I listened to Road Apples yesterday, as I was walking my dog, and I put my player on random...what a treat!
Road Apples was my favorite Hip album for quite some time, probably until Phantom Power came out, but I had never thought to listen to it in random order. It was fantastic to listen to it on headphones, and to also hear a completely different play order.
Another thing that occured to me while listening to "Fiddler's Green", I bet someone with a real twangy voice would cover it well. I'm thinking along the lines of Dwight Yoakam, or Randy Travis, or even Steve Earle. It just seems to lend itself to a rough guitar/country style...and I don't even like country music. Am I nuts here?
Billy Wrote:Another thing that occured to me while listening to "Fiddler's Green", I bet someone with a real twangy voice would cover it well. I'm thinking along the lines of Dwight Yoakam, or Randy Travis, or even Steve Earle. It just seems to lend itself to a rough guitar/country style...and I don't even like country music. Am I nuts here?
To quote a line from a Steve Earle song (who btw I enjoy) this would be "sacriledge and heresy" Especially with a song like Fiddler's.
Goulet!!!
Believe it or not a friend of mine is not a huge Hip fan (I know I know...what am I doing being friends with him) because he says they are too close to country music for his liking. I thought he was crazy, but I guess not that crazy
Well some people must think the Hip are close to country... heck I can remember channel surfing and seeing the video for ABAC on the country music channel.
RA is a close second behind DFN for my favourite album. That heavy blues sound really gets me. I know, I know - that sound is more subtle in DFN, but that bluesy rock of RA and UTH is just great, gritty rock and roll. Excuse me, I now have some music I need to listen to.
robert goulet Wrote:Billy Wrote:Another thing that occured to me while listening to "Fiddler's Green", I bet someone with a real twangy voice would cover it well. I'm thinking along the lines of Dwight Yoakam, or Randy Travis, or even Steve Earle. It just seems to lend itself to a rough guitar/country style...and I don't even like country music. Am I nuts here?
To quote a line from a Steve Earle song (who btw I enjoy) this would be "sacriledge and heresy" Especially with a song like Fiddler's.
Goulet!!!
The Stereophonics covered it a few years back and released it as a b-side. Kelly Jones sings it wonderfully, and the band plays a very faithful version of the song. It's obvious those guys are huge Hip fans. I've heard Jones name-drop the Hip more than a few times in many of the big music magazines, which is surprisingly cool coming from a UK band, considering the majority of people over there don't even know the Hip exist.
The Stereophonics were originally called "Tragic Love Company" in honour of their favourite bands: The Tragically Hip, Mother Love Bone and Bad Company.
I think that the fandom goes both ways; At a Stereophonics show in Toronto a few years ago, members of The Hip were present.
Quote:Speaking of the Stereophonics, the band finally played for members of its much-reported favourite Canadian band, the Tragically Hip. Drummer Johnny Fay and bassist Gord Sinclair were ushered up to the balcony at the super-packed Opera House on Friday night, where they were treated to a few riffs of "New Orleans Is Sinking" at the set's end. Afterward, the pair joined some Stereophonic band members for drinks at Teatro on College until the wee hours (while others visited an S/M-themed after-party with members of Toronto's Superhalo). As for the Canada-loving Welshmen, they'll be taking a break from North America this summer to work on a new album, due next February.
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Road Apples is probably my favourite album. Day for Night or Trouble is a close second, but nothing beats the pure rock-ery of Apples. With some sad, sad, weepy little numbers, and my favourite Hip song, Unplucked.......
Back in the club/hockey rink days, Gord with while hair.... right before the peak of the Hip wave.
Oh, the memories that get invoked in my head.......
"Her son has gone alee......."
"Weatherman wet fingers the sky"
great album, brings back lots of good memories
on the subject of 'fiddler's green' isnt that a name of a place in Colarado? (i could be way off here) :oops:
"The Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre is located in Greenwood Village near Englewood and Denver, Colorado. It is a state of the art concert venue and has a seating capacity of 16,823."
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is that what you meant?
kleh Wrote:great album, brings back lots of good memories
on the subject of 'fiddler's green' isnt that a name of a place in Colarado? (i could be way off here) :oops:
As I understand it, the song is referring to what happens if a sailor dies on land; he's said to go to Fiddler's Green (if he was good during his time on earth). If a sailor dies at sea, he's said to go to Davy Jones' Locker.
And it's also the name of that venue...
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is that what you meant?
I think I have a recording of the Hip playing Fiddler's Green...I'll have to check...
chris Wrote:As I understand it, the song is referring to what happens if a sailor dies on land; he's said to go to Fiddler's Green (if he was good during his time on earth). If a sailor dies at sea, he's said to go to Davy Jones' Locker.
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What is Davy Jones Locker?
chris Wrote:The Stereophonics were originally called "Tragic Love Company" in honour of their favourite bands: The Tragically Hip, Mother Love Bone and Bad Company.
I think that the fandom goes both ways; At a Stereophonics show in Toronto a few years ago, members of The Hip were present.
Quote:Speaking of the Stereophonics, the band finally played for members of its much-reported favourite Canadian band, the Tragically Hip. Drummer Johnny Fay and bassist Gord Sinclair were ushered up to the balcony at the super-packed Opera House on Friday night, where they were treated to a few riffs of "New Orleans Is Sinking" at the set's end. Afterward, the pair joined some Stereophonic band members for drinks at Teatro on College until the wee hours (while others visited an S/M-themed after-party with members of Toronto's Superhalo). As for the Canada-loving Welshmen, they'll be taking a break from North America this summer to work on a new album, due next February.
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I found this part of the article funny:
The Tea Party, Matthew Good Band, Headstones and Serial Joe are the lucky Canucks that get to celebrate our nation's independence by taking requests for Tragically Hip songs from patriotic Molson Canadian drinkers.
And yeah, Road Apples is a treat for the ears! :thumb: