HOW TO GET INTO: The Tragically Hip || The Rock Critic
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- Опубліковано 28 жов 2017
- In this new series, we cover a bands entire discography and give you an idea good places to start listening, places that are worth checking out later, and occasionally, places to avoid.
On this debut episode we take a look at one of my favorite bands of all time... The Tragically Hip.
RIP Gord.
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Just a heads up. At beginning where I say "longer vids are going away", I mean the "Full Episode" format videos. The videos with all the skits and sketches and stuff. Longer vids like Catch-Up QUickies and Best/Worst of the year lists, those aren't going anywhere. I promise. It's just the MEGASODES that are going away.
Forgive me if I wasn't clear about that in the initial video.
Cheers!
The Rock Critic I love this personally. I love your long videos but I miss the I Hate/Love this song and all the really fun shit you did! I can’t wait for those videos to return!
The Rock Critic Hey so are the retrospectives going away?
So does this mean that you want me going as in depth with the Green Day retrospective or is the d.va skits just going away? Also are you going to add Revolution Radio in with the trilogy? Anyways can't wait for what's in store and have a great day
New Orleans is Sinking's title really didn't age well...
Don't worry, I & others understand why you would want to stop making long episodes. Let's all be happy that you'll be going over the trilogy albums
Thank you from here in Scotland for getting me and my family into the Tragically hip. I never would have heard of them without you and my life is better for knowing them
Hey Tony check out The Tragically Hip live at the Misty Moon here on UA-cam. It is from the early 90’s and was originally aired on MuchMusic(Canada’s MTV).
How To Get Into “The Replacements”
How To Get Into “R.E.M.”
How To Get Into “Stone Temple Pilots”
How To Get Into “Lou Reed”
How To Get Into “The Jesus & Mary Chain”
These are artists that I’ve noticed are really hard for people to get into nowadays if they didn’t hear them at their peak
Oh man an R.E.M episode would be great,they’re my favorite band of all time and they rarely get talked about anymore.
He's defiantly going through his favourite bands list first. I think He'll do Bad Religion next then Slater Kinney and AFI. probably change if any announce break-ups or deaths
Pink Floyd is pretty hard too
with R.E.M. i guess my personal advice is this one:
*Must Hears:* Murmur, Reckoning, Life Rich's Pegeant, Document, Automatic For the People
*Next Steps:* Fables of the Reconstruction, Green, Out of Time, New Adventures in Hi-Fi
*Deep Digging:* Monster, Accelerate, Collapse Into Now
*Proceed With Caution/Avoid:* Up, Reveal, Around the Sun
I'm still waiting for the bad religion episode
The Hip to me were always a slightly heavier version of R.E.M. Definitely a Canadian treasure.
Gord’s voice kinda sounds like Michael Stipe’s.
@@kylehegedus5498 Luckily the Hip draw less heavily on the sound of the Byrds. And the quirkiness of Gord's lyrics are less on the surface than Stipe's can be. With the Hip, once you get your head inside the song, it all makes sense and you're immersed.
2017 Crash: longer videos are going away
2019 Crash: fuck it, 5 hour Rush ranking
I just downloaded all tragically hip albums on Apple Music
rip Gordie :'( the hip are my fave band and i miss him.
Sames.
How To Get Into Weezer:
1.Listen To The First 2 Albums, liked them? Continue to step 2. Didn't Like them? Give Up on this band.
2.Listen To the White Album and EWBATE .
3.If You're Became a fan Listen To Hurley and Green Album.
4.Only listen to the rest if you became a Hardcore Fan.
5.Don't Listen to Raditude Don't Matter What.
Instructions unclear, I listened to them on chronological order
You forgot maladroit meanie
Raditude is better than Make Believe, Black, and Pacfic Daydream
The only trigger warning needed in this video was right before you said you didnt like "Poets"
Marc Dmy top 3.
Basically. Poets would have been better at track 2 on PP, but that’s the only thing I agree with on Poets.
Poets is great if just for the backing vocals, it’s basically a song within a song.
The Hip are national treasures up here in Canada, great to see that some of you outside our borders are into them. Gord is irreplaceable and I still can't believe he isn't here with us. Very excited for the new shows Crash :P
I am from Austria(not Australia) and even I am a huge fan of this band.
