[thebends]

Thanks for sharing Ryan

Here is another recent Rob interview I found yesterday. He comes on around 9 minutes in

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Some great stuff in that interview, particularly his thoughts on the upcoming documentary. Also interesting to hear the reason why they rarely play songs from UTH and RA (coles notes summary: Downie's voice changed/dropped a bit over the years and he couldn't hit some of the high notes anymore, so he no longer enjoyed singing songs like Cordelia, etc..)

I also enjoyed his story about the girl in Las Vegas who mistook him for Dave Grohl. And I'm not surprised in the least to hear that his favorite current artist is Jason Isbell.

In Gabby's interview he mentions July Talk is also on his radar. Great Canadian band (from Ottawa I believe) that has just managed to headline 3 nights at Massey Hall with only 2 discs under their belt. Can's wait.

[direwolf74]

Thanks for sharing Ryan

Here is another recent Rob interview I found yesterday. He comes on around 9 minutes in

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Some great stuff in that interview, particularly his thoughts on the upcoming documentary. Also interesting to hear the reason why they rarely play songs from UTH and RA (coles notes summary: Downie's voice changed/dropped a bit over the years and he couldn't hit some of the high notes anymore, so he no longer enjoyed singing songs like Cordelia, etc..)

I also enjoyed his story about the girl in Las Vegas who mistook him for Dave Grohl. And I'm not surprised in the least to hear that his favorite current artist is Jason Isbell.

In Gabby's interview he mentions July Talk is also on his radar. Great Canadian band (from Ottawa I believe) that has just managed to headline 3 nights at Massey Hall with only 2 discs under their belt. Can's wait.

I agree, July Talk is great. Very unique band.

[sean.bonner]

Seeing them Tuesday!

[arewhyehen]

Thanks for sharing Ryan

Here is another recent Rob interview I found yesterday. He comes on around 9 minutes in

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No problem and thanks for posting that ^ ^

[arewhyehen]

Thanks for sharing Ryan

Here is another recent Rob interview I found yesterday. He comes on around 9 minutes in

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Some great stuff in that interview, particularly his thoughts on the upcoming documentary. Also interesting to hear the reason why they rarely play songs from UTH and RA (coles notes summary: Downie's voice changed/dropped a bit over the years and he couldn't hit some of the high notes anymore, so he no longer enjoyed singing songs like Cordelia, etc..)

I also enjoyed his story about the girl in Las Vegas who mistook him for Dave Grohl. And I'm not surprised in the least to hear that his favorite current artist is Jason Isbell.

Haha, yeah he talked about being mistaken for Dave Grohl after we finished the interview. We chilled and talked for probably another hour and a half after this interview ended and heard some pretty cool stuff, including getting to hold Dougie Stardust hock:

But ya, the Dave Grohl thing was awesome. Especially because he just went along with it and took the photo and signed it..lol

[arewhyehen]

good work. i love his deep voice :lol:

his comment about no more touring got me thinking ... do you think the band would have continued if it had been one of the other guys who was sick? if johnny couldn't play anymore, do you think they would have found a new drummer and moved on? i think back to Dave Matthews Band who hired Jeff Coffin when LeRoi died a few years ago. but it much more difficult to replace your lead singer.

I think it would be the end. DMB and most other bands that have these issues are bands that have experienced replacing various members over the years. It's expected with most bands. For the Hip to have the same lineup for for over 30 years is almost unheard of. I think that speaks loudly as to the bond they all had. They are family and every member of that family is just as important as the next. So yeah, if it were Johnny or Paul or Rob or Sinclair, I'd like to think we would be in the same boat right now.

[arewhyehen]

Thanks for sharing Ryan

Here is another recent Rob interview I found yesterday. He comes on around 9 minutes in

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://squareoff.podcastaccelerator.com/nfi20170703.mp3">http://squareoff.podcastaccelerator.com/nfi20170703.mp3</a><!-- m -->

Some great stuff in that interview, particularly his thoughts on the upcoming documentary. Also interesting to hear the reason why they rarely play songs from UTH and RA (coles notes summary: Downie's voice changed/dropped a bit over the years and he couldn't hit some of the high notes anymore, so he no longer enjoyed singing songs like Cordelia, etc..)

I also enjoyed his story about the girl in Las Vegas who mistook him for Dave Grohl. And I'm not surprised in the least to hear that his favorite current artist is Jason Isbell.

In Gabby's interview he mentions July Talk is also on his radar. Great Canadian band (from Ottawa I believe) that has just managed to headline 3 nights at Massey Hall with only 2 discs under their belt. Can's wait.

They are from Toronto, but yeah, it's cool that they were able to sell out 3 nights at Massey Hall. I have been to a few of their shows over the years and they have a pretty intense following already. Some pretty dedicated fans. I know there is one guy who started the "July Talk Superfan" club named Arne and he has been to 70-80 shows... Another girl I met in my town that has been to over 40.

