they are overrated in a way that needs to be measured on the richter scale.
i don't know how many records they released, but a greatest hits cd of value would have difficulty getting to 80 minutes.
such a greatest hits record would have been worthwhile in the cd era, but only in the sense of it sitting on your shelf, unplayed. so that you can say it's there.
i don't think they're as influential as some would claim, either. if you look around the country, you don't see a real legacy. rather, it's better to measure them as a relic of the past.
they showed up at the very moment when the boomers were fading away and mostly picked up an older audience that was starting to lose touch with reality. they were kind of the last gasp of a dying era. the last great boomer rock band.
they existed in the 90s, but they sound of the 70s.
greatest canadian rock band? no. sorry. they're not even in my top 20. unless that list is most overrated canadian rock bands.
but, hey. grab your pack of molson and cheat death on a dui through the back roads while blaring them out of your pick-up truck, if you must. if you want to call that 'canadian', good for you. i'll pass, thanks.