As an American I was SO lucky to live on Lake Erie across from Ontario. In Conneaut Ohio, the upper right hand corner of the state, I was able to listen to FM 96 out of London Ontario. It was a Twofer Tuesday in 1989 or 1990 when I first heard the Hip. The second I heard Gord's voice I was hooked. Hell, I don't think Road Apples had been released yet, so I was discovering the Hip around the same time as everyone in Canada.
I had to wait over a year for Sam Goody in Erie PA to get the cassette in. I think they got tired of me asking for it.
When Gord died I had been a fan of this amazing group of superstars for close to 30 years. Since I was 15 years old, actually. I was 43 years old and I cried like a baby. For days. My wife, who liked the Hip (didn't absolutely love them the way I did) just let me cry. I still feel it to this day.
RIP, Gordie.
Oh, and for money, Scared is a brilliant track, and Day for Night is my favorite album.
And, I LOVED the first EP. Last American Exit will be the name of my band if I ever start one. And don't get me started on how great I'm a Werewolf Baby is. That song is brilliance personified.
I was at a Primus show yesterday and there were some dudes from Canada there. I was conversing with them a little bit before the show and they said "You have to listen to The Hip"
And they were right! The Hip is golden.
The Rock Critic Btw thanks for the video I've been looking for new shit to listen to
thanks from canada for making this. we appreciate it
A band I'd like to see you cover on this series: Queen. I know Queen's catalog like the back of my hand, but I'd like to see someone that doesn't just ignore their later output... as if the only thing they did in the 80s that was worth a shit was "Under Pressure" (not anywhere near the truth).
Wait, are there people who don't love The Works?
As a canadian, Thank you for this, This band is a true nationally treasure, You can not put into words how much this band means to this country, Even non fans in Canada can probably tell you this band truly means a lot to us. We'll miss Gord, But he gave us so much to love.
Love your channel man, Your quality is getting so much better through out your channel, I can see you getting a really special fanbase.
Also I'm gonna miss those longer episodes, I get why you're moving away from them, But I can say I always enjoyed them, I always watched them at work and they helped me pass time.
Thanks for everything, Love you, Love the band, And if anyone read all this shit, Love ya too. 1luv bois
Thanks for this, Crash. I’ve been meaning to get into The Hip for some time now and this video confirms that I’ve seriously been missing out. Gonna take some time to listen to these records real soon.
Awesome! Hope you have a blast with them.
Dammit Crash, I've listened to nothing but The Cure for two weeks straight, but whenever you upload I have to watch. Now I've got another band to get into!!!
Just over a decade ago, I, on a whim and at the young age of seventeen or so, picked up two Hip albums. Being Canadian, I had obviously known about the Hip for some time; I was just getting into music seriously and wanted to give them more of a chance than I had heard on the radio.
The first album I purchased was their newest one from 2009 - We Are The Same. I also bought Fully Completely.
Those two albums made me into one of the biggest fans of the Hip ever. When they came to my city in 2013, I made sure to see them. I have all their studio albums. I will always miss Gord.
Finally somebody else sticks up for greatest hits albums!
I would also totally love to see you do a "How To Get Into" on Stone Temple Pilots, since they are another band that never really got the respect they deserved imo.
Yep. I would like that too. Hopefully we can get around to it.
STP kicks ass!!
Core, Purple, and Tiny Music...(Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop) especially
timestamps for those who want them!
Must Hears: 5:00
Next Steps: 20:45
Deep Digging: 30:55
Proceed With Caution/Avoid: 35:30
RIP Gord, fuckin amazing frontman with an intelligence to match Cohen and a sense of humour to wit. A poet for all ages.
Edit: I remember visiting family in Seattle and we took a ferry to Victoria (Canada, duh). Phantom Power was the soundtrack to that whole trip. A sheer tour de force of storytelling.
And fuck you Crash, Poets is an epic buildup with a CRUSHING groove. :p
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. Still don't like that dumb song. :P
@@CrashThompson must have grew up listening to the mailman sliding the "mail" into his mom's (male)box while they tried to drown the sounds out with Poets blaring in the room.
I'll miss your longer shows; however, you do what is best for you Crash. I'll still be excited for everything you release on your channel. R.I.P. Gord Downey
Thanks!
