The Tragically Hip (new and improved official thread)

direwolf74
direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
edited October 2013 in Other Music
Once upon a time this was the longest running non-Pearl Jam thread on this forum. I fully intend to restore it to it's original glory. With the Hip on tour this summer and a new album on the way, I figured this was the right time to bring it back. Speaking of their upcoming 13th album, it appears that the Bob Rock experiment is over, as the band are producing the new record themselves at their home studio. Their first self-produced album since 1996's "Trouble at the Henhouse". I can't wait to hear the results!

2011 summer tour dates:

06/24/11 Watertown Fairgrounds: Watertown, NY United States
06/25/11 Bobcaygeon: Bobcaygeon, ON Canada
06/28/11 Casino New Brunswick: Moncton, NB Canada
06/30/11 Confederation Landing Park : Charlottetown, PE Canada
07/01/11 Downsview Park: Toronto, ON Canada
07/02/11 Colosseum at Caesars Windsor: Windsor, ON Canada
07/07/11 Shaw Park : Winnipeg, MB Canada
07/09/11 Ottawa Blues Festival: Ottawa, ON Canada
07/10/11 Centennial Park: Sarnia, ON Canada
07/12/11 Encana Events Centre: Dawson Creek, BC Canada
07/14/11 Northlands Festival Site: Edmonton, AB Canada
07/15/11 Deer Lake Park: Burnaby, BC Canada
07/30/11 Erie Canal Harbor: Buffalo, NY United States
07/31/11 Osheaga Festival: Montreal, QC Canada

Just for the hell of it, here's a really cool short documentary on the band done by the National Film Board:
http://www.nfb.ca/partial/player/popout/37061/?ct=0

And here are a few of my favorite clips from their most recent tour back in 2009:

Long Time Running in Syracuse:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOTRy04PbDc

At the Hundredth Meridian in Glasgow, Scotland:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec_5Jibl4ww

Nautical Disaster in Manchester, England:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1ebLYi33iM

Gift Shop in Syracuse, NY:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckNvYqH9TRc

Pigeon Camera in Utrecht, Netherlands:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLDxavQopSw

The Bear in Lewiston, NY:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pAx-aHYK3U
"I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

-Tom Waits
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  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    Going to Deer Lake in Burnaby for my 18th Hip Show!


    I have the RARE VHS only release HEKSENKETEL in FULL on my youtube channel.

    Check it out if you are a big Hip fan, its vintage stuff


    Start you off with Fully Completely from it.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTCtdNe4MFg

    GLAD THE THREAD IS BACK! :)
    Van '98, Sea I+II '00, Sea '01, Sea II '02, Van '03, Gorge, Van, Cal, Edm '05, Bos I+II, Phi I+II, DC, SF II+III, Port, Gorge I+II '06, DC, NY I+II '08, Sea I+II, Van, Ridge , LA III+IV' 09, Indy '10, Cal, Van '11, Lond, Van, Sea '13, Memphis '14, RRHOF '17, Sea I+II '18, Van I+II, Vegas I+II, Sea I+II '24
  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    this is awesome too


    New Orleans is Sinking (West Wind Cookie Factory, Ahead By A Century, Springtime in Vienna)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZwm_OKh6bw
    Van '98, Sea I+II '00, Sea '01, Sea II '02, Van '03, Gorge, Van, Cal, Edm '05, Bos I+II, Phi I+II, DC, SF II+III, Port, Gorge I+II '06, DC, NY I+II '08, Sea I+II, Van, Ridge , LA III+IV' 09, Indy '10, Cal, Van '11, Lond, Van, Sea '13, Memphis '14, RRHOF '17, Sea I+II '18, Van I+II, Vegas I+II, Sea I+II '24
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    restlesssoul wrote:
    I have the RARE VHS only release HEKSENKETEL in FULL on my youtube channel.

    Check it out if you are a big Hip fan, its vintage stuff


    Start you off with Fully Completely from it.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTCtdNe4MFg

    That is easily the best version of Fully Completely ever captured on film. The manic energy on display from both the band and the crowd is just insane. Gord has certainly mellowed out a bit since those days. But check out his 3-minute long rant in the "Hundredth Meridian" clip that I posted above from 2009. The dude is still crazy as a fuckin' loon, and on a good night he's still the most entertaining frontman in rock n' roll. I love it.
    "I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

    -Tom Waits
  • RD171825
    RD171825 Posts: 455
    Going to the show on June 25th in Bobcaygeon... will be my 2nd Hip show and I can't wait!
  • maynardsux
    maynardsux Posts: 1,101
    Got front row for the Windsor show!......one of the best live bands i have ever seen(along with PJ and Tool), have seen them a number of times and they never disappoint.....and if you ever get the chance to meet them, they are really down-to-earth guys, very humble and gracious of their fans :D
    '93 Toronto
    '94 Detroit
    '10 Columbus
    '11 Detroit (Eddie solo), Toronto 1 and 2, Ottawa, Hamilton
    '13 London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    '14 Detroit
    '16 Ottawa, Toronto 1 and 2, Chicago 1 and 2
    '18 Chicago 1 and 2
    '22 Hamilton, Toronto
  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    maynardsux wrote:
    and if you ever get the chance to meet them, they are really down-to-earth guys, very humble and gracious of their fans :D


    met the whole band after the Seattle 09 show!!! amazing guys, got Gord to sign my setlist and his hankie that he threw to my wife.

