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Or sign-in if you have an account.“Countless Canadians between the ages of 50 and 70 will tell you they saw Max (Webster) play at their high school, a bar in the early days, a theatre like Massey Hall, or headlining a place like Maple Leaf Gardens at their peak.” Bob Wegner writes in his tribute book. Photo by HandoutWe independently select everything we recommend. Buying through us may earn us a commission, which supports our work.Lace up some borrowed shoes, rewind to Y2K and imagine finding a cassette in a dusty, mildly neglected bin at a record swap.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. 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Plus, special edition NP Platformed and First Reading newsletters and virtual events.Unlimited online access to National Post.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.Support local journalism.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorIt’s your favourite band playing all their hits, plus a bona fide musical unicorn.“It was a concert recording from 1977 containing a song that wasn’t on a Max Webster album,” author Bob Wegner testifies on maxwebsterlive.ca. “It made me realize that there was a plethora of Max music yet to hear. It was the best $5 I’ve ever spent in 20 years of collecting music.”The days of getting any amount of ear joy for $5 in this country are well and clearly behind us, but the music of Max Webster, led by the immutable Kim Mitchell, endures.The Toronto band had made a name for itself after played just about every high school and bar in Ontario before booking larger venues in the mid 1970s. As Wegner writes: “Countless Canadians between the ages of 50 and 70 will tell you they saw Max play at their high school, a bar in the early days, a theatre like Massey Hall, or headlining a place like Maple Leaf Gardens at their peak.”Propelled by memorable hits from High Class in Borrowed Shoes to Paradise Skies, the band released seven albums between 1976 and 1981, six of them certified gold and one platinum — A Million Vacations may yet occupy a milk crate somewhere in your coolest uncle’s woodshed.“From the mid-1970s to the early ’80s, the band toured heavily, playing up to 250 dates a year and opening for rock music heavyweights such as” BTO, Rush, Blondie, Ted Nugent and Styx, their Canada’s Walk of Fame bio reads.The lineup inducted in 2023 included Mitchell, bassists Mike Tilka and Dave Myles, drummers Gary McCracken and Paul Kersey and tickler of the ivories Terry Watkinson, Diamonds, Diamonds all. 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