Canada's favorite band The Tragically Hip are set to release their new album. We Are the Same will hit stores on April 7th.The will follow it up with a massive tour which will include a five night stand at Massey Hall in Toronto (May 11-15). If you haven't seen them live, it is a must for any true Canuck.After a run of mediocre records, the last couple have been winners for the Hip. Let's hope
The latest album from The Tragically Hip entitled “We Are The Same”; a misleading title as although the band may not have changed, their music certainly has. The Good: Songs are still as poetic and ambiguous as ever, songs that stick out: “Coffee Girl”, “Country Day”, “The Last Recluse”, some more amazing guitar [...]No related posts. Sorry.
Canada worships three things: Hockey, Beer, and The Tragically Hip (in that order). In the U.S., where bands are quickly raised and removed from the esteem of the country it may be unusual to think of a music band that is so intertwined in the fabric of a country, but The Hip are such a band. And it is well deserved adoration. While they may be on their decline creatively, they are still at the...
... so Rob Sheffield's Love Is a Mix Tape got me to actually drag out my old Walkman in order to listen to mix tapes from various periods of my life ... this has basically occurred when soaking in a tub at night ...... tonight I accidentally hit the button that shifted the mode from 'cassette' to 'radio,' and was surprised to find that all of the tuner buttons were still set to the radio statio...
Well, this Sunday is all about Home for me, anyways. Jump on board if you care to. From a thread started by colizzle earlier today... I like this song – it does a pretty good job of capturing that prairie angst of isolation, boredom, loneliness, etc. Plus it tells the story of David Milgaard, a case study in wrongful conviction and one of the reasons why we don’t have the death penalty in Canad...
Canada's favorite band The Tragically Hip are set to release their new album. We Are the Same will hit stores on April 7th.The will follow it up with a massive tour which will include a five night stand at Massey Hall in Toronto (May 11-15). If you haven't seen them live, it is a must for any true Canuck.After a run of mediocre records, the last couple have been winners for the Hip. Let's hope
Formed in Ontario (Canada) in 1983 by Gordon Downie (vocals), Bobby Baker (guitar), Paul Langlois (guitar), Gord Sinclair (bass) and Johnny Fay (drums).The Tragically Hip — often referred to simply as The Hip. They took their name from a skit in the movie Elephant Parts by Michael Nesmith of The Monkees.The Tragically Hip - New Orleans Is SinkingThe Tragically Hip - Little Bones
The band's third album, Fully Completely (1993), allowed for international crossover. Singles such as "Courage" and "Wheat Kings" became mainstays in pockets of Michigan and New York; the Hip were slowly being noticed and American fans began cherishing them as much as their Canadian loyalists. Lyrics | Fully Completely lyrics