Social media,
- Makita

It's sure fun to feed that drama though

That was pure luck, I'd have rather seen Goldy on that lazy back-check breakaway
- LeftCoaster

lol

Social media,
- Makita

That and an addiction to emotional upheaval.

That and an addiction to emotional upheaval.
- bloatedmosquito

#feelings...

Ya not sure I can get there on that one. Internationally their music just wasn't that appealing and advanced enough to garner that notoriety. Don't get me wrong, I like the Hip but they really only had 4-5 'real good' albums which basically ended at Day for Night. After that it's a mish-mash of sporatically generated b-side tracks and really each album after Day for Night only generated a few standouts.

Fans in Canada loved the fact that Gord and the Hip wrote tunes about hockey, life, Ontario so forth and so on...but they were pretty overrated musically from a CDN standpoint alone. They didn't shun the international market...they just weren't quite good enough to get there...but it is what it is.

Not taking anything away from Gord and his massive passion and impact on the industry however. He will be missed sorely for sure.

And dude...Trooper had more than 4 good tunes lol


- LordHumungous

Thank god you posted that because I wasn't going to go there. But you are 100% accurate.

They are Canada's band and ours alone. Kind of like the Midnight Oil of Canada.

I don't think i've laughed that hard before, last person i saw wind up like that on a breakaway was Gretzky. It was actually kinda shocking, but then for him to pick the corner and the ting of the post - it was a thing of beauty. I'm now a Vanek fan, until he screws up...
- Brooks_Light

Not the first time for him. Uses it in the shootout sometimes, love seeing it





He's got that top left corner locked in

#feelings...
- LeftCoaster

It's an American thing. They love it. The bigger the crisis the better. Drama permeates every level of life in that country. It's starting to seep across the globe.

But they really come together after a tragic national event. Strange culture.

Thank god you posted that because I wasn't going to go there. But you are 100% accurate.

They are Canada's band and ours alone. Kind of like the Midnight Oil of Canada.
- bloatedmosquito

true

It's an American thing. They love it. The bigger the crisis the better. Drama permeates every level of life in that country. It's starting to seep across the globe.

But they really come together after a tragic national event. Strange culture.
- bloatedmosquito

They're definitely an emotional bunch, but if you really want to see emotional people, go to the Middle East. They're nice people, but man the States has nothing on them when it comes to being emotional.

Let’s not go there...thanks
- Makita

Thanks Makita

Ya not sure I can get there on that one. Internationally their music just wasn't that appealing and advanced enough to garner that notoriety. Don't get me wrong, I like the Hip but they really only had 4-5 'real good' albums which basically ended at Day for Night. After that it's a mish-mash of sporatically generated b-side tracks and really each album after Day for Night only generated a few standouts.

Fans in Canada loved the fact that Gord and the Hip wrote tunes about hockey, life, Ontario so forth and so on...but they were pretty overrated musically from a CDN standpoint alone. They didn't shun the international market...they just weren't quite good enough to get there...but it is what it is.

Not taking anything away from Gord and his massive passion and impact on the industry however. He will be missed sorely for sure.

And dude...Trooper had more than 4 good tunes lol


- LordHumungous

They kept me until Henhouse with 5 songs on Phantom. Their peak lasted 15 years like a good hockey player's career.

Name your Trooper tunes!

Ya not sure I can get there on that one. Internationally their music just wasn't that appealing and advanced enough to garner that notoriety. Don't get me wrong, I like the Hip but they really only had 4-5 'real good' albums which basically ended at Day for Night. After that it's a mish-mash of sporatically generated b-side tracks and really each album after Day for Night only generated a few standouts.

Fans in Canada loved the fact that Gord and the Hip wrote tunes about hockey, life, Ontario so forth and so on...but they were pretty overrated musically from a CDN standpoint alone. They didn't shun the international market...they just weren't quite good enough to get there...but it is what it is.

Not taking anything away from Gord and his massive passion and impact on the industry however. He will be missed sorely for sure.

And dude...Trooper had more than 4 good tunes lol


- LordHumungous

Ya, for some reason they didn't hit on that international beat – maybe because every country sort of has a Tragically Hip... a band that has it all to go more mainstream, but for whatever reason doesn't, so they country adopts them as "theirs".

I don't think it's linear as one shunning the other.. probably more that they didn't catch their breaks, so in turn moved more Canadian-specific (which they loved and saw an opportunity for), which in turn pushed them further away from an international crowd, and back and forth.

I really like the Hip, and admire poetry/lyrics more than anything in songs, so that's where they and Gord stood out for me.

Sad to see him go.

I didn't notice our future #1C (Turris) playing last night. Was he in the lineup?

I didn't notice our future #1C (Turris) playing last night. Was he in the lineup?
- Reubenkincade

He was, and he was good damn it! Kept getting kicked out of the dot though...cheater!!