Today is the 5th anniversary of when this video was posted. I’d like to thank Crash for getting me into this legendary band. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
watching this again, it was a great video. Thank you for representing my country, again, Crash :)
Happy to oblige! I tried my best. 😊
ur a good man :)
I'm going to miss the longer videos. Nevertheless, wonderful video. A good band to analyse with this format would be Bad Religion.
Day for Night is their best.
I downloaded Phantom Power and Day for Night to get into the Hip, I skip songs on Phantom Power but not Day For Night.
I loved Nautical Disaster, I didn’t know anyone else had heard it enough to discuss it (I’m Australian so I had to work out what the good songs were on my own because no-one was listening to them).
How to Get Into Coheed And Cambria (IMO):
The Must Hears-
Good Apollo I Am Burning Star IV Vol. 1: From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness
(Them at their absolute best. Compositionally, it encompasses their whole spectrum of sound without any awkward or out of place transitions. Claudio and Travis finally introduce guitar solos, and the story proves a heady and almost meta experience with songs from the perspective of the writer. This is the album with Welcome Home on it, undoubtedly the band's most famous song, but it also has catchier tunes like Ten Speed (Of God's Blood And Burial) and The Suffering, as well as prog trips like Apollo I: The Writing Writer and The Willing Well quadrilogy. Honestly, there's not a bad song on this album. Not only is this my favorite Coheed album, this is my favorite album of all time. If nothing else, check this one out)
In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth 3
(The one that put them on the map. They took the sound of their first release, and expanded upon it. The addition of ambitious new song structures, gelling more as an ensemble, and the sheer majesty of the tracks like the title track and The Crowing juxtaposed with poppier songs like Blood Red Summer and Favor House Atlantic warrant a listen)
No World For Tomorrow
(The closest thing Coheed has to a straight-up Hard-Rock record. They're once again able to give us a lot of range in their sound, while also making themselves a little more palatable to the casual rock fan than on previous releases. The title track and Gravemakers and Gunslingers are both exciting and heavy (by Coheed standards), while songs like Feathers and Running Free sound like they could be on the radio, and the final five songs bring us back in Coheed's familiar proggy goodness. Not to mention, Mother Superior is GORGEOUS, and an essential listen for ANY Coheed fan)
Next Steps-
Second Stage Turbine Blade
(The one that started it all. The band is still trying to find their sound here, and maybe were trying to sound a little too much like At The Drive In at points, but overall has a sincere and raw aesthetic from a new band looking for their footing. Excluding the instrumental opener, the first four tracks are all excellent and classics for this band (I LOVE Time Consumer. Easily in my top 5 songs from this band. Maybe even top 3. It's damn good) And while there's a noticeable dip in the middle of the album, Junesong Proivison, Neverender, and God Send Conspirator close this album on a really strong note)
Afterman: Ascension
(They took some chances with this release, especially when they made the 8-minute Domino the Destitute their lead-off single. But this album presents more of an ethereal sound with tracks like Mothers of Men and Evagria the Faithful, while maintaining their intensity with Holly Wood the Cracked and Vic The Butcher, and even incorporating their softer and more vulnerable sides with The Afterman and Subtraction. While not perfect, this album is great, and I don't care what anybody says)
Color Before The Sun
(The only album to date that doesn't follow the concept, and easily Coheed's most palatable. This album is the softest album in Coheed's discography, and addresses more personal topics. This was a polarizing choice among some fans, and while I've grown to love it, it is a terrible representation for what the rest of the band's catalogue sounds like (That's why I put it under "Next Steps" instead of it being a "Must Hear") I usually skip Young Love and The Audience when I listen to it, but I would say this album as a whole is definitely worth your time)
Deep Cuts-
Afterman: Descension
(They did a lot of experimenting and tried out some new sounds, with varying degrees of success. It opens really weak with Pretelethal, and while Sentry The Defiant and The Hard Sell are both decent tracks, they struggle to pick up the energy. Number City is a cool experiment that payed off really well, and the final four songs foreshadow the softness of Color before the sun, and while I like these tracks, it causes the tone of the album to be pretty lopsided. But I'll be damned if Gravity's Union isn't phenomenal!)
