[spasticreelin]

Nice piece:

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[Lizard King]

Nice piece:

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"It was another Canadian rock icon, Neil Young, who articulated one of rock and roll’s supposed principles: “It’s better to burn out than to fade away.” Gord Downie is living that, but not by way of narcissistic self-destruction. He is burning out by working, and making art. He is achieving a beautiful death."

Damn.

Not slamming the writers, but all these articles are like one long eulogy, I may have to start blocking them out.

[swm]

There's also a washingtonpost.com article out there and this was a pretty good read;
4 former co-workers re-unite for a road trip -
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[chagrinfalls]

I came here to post a link to the article, too--it's a great read.

Do people think the comparison to Springsteen is a good fit? I dunno, I can see profile-wise it's probably true that Springsteen in the US is comparable to The Hip in Canada, but REM or PJ seemed like more obvious parallels.

Good article tho.

[emperor penguin]

I came here to post a link to the article, too--it's a great read.

Do people think the comparison to Springsteen is a good fit? I dunno, I can see profile-wise it's probably true that Springsteen in the US is comparable to The Hip in Canada, but REM or PJ seemed like more obvious parallels.

Good article tho.

I think its a very apt description because Bruce is probably the most known artist who writes about the American experience, including some of the uglier parts of that experience (Born in the USA for example). So I can definitely see how the Hip could be viewed as the Canadian version of that.

[swm]

Don't think this has been posted - from a childhood friend;
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[Lerxst1991]

I came here to post a link to the article, too--it's a great read.

Do people think the comparison to Springsteen is a good fit? I dunno, I can see profile-wise it's probably true that Springsteen in the US is comparable to The Hip in Canada, but REM or PJ seemed like more obvious parallels.

Good article tho.

IMHO here in US there is no comparable artist to the Hip. Like our horrific politics, we are too divided. I love P J, their shows at the garden are INSANE, yet so many people are non rockers these days or just don't like Eddie singing. Beyond that, their tix are by far the hardest to buy and most expensive here in NY (and I was lucky to score Ottawa Hip tix!). They are extremely popular, but they would never get a 33% share of the country to watch their concert on tv.

Bruce, Billy Joel, very very popular, but I don't like typing their names, and there are many rock fans here that don't even consider them rock, especially Joel. And for crying out loud, I work in his home town (a short walk from the street they want to rename for him)...about ten miles from where I live. I liked some of his early stuff when I was a teen, but by college, the tunes meant almost nothing to me. My impression is fans that like but not love music, love Billy Joel. Probably an unfair assessment But most rock fans I know, those that would rather pay money for concerts than say sporting events, the majority of those fans are not Joel nor Bruce fans.

CAs relationship with the Hip is unique. Something to enjoy and cherish.

[j-monster]

Don't think this has been posted - from a childhood friend;
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Imagine that, to be a childhood friend of Gord Downie himself. What a great read, I couldn't help but smile all the way through.

[rivum]

this is a great article. There have been so many great articles. It's killing me.

[Moof_Milker]

And that dance-a-thon plaque. My god, what a treasure!

[carebread]

And that dance-a-thon plaque. My god, what a treasure!

He's a dancer first, after all..

[senrab]

I came here to post a link to the article, too--it's a great read.

Do people think the comparison to Springsteen is a good fit? I dunno, I can see profile-wise it's probably true that Springsteen in the US is comparable to The Hip in Canada, but REM or PJ seemed like more obvious parallels.

Good article tho.

IMHO here in US there is no comparable artist to the Hip. Like our horrific politics, we are too divided. I love P J, their shows at the garden are INSANE, yet so many people are non rockers these days or just don't like Eddie singing. Beyond that, their tix are by far the hardest to buy and most expensive here in NY (and I was lucky to score Ottawa Hip tix!). They are extremely popular, but they would never get a 33% share of the country to watch their concert on tv.

Bruce, Billy Joel, very very popular, but I don't like typing their names, and there are many rock fans here that don't even consider them rock, especially Joel. And for crying out loud, I work in his home town (a short walk from the street they want to rename for him)...about ten miles from where I live. I liked some of his early stuff when I was a teen, but by college, the tunes meant almost nothing to me. My impression is fans that like but not love music, love Billy Joel. Probably an unfair assessment But most rock fans I know, those that would rather pay money for concerts than say sporting events, the majority of those fans are not Joel nor Bruce fans.

CAs relationship with the Hip is unique. Something to enjoy and cherish.

agreed. And that 33% figure is way higher if you count all of the parties, gatherings, and live streams. Bruce wouldn't even get 33%, like you said. That would be over 100 million people here.