    He wrote "To Brandon and Nicole, Be Good to Eachother" Gord

    hipgordie.jpg
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  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    Great pic, Restlesssoul! Gord is such a fantastic guy. When I was living in Ottawa I went to a poetry reading that he did at the National Library. He hung around after the event to meet fans and sign copies of his book. I was lucky enough to be able to chat with him for a good 10 or 15 minutes. He signed my copy of Coke Machine Glow and underneath his name he wrote "...in conversation with Casey." It was very cool. I've also been able to meet the other 4 guys a couple of times over the years, and they're all class acts. Just totally down to earth and very gracious of their fans.
    "I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

    -Tom Waits
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GebD6WKSVws

    Another great clip from the old Heksenketel video. Best version of "Blow at High Dough" I've ever seen. My favorite part is the shot of the crowd near the beginning, right after they hit that big heavy downbeat and the song kicks into gear. Awesome.

    On another note, I finally bought my my tickets for the Edmonton show on July 14th. My friend and I decided to splurge and bought the $105 VIP tickets (only $30 more than the regular GA ticket). Apparently if you fork over the extra money it gets you into some kind of special seating area in front of the stage complete with private bar service. How great is that!
    "I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

    -Tom Waits
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Seeing them at Bluesfest in Ottawa!
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    Page 3? I think not. Here are some old interviews & live footage from back in the mid-90s. Man, these make me feel old:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGFzNecI ... r_embedded
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYm_1SQi ... re=related

    And here's a killer version of "Grace, Too" from 2009 at the Troubadour in Hollywood:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeSKHwosMC4
    "I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

    -Tom Waits
  • EquallyWorthless
    EquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    restlesssoul wrote:
    met the whole band after the Seattle 09 show!!! amazing guys, got Gord to sign my setlist and his hankie that he threw to my wife.

    He wrote "To Brandon and Nicole, Be Good to Eachother" Gord

    Good thing you weren't wearing your Habs jersey that time, he might have snatched it back. ;)
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  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    I got this off ebay a couple months ago. I think it is their first release ever. The single preceding the first EP/LP thing. Last American Exit 45 with I'm a Werewolf, Baby on the b-side.

    I had never seen one before, so I snatched it up.

    462781949_tp.jpg
    Van '98, Sea I+II '00, Sea '01, Sea II '02, Van '03, Gorge, Van, Cal, Edm '05, Bos I+II, Phi I+II, DC, SF II+III, Port, Gorge I+II '06, DC, NY I+II '08, Sea I+II, Van, Ridge , LA III+IV' 09, Indy '10, Cal, Van '11, Lond, Van, Sea '13, Memphis '14, RRHOF '17, Sea I+II '18, Van I+II, Vegas I+II, Sea I+II '24
  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    EquallyWorthless wrote:
    restlesssoul wrote:
    met the whole band after the Seattle 09 show!!! amazing guys, got Gord to sign my setlist and his hankie that he threw to my wife.

    He wrote "To Brandon and Nicole, Be Good to Eachother" Gord

    Good thing you weren't wearing your Habs jersey that time, he might have snatched it back. ;)


    I'll never forget that look he gave me at that show. That was awesome doing three days straight with you! He must be pumped about the Bruins. After we win the Cup, Im wearing my Nucks Jersey to that show in Deer Lake for him. :lol:
    Van '98, Sea I+II '00, Sea '01, Sea II '02, Van '03, Gorge, Van, Cal, Edm '05, Bos I+II, Phi I+II, DC, SF II+III, Port, Gorge I+II '06, DC, NY I+II '08, Sea I+II, Van, Ridge , LA III+IV' 09, Indy '10, Cal, Van '11, Lond, Van, Sea '13, Memphis '14, RRHOF '17, Sea I+II '18, Van I+II, Vegas I+II, Sea I+II '24
  • EquallyWorthless
    EquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    restlesssoul wrote:
    EquallyWorthless wrote:
    restlesssoul wrote:
    met the whole band after the Seattle 09 show!!! amazing guys, got Gord to sign my setlist and his hankie that he threw to my wife.