Year Of The Black Rainbow
(There are some gems on here: The Broken, Here We Are Juggernaut, All That I Am (Made Out Of Nothing), and World of Lines are all definitely worth your time. But I still find myself reaching for the skip button more than once. The guitar tone is fuzzy and all over the place, and they tried to experiment on tracks like Far and This Shattered Symphony, and I really don't think they payed off. There are some excellent pieces to this album, but the whole just isn't there)
Skip and/or Proceed With Caution-
Anything from their Shabutie days
(Weird even by Coheed standards, and the low-fi sound isn't doing them many favors here. Only diehards need apply)
Thanks for this video. As an American, I can say without hesitation that the Hip are the most underappreciated band ever.
I had the privilege to see this band when they came to Cobourg Ontario, it was my 29th birthday, it was awesome! Gord was Canadian Bruce Springsteen. In the 5th grade I knew A Head By A Century, then through the years, I heard more, I miss the fact that I didn't see them more, like others. I am not a major fan, but I love these a lot.
Don't mind that you dislike "Poets", but I'm happy to find another person whose favourite Hip song is "Bobcaygeon". One of my favourite songs to listen to on a quiet morning.
Love the new concept for this, I'm completely addicted to this band now, thanks Crash, keep doing what you do!
This is a great start to a very interesting series! I cannot wait to see future installments!
Their latest album funny enough is one of my favourites! I LOVE In A World Possessed By The Human Mind.
I agree!! Also Ocean Next and Machine are awesome songs. I feel like this album grows on you
Dude I don't care what you do your Channel is beyond awesome every video you put out it just gets me tune then it doesn't bore me one bit your videos are very entertaining keep on rockin brotha
"Poets" was my gateway drug to musical paradise, that song started it all for me.
Needless to say, LOVE IT!!!
First video of yours I've watched... Clicked because I've been bummed out about Gord's passing... But your enthusiasm for the Hip has given me a big smile. I've been a fan since the first time I heard New Orleans is Sinking on the radio as a kid. Hip songs are woven into the soundtrack of so many Canadians' lives... And you are correct. They are a fucking miracle... It was the one band my brother and I could always agree on. Thanks for this. I needed it. Edit: ...Also I do love Gord Downie & the Country of Miracles song The East Wind... There's a beautiful energy to it.
3 years later im still sad 😥
I like the idea for this series. With how many bands and artists who released so many albums throughout their carriers, it can be kind of hard to start somewhere, and asking an expert what the best way to get into these bands is probably the best way to do so. Some bands that come into my mind when thinking who needs an episode for this series include Rush, The Offspring, Anti-Flag, Fu Manchu, and Ween.
I came over from the Worst Album Covers video. Absolutely the best way to honour Gord's life is to help others get into his music. Nowadays I find it damn near impossible to listen to Bobcaygeon without shedding a tear. Just so beautiful. Such a loss of a great talent. Thanks for this, Crash.
Appreciate your work in this video, lots of in depth explanation and well edited. RIP gord, Canadian legend.miss him. Great video
I'm always looking for stuff like this when I'm getting into new bands, but I nearly always come up empty handed. Looking forward to more episodes in this series!
I've been in to the Hip since I was 10 years old and their drummer came over to my house to help me set up my first kit.
So I don’t need any advice on what to listen to, but I still watch this video every once in a while because I appreciate your enthusiasm so much..
I woke up to this?!?! Crash, thank you so much! Canada has been in a state of mourning for almost 2 weeks now and this really cheered me up! Gords music has been playing on repeat since he passed, at least for me.
But I am extremely surprised you didn't put "Day for Night" on the starter list.
Yeah, as crazy good as some of it's best tracks are, I'm just not as into it. I actually don't care for stuff like Thugs and Greasy Jungle actually. Weird American taste, maybe?
THANK YOU for doing this! I've been trying to get Todd to do a Hip episode for years, and now I discover this video from another Hip fan? Amazing. :D
Does anyone else love hearing Crash fanboy out over the stuff that he really loves?
I'm shocked you don't appreciate the Hip's later work. At Transformation is an album dedicated to his wife and Man Machine Poem is my favorite album they have and is extremely tired, and that is what makes it amazing. He wrote it when literally dying. He knew he was dying and made an album to document it. It's a beautiful look into Gord's experience.
