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All right, it looks like there's enough interest in this to go ahead. We'll run each round for 48 hours at which point a song or songs will be eliminated and then we'll start the next round.

So, here we go with everyone's favourite, the EP!

Choose the song you think is the weakest on the album. After 48 hours, the three songs with the most votes will be eliminated and we'll do round two.

Happy voting!

Note - voting will end Sunday at 7:31 Eastern.

Shane

Anybody remember this show? I used to tape them when they aired on CBC back in the early-mid 90s. The show also used Little Bones as their opening theme song, which was a cool bonus. Anyway, some kind soul on the interwebs has uploaded a bunch of them to Youtube. Here's the Skydiggers' profile from '92:

Part 1
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Part 2
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And here's a few more:

Blue Rodeo (from 1993)
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The Waltons (1992)
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Sloan (1993)
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Lowest of the Low (easily the best episode of the bunch. Very self-deprecating with some funny cameos from people like Bruce McCulloch, Alex Trebek, and David Suzuki)
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTfyEpkolto">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTfyEpkolto</a><!-- m --> (part 1)
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jHcOSNYHD4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jHcOSNYHD4</a><!-- m --> (part 2)
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvTesy726EY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvTesy726EY</a><!-- m --> (part 3)
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hHead (1994)
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Years ago, in the days of the Hip tracker, Chris was doing some great work creating DVDs and uploading them to the tracker. Does anyone have any of them they could upload to YouTube? All I can find online are single song clips.

Participated in these over on Pearl Jam's forum; thought it might be fun to do here but not sure if there'd be enough interest to make a go of it.

For those who didn't see it, we'd start with the EP and you'd choose the song you think is the weakest link. After a couple of day, the poll would close and the songs with the most votes are eliminated. Rounds continue until only one song remains as the champion of that album.

Here's a link to how it start with Ten over at the Porch:

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Shane

Inspired by the NFPA discussion, I thought it may be interesting to go through the albums chronologically and have a similar discussion. Recollections of the albums, likes and dislikes, insight and perspective you may have. We can start with the EP, and as conversation slows move on to the next release.

The Tragically Hip -- Release 1987
1. "Small Town Bringdown" (Gord Sinclair)
2. "Last American Exit" (Sinclair)
3. "Killing Time" (Gord Downie, Rob Baker)
4. "Evelyn" (Sinclair)
5. "Cemetery Sideroad" (Downie, Sinclair)
6. "I'm a Werewolf, Baby" (Downie, Baker)
7. "Highway Girl" (Downie, Baker)
8. "All-Canadian Surf Club" (Sinclair, Baker)

First time I heard of The Hip, they played my high school dance when I was in Grade 9. I didn't go, but a friend did and came back raving about the lead singer and their cover of Gloria. The name of the band also stuck in my head, and I came across the EP (likely in the Bayshore Mall in Ottawa, at what I think was Sam the Record Man). Bought the vinyl (which I still have), I think I dubbed it to cassette and then at some time also bought the cassette.

One funny thing was seeing them live first few times, Surf Club was a regular in the setlist and I could never find that song (pre-Internet). I can't remember when the CD was released, but was happy to finally get that track. The Hip were maybe the first band that successfully made me buy the same release multiple times.

To be honest, when I think back I was likely sort of "meh" on the EP. At that time Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Motley Crue were pretty popular, and I was also getting into bands like The Doors. The one track that really stood out was Cemetery Sideroad, mostly because we drove by a Cemetery Sideroad on a regular basis along Highway 7 between Ottawa and Carleton Place. I've always assumed the road and the song are connected -- would have been a regular drive for the band as they played Ottawa often in those early days -- but likely every region has a Cemetery Sideroad. It really took until UTH and seeing the band live a few times for the EP really take hold.

Now with the benefit of 30 years, it's interesting to revisit the EP. I had not realized until recently that producer Ken Greer was/is in Red Rider. He did not do a lot of producing, but interesting that he also produced an album for The Saddletramps (Sarah Harmer's first band). The album does has some of that distinct 1980s sound, especially on the drum production. Bit of that Red Rider sound in the chiming rhythm guitar at times (Evelyn is an example) and the gang vocals in Cemetery.

The album was also recorded at least in part at Sounds Interchange, which oddly was owned at some time period by Labatt's. Alannah Myles and Rush recorded there -- studio still exists, but I think now primarily for TV and film production. Also maybe the only album where writing credits are easily found? I can't believe it took two people to write Werewolf (though the solo is pretty cool). It was likely a good band choice to go to a collective writing credit, as that seems to be one key to long-term longevity.

The EP does capture a band that was out playing bars, and high school dances, and trying to mix in some originals that will capture the ear of the audience. Werewolf and Evelyn are not the pinnacle of songwriting, but I imagine they'd stop and make a crowd listen.

Highway Girl obviously stands out as the track that offers the best glimpse of what's to come down the road. I recall seeing them play it live in some earlier shows, but it seemed to fall off the set list far earlier than it should have. Listening to the album version, I can hear a bit of the New Orleans riff working it's way into the track. Killing Time is also a pretty cool track, in that Gord uses his full register in comparison to most other tracks on the EP (also has some lyrics that makes me realize these guys were pretty young at the time: "I drank a half a bottle of jack, swore I'd never take you back"). Likely just because it's a sort of bluesy track, but really reminds me of an earlier version of Fight.

Good EP that laid the basis for what was to come.

Inspired by some of the interesting comments on other albums in the ongoing NFPA thread, any interest in doing an album by album thread? Thoughts, recollections, observations starting with the EP and moving on?

I always find it interesting to read what some like about an album, or dislike, recollections of first live appearances or tracks, thoughts on lyrical motivation....

http://www.finfestival.ca/event/fc705d51...380e3cfb1c

Thursday, Sept. 14, 9:00PM – VIA Rail Halifax Train Station, 1161 Hollis Street

Tickets for Long Time Running will be available for purchase September 1st through the Rebecca Cohn box office.

Directors: Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier
Producers: Scot McFadyen, Rachel McLean
Cinematographer: Nicholas de Pencier
Editor: Roland Schlimme
Country: Canada
Runtime: 97 minutes

FIN: Atlantic International Film Festival’s “Movie Nights Across Canada” Opening Night Celebration

Thursday, Sept. 14, 9:00PM – VIA Rail Halifax Train Station, 1161 Hollis Street

Tthip posted a short film titled "The Truth About Rainbows" in which Downie plays a taxi driver. I had never seen this film and it got me wondering if Gord had any other movies to his credit (other than the big ones that most know like One Week and Trailer Park Boys). It turns out he's played a burglar (His line in the trailer is "Suck me"), a banana slug merchant, a man irate about his sandwich, and a dude named "Clammer". Most of these look like low budget Canadian productions. Anyone seen him act in any of these?: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0970841/">http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0970841/</a><!-- m -->

Written by Michael Barclay. Honestly, if anyone is going to be writing about the band, Barclay is the best choice. He did a fantastic job with Have Not Been the Same.

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Came across this on Youtube this morning. Never seen it before. It was made by Will Downie (Gord's nephew?) for his grade 11 class, and features interviews with Gord and Mike.

Towards the end of the piece he asks Gord if he thinks he'll keep making music, and Gord reponds with "I do. Until my last breath".

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