The Tragically Hip official Thread 2009******

HughFreakingDillon

there's a shitload of "rare" Hip songs. if anyone wants any, I can wetransfer any or all of them to you. 

Oh Honey (Men With Brooms soundtrack)
Ultra Mundane (Hip Club Bonus track with In Violet Light)
Problem Bears (Hip Club Bonus track with In Violet Light)
Forest Edge (Hip Club Bonus track with In Violet Light)
We Are The Next Us (spoken word to a drum beat the band gave away for free when they were inducted into the Music Hall of Fame)
Night is for Getting (stand alone single on itunes, also a bonus track on some editions of In Between Evolution-also re-recorded by Gord for his record The Grand Bounce)
Get Back Again (unreleased studio track)
Hush (We Are The Same bonus track)
Skeleton Park (We Are The Same bonus track)
Black Day In July (Gordon Lightfoot tribute album)
New Orleans Is Sinking (Live "Killer Whale Tank" version)
Highway Girl (Live "Double Suicide" version)

and there's a whole lot more:
http://www.hipmuseum.com/unreleased.html

I wouldn't be surprised if the Hip opened the vault now that Gord has left us. 

NWOntario

I know we knew this was coming; I'd spent most of the past 17 months wondering how I'd react when it did.
And I think the best word to describe it is: drained. I feel drained. I feel nothing and everything. I feel like I've lost a best friend who I never actually met. I feel lost knowing we may never hear new Gord music after next week (as if it's coming next week), yet find myself strangely comforted by listening to the Hip on an endless loop since Wednesday. I have no idea if this makes sense. But fuck if this isn't hard.

DarthMaeglin

Just thought I'd share a couple live things I accumulated over the years.  I only saw them once at the Ontario Place Forum (the rotating stage!) during the Road Apples tour, but that show still stands out in my memory as one of the best I've seen (another on that list is Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1995).

Let me know if there's any issues with the link, it's a couple/few hundred MB, enjoy.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/40p9dwibxdefqvl/AADOSvJXnpRfDD4yrX9E49Z0a?dl=0

HughFreakingDillon

can't wait to check this out when I get home. Thanks!

HughFreakingDillon

NWOntario said:

I know we knew this was coming; I'd spent most of the past 17 months wondering how I'd react when it did.
And I think the best word to describe it is: drained. I feel drained. I feel nothing and everything. I feel like I've lost a best friend who I never actually met. I feel lost knowing we may never hear new Gord music after next week (as if it's coming next week), yet find myself strangely comforted by listening to the Hip on an endless loop since Wednesday. I have no idea if this makes sense. But fuck if this isn't hard.

I called my local record shop last Tuesday to put a copy of Introduce Yerself on hold. glad I did. it's going to sell out for sure now. 

Friday after work I turned on their War Child show from 2000 in Winnipeg, which i was at, and was professionally filmed, on youtube. I started crying. 

I have been listening to Hip/Gord nonstop since the news. I completely understand and feel what you are feeling. Many of us are. 

DarthMaeglin

Just finished watching That Night In Toronto, and just wow (I already had the audio, but this brought it to a whole other level, as is usually the case).  To be honest, I almost hope their last show doesn't get an official video release so that we're left with documents like this of the band (and Gord especially) in their prime.

For those that don't have this yet, I stumbled across it at Walmart the other day for $10 Canadian, a steal at that price, in my opinion.

Zod

I never really got around to listening to Gord Downie's solo albums.... I'm currently listening to Coke Machine Glow which I don't recall listening to before.  I'm enjoying the fuck out of it, and wish I'd gone to see on of his solo shows when he played some festivals here a while back :(

BR2428

HughFreakingDillon said:

there's a shitload of "rare" Hip songs. if anyone wants any, I can wetransfer any or all of them to you. 

Oh Honey (Men With Brooms soundtrack)
Ultra Mundane (Hip Club Bonus track with In Violet Light)
Problem Bears (Hip Club Bonus track with In Violet Light)
Forest Edge (Hip Club Bonus track with In Violet Light)
We Are The Next Us (spoken word to a drum beat the band gave away for free when they were inducted into the Music Hall of Fame)
Night is for Getting (stand alone single on itunes, also a bonus track on some editions of In Between Evolution-also re-recorded by Gord for his record The Grand Bounce)
Get Back Again (unreleased studio track)
Hush (We Are The Same bonus track)
Skeleton Park (We Are The Same bonus track)
Black Day In July (Gordon Lightfoot tribute album)
New Orleans Is Sinking (Live "Killer Whale Tank" version)
Highway Girl (Live "Double Suicide" version)

and there's a whole lot more:
http://www.hipmuseum.com/unreleased.html

I wouldn't be surprised if the Hip opened the vault now that Gord has left us. 

There was an article in the Toronto Sun (http://torontosun.com/entertainment/music/the-hip-must-go-on ) where they mentioned that the Hip were halfway through the recording of a new album and also have double album's worth of unreleased material. It would be great to see that stuff get released.

HughFreakingDillon

BR2428 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

there's a shitload of "rare" Hip songs. if anyone wants any, I can wetransfer any or all of them to you. 

