The Lowest of the Low

The Lowest of the Low
The Lowest of the Low performing in 2018.
Background information
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresAlternative rock, Jangle pop[1]
Years active1991 (1991)–1994, 2000–2007, 2010–present
Labels1991-1994 A&M
2002-2004 MapleMusic Recordings
2017-2018 Pheromone Recordings
2019-2021 Warner Music Canada
2022 Sonic Envy
MembersRon Hawkins
David Alexander
Lawrence Nichols
Greg Smith
Brian MacMillan
Past membersStephen Stanley
John Arnott
Dylan Parker
Websitelowestofthelow.com

The Lowest of the Low is a Canadian alternative rock group formed in 1991 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2] They were one of the most influential bands on the Canadian alternative music scene in the early 1990s, garnering widespread critical acclaim and radio play. Their most successful album, Shakespeare My Butt, was later named one of the ten greatest albums in Canadian music history in three successive reader polls by the music magazine Chart,[3] as well as being ranked as the 84th greatest Canadian album of all time in Bob Mersereau's book The Top 100 Canadian Albums.[4]

  1. ^ "The Lowest Of The Low @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto December 5th, 2015". Spill. December 5, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985-1995. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-992-9.
  3. ^ "Top 100 Canadian Albums of All Time"[usurped]. Chart, October 12, 1999.
  4. ^ "Dark horses keep album list from being predictable; Bob Mersereau's new book salutes the work of Young, Mitchell and ... Simply Saucer?" Edmonton Journal, October 23, 2007.