Talk:Music of Vancouver

Some Conspicuous Omissions
Bryan Adams? Sarah McLachlan, followed by her industrial Nettwerk cronies Front Line Assembly, Delerium etc.) Nickelback?  Doug And The Slugs, the Be Good Tanyas, Sal Ferreras, Neko Case, the Hard Rubber Orchestra, Katari Taiko, Bif Naked, Kinnie Starr, Veda Hille, P:ano... unfortunately they largely come from different musical worlds -- individual heavyweight champions from scenes demanding fuller recognition themselves.  Surely no individual has a sufficiently complete grasp on all of their genres... Pseudo Intellectual.
 * It's a huge list especially if the whole century-and-some of Greater Vancouver's existence is taken into account; better that List of Vancouver musicians would work (not all are "from" Vancouver, i.e. born there).Skookum1 (talk) 14:26, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Formatting/sections
The names above of course still have to be added to the main page - many more notable than any of the self-promotional new-era bands who've added themselves, in fact - but I'm dithering because I'm not sure where on the page; I was going to create a "popular artists" section but even that goes into a possible history section. Idea is "where's the division date" between historical acts and modern ones, i.e. the punk/new-wave era bands aren't current. So anyways looking for input/collaboration on making sections for the article; Nightclub/entertainment industry history (includes visiting performers, e.g. Mitzi Gaynor and Jim Morrison e.g.), labels and producers, vintage/historical popular bands (ranging from Dal Richards to the Seeds of Time to DOA, i.e. from swing and jazz through psychedelia and commercial pop to punk/alternative, but with some kind of cut-off date (DOA being also current today, as also the Subhumans; but more as "revival" acts), then current popular music, as well as of course a separate section on classical/academic music, orchestras/organizations and composers. Theoretically I'd think the popular music sections might be subdividable into rock, country, jazz, alternative, whatever.  Suggestions?Skookum1 21:36, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

I agree some dividing up is needed....Industrial/Dance Music should have a section also I would think due to Vancouver's importance worldwide with Skinny Puppy, FLA, etc

That HUGE section in the middle is very hard to read and should be chopped up and some more pics added Hollywoodnorthreport (talk) 09:06, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Removed incorrect information about Jimi Hendrix. Jimi DID NOT play guitar in Vancouver with Bobby Taylor and The Vancouvers. See the Tommy Chong and Bobby Taylor articles for the correct info. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.113.12.219 (talk) 05:52, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
 * So fix it.Skookum1 (talk) 14:26, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Modern/Pop and Vancouver vs GVRD bias
The Sugar Refinery is not the only now-gone venue; what is now the Roxy used to be "The Venue". The York Theatre, Oddfellows Hall, the Smiling Buddha and lots of others could be mentioned, and that's just modern pop, not even '60s pop (e.g. the Retinal Circus, the Paradise Ballroom, Viking Hall and others). Not mentioning various historical and current jazz venues, as well as the famous old dine-and-dance clubs, and also addressing more of the city's classical scene are major projects for expansion. I know, I know, "so fix it" like I just told the guy above about Hendrix) but the single-generation focus of articles like this one is always diaappointing to encounter, so this is a "smarten up" notice to people wanting to promote only their own kind of music, and their own preferred venues (lots of other high schools have theatres than West Van, for instance). The premise of Vancouver-titled articles and categories is GVRD-oriented, not just the City of Vancouver; otherwise Bryan Adams belongs in a Music of North Vancouver article, for instance....historically famous old "pop" bands like the Dal Richards Orchestra and Mart Kenney and his Western Gentleman are also highly notable and have been overlooked, among many others....Skookum1 (talk) 14:38, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

why does this even merit an article
Is there something beyond just music that happens to be taking place in Vancouver in this article?

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Opening Section
The entire opening paragraph does not work grammatically, and is an unformatted nightmare. Sink Cat (talk) 09:00, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Rewrite
Article needs to be rewritten. Right now it's a smattering of random facts, lists of musicians, and unsourced claims. Music of Chicago, a former FA candidate, is structured in a much more cohesive way so I think we should use that as a template. tofubird &#124; ✉ 00:47, 13 September 2022 (UTC)