06-02-2009, 09:19 AM
I would have to say that their success in Canada has been by "word of mouth".
"Hey, there's this fucking band you gotta see!"
Have you ever seen a full page add for any Hip albums in the States?.....Be it Rolling Stone, etc...Either have I.
The Starbuck's thing was a nice surprise, for Coffee Girl.
I have been an obsessed fan since the EP. (maybe even a "man-crush"...lol)
And it really depresses me that The Hip do not get the recognition they deserve.
You get garbage, and I mean garbage bands like Pennyback(trying to be funny), Barenaked Ladies(please), Our Lady Peace(all my opinion) who sell millions of records in the States. Let's not forget about Sarah, Alanis, Bryan Adams who sell even more millions of records in the States.
It boggles my mind that these other performers do so fucking well in the States, and yet The Hip do not even register.
This may sound weird, but I do not buy any other Canadian bands, performers albums, because it is taking away from The Hip. I know weird, but that is just me.
Just once in my lifetime, I would love to open Billboard magazine and see in the top 30 albums..THE TRAGICALLY HIP
A guy can dream can't he?....lol
Brad
"Hey, there's this fucking band you gotta see!"
Have you ever seen a full page add for any Hip albums in the States?.....Be it Rolling Stone, etc...Either have I.
The Starbuck's thing was a nice surprise, for Coffee Girl.
I have been an obsessed fan since the EP. (maybe even a "man-crush"...lol)
And it really depresses me that The Hip do not get the recognition they deserve.
You get garbage, and I mean garbage bands like Pennyback(trying to be funny), Barenaked Ladies(please), Our Lady Peace(all my opinion) who sell millions of records in the States. Let's not forget about Sarah, Alanis, Bryan Adams who sell even more millions of records in the States.
It boggles my mind that these other performers do so fucking well in the States, and yet The Hip do not even register.
This may sound weird, but I do not buy any other Canadian bands, performers albums, because it is taking away from The Hip. I know weird, but that is just me.
Just once in my lifetime, I would love to open Billboard magazine and see in the top 30 albums..THE TRAGICALLY HIP
A guy can dream can't he?....lol
Brad