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The Tragically Hip

Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 8:31 pm
by nafod
Of course all of you Canadians can sit on your hands here...

So googling on McCain's brain cancer, saw story about lead singer of a band with similar, and how they went on one last tour of Canada even though he is ill, and how the whole country of Canada basically shut down and we're even more nice to each other on the day of their last concert. And then I watched youtubes of the band, and crap, they're really good. Been around like 30 years, and I've never heard their music. Huh.

Early song
https://youtu.be/aGRNEJiD3PY

I'd have listened to this on the radio
https://g.co/kgs/dCZoBN

They appeared on SNL last century, I missed it. Seems like a great live band.
http://www.fm96.com/2016/08/08/the-trag ... ight-live/

So it's cool to find good music out there, beyond the play lists of corporate radio here in the states. I hope the lead singer kicks his disease in the nuts.

Re: The Tragically Hip

Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 8:17 pm
by JimZipCode
I just downloaded this, to see what the fuss is about:

https://www.allmusic.com/album/yer-favo ... 0000702905

Re: The Tragically Hip

Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 2:18 am
by nafod
JimZipCode wrote: Wed Oct 11, 2017 8:17 pm I just downloaded this, to see what the fuss is about:

https://www.allmusic.com/album/yer-favo ... 0000702905
Got the same album. Bunch of jewels on there, and nothing bad.

Re: The Tragically Hip

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:30 pm
by nafod
Well, the lead singer passed away. Glad I found his music, sorry I never got to see them.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... 53-w504219
Gord Downie, the lead singer for the beloved Canadian alt-rock band the Tragically Hip, died Tuesday at the age of 53. The cause was terminal brain cancer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PQLoHJOPOI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZwm_OKh6bw