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potsie Wrote:Nice words about Gord's album from Jeff Ament (bassist in Pearl Jam) in the latest Rolling Stone.

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Very cool.

direwolf74 Wrote:

potsie Wrote:Nice words about Gord's album from Jeff Ament (bassist in Pearl Jam) in the latest Rolling Stone.

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Very cool.

Indeed.

Happy birthday, Gord.

Happy birthday, Gord!

Jeff Ament's full words RE: Gord:

Quote:Our band was on parallel paths with Tragically Hip. It's strange we didn't cross those paths more often. Gord made an unbelievable swan song of an album. I cried the whole first listen. So beautiful and honest. Sonically it reminds me so much of where I grew up in north central Montana, which is basically Canada. "Faith Faith" is also one of the great songs about man's best friend.

NWOntario Wrote:Jeff Ament's full words RE: Gord:

Quote:Our band was on parallel paths with Tragically Hip. It's strange we didn't cross those paths more often. Gord made an unbelievable swan song of an album. I cried the whole first listen. So beautiful and honest. Sonically it reminds me so much of where I grew up in north central Montana, which is basically Canada. "Faith Faith" is also one of the great songs about man's best friend.

Makes me wonder if the admiration was mutual. Are the Hip guys fans of Pearl Jam? During PJ's Chicago show on the same night as the Kingston show, Eddie mentioned that he'd spent some time with Gord when they were recording in Seattle (for IBE I assume). What I wouldn't give to be a fly on the wall for a conversation between Downie and Vedder.

What the world needed in 2004/05 on the heals of the release of IBE was a US Pearl Jam tour with the Hip opening. Less parallel roads, more intersecting of the bands. Eddie, having spent time in the studio with the Hip during the recording of IBE (true) and falling in love with "You're Everywhere" (my imagination), comes out to sing the song with Gord a few nights on tour (my dream).

potsie Wrote:What the world needed in 2004/05 on the heals of the release of IBE was a US Pearl Jam tour with the Hip opening. Less parallel roads, more intersecting of the bands. Eddie, having spent time in the studio with the Hip during the recording of IBE (true) and falling in love with "You're Everywhere" (my imagination), comes out to sing the song with Gord a few nights on tour (my dream).

How there hasn't been one PJ Hip cover in all their years of playing Canadian shows is beyond me.

Tons of Neil. Zero Hip.

sean.bonner Wrote:

potsie Wrote:What the world needed in 2004/05 on the heals of the release of IBE was a US Pearl Jam tour with the Hip opening. Less parallel roads, more intersecting of the bands. Eddie, having spent time in the studio with the Hip during the recording of IBE (true) and falling in love with "You're Everywhere" (my imagination), comes out to sing the song with Gord a few nights on tour (my dream).

How there hasn't been one PJ Hip cover in all their years of playing Canadian shows is beyond me.

Tons of Neil. Zero Hip.

They also did the Guess Who when they played in Saskatoon.

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direwolf74 Wrote:They also did the Guess Who when they played in Saskatoon.

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Twice! Both Saskatoon shows!

And also... kind of twice at one of the shows!

sean.bonner Wrote:How there hasn't been one PJ Hip cover in all their years of playing Canadian shows is beyond me.

Tons of Neil. Zero Hip.

I can only imagine that will change in the near future... maybe even at the long-rumoured Burl's Creek show this summer.

hotmetal401 Wrote:

sean.bonner Wrote:How there hasn't been one PJ Hip cover in all their years of playing Canadian shows is beyond me.

Tons of Neil. Zero Hip.

I can only imagine that will change in the near future... maybe even at the long-rumoured Burl's Creek show this summer.

Hmm?????

hotmetal401 Wrote:

sean.bonner Wrote:How there hasn't been one PJ Hip cover in all their years of playing Canadian shows is beyond me.

Tons of Neil. Zero Hip.

I can only imagine that will change in the near future... maybe even at the long-rumoured Burl's Creek show this summer.

I'd put money on it....even if it's just a few shows. I don't want to change the thread theme but I can seriously see PJ killing Grace Too. Complete with McCready shreading the ending solo.

spottrax Wrote:

hotmetal401 Wrote:

sean.bonner Wrote:How there hasn't been one PJ Hip cover in all their years of playing Canadian shows is beyond me.

Tons of Neil. Zero Hip.

I can only imagine that will change in the near future... maybe even at the long-rumoured Burl's Creek show this summer.

I'd put money on it....even if it's just a few shows. I don't want to change the thread theme but I can seriously see PJ killing Grace Too. Complete with McCready shreading the ending solo.

I can't see Ed being able to sing that properly.

A PJ version of Nautical would be pretty badass. Another song where McCready could let loose during the outro.