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  2018 Junos

Posted by: direwolf74
03-25-2018, 12:51 PM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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I usually avoid the Junos like the plague, but I'll be tuning in tonight just to see Gord's tribute with Sarah Harmer and Dallas Green.

Introduce Yerself won for best adult alternative album, and Gord won songwriter of the year (along with Kevin Drew) at the non-televised ceremony last night. Also sounds like there will be more Gord solo releases in the near future.

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Quote:Gord Downie, the late Tragically Hip frontman, won adult alternative album of the year posthumously and also shared songwriter of the year with Kevin Drew. His brothers, Patrick and Mike, accepted the award, advocating for more attention on Indigenous rights and issues facing the population.

"I can feel it, this country is changing," said Mike Downie. "And it's changing for the better."

They also told media backstage that there's "stuff still to come" from Gord Downie's musical offerings.

"There's a lot of material that he was doing all along, a lot of material he created after he found out he was going to die and there's a lot of archival material," said Pat Downie.

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  Sloan - 12

Posted by: Scotty12
03-24-2018, 02:39 PM
Forum: Non Tragically Hip Discussion
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They have shared a preview song from each member

Check out the lyric videos below (maybe don't post any lyric spoilers for the first couple days)

44 teenagers
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Right to Roam
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Spin our wheels
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The day will be mine
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  Figment (solo acoustic)

Posted by: TG
03-23-2018, 02:39 PM
Forum: Hip Solo Discussion
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why have i never heard this until today?

man.

beautiful

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  Glorious Sons Audio Archive

Posted by: applecakes
03-22-2018, 09:15 AM
Forum: Non Tragically Hip Discussion
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Hey Everyone,

If you are interested, I've started an archive of Glorious Sons live recordings. I've been in touch with them and they've OK'd it. It is a Facebook group called The Glorious Sons A.V. Club

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So far there is 20-30 recordings available for different online sources. As the community builds hopefully we can get more recordings archived.

check it out!

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  The Weakest Link - We Are The Same Champion - Morning Moon

Posted by: gsmacleod
03-17-2018, 12:45 PM
Forum: The Weakest Link
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Goodbye to The Depression Suite - on to the Championship Round!

Eliminated Round 1
Frozen In My Tracks
Now The Struggle Has A Name

Eliminated Round 2
Queen of the Furrows

Eliminated Round 3
The Exact Feeling
Speed River
Coffee Girl

Eliminated Round 4
Love Is A First
Honey, Please

Eliminated Round 5
Country Day

Eliminated Round 6
The Depression Suite

Vote for the song you believe to be the weakest on We Are The Same and after 72 hours, we will remove the song that has the most votes and the other will be declared the champion.

The poll will end Tuesday at 1:45pm Eastern.

Happy voting!

Shane

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  Told to downsize my TTH poster collection!

Posted by: sibooo
03-17-2018, 11:47 AM
Forum: Hip Merch Discussion
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Hi All,

Recently did a basement reno and have been told by the boss that I need to downsize my tour poster collection. See the attached Kijiji post if interested.

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Cheers!

SOLD

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  Mike Birbiglia

Posted by: fingernailsonhull
03-16-2018, 01:13 PM
Forum: Non Tragically Hip Discussion
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I don't know if there are any fans of him in here. I was introduced to him when a friend suggested I watch his Netflix special Thank God For Jokes. Then I listened to My Girlfriend's Boyfriend and Sleepwalk With Me. I absolutely love his long-form storytelling style and the guy is hilarious.

Went to go see him in Edmonton on his The New One tour last week and I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard.

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  Thoughts and Insights -- Now For Plan A

Posted by: edgoffin
03-16-2018, 12:43 PM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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Sadly getting too close to the end -- Now For Plan A, released October 2012.

At Transformation
Man Machine Poem
The Lookahead
We Want To Be It
Streets Ahead
Now For Plan A
The Modern Spirit
About This Map
Take Forever
Done And Done
Goodnight Attawapiskat

Plus extended version with live cuts:
Grace, Too
Man Machine Poem
We Want To be It

If you're looking for patterns in their recording career -- M@W was a mess of a record after PP, and while I'm not sure how much of the blame goes to Steve Berlin, IBE was a much more concise, off the floor album. IMO same applies here, where Rock got a good result with WC, WATS feels like an overly long slog at times. They returned with their shortest running time album that has a much more "in the room" feel than the past two albums.

Also, just solely an impression on my part -- Rock is known as a far more involved producer, where I think Brown was there more to make sure the band got the best sound possible (just based on his reputation, producer output, and some interviews with him at the time).

I think the album starts off strong, goes off track, and finishes with a whopper. My main criticism, too many choruses that rely on repetition. Around release time, I recall Gord doing an interview and being questioned on themes, and Gord dismissed the question. The next day he was on CBC, and said the album was shaped by his wife's cancer and treatment (which makes me feel for that first reporter, who really got the stock answer after picking up a central theme likely with the benefit of only a listen or two).

Knowing how the story unfolded, I see the theme more about an attempt at reconciliation before a breakup. There's a lot of regret on this album.

At Transformation was released really early -- I went back and looked it up, came out in May. I really liked the track when it was released, and I still really like it today. That opening bass line, nice chunky Paul riff and Rob on top of it is great, and Gord really hits it with that later day growl.

