The Resume

(1976- )
Founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Current lineup consists of Al Harlow, Gary Grace, Marc Gladstone and Tad Goddard
Notable former members include Ron Tabak, Jim Vallance, John Hall, Lindsay Mitchell, Tom Lavin, Ab Bryant, Rocket Norton, Henry Small, Paul Warren, John Trivers, Robyn Robbins, Doug Maddick, Darcy Deutsch, Andy Lorimer, Steve-O, Timothy B. Hewitt and Steve Soucy
Notable singles include 'Armageddon,' 'Young and Restless,' 'See Forever Eyes,' 'Spaceship Superstar,' 'Take Me To The Kaptain,' 'Night To Remember,' 'Virginia' and 'Take Me Away'

Why they might be annoying:

They had a rotating carousel of members.
They tried too hard to sound like Rush on their earlier albums.
Their original band name was Sunshyne.
Jim Vallance used the pseudonym Rodney Higgs as a member of the band in order to keep his record producing career afloat.
They didn't receive a strong following outside of Canada.
Ron Tabak was fired from the band, despite the fact he sung lead vocals during the band's most successful era.
Their popularity dropped considerably following the departures of their 1970's lineup.

Why they might not be annoying:

It launched the careers of Bruce Fairburn and Jim Vallance in the Canadian music scene.
They won a Juno Award for best rock group (1981).
They had a strong following in their home country of Canada.
Bryan Adams wrote some of the band's songs prior to launching a solo career.
Their song 'Spaceship Superstar' served as the unofficial theme song for the space shuttle Discovery (2011).

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 80's Rockers/Cock Rockers
• Canadian Music Stars
• Glam Rockers
• I Sing About a Highway
• I Sing About Craziness
• I Sing About Elvis
• I Sing About Memphis
• I Sing About Rock 'n Roll
• Juno Award for Group of the Year (Ranked: 1981)
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Hits Chart [1980's] (Ranked: 1982)
• Profiles 45251-45500 (Ranked: 45317)
• Progressive Rock Groups
• Psychedelic Rockers
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 23]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 117 Votes: 42.74% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 13 Votes: 7.69% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 172 Votes: 52.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 127 Votes: 44.88% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 64 Votes: 60.94% Annoying