Great show tonight , I just came back from a week in the north in time to catch it on TV , been a hip fan for a long time and it's a sad thing that is happening to Gord , wish him all the best .
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Great show tonight , I just came back from a week in the north in time to catch it on TV , been a hip fan for a long time and it's a sad thing that is happening to Gord , wish him all the best .
Ahead by a Century.....
I cracked a Moosehead and enjoyed watching. I have only been to 3 concerts in my life. Page/Plant and the hip 2x and that was 20 years ago. Great music. Good to see him enjoying himself with his fellow bandmates. The loss of G Downy will hit Canadian music greatly.
Now that I think back to that 2nd Hip concert, its weird. I can recall having difficulty standing due to an yet undiagnosed cancer. When the time comes Gord, I hope you do not suffer.
& F cancer.
Was drinking the Crown with Yedi. I thought it was a solid concert. I must say I thought Gord was showing the disease about mid concert (would look down at the tele-prompter, looking fatigued,etc). But whatever the roadie gave him mid-concert seemed to perk him up. My mom passed in Feb with gliobastoma. I highly doubt Gord Downie will see these words but thank you very much sir for everything you and your bandmates put into the past three decades.
He lost me when he started beaking off about the Turd. No need to bring politics into the show....twice....
Kow-tow to the CBC?
Great show , he is definitely a great entertainer! Saw them in Belleville a few years back and saw something I had never seen before , a guy in a wheelchair crowd surfing! I will remember that for the rest of my life.
Downie has been politically cognizant and active his entire career.Quote:
Originally Posted by contaucreek
He's cared about water safety for the north for years and has been a board member for an organization trying to improve matters there.
Don't agree with his opinon of trudeau in the slightest... but he had every right to use the opportunity to espouse his beliefs one last time.
Half way through the show I was thinking to myself "This is the best thing the CBC has been involved in". Then when Gord started endorsing JT and saying that we're in good hands now, I thought "Ohhh, now I get it".
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Originally Posted by contaucreek
Trudeau and CBC aside, that was probably one of the best three hour events I've ever watched on TV. Like many of you, being 40, The Hip was the soundtrack of my late teens and early 20's.
Great show, well done Gord....
Also key to point out that the show was completely off the cuff and unscripted, and - most importantly - produced by a 3rd party company.
CBC just agreed to air it. They didn't have their hands on the technical, artistic or political details of what we viewed.
Probably why it was so awesome.
I watched the show. As a 70 year old it didn't do much for me, ( couldn't understand a word :) ) BUT, To see a man love music that much as to do a show when dying can't help but be very touching. To see the love the crowd had for him was amazing.
I don't think that any fan of The Tragically Hip could have watched that concert from start to finish and kept a dry eye.
Exactly and that time slot straight from start to finish 11:17 with no commercials during the peak of there Olympic coverage. Even only had a cam on trudope when Gord addressed him. Good job by the crew and good on the CBC for doing itQuote:
Originally Posted by Oddmott
Also the blimp in coverage was a drunk fan who fell and unhooked the feed for a few moments lol
X2 !!Quote:
Originally Posted by GW11
I didn't really care for the endorsements either but I agree with the idea that it was his show and his right to speak his mind.
I watched it with my wife(Canadian) in the spirit of a Canadian Icon and a National block party.
I have empathy for Gord, his family, friends and fans. I wasn't familiar with their music or history yet it was obvious to me that this moment was special to Canadians and I certainly support that.
During the concert, Gord took a political moment for the PM which I don't agree with but I might have done the same for Conservatives given the pulpit.
I pray he and family find peace and comfort in the end.
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Originally Posted by Sharon
If you can get a hold of a few of their CDs or studio songs you should - much easier to understand. This is just Gord being Gord.
We had a neighborhood party that day and projected it onto a friend's garage w/ a sub cranked. Was awesome.
I think it needs mentioning that he (Gord) was probably up there performing while under the influence of pain meds, poor guy. He sounded rough but as you suggested, when you know the songs and have been a fan for years you could still apprecitate what he was doing. I noticed he never took his hat off as well, likely to hide scars/cuts.Quote:
Originally Posted by CalTek
Also, as mentioned about the CBC covering the entire 3 plus hours without commercials, especially during the olympics, looked good on CBC.
We watched it up at the trailer just outside of Kingston this weekend. Felt really bad for Gord trying to do his best. The Truedope plug wasn't necessary and we could hear the entire trailer park who was also watching scream in disbelief(anger) when the camera man panned over to Trudope.Quote:
Originally Posted by last5oh_302
Both my wife and I didn't really realize the impact it had on us watching it. We both spent the next day really depressed, bummed-out, and just plain sad. Even though we weren't die-hard fans, the music brought back a lot of good memories from the past 30 years of our lives. So very sad to think that 30 years of good music and great friendship will soon be over. Kinda like losing a bit of your childhood innocence. Sounds corny, but that's how I feel, even at 51. Doesn't seem fair, but then again it's life. Really sad to hear him wishing us all a good life, knowing that he's about to face the end of his. The fans in the audience just looked plain "lost" at the end of the encores. A loss for us all when he's gone.
