“I think we were going to go into The Wherewithal, which wasn’t going to do much to calm things down so we figured we better pull the plug while we had the chance,” said bassist Gord Sinclair. Why did the band end the last Civic Centre show early? (Lynn Saxberg)ġ993: Interview with bassist Gord Sinclair, published July 24 So what does Gord do to liven things up? Without batting an eye, he throws himself into the middle of the mayhem, diving over a row of security guards and landing atop the first few rows of fans standing on their seats. But the crowd’s reaction to Hundredth Meridian was tame compared to the response to the older hits like New Orleans Is Sinking. The band was building to a big climax last night at the Civic Centre, pulling out some of the rockers from the new album. OKġ992: Concert review, Ottawa Civic Centre, published Nov. You may use a different browser or device to view this in full screen. More and more, he’s letting the music suggest the lyrics rather than coming to the music with finished lyrics and trying to cram the two together.” (Lynn Saxberg)įull Screen is not supported on this browser version. Gord Downie would pick up a little melody snippet or one phrase of a lyric and he’d repeat that until that led him someplace else. “With this record, it was a matter of somebody bringing in a very rough idea, maybe just a guitar riff, or chord progression and we’d just start hammering away at that. 12įully Completely, the new album, shows more of a collaborative effort in writing the songs, Baker says, though all the lyrics were written by Gord Downie, the band’s poetic, yet eccentric, front man. (Lynn Saxberg)ġ992: Interview with Rob Baker, published Nov. Even after months on the road, they’re still sounding good - although maybe a bit weary of the shenanigans. It was a great show by what is indisputably Canada’s top rock band. Full cups of beer, bras, running shoes, hats and even a box of dairy creamers - Gord liked that one. Some tried to shed their clothes and others got in fights. On Thursday night at the Congress Centre, they climbed the stage and dove off it. They want to be just as wild and crazy as he, and many will go to fantastic lengths to prove it. I still feel like the guy who just weaselled his way into some band with the attitude of like, ‘I don’t know how to sing, but I like to sing.”’ (Greg Barr)ġ991: Concert review, Ottawa Congress Centre, published Aug. ”I just always liked music, and felt my pride was on the line. None of us really knew anything,” he says. We could go out on the road, to bars in Pembroke, Smiths Falls and Renfrew, and make some money. But when the band came up, I figured there was no point in stopping. I assumed I’d just fall into some sort of job at some point. Nothing seems to slow down anymore,” Downie says. ”The last couple of years have really been tumultuous, since (the album) Up To Here came out. Article contentġ991: Interview with Gord Downie, published Aug. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Often the band will keep a backbeat going while Downie delivers a kinetic rap, on whatever subject seems to mix into a particular song. A bar-owner in Brockville fired the Tragically Hip in the early days because he figured Downie was on drugs. (Greg Barr)ġ990: Interview with the band, published April 12Īudiences are still grappling with the personality of frenetic frontman Gord Downie, who jiggles, twists and contorts his body into crazed contortions. The lead singer of The Tragically Hip leaves his mild-mannered persona behind and turns into this shaking, twitching and grimacing apparition, possessed by the soul of the late Jim Morrison. Something happens to Gord Downie when the lights go up. A Friday night in a bar is the same anywhere.” (Greg Barr)ġ989: Concert review, Barrymore’s Music Hall, published Dec. I think I was giving them too much credit for some odd reason. 22Īnother thing Downie doesn’t do anymore is anticipate some different sort of reaction when the band plays U.S. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receiptġ989: Interview with Gord Downie, published Dec.National Capital Region's Top Employers.
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