This was the first episode of this series that you made on a band I actually hadn't heard beforehand, so this was the first time I was watching the show as it was meant to be: introducing a band to a viewer. And I must admit, the Hip is a pretty great band. They remind me a lot of R.E.M., which is a great thing since they're on my top 5 favorite bands of all time. My ranking of this band would be:
1. Phantom Power
2. Road Apples
3. Fully Completely
4. Trouble At The Henhouse
5. World Container (My personal favorite, although not the one I consider the best)
6. In Between Evolution
7. We Are The Same
8. Music At Work
9. Day For Night
10. In Violet Light
11. Man Machine Poem
12. Now For Plan A
13. Up To Here
I know you're probably not gonna read this comment, but if you do, I just wanted to say thank you for being such a great content creator, and I'm especially a big fan of this series as it helps a lot of people get into bands they want to start listening, but don't know where to start. Keep up the great work.
I love the idea of this series. PLEASE do more. ☺
P.S. Can you do Tegan and Sara? I'm trying to get into them.
Yes. And hell yes.
Just discovered this channel. This is an excellent video with excellent voice over worth listening to. I am a huge hip fan already, but I appreciate the thoughts and criticisms on these albums!
Road apples is my favourite hip album
I've only been checking out your videos for the last few weeks and thank you man. Everyone is always saying "Canadian music? They suck! Nickelback, Celine Dion, Bryan Adams, Simple Plan."
You give us the proper respect - the Hip, Rush, Leonard Cohen.
Man, the Canadian scene is so bipolar. Canadian artists are always either god-tier or a plague on the airwaves, no in-between.
They also gave us Neil Young, Propagandhi, Our Lady Peace, Sum 41, Silverstein, Cancer Bats, and The Dirty Nil.
@@kylehegedus5498 Also most of the Vancouver hardcore scene. DOA, Nomeansno, Dayglo Abortions, etc. DOA, along with Black Flag, basically established the alternative music touring circuit that a lot of 90s bands used before they blew up.
Great idea for a video series. Approaching a new artist for the first time can be daunting, especially if your experience with an artist is so limited, so I enjoyed getting your personal take on this band that isn't a household name (at least not here in the States), but you feel deserves our time. As for not doing movie length Megasodes anymore, it's no issue. You have to do what's best for yourself. Keep up the great work!
Emperor Penguin is my favourite Hip song and I think it’s a beautiful title
Thanks Crash. Now I have a new favorite band!
As someone who grew up on Rush and The Hip, you should really check out the British indie rock band Gomez...they've become one of my favourites quite easily.
What is your opinion on 2016's "Secret Path" by Gord Downie Crash?
My English class talked about it and the book it spawned.
thank you crash, being a Canadian i've heard the Hip all my life so i have heard most, if not, all of these. but what better way to celebrate Gords life than to an intro for others.
Really well done Crash. Thanks for this.
I just started getting into them this last summer because my Canadian friend told me about them, thinking that I wouldn't know who they were. I remembered your top 10 favorite bands of all time and I started checking them out. I didn't know that Gord died. Like you said, just because we saw it coming, does not make it hurt any less.
I'm actually kinda glad the super longform videos are going away, the time between is massive and the time commitment to watching one reaches curated stream levels of time sink. Not to say they weren't good, I've learned more about bands than I ever would have without them. However, I see the idea of shorter episodes as more easily digestible and it gives me a lot more crash to watch in the long term. Plus I want more bad album covers....they are like my favorite show alongside the best and worst lists.
Crash thanks for this amazing video. It has touched me deeply to watch someone who's so compassionate about the tragically hip and Gord. I grew up listening to them and still can't believe we will never get anything else from them again. Did you listen to Gord's last album, Introduce yourself? Man I still can't get through it all. It's too emotional for me. Also, thanks for the shout out to Canadian music!
I will end this comment with my top three favorite songs (which is very hard to narrow down): 1. Nautical disaster 2. Bobcaygon 3. Ahead by a century
Cheers!
Phantom Power is on Spotify now. I’m excited!
I'm actually glad that your cutting down your videos a bit, the super long episodes were a bit much and it'll be awesome to have some more "I Hate This Song" and "I Love This song".
It's your channel and you know better what you want to deliver to us...Also thanks for the "recommentation" ^^
My top 5:
38 years old. So so good
Cordelia
Grace Too
Reformed Baptist Blues
The last Recluse.
Huh, I've never heard of these guys before. Thanks for the recommendation Crash! :)
OK crash, I haven't seen this video yet but, I'm fucking ecstatic that you've made a new series on your channel, HOWEVER, I'm concerned for stress levels
That's... understandable. But I'm doing alright. I promise. Just gotta slay the big green monster and we'll be back on track.