    He wrote "To Brandon and Nicole, Be Good to Eachother" Gord

    Good thing you weren't wearing your Habs jersey that time, he might have snatched it back. ;)


    I'll never forget that look he gave me at that show. That was awesome doing three days straight with you! He must be pumped about the Bruins. After we win the Cup, Im wearing my Nucks Jersey to that show in Deer Lake for him. :lol:


    Yeah dude, night 2 is one of the coolest concert experiences I have ever had. So many great memories, Steph playing the guitar during Bobcaygeon, and then the hand to the heart. You getting the Hanky snatched back and the comment from Gord, the 4 of us rocking out at the stage, getting the setlist at the end.
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  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    restlesssoul wrote:
    I got this off ebay a couple months ago. I think it is their first release ever. The single preceding the first EP/LP thing. Last American Exit 45 with I'm a Werewolf, Baby on the b-side.

    I had never seen one before, so I snatched it up.

    462781949_tp.jpg

    Wow! That thing must be incredibly rare. I don't think I've ever seen it before. It's amazing some of the cool stuff you can find on Ebay. Here's another one I've never seen:

    http://cgi.ebay.ca/Tragically-Hip-1998- ... 847wt_1139
    "I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

    -Tom Waits
  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    restlesssoul wrote:
    I got this off ebay a couple months ago. I think it is their first release ever. The single preceding the first EP/LP thing. Last American Exit 45 with I'm a Werewolf, Baby on the b-side.

    I had never seen one before, so I snatched it up.

    462781949_tp.jpg

    that is beyond awesome.
    Gimli 1993
    Fargo 2003
    Winnipeg 2005
    Winnipeg 2011
    St. Paul 2014
  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    anyone ever see Gord on his solo tours? I haven't. I was going to go on this latest go round, but didn't have the cash. is he as weird solo live as his solo music is?
    Gimli 1993
    Fargo 2003
    Winnipeg 2005
    Winnipeg 2011
    St. Paul 2014
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    For fans in the Peterborough area, I just go this in my inbox. You lucky bastards:

    Hi Folks,

    Summer is almost officially here, and to kick things off, we are excited to announce that we will be playing a www.THEHIP.com Registered Users-only show on Tuesday June 21st, at Showplace Performance Centre in Peterborough.

    An Evening with The Tragically Hip
    Tuesday June 21
    Showplace Theatre
    Peterborough, Ontario
    Doors at 7:30pm, Show at 8:30pm
    (bring photo ID and credit card used to purchase tickets)
    Tickets are $40.00/each
    Limit Four tickets per Registered User

    Tickets onsale: Tuesday June 14th at 10:00am (est)
    Tickets are only available to be purchased by Registered Users of thehip.com. You must be registered by 11:59pm on Monday June 13th to purchase tickets on Tuesday.

    INSTRUCTIONS: Registered Users who log onto www.thehip.com at 10:00am on Tuesday June 14th and go to the PETERBOROUGH TICKETS PAGE will find a password and link to purchase tickets. Major credit cards are the only method of payment accepted.

    Visit www.showplace.org for directions and venue information.
    Please note, tickets for this show will NOT be available at the venue's usual ticket locations.

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
    No hard tickets will be sent out prior to the show date.

    All tickets are to be picked up at the venue, when doors open at 7:30pm on the evening of the performance, by the individual who purchased the tickets.

    PHOTO ID of purchaser and CREDIT CARD used to make the purchase will be REQUIRED to claim your tickets.

    There will be no exceptions to this rule.

    This rule is instituted for you, the fans, so that tickets do not end up in the hands of ticket resellers.

    TICKETS ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE. Once you pick up your tickets you must enter the venue.

    No IN and OUTs.
    "I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

    -Tom Waits
  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    Pearl Jam should pay attention to this..........
    Gimli 1993
    Fargo 2003
    Winnipeg 2005
    Winnipeg 2011
    St. Paul 2014
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    edited June 2011
    Dave Eh wrote:
    anyone ever see Gord on his solo tours? I haven't. I was going to go on this latest go round, but didn't have the cash. is he as weird solo live as his solo music is?

    I had the pleasure of seeing Gord last year in Calgary on The Grand Bounce tour. It's a very different vibe from a Hip show. He's not as hyper as he usually is, but he still breaks out a few rants during certain songs and chats with the crowd quite a bit. His solo gigs have much more of a relaxed "coffee house" vibe to them, as the music is more mellow and experimental. His band is pretty awesome, particularly the adorable Julie Doiron who plays bass, guitar, and adds some gorgeous background vocals on many of the songs. He doesn't play any Hip songs either, which is interesting. Perhaps he doesn't feel right playing Hip material without the other guys. But he does break out some really cool covers. Here's a killer performance of the Rolling Stones' "Ventilator Blues":

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N4mmuM6Ods

    And here's a great version of "Yellow Days" off his latest album. Love his intro to this song:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6p2eEFf ... re=related


    Anyways, if you ever get the chance to see him solo, I'd highly recommend it. It's a completely different side of him that we don't get to see too often.
    Post edited by direwolf74 on
    "I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

    -Tom Waits

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