But, Leah and Peter have some great chemistry on stage and the band puts on a great live show.

[mark]

good work. i love his deep voice :lol:

his comment about no more touring got me thinking ... do you think the band would have continued if it had been one of the other guys who was sick? if johnny couldn't play anymore, do you think they would have found a new drummer and moved on? i think back to Dave Matthews Band who hired Jeff Coffin when LeRoi died a few years ago. but it much more difficult to replace your lead singer.

I think it would be the end. DMB and most other bands that have these issues are bands that have experienced replacing various members over the years. It's expected with most bands. For the Hip to have the same lineup for for over 30 years is almost unheard of. I think that speaks loudly as to the bond they all had. They are family and every member of that family is just as important as the next. So yeah, if it were Johnny or Paul or Rob or Sinclair, I'd like to think we would be in the same boat right now.

DMB has had the same core lineup for 25+ years. People like Tim Reynolds and Butch Taylor are/were just touring guests. I'd argue that the hip and dmb are very similar in that way.

In dmb's case, LeRoi died suddenly in the middle of the tour and Jeff coffin had already been sitting in for him following his accident.

I think that if the hip were out in a similar situation, they would replace the band member and continue. I'm not saying it would be an easy transition, by any stretch.

[andrew sharpe]

do you think the band would have continued if it had been one of the other guys who was sick?

Not a chance. GD is no more important to the band than any other member. It's part of what's made them great...an equal partnership. The Hip is those five guys. Since they came together they've never played a gig apart. Without one there is none.

Loved the interview. Such an intimate feel. Wish it was five hours long.

[edgoffin]

do you think the band would have continued if it had been one of the other guys who was sick?

REM is a good example of a band continuing on with mixed results. They closed with two really strong albums, but stumbled IMO opinion with the three albums after Bill Berry left. Still put on great live shows, but Up and Reveal were choppy and Around the Sun outright bad. Hard to judge how different personalities and interests in the band counterbalance each other to make it work.

[mark]

do you think the band would have continued if it had been one of the other guys who was sick?

Not a chance. GD is no more important to the band than any other member. It's part of what's made them great...an equal partnership. The Hip is those five guys. Since they came together they've never played a gig apart. Without one there is none.

Loved the interview. Such an intimate feel. Wish it was five hours long.

i disagree to a degree. i think that replacing a lead singer for any band is incredibly difficult simply because they seem their voice can add so much of the "sound". i know i'm not articulating myself very well here. a good guitar player can recreate the notes of a bands songs, but to recreate the voice of the band is hard.

pearl jam had an ever-rotating selection of drummers for years, and while people will argue that some were/are better than others, they continued on. I mentioned Dave Matthews Band already. ACDC successfully replaced their lead singer with tremendous success. Springsteen replaced Clarence Clemons. the foo fighters replaced Pat Smear when he left and i believe they changed drummers early on, too.

[carebread]

do you think the band would have continued if it had been one of the other guys who was sick?

Not a chance. GD is no more important to the band than any other member. It's part of what's made them great...an equal partnership. The Hip is those five guys. Since they came together they've never played a gig apart. Without one there is none.

Loved the interview. Such an intimate feel. Wish it was five hours long.

My second thought after hearing the news last year was "if it were any other member of the band, they could have went on". Doubt they would've, but...

[mark]

do you think the band would have continued if it had been one of the other guys who was sick?

Not a chance. GD is no more important to the band than any other member. It's part of what's made them great...an equal partnership. The Hip is those five guys. Since they came together they've never played a gig apart. Without one there is none.

Loved the interview. Such an intimate feel. Wish it was five hours long.

My second thought after hearing the news last year was "if it were any other member of the band, they could have went on". Doubt they would've, but...

agree. i'm not saying they would do it, but if it was anyone else, it would be easier to do.

[Moof_Milker]

Great to hear Rob out there doing these interviews - arewhyehen, yours is a personal favourite. Well done. Seems like Rob (along with Gord D, of course) are the most willing to talk...with Johnny Fay the least. I want to hear perspectives from ALL the boys! Looks like we may in the upcoming doc.
In regards to bands keeping their original line-ups, it's rare for sure...especially for bands with a 20+ year career like The Hip. Not many do. I can think of Rush...Sloan...U2. Are there others?

[schaggs]

Great to hear Rob out there doing these interviews - arewhyehen, yours is a personal favourite. Well done. Seems like Rob (along with Gord D, of course) are the most willing to talk...with Johnny Fay the least. I want to hear perspectives from ALL the boys! Looks like we may in the upcoming doc.
In regards to bands keeping their original line-ups, it's rare for sure...especially for bands with a 20+ year career like The Hip. Not many do. I can think of Rush...Sloan...U2. Are there others?

I think you mean 'most-well-known' lineup.
Neil Peart is Rush's second drummer.