the truth is in the details

So, once I get something in my mind I can't stop thinking about it until figure out a way to express in a manner that I think fully explains my point of view. I've been thinking a lot, because the Junos were in Winnipeg, about my theory of the Alternative Album category. It's been around since 1995 created during the height of the "alt-rock" boom. So, the first couple of years it wasn't very telling of the underground Canadian music scene. But lately it's been getting a lot better. I think it's a good indication of good music in the country. It's not exact 'cause the same couple of groups are always nominated. Anyway, here are the winners and some other people who I think should have won.

Winners: Rose Chronicles - Shiver (1995), Art Bergman - What Fresh Hell Is This? (1996), Sloan - One Chord to Another (1997), bran van 3000 - Glee (1998), Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Wainwright (1999), Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars - Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars (2000), The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic (2001), Rufus Wainwright - Poses (2002), Broken Social Scene - You Forget In People (2003), Buck 65 - Talkin' Honky Blues (2004), Feist - Let It Die (2005)

Noteworthy: Eric's Trip - Forever Again (1995), Sloan - Twice Removed (1995), The Inbreds - Kombinator (1996), Eric's Trip - Purple Blue (1997), The Inbreds - It's Syndey Or the Bush (1997), Huevos Rancheros - Get Outta Dodge (1998), Hayden - The Closer I Get (1999), Danko Jones - My Love Is Bold (2000), Thrust Hermit - Clayton Park (2000), Kid Koala - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (2001), The Weakerthans - Left and Leaving (2001), The Joel Plaskett Emergency - Down at the Khyber (2002), Rheostatics - Night of the Shooting Stars (2002), The Constantines - The Constantines (2002), Royal City - Alone At the Microphone (2003), Hot Hot Heat - Make Up the Breakdown (2003), The Constantines - Shine a Light (2004), Joel Plaskett Emergency - Truthfully, Truthfully (2004), The Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site (2004), A.C. Newman - The Slow Wonder (2005), The Stars - Set Yourself On Fire (2005), The Arcade Fire - Funeral (2005)