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1991 in Canadian rock

(Adapted from Facebook group posts) Barenaked Ladies - Self-titled Demo (aka The Yellow Tape I'm more of a Barenaked Ladies fan than most people I know irl in that I've heard more than 2 songs, but I wouldn't count myself as a major fan. By 1991 they had a few short demos to their name, and "the yellow tape" was the last one before moving on to proper albums. Though it's not live, this feels like what it would be like to see them in an open mic setting - acoustic and kinda tinny but the songs are well-developed and performed with energy. The only arguable low point is a questionable Public Enemy cover, and it was 1991, so the "band of white guys doing hip hop covers - WaCkY!" thing was still relatively novel I guess.  The Tragically Hip - Road Apples / Rush - Roll The Bones  I think it's partly just because I listened to both in a row, but I see odd similarities between Road Apples and Roll The Bones - I guess it's funky bass + alter

1991

Nirvana – Nevermind (American alternative rock/grunge, major label debut) Barenaked Ladies – Barenaked Ladies (aka "the yellow tape") (Canadian alternative rock/comedy rock, their last self-released demo tape before their proper debut Gordon) The Tragically Hip – Road Apples (Canadian alternative rock) Rush – Roll The Bones (Canadian progressive rock) Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – God Fodder (English alternative rock/grebo, debut album) The Wonder Stuff – Never Loved Elvis (English alternative rock/grebo) A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory (American hip-hop) Metallica – Metallica (aka "the black album") (American heavy metal)  Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger (American alternative metal/grunge) Cypress Hill – Cypress Hill (American hip hop, debut) Enya – Shepherd Moons (Irish Celtic new age) Chapterhouse – Whirlpool (British shoe gaze/dream pop, debut) Pixies – Trompe Le Monde (American alternative rock, their last full album to feature original bassist/vocal