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Martha & the Muffins. They were THE critics' darling band of the 80s.

 

"Suburban Dream"

 

Ooh, and Echo Beach!

 

 

A quick web search for that link showed me this old thread:

http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?/topic/7631-songs-that-were-stolen-from-rush/&do=findComment&comment=200351

Nice work, Inspector! Edited by goose
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Some other bands that had hits that haven't been mentioned yet:

 

Grapes of Wrath

Matthew Good Band

Parachute Club

Red Rider (with Jeff Jones, Rush's original bassist)

Crash Test Dummies

FM

Rough Trade

Doug and the Slugs

Platinum Blond

Our Lady Peace

Klaatu

Men Without Hats

Econoline Crush

54-40

Martha and the Muffins

Glass Tiger

Wide Mouth Mason

Honeymoon Suite

The Stampeders

 

Honeymoon Suite - The Big Prize is a great album. Nice one.

Talk about a quintessential 80's sound.
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I'm always surprised to see how overlooked Black Mountain is. Their album "Wilderness Heart" is one of my all time favorite Rock albums. Nothing too complex, nothing overwhelming or mindblowing... but it's just really solid sincere rock and roll with a beautifully classic edge on it.

 

 

 

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