it may be partly because it's at about the time that canada began to lose it's own, distinctive musical culture. we hung on for a few more years, and arguably even hit a peak in the mid 90s. but, since then, canadian music has become an expression of what america has lost. younger people may correctly see something of greater value, by comparison. but, it's a different animal. the truth is that we've lost as much as they have; it's just harder to tell from the outside.