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Creating a Gord Downie "Best of" Album - potsie - 10-23-2016

Gord has quietly amassed an outstanding body of solo work. I would be interested in seeing what people consider to represent the best of his solo tunes. I thought one way to do this would be to "create" a Gord Downie "Greatest Hits" album. I realize this is a complete misnomer since he really has only 4-5 total songs that have made their way on to radio, none of which lit the charts on fire. However, in the spirit of celebrating his work, it might be fun to do. He has 5 solo albums so the arbitrary ground rules would be a 15 song album containing what you consider to be the best 3 songs each from Coke Machine Glow, Battle of the Nudes, The Grand Bounce, The Conquering Sun, and Secret Path. Here's mine:

1. Chancellor
2. The Never-Ending Present
3. Yer Possessed

4. Steeplechase (recut with the last half of Who by Rote included and the hockey play-by-play and post-game interview dropped)
5. Christmastime in Toronto
6. Pascal's Submarine

7. The Drowning Machine
8. Yellow Days
9. Retrace

10. Budget Shoes
11. Crater
12. The Conquering Sun

13. The Stranger
14. Secret Path
15. Haunt Them, Haunt Them, Haunt Them

Re: Creating a Gord Downie "Best of" Album - Moof_Milker - 10-23-2016

Love it. Here we go...

1. Chancellor
2. Lofty Pines
3. Canada Geese

4. Figment
5. Pascal's Submarine
6. Steeplechase

7. The East Wind
8. Yellow Days
9. Retrace

10. One Good Fast Job
11. Budget Shoes
12. Demand Destruction

13. The Stranger
14. 7 Matches
15. Secret Path

In my opinion, Battle of the Nudes is the weak link here. Almost every other album it was hard to narrow it down to just three. For BotN, it was hard to pick three in total.

Re: Creating a Gord Downie "Best of" Album - TG - 10-25-2016

Chancellor
Every Irrelevance
Insomniacs of the World,Good Night


Steeplechase
Into The Night
Pillform #2


Retrace
Yellow Days
The Dance and Its Disappearance


Los Angeles Times
Budget Shoes
I'm Free, Disarray Me


The Stranger
Seven Matches
The Only Place To Be

Re: Creating a Gord Downie "Best of" Album - carebread - 10-25-2016

No Trick Rider?!

Re: Creating a Gord Downie "Best of" Album - TG - 10-25-2016

carebread Wrote:No Trick Rider?!

Picking three off of CMG is an impossible task.

Re: Creating a Gord Downie "Best of" Album - sean.bonner - 10-25-2016

TG Wrote:
carebread Wrote:No Trick Rider?!

Picking three off of CMG is an impossible task.
Yeah but Trick Rider is like... the best on CMG Big Grin

Re: Creating a Gord Downie "Best of" Album - emperor penguin - 10-26-2016

1. Lofty Pines (my favourite song of all time)
2. Chancellor
3. Vancouver Divorce

1.We're Hardcore
2. Willow Logic
3. Pascal's Submarine

1. Moonslow Yer Lashes
2. As a Mover
3. Moon Over Glenora

1. Budget Shoes
2. Demand Destruction
3. Los Angeles Times

1. The Stranger
2. Seven Matches
3. Don't Let This Touch You

Re: Creating a Gord Downie "Best of" Album - potsie - 10-27-2016

emperor penguin Wrote:1. Lofty Pines (my favourite song of all time)
2. Chancellor
3. Vancouver Divorce

1.We're Hardcore
2. Willow Logic
3. Pascal's Submarine

1. Moonslow Yer Lashes
2. As a Mover
3. Moon Over Glenora

1. Budget Shoes
2. Demand Destruction
3. Los Angeles Times

1. The Stranger
2. Seven Matches
3. Don't Let This Touch You

We only overlap by four songs but that album above is still a fantastic track listing. Speaks to the strength of his solo work.

Re: Creating a Gord Downie "Best of" Album - potsie - 10-27-2016

sean.bonner Wrote:
TG Wrote:
carebread Wrote:No Trick Rider?!

Picking three off of CMG is an impossible task.
Yeah but Trick Rider is like... the best on CMG Big Grin

Trick Rider makes my double album of Gord's Gold, to be released 5 years from now and to include tracks off his next four solo albums that are already "in the can".

Trick Rider is a great song but CMG has a lot of standout tracks. If TR was on Battle of the Nudes, it would only be second to Steeplechase for me.

Re: Creating a Gord Downie "Best of" Album - Moof_Milker - 10-27-2016

potsie Wrote:Trick Rider makes my double album of Gord's Gold, to be released 5 years from now
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Re: Creating a Gord Downie "Best of" Album - sean.bonner - 10-27-2016

Moof_Milker Wrote:[Image: IMG_9967_Copy.jpg]

Side A
1 - Crater
2 - The Dance and Its Disappearance
3 - Who By Rote/Steeplechase
4 - Pascal's Submarine
5 - The Conquering Sun

Side B
1 - The East Wind
2 - Chancellor
3 - Trick Rider
4 - The Drowning Machine (Acoustic)
5 - Secret Path

Side C
1 - I'm Free, Disarray Me
2 - Vancouver Divorce
3 - Moonslow Yer Lashes
4 - Seven Matches
5 - Night Is For Getting

Side D
1 - Nothing But Heartache in Your Social Life
2 - Yellow Days
3 - Budget Shoes
4 - Canada Geese
5 - Insomniacs of the World, Good Night

?

I must say, well done on the art. Maybe it's creeping me out though.

Re: Creating a Gord Downie "Best of" Album - potsie - 10-27-2016

Moof_Milker Wrote:
potsie Wrote:Trick Rider makes my double album of Gord's Gold, to be released 5 years from now
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Well done Moof_Milker!

Re: Creating a Gord Downie "Best of" Album - direwolf74 - 10-28-2016

Ok, here's my take:

1. Vancouver Divorce
2. Chancellor
3. Lofty Pines

4. Figment
5. 11th Fret
6. Steeplechase

7. The East Wind
8. Yellow Days
9. Broadcast

10. Crater
11. The Conquering Sun
12. Saved

13. The Stranger
14. Secret Path
15. Haunt Them, Haunt Them, Haunt Them

Bonus tracks:
Hallelujah
Too Far Gone (live w/ the Sadies on CBC Fuse)

Re: Creating a Gord Downie "Best of" Album - Chris Tanz - 10-28-2016

Vancouver Divorce, Chancellor, Blackflies

Figment, 11th Fret, Steeplechase

Gone, Drowning Machine, Yellow Days, Moonslow Yer Lashes (please don't make me drop one!)

One Good Fast Job, Budget Shoes, Devil Enough

The Stranger, Haunt Them, The Only Place to Be (still early days for me on this album though)

Ct

Re: Creating a Gord Downie "Best of" Album - Chris Tanz - 10-28-2016

TG Wrote:
carebread Wrote:No Trick Rider?!

Picking three off of CMG is an impossible task.

For me, picking three off The Grand Bounce is impossible. I love that album. I want to add The Dance and Its Disappearance to my list above.

Ct