Vancouver punk rockers DOA earn Polaris Prize heritage award
Credit to Author: Scott Brown| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 22:19:55 +0000
Hardcore 81, the seminal album by Vancouver punk rock legends DOA, has officially achieved heritage status.
The genre-defining recording, which unleashed Vancouver hardcore punk upon the world, has been awarded a 2019 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize, which honours groundbreaking Canadian albums from the past.
DOA’s Hardcore 81 album wins Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize
Hardcore 81 was chosen over 11 other nominated albums — including The Band’s Music From Big Pink, Sarah McLachlan’s Fumbling Towards Ecstasy and Joni Mitchell’s Court And Spark — in an online public vote which ran this year from Sept. 17 to Oct. 18.
“It’s pretty cool for DOA. and our fans to have Hardcore 81 recognized by Polaris. When it was released, we never realized that this album would give birth to the hardcore music genre and make an impact around the world. So this is an amazing moment for us,” said DOA frontman Joe Keithley.
Meanwhile, the Oscar Peterson Trio’s Night Train is also having its heritage moment. The 1963 album by the legendary Canadian jazz pianist was selected by a 10-member Polaris Heritage Prize jury made up of music media and historians.
DOA and the Oscar Peterson Trio join a list of past winners which includes Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Alanis Morissette, Peaches, Glenn Gould, Dream Warriors and Harmonium.