You have Shrek in your house!?
Shrek is in EVERYONE'S house.
Shrek is your house
I'm a Hip fan and I couldn't agree more with the first must hears. It shouldn't be until later should someone new to the Hip dive into my personal favorite "Day for Night". Thanks for the vid, RIP Gord.
This show is great Crash! I’ve need something like this for ages! Please can you do a Sleater Kinney, I really need your help getting into them more!
Yep. That's a thing that's gonna happen at some point.
If you wanna know where to start with TTH, start at the beginning and just simply enjoy the journey.
Awe, I guess we're never getting that Smashing Pumpkins retrospective I've asked you for many times over. (I don't even know if you remember that, but I have.) Well, I still completely understand why you made this decision and I'm glad that we're gonna be getting new series as compensation in a way. I've loved nearly all of your videos and I'll continue to support you with all I've got.
Thanks! And hey, maybe we can cover Smashing Pumpkins here on this show. ;)
The Rock Critic I'd be all too fucking happy to see that. Thank you so much!
* Watching this in 2024 and listening to you promise to lay off longer videos*
Oh. You sweet. Sweet man. 😂❤️
Great video! I'll definitely check out Phantom Power and maybe some more soon!
after gord died the first song i played was bobcaygeon. almost cried. RIP gord
How to get into: Sleater-Kinney
Hard to express what the Hip mean to Canadians of a certain vintage -- this was the band that was omnipresent in many of our lives for 30 years.
There are very few days gone by where I haven't listened to Depression Suite and It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken -- my favourite songs they ever wrote. An exceptional live band that was able to grasp the moment and lay it bare on stage for the rest of us to enjoy.
So I just started listening to the Hip and I like them. They remind me a bit of REM. R.I.P. Gord. I don’t understand why the U.S. didn’t get on board with them.
I'm glad you've made this. I grew up in Western NY. The Hip is pretty big here it is a shame they really never took off in the states past the big border cities.
I am not sure it's a shame. Would we have gotten the same songs if Gord was writing for you guys instead of us?
@@davidedwards3838 yeah I think he would. I'm talking about how Gord's music should have gotten more recognition and popularity in the states. Nothing else
A Canadian friend sent me Up To Here and Fully Completely and turned me into one of the UK’s five Tragically Hip obsessives. It’s well worth seeking out any of their live performances too - Live Between Us in particular is an absolute killer album.
Can’t wait for more episodes of how to get into, are you starting with your top ten bands first or will you do a few others before you get through your top ten. I know your top ten will be your priority so looking forward to a rush episode but will there be some purprises before you get through all of them
I am so happy that you are doing what you want, you seemed unhappy when you were making those vids. I’m happy that you are letting a work load off yourself
P.S I have been pledged to your patreon for almost 10 months at the 20 dollar donation package, and I STILL HAVENT GOTTEN THEM! Please please please mail them to me, I want them
Actually, I emailed you a while back. Your pledges haven't been processing for some time now. They always come through as "declined" on my end. You might be having issues with your Bank/CU or your Patreon account settings. Go in and double check everything there and with your bank and make certain you're clear. Once you get a processed transaction through I'll see what I can do for ya.
The Rock Critic I just realized that I have an expired card on there. I’m so sorry. I’m gonna change that ASAP
You're missing my favourite album, Day For Night.....but wow!! Just realized the quality & quantity of material released in such a small amount of time. From Road Apples to Phantom Power (only 7 years) - like I said, WOW!!
up to here and fully completly were my firsts
Well Crash, sad to see the longer episodes go the way of the dodo, but you need to do what makes you happy. If you're not enjoying it, it's going to show and it'll start affecting stuff. But seeing a return of ILTS, IHTS and Bad Album Covers is more than going to make up for it.
So... that being said, how long will we get to see a How to Get Into: Rush? And one I have an interest in, an ILTS for your favorite Rush song. (Mine is either Time Stands Still or Sub-divisions)
Also, as a Canadian myself, thanks for the shout out. Lotta good stuff folks down south don't know about. So much music and TV and comedy folks have no clue about.
+Ashannon888 Not too long. Rush is DEFINITELY in the cards for this series.