Man Machine Poem is an interesting song, that alludes to what was to come with the MMP album. I can't think of another example where a song then becomes the subsequent album title, and I'd love to know the reasoning? A track that has grown on me over time, where in 2012 felt a bit misplaced.

The Lookahead -- nice vocals from Sarah Harmer, and back to Gord working some great words into lyrics. The video makes the song memorable.

We Want to be It: After hearing what was dubbed "drip, drip, drip", was cool to get a recorded version. I love the extra menace in Gord's vocals at "sucked" around the 30 second mark. At the time of the release I took "drip, drip, drip" as related to chemo, but I think it's more the breakdown of the relationship. Also a case where I'm OK with the repetition.

NFPA: Love this track, a great headphones in the dark song, and again a nice accompaniment from Sarah Harmer and a really cool double tracked Gord. Again, a breakup song.

So starts off with 5 solid tracks, gets a bit dodgy after that.

Streets Ahead was the second single, and I never have really got into this song. I also find Gord's vocals are oversaturated at times (a true hot mic).

The Modern Spirit -- writing this had to actually go back and listen to this track, as it's never left any impression on me.

Bit of a bump back up with About This Map. I like Gord's delivery again, but the chorus sort of drags. My main criticism of the album is maybe best captured here, too much word repetition.

Take Forever is another Modern Spirit -- sort of forgettable.

Done and Done -- like the "wish for more of this" thought, but feels slightly unfinished or an idea that was rushed and never fully formed as a song.

Goodnight Attawapiskat -- after fumbling through the last half of the album, what a closer! I'll call it the last "classic Hip rocker" of their recording career.

I ended up seeing a handful of shows on this tour, and screaming Gord is well documented on this board. I'm not sure if he was bored, distracted, or simply the mix was too loud and he had to push the vocals. Two shows stand out for me.

Syracuse was deafening loud, we took friends who had never seen the band and they left sort of "meh", while I was happy to hear Eldorado. It was too loud. There was a guy who proposed, I think during Bobcaygeon in the encore. It may have been a different track but I feel like he missed the right opportunity with ABAC. I get a laugh thinking about the guy with the ring in his pocket, waiting for the right song and getting in to the encore and panicking a bit. Not a huge fan of the public proposal, but hope it worked out for them.

I saw The Hip play numerous times in Syracuse, some amazing shows, sadly this was the last one for me. Liked getting there mid-afternoon, hitting one of the bars with an amazing beer selection and charcuterie board. Maybe fit in some Dinosaur BBQ before or after. When they played Syracuse it was an event -- the bars were blasting Hip tunes, there were Hip cover bands sometimes. For anyone who says the Hip never broke the US, Syracuse was like a Hip tailgate and an increasingly US crowd over the years.

Second show that stands out was Kingston. Sarah Harmer joined them, the Arkells opened and were great. Kingston shows were always special, and I took my then early teen to see The Hip. He was around the same age as when I first saw the band -- I think they made more on an impression on me than him at that age, but glad he got to see a Hip show.

So a bit of a scattered album. I was not a fan on WATS, so was glad for a return to less production. Again, knowing Gord's marriage dissolved not long after this tour wrapped up now shapes my view on this album. In Gord's last interview with Mansbridge he talked about how hard it is to be a musician, husband, and father and he hoped his kids take the good from him and leave behind some of the bad. I think a lot of this album was him trying to work out some of that good and bad in his own relationship.

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  The Weakest Link - We Are The Same - Round 6

Posted by: gsmacleod
03-15-2018, 12:45 PM
Forum: The Weakest Link
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Country Day receives the most votes and we now have the final three for We Are The Same.

Eliminated Round 1
Frozen In My Tracks
Now The Struggle Has A Name

Eliminated Round 2
Queen of the Furrows

Eliminated Round 3
The Exact Feeling
Speed River
Coffee Girl

Eliminated Round 4
Love Is A First
Honey, Please

Eliminated Round 5
Country Day

Vote for the song you believe to be the weakest on We Are The Same and after 48 hours, we will remove the song that has the most votes.

The poll will end Saturday at 1:45pm Eastern.

Happy voting!

Shane

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  The Never-Ending Present - Michael Barclay

Posted by: thompson girl
03-15-2018, 12:27 PM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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Looks like Michael Barclay's book, The Never-Ending Present, is coming out in April. Book Launch at the Horseshoe on April 5.

https://www.horseshoetavern.com/event/16...y-toronto/

It’s the book you’ve been waiting for: The Never-Ending Present is the first comprehensive biography of the Tragically Hip, telling the full story from their first basement practices to their equally tragic and triumphant final tour. This unauthorized book by a co-author of Have Not Been the Same draws from more than 80 new interviews with managers, producers, peers and friends to tell the story not only of this band, but of many bands: cover bands, opening bands, aging bands, Canadian bands. A story of poetry and performance, of dealing with disease and of seeking reconciliation, of dance and its disappearance. A story about how this country sees itself in song and otherwise. A story about a show watched by 11 million Canadians, and 33 years of reasons why all those people watched in the first place. A story that will be celebrated on a night in Toronto in a place with checkerboard floors. An evening you won’t want to miss.

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