it means firmly considered to be one of the best and most important bands in the indie bracket.
Note that 'important' is not the same as 'good' or 'best'. Some OT headz love misquoting me on that one.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 12:53, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

no it doesn't,
the word canon means recognised, or orthodox, or basic.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 17 Sep 2012, 12:55, Reply)

It's also a Church of England job title!!!!!!

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 12:55, Reply)

it has other meanings.
There is a canon of literature for instance.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 12:56, Reply)

yes, and literatrue, as well as music, can be basic, or orthodox, or recognised,
but the phrase firmly canon is the one i have a problem with, as it means fuck all.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 17 Sep 2012, 13:00, Reply)

My 'canon' is getting well 'firmly' now.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 13:01, Reply)

I bet you'd like to 'Cannon' his 'Balls', eh?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 13:04, Reply)

it means an accepted grouping of texts which represent a genre, movenent or wider classification.
That's 'texts' in its academic sense, which includes music, films etc.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 13:06, Reply)

i'm not denying that the word canon can be applied to music,

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 17 Sep 2012, 13:10, Reply)

It means nothing, it's verbal wank said by NME pricks
who feel they have to justify and catergorise their enjoyment of pop music as some sort of intellectual pursuit.
It makes them think that three hours in a room with a album is worth their time.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 12:58, Reply)

no, it really does have an applicable meaning.
As a sci fi fan you should know what is meant by canon.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 13:01, Reply)