And hey, happy to oblige. Canada’s done a lot of good stuff. Happy to shine a torch.
Fully Completely and Day For Night are the most listen through albums. I know them both and would listen again anytime. Road Apples too 😆
I was lucky enough to see the Hip around 40 times - tiny clubs to huge arenas (I live on the US-Canadian border).
I still miss the Hip
I've been an American Hip fan since 1994. While I can quibble about some of his opinions about Hip albums, I do think this was great overall. I do wish he had mentioned some of the live albums (1997 Live Between Us or the 5 Live from the Vault albums).
I'll try something with one of my favorite bands, The Mountain Goats. Another band that never really got their proper dues:
Start with:
Tallahassee
The Sunset Tree
We Shall All Be Healed
Transcendental Youth
Beat The Champ
Then move on to:
All Hail West Texas
Get Lonely
Heretic Pride
Life of The World To Come
All Eternal's Deck
Goths
Deep Dive:
Any of their post-studio albums. I'd say start with either The Coroner's Gambit or Zilopite Machine, but other than that just throw a dart at the board and see where it lands.
BTC over Goths? I'd flip that, imo Goths is (while undeniably different), a milestone for Goats, John's songwriting taking a massive leap of faith and god did he stick the shit out of that landing.. Plus it's an album that might appeal to those generally turned off by the 'typical' Goats sound. Also I'd put All Eternals above We Shall All Be Healed, though that's just a matter of preference I guess.
Oh, and to start with - let's just make people listen to You Were Cool, for a simple acoustic song, I feel it underlines everything John does right with his style
Start with AHWT and Tallahassee and either work backwards or forwards depending on which you like better. Most people are bigger fans of the old stuff and I think this guide has a really hard bias against it.
Poets is perfection
Road Apples was my introduction to TTH. I was blown away. "I'm kind of dumb and so are you."
Damn, now you'll have to deal with us spamming you with even more suggestions :D For me, something cool would be a lesser known punk band, or something out of UK. Like Chumbawamba (no, seriously, their catalogue is impressive, if idiosyncratically diverse af), The Levellers (folk rock/punk in the early days that isn't based on Irish melodies, which is somewhat rare, think you might like it if you dive into Levelling The Land or Letters From The Underground) or Propagandhi (though they don't have that many albums out, I feel that would be brilliant since they are one of the more important political bands in the punk scene, also you'd have less work ;) ). Or hell, something like NOFX or The Offspring if we all want to get nostalgic and miss old Epi/Fat releases.
You really ought to have more subscribers, you're a good presenter.
By the way a lot of Tragically Hip albums aren't available for purchase on Amazon in the US, where would be a good place to get them?
thanks for making this man
YES!!! Please bring the unscripted reviews back! They lasted WAAAY too short and I totally agree with you that they deserve another crack!
I was lucky enough to see them every time they came to Southern California from the mid-90’s on. I even bought tickets to see Robert Plant and Jimmy Page ONLY because The Hip was the open band. Gord’s voice has been there for almost every major event (both good and bad) in my life since my teens. He is missed! ❤️🇨🇦❤️
How to get into- “Queens of the Stone Age”
Unkn0wnZ honestly any queens of the Stone Age video from crash would be amazing.
How to get into qotsa: anywhere it’s all amazing!!
Unkn0wnZ I mean, it's only 7 albums and you should only start with S/t or SFTD and go chronologically forward
No one knows
*Must Hears:* Rated R, Songs From the Deaf, Like Clockwork
*Next Steps:* Self Titled, Lullabies to Paralyze
*Deep Digging:* Era Vulgaris, Villains
thanks for the content...
the hip was only band that united a whole country ...if not contained to Canada they would have united the world... you don't get a exit like that unless you had a message. I didn't even know this story until I found the 2017 doc. I live in US and this perplexed me greatly. The only thing I can come up with is the gatekeepers have put forth a great deal of effort to divide the world and the hip was in direct contrast... once you get the hip your already a better person for it... I've never seen a band have this strong of an effect in the right direction
Mate. As unlikely as it is you read this and as unlikely as it is you'll care what a guy from the UK who has been subscribed for probably less than month thinks (who isntna patroen), your long videos are your best.
I'm a similar age and not a massive UA-cam fan but honestly what you have to say on your longer videos is amazing.
Yes you are overly inspired by the angry nerd and plinkett