We streamed it at our neighborhood party and not a dry eye when he broke down during Grace Too - many of us grew up with The Hip and to see Gord struggle through the night yet pull it off was both emotional and inspiring.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenelon
The "have a nice life" comment was powerful as well.
Not trying to sound like an a hole but if you listen to most of the music it is political and they have always been a left leaning band. And again had nothing to do with CBC they just aired it, commercial and interruption free.Quote:
Originally Posted by contaucreek
But it could be worse http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...8a92fa5c8a.jpg
Holy mackeral - now you all got me wondering - how did ever get through life - I never heard of the guy -
The US tends not to embrace Canadian music all that much, lots of good stuff up here and some great stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by JoePa
Check out stompin tom connors as well
The Hip are known in the states but they never did get the exposure which only strengthens that they're our own iconic Canadian band with one whack of hits.Quote:
Originally Posted by JoePa
A friend was telling me he could tell Gord was using a teleprompter. He was even having trouble following that, poor guy, and you could see the scar on the side of his head even with the hats he wore.
Cantcatchacold, I got a chuckle out that pic you posted..lol
To the Hip's credit, I look at it this way, apparently they made it "big" without going to America(the larger market) to do it. They basically did it all the hard work on "home turf" with a few exceptions in cities just inside the US border.Quote:
Originally Posted by last5oh_302
I am not surprised your buddy could tell Gord was using a teleprompter because they were all over the stage if you looked closely. I know how bad the disease can be and I would have been stunned if he wasn't using a teleprompter.Quote:
Originally Posted by last5oh_302
I'm trying to find the one with Harper and bieber lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by last5oh_302
Yes they all used a teleprompter. And have for years, as most bands do. Trying to Remember lyrics for that much songs and also what key they are in is tough. I was at both Toronto shows and Hamilton and he powered through. Would have been there sat was the big show at the amphitheater.
One thing that hasn't been said about Gord was good on him for the tour to help the guys out. They ( the band ) had a much needed pay day from the tour and as much as it was for him saying goodbye it was also to see his guys get a good pay day send off and pay off the last record.
Lots of good Canadian Bands such as Blue Rodeo, Lyon, The Guess Who, Steppin Wolf, Twin Fin , Alanis , Rush, Sophie Truedough,Rene Simard and Celine Dion. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Fox
I think I like this much better ! LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by cantcatchacold
Your list is small compared to who made it big here but was never recognized in the US.Quote:
Originally Posted by yellow dog
It is similar to Austrailian bands that we know about vs what is down there, not that it is a problem but it is reality. I grew up with 90s alternative, I have cousins my age in the US, they grew up down there and they have no clue who I was talking about when I talked about my favourite bands.
I could of easily added 15 to 20 more Canadian Bands not recognized by the U.S. In fact many U.S bands are c*ap and don't really care what they think of Canadian music.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fox
Pearl Jam cared http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/arts/edd...bute-1.3730236Quote:
Originally Posted by yellow dog
But it can go the opposite way wi h music. Lots of Canadian bands on tour Stateside with festival season underway but have trouble filling small venues here. And in Canada it doesn't pay.
Blue Rodeo makes a very good living and I am sure Rush has as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by cantcatchacold
Blue rodeo kinda yes but not as much as you would think. Saturday at the amphitheater it was sold out but no one got rich out of it other then LiveNationQuote:
Originally Posted by yellow dog
Rush yes from out of country touring and sales
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Not much to add..............
I don't follow CBC.Quote:
Originally Posted by last5oh_302
Missing a lot of Canadian Icons on that list !Quote:
Originally Posted by smallgamer
Even a broken clock gets it right twice a day. Maybe the CBC doesn't get it right often, but once in a while they hit a home run.Quote:
Originally Posted by yellow dog
So? It didn't say "here's an editorial cartoon of every Canadian icon/iconic moment". It said Four images you'll only get if you're Canadian.Quote:
Originally Posted by yellow dog
Ok then.
Ok...who is that with Harper ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0DU4DoPP4Quote:
Originally Posted by 73hunter
Ahhh thanks
I just can't stand his voice and how he sings.i love the band and the guys on drum and other instruments are great.
this thread has way, WAY too much chad.
https://youtu.be/KzxoGcBsk-8
https://youtu.be/tgMFOu_4mfE?list=PLbN_rmI8eDSvalnjVi6UkrsHJpbR01sT o
https://youtu.be/6iIo_tW09RQ?list=PLbN_rmI8eDSvalnjVi6UkrsHJpbR01sT o
https://youtu.be/jt43-fEEQMk
that'll do. That'll do
that last one is how I remember them sounding live, true to the recording. Godspeed Gordon.
For anyone that missed the concert there is a great HD feed of it (in full) on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H2ew1MwyQM
I wish they would play my.favorite hip songs live.
Small down bring down and 38 years old.