Oh Honey (Men With Brooms soundtrack)
Ultra Mundane (Hip Club Bonus track with In Violet Light)
Problem Bears (Hip Club Bonus track with In Violet Light)
Forest Edge (Hip Club Bonus track with In Violet Light)
We Are The Next Us (spoken word to a drum beat the band gave away for free when they were inducted into the Music Hall of Fame)
Night is for Getting (stand alone single on itunes, also a bonus track on some editions of In Between Evolution-also re-recorded by Gord for his record The Grand Bounce)
Get Back Again (unreleased studio track)
Hush (We Are The Same bonus track)
Skeleton Park (We Are The Same bonus track)
Black Day In July (Gordon Lightfoot tribute album)
New Orleans Is Sinking (Live "Killer Whale Tank" version)
Highway Girl (Live "Double Suicide" version)

and there's a whole lot more:
http://www.hipmuseum.com/unreleased.html

I wouldn't be surprised if the Hip opened the vault now that Gord has left us. 

There was an article in the Toronto Sun (http://torontosun.com/entertainment/music/the-hip-must-go-on ) where they mentioned that the Hip were halfway through the recording of a new album and also have double album's worth of unreleased material. It would be great to see that stuff get released.

saw that too. Bobby Baker is also in talks with Hugh Dillon (the real one) about a radio show, which would be super cool. the only thing I found discouraging was Bobby's comment "I don't want my future to be dictated by my past". I took that to mean that he was leaving the Hip stuff behind and moving on. I also found it very interesting the timing of a comment he made about Gord's solo career, that none of the other guys in the Hip, himself included, liked it because it, in the end, reflected on them. 

DC29940

Saw Our Lady Peace last night and they dedicated a new song to Gord that was inspired by Raine’s first time seeing The Tragically Hip. Really cool song and cool tribute. Video doesn’t do it total justice (this isn’t my recording) but luckily someone recorded the moment. https://youtu.be/ql51Y5X243k

HughFreakingDillon

if anyone wants Hip live show bootlegs, go to www.hipbase.com. it is similar to pjbootlegs.com. dozens and dozens of live shows there spanning their entire career. @Thirty Bills Unpaid I'm assuming you know about this site?

Thirty Bills Unpaid

HughFreakingDillon said:

if anyone wants Hip live show bootlegs, go to www.hipbase.com. it is similar to pjbootlegs.com. dozens and dozens of live shows there spanning their entire career. @Thirty Bills Unpaid I'm assuming you know about this site?

I know of it, but don't access it (I just snooped around a bit).

While in the business of spreading information... in my stocking this year, I got a Gord Downie tribute magazine by Macleans. I've only skimmed through it, but the edition is certainly worth having for anyone interested.

Link: http://www.macleans.ca/culture/presenting-our-gord-downie-special-commemorative-issue/

HughFreakingDillon

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

if anyone wants Hip live show bootlegs, go to www.hipbase.com. it is similar to pjbootlegs.com. dozens and dozens of live shows there spanning their entire career. @Thirty Bills Unpaid I'm assuming you know about this site?

I know of it, but don't access it (I just snooped around a bit).

While in the business of spreading information... in my stocking this year, I got a Gord Downie tribute magazine by Macleans. I've only skimmed through it, but the edition is certainly worth having for anyone interested.

Link: http://www.macleans.ca/culture/presenting-our-gord-downie-special-commemorative-issue/

thanks. Will check chapters to see if they still have it in stock. 

HughFreakingDillon

what's the matter with you people? how can you people not like The Hip???

Thirty Bills Unpaid

HughFreakingDillon said:

what's the matter with you people? how can you people not like The Hip???

They're not cool.

Pure and simple.

Not. Freaking. Cool. At. All.

These people... they probably plug their nostrils when they sip beer too.

RoeDawg13

HughFreakingDillon said:

what's the matter with you people? how can you people not like The Hip???

I'm with you on that.

As a side note, back when you were looking for those Ian Thornley demos I wasn't a 10club member (had been for years, dropped it for a few and am back now) I tried to catch you on the hipbase forums.

HughFreakingDillon

RoeDawg13 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

what's the matter with you people? how can you people not like The Hip???

I'm with you on that.

As a side note, back when you were looking for those Ian Thornley demos I wasn't a 10club member (had been for years, dropped it for a few and am back now) I tried to catch you on the hipbase forums.

cool. do you happen to have those two alternate gord solo tracks? 11th fret (alternate) and christmastime in toronto. 

RoeDawg13

HughFreakingDillon said:

RoeDawg13 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

what's the matter with you people? how can you people not like The Hip???

I'm with you on that.

As a side note, back when you were looking for those Ian Thornley demos I wasn't a 10club member (had been for years, dropped it for a few and am back now) I tried to catch you on the hipbase forums.

cool. do you happen to have those two alternate gord solo tracks? 11th fret (alternate) and christmastime in toronto. 

I'll look around when I get home from work. I know I used to, think I still may. Only mp3 if I do though

RoeDawg13

I must have lost the mp3 files on the last hard drive crash years ago. I did some looking around and was able to find a friend who has the "Comes With a Smile" compilation so I can probably get a version of Christmastime in Toronto.

HughFreakingDillon

I don't watch music award shows anymore, but I saw online this morning that Gord, to my surprise, was part of the Grammy's In Memoriam last night.

Nicely done.