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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
I suspect the Hip evolved into Canada's group because they never really made it out of Canada, unlike Rush or The Band, it gives them cachet that no one has heard of them, it allows us to feel smug about them
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Compare them with the Barenaked Ladies. Both bands emerged in Canada at the same time. But once BNL broke in the U.S. they stopped being identified as a Canadian band, while the Hip never hit big in the U.S. and became a Canadian icon.