you could tell they were having fun playing. Sounded great and clear from start to finish. Rating: 5 out of 5 Brilliant and inspiring by Bssss on 10/3/22 Fox Theater - Oakland - OaklandīSS were phenomenal.They’re sharp and as spectacular as ever. My favorite band played my favorite album. Rating: 5 out of 5 Tearjerking explosion of joy by PL on 10/3/22 Fox Theater - Oakland - Oakland.Rating: 5 out of 5 10/10 cried a lot by Ericunt on 10/8/22 Summit - Denver.Incredible performers all around! What a treat to have gotten to experience BSS at this terrific venue downtown…also, can’t wait for them to play Red Rocks in the future! :) Rating: 5 out of 5 Broken Social Scene-uniting all the strangers in the room by MonaLisaReesa on 10/8/22 Summit - Denver.The band, the show, the theater-great all-around experience…Īnd after the pandemic years-very much appreciated! Rating: 5 out of 5 Ever New, Ever Fresh by TD on 11/1/22 Fox Theater - Oakland - Oakland.Really outstanding show to close out 2022. Rating: 5 out of 5 Great show by Mike on 12/20/22 History - Toronto.
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