Ain't no Movie Star.... Tragically. - by Volitions Advocate
Volitions Advocate on 19/10/2017 at 19:17
Except he was, if you've ever watched (
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104806/) One Week.
(
http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gord-downie-obit-1.4359906)
I have never been a huge fan of the Tragically Hip, but Gordon knew he was on his way out. The final tour they did this year was a farewell that was out in front, and as private as he must have been, it probably took courage to go on a Canadian Tour to do what he did best and say farewell. I don't know how much people outside of Canada ever paid attention to these guys, and as much as I was a bigger fan of Finger Eleven, Rush and the Tea Party (as far as Canadian Bands went), I could never say that the Hip weren't a phenomenon.
It's all anybody is talking about up here right now. So I thought I'd share.
heywood on 20/10/2017 at 15:39
RIP Gord
They had a fan base in the US in the 1990s and their songs were on the rotation of some modern rock stations, but they never really reached mainstream popularity here.
I first heard the Hip around 1990 or so, back when they had a bluesy, country tinged rock sound. They were a breath of fresh air when the radio was dominated by LA-style glamour rock, heavy metal, and dance. But after their first couple of albums, they changed their sound to be more radio friendly, jumping on the grunge bandwagon, and I lost interest. I did start listening to them a little again in the late 1990s. Phantom Power is really good album and I still play it when I'm in the mood for some 90s alt-rock. But I'm not that familiar with their material after that.
Aja on 20/10/2017 at 18:38
I didn't actually get into Tragically Hip until the news of Downie's cancer came out and they did their final tour. Turns out they're great. Two of my favourites:
[video=youtube;d18UWu4dRv4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d18UWu4dRv4[/video]
[video=youtube_share;CBLUtg_ngTw]https://youtu.be/CBLUtg_ngTw[/video]
