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  • RoeDawg13
    RoeDawg13 Posts: 255
    Sweet. There was a mainly acoustic version of Pigeon Camera that is incredible, not sure if that's the one on the disc or not. I think the one I have is different but same time frame so it could be similar in style.
    I am wired and fading...
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    jeff ament's favorite songs of 2017 includes Snowflake off Gord's last solo record. 

    http://www.theskyiscrape.com/2018/02/jeff-aments-favorite-songs-of-2017.html
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    still gutted about Gord. 

    there's some controversy (if you can call it that) about a new book that came out called The Never Ending Present - The Story of Gord Downie and The Tragically Hip. Rob Baker (guitar) has stated that he read a few paragraphs and nearly spit his coffee through his nose, and said "don't believe everything you read, folks". The band has always refused participation in, or even doing their own, biography of the band. And that's their right. 

    what bugs me is I used to follow this Hip super fan on twitter. she was a good source of Hip info. But then lately I commented on Rob's post saying "that's too bad, I was really looking forward to reading this, now I won't know what's fact and what's fiction". She tore into me about the band not owing us anything, everything in the book can be found online (bullshit-how would you know that if you refuse to read it?). I mean, sometimes I can't fucking stand these so-called superfans. they act as if they are spokespeople for the band themselves. I have had the same shit thrown at me (and others) by a superfan of the Headstones when I asked a simple, non-intrusive question about the departure of their drummer. She goes to every fucking show, nation wide, and it gets under my skin when I see her (she's also a known liar/instigator). 

    what makes people think they represent or have some ownership stake in the band simply because they have met them and have nothing in their lives except that one band? I'm not allowed to answer a question simply because they know the answer. reminds of the childish "I have a secret but I'm not telling" playground shit. 

    /rant over
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,657
    Some superfans of any band are downright nutzo. Comes with the territory when the activity kind of requires a level of obsession by definition.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-hRaIt7ALA
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    Mike Downie posted on facebook that "big things are coming". I would imagine that means unreleased Hip music. 
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  • toolie
    toolie Posts: 397
    Awesome. I hadn’t heard that! 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,658
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Mike Downie posted on facebook that "big things are coming". I would imagine that means unreleased Hip music. 
    Great... as long as it is unreleased stuff and not new stuff with a new singer.  No way they would do that, right?
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni











  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,657
    brianlux said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Mike Downie posted on facebook that "big things are coming". I would imagine that means unreleased Hip music. 
    Great... as long as it is unreleased stuff and not new stuff with a new singer.  No way they would do that, right?
    I can't imagine they would.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    brianlux said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Mike Downie posted on facebook that "big things are coming". I would imagine that means unreleased Hip music. 
    Great... as long as it is unreleased stuff and not new stuff with a new singer.  No way they would do that, right?
    no, they've already stated they will never do new stuff with the hip name to it. 
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  • DukeSpirit
    DukeSpirit Posts: 278
    brianlux said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Mike Downie posted on facebook that "big things are coming". I would imagine that means unreleased Hip music. 
    Great... as long as it is unreleased stuff and not new stuff with a new singer.  No way they would do that, right?
    For Baker, performing without Downie wasn’t an option.

    “When I say The Tragically Hip doesn’t exist as a performing unit anymore because a key member is gone, I think [fans] understand that,” he says. “We wouldn’t be The Hip without Gord. We worked together musically, we’ve done various things together on musical fronts, collaborated on projects and you know these guys are my brothers and I love them dearly, but The Hip has played their last time.”

    globalnews.ca/news/4313981/the-tragically-hip-talk-life-after-gord-downie-were-all-still-adjusting/amp/
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    The Tea Party cover Bobcaygeon acoustically:

    https://www.facebook.com/CHOM977/videos/the-tea-party-stopped-by-to-visit-jason-rockman-and-played-a-brilliant-cover-of-/2360354650864752/
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  • willbarclay
    willbarclay Ottawa, Canada Posts: 3,298
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    The Tea Party cover Bobcaygeon acoustically:

    https://www.facebook.com/CHOM977/videos/the-tea-party-stopped-by-to-visit-jason-rockman-and-played-a-brilliant-cover-of-/2360354650864752/
    They played this live in Ottawa along with Hero’s by Bowie
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    willbarclay said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    The Tea Party cover Bobcaygeon acoustically:

    https://www.facebook.com/CHOM977/videos/the-tea-party-stopped-by-to-visit-jason-rockman-and-played-a-brilliant-cover-of-/2360354650864752/
    They played this live in Ottawa along with Hero’s by Bowie
    I really hope they play it next week in winnipeg. 
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  • willbarclay
    willbarclay Ottawa, Canada Posts: 3,298
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    willbarclay said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    The Tea Party cover Bobcaygeon acoustically:

    https://www.facebook.com/CHOM977/videos/the-tea-party-stopped-by-to-visit-jason-rockman-and-played-a-brilliant-cover-of-/2360354650864752/
    They played this live in Ottawa along with Hero’s by Bowie
    I really hope they play it next week in winnipeg. 


    I think they have been playing pretty much the same set every night, so id put money on it.

    It was a cool medley of 3 cover songs together

  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    willbarclay said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    willbarclay said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    The Tea Party cover Bobcaygeon acoustically:

    https://www.facebook.com/CHOM977/videos/the-tea-party-stopped-by-to-visit-jason-rockman-and-played-a-brilliant-cover-of-/2360354650864752/
    They played this live in Ottawa along with Hero’s by Bowie
    I really hope they play it next week in winnipeg. 


    I think they have been playing pretty much the same set every night, so id put money on it.

    It was a cool medley of 3 cover songs together

    yeah, JB made some comment recently about how it isn't logistically possible for a band like them to change the set every night, so that makes sense. 
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  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739


    This is nice....
    Give Peas A Chance…
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    2 years today. :cry:
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  • Lerxst1992
    Lerxst1992 Posts: 7,824
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    2 years today. :cry:
    Damn what a loss. Still not over it.
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    Mike Downie posted on facebook that "big things are coming". I would imagine that means unreleased Hip music. 
    still hoping for something to come along.....
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