They're definitely an emotional bunch, but if you really want to see emotional people, go to the Middle East. They're nice people, but man the States has nothing on them when it comes to being emotional.
- LeftCoaster

I've been there. Spent a year and a half of my life in the ME. I had a gun pointed at me in Israel over an argument about a bar seat. Needless to say I lost the argument.

I saw a kibbutznik almost choke a volunteer to death over how he was picking tomatoes.

Yeah, the Israelis have emotional issues.

I've been there. Spent a year and a half of my life in the ME. I had a gun pointed at me in Israel over an argument about a bar seat. Needless to say I lost the argument.

I saw a kibbutznik almost choke a volunteer to death over how he was picking tomatoes.

Yeah, the Israelis have emotional issues.
- bloatedmosquito

I had a funny incident one time at work. It was early spring and time to give the local guys their ranking for bonus time, the kicker is you have to have so many low ranked guys (corporate policy) so my partner who's from Edmonton arrives when I'm on days off and ranks this Omani kid he doesn't like (lazy (frank)er) with a poor ranking.

Well I come back to work and have to deal with the aftermath, this kids father stormed into the office and said we'd dishonoured his family name, he was pissed, the kid (26) was crying, a total poop-show!!

I hate people from Alberta....rednecks

Ya, for some reason they didn't hit on that international beat – maybe because every country sort of has a Tragically Hip... a band that has it all to go more mainstream, but for whatever reason doesn't, so they country adopts them as "theirs".

I don't think it's linear as one shunning the other.. probably more that they didn't catch their breaks, so in turn moved more Canadian-specific (which they loved and saw an opportunity for), which in turn pushed them further away from an international crowd, and back and forth.

I really like the Hip, and admire poetry/lyrics more than anything in songs, so that's where they and Gord stood out for me.

Sad to see him go.
- NewYorkNuck

They had a captive audience on SNL with 'Murica watching. Chose Grace Too instead of New Orleans. They did it on their terms and still sold out Northern US hockey rinks in their prime. When Kid Rock captivates the south it's no big loss when the yanks don't show love. Would you rather be Nickelback (US fame then disdain) or the Hip?

Speaking of breaking bad and emotional issues... this guy might of had a few

They had a captive audience on SNL with 'Murica watching. Chose Grace Too instead of New Orleans. They did it on their terms and still sold out Northern US hockey rinks in their prime. When Kid Rock captivates the south it's no big loss when the yanks don't show love. Would you rather be Nickelback (US fame then disdain) or the Hip?



- Robio

Nickelback is a formula. Something entirely different from the Hip.

We are talking about international appreciation for sound musical talent. Not radio friendly pap.

Let’s not go there...thanks
- Makita

Yeah save that for our idiot GM

Not the first time for him. Uses it in the shootout sometimes, love seeing it





He's got that top left corner locked in
- WhiteLie

Thanks for posting that!! I don't know why I find it so fawking funny, he's really good at it.

Yeah save that for our idiot GM
- A_SteamingLombardi

I wonder how Linden's liking the job now?

Why he took it I don't know. His presence in this city was already big enough so, for me, it seemed like a lose-lose situation.

TL must of known the team was heading for a downturn when he was offered the job.

They kept me until Henhouse with 5 songs on Phantom. Their peak lasted 15 years like a good hockey player's career.

Name your Trooper tunes!
- Robio

"Baby Woncha Please Come Home"
"General Hand Grenade"
"The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car" [Hot Shots version]
"Two for the Show"
"Santa Maria"
"We're Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time)"
"Oh, Pretty Lady"
"Raise a Little Hell"
"The Moment That It Takes"
"Round, Round We Go"
"3 Dressed Up as a 9"
"Janine"
"Real Canadians"
"It Comes and It Goes"
"Thin White Line"
"Boy with a Beat"
"The American Dream"

Nickelback is a formula. Something entirely different from the Hip.

We are talking about international appreciation for sound musical talent. Not radio friendly pap.
- bloatedmosquito

All internationally recognized musicians are radio hot for a time (that is how people know them and grow to love them). The question is are they radio hot for eternity? I'd say the Hip pass that test and agree that Nickelback does not.

"Baby Woncha Please Come Home"
"General Hand Grenade"
"The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car"
- LordHumungous[Hot Shots version]
"Two for the Show"
"Santa Maria"
"We're Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time)"
"Oh, Pretty Lady"
"Raise a Little Hell"
"The Moment That It Takes"
"Round, Round We Go"
"3 Dressed Up as a 9"
"Janine"
"Real Canadians"
"It Comes and It Goes"
"Thin White Line"
"Boy with a Beat"
"The American Dream"

There are my 4. I'd see them live if I had the chance