The Rating System
 
In all fairness to the artists I slag, I've linked in Amazon info so they can potentially earn more royalties if you wish to purchase their work. All opinions stated are the rantings of a bitter, twisted, old fart for the sake of entertainment.
 
The list will be broken down into 3 major categories:
 

The Dreck -	useless spittle that gets airtime because it's Canadian
The Banal -	mediocre Canadian pablum. They still suck but are banal enough that they'd make it without CanCon support.
At Least They Tried -	bands that at least made an effort - artistically or otherwise.

 
Accompanying each listing are two rating. The first is a score of plain suckage. The fart clouds denote the following:
 

	No one gets out of here with at least 1 fart cloud.
	Mildly entertaining. Might even constitute a guilty pleasure
	Entering danger zone of tolerable limits of talentlessness.
	Should be banned from all media.
	Music can cause severe brain damage and birth defects in unborn children.
	I had to extend the suckage rating to cope with the likes of Frozen Ghost and Barenaked Ladies. Be very careful when listening. Do not make direct eye contact with these "artists". Industrial ear protection should be worn at all times.

 
The second rating is the CBC/Toronto factor. How much extra push they seem to have got from "knowing" someone important in the CBC/MuchMusic Toronto sphere which in turn increased their exposure. It can be broken down thusly:
 

	Stains on clothes but no conclusive evidence of their source.
	Seen exiting Much Music building with clothes dishevelled.
	Pappa thy name ist Moses Zaminer.
	Seen frequently with Laurie Brown.
	Willing to sleep with Terry David Mulligan to further career.

 
Not happy with our rating and you want to voice your concern? Head on over our handy submission form and rate it yourself. If you can back up your claim we might consider reclassifying the band. You can also use this form to submit a rating for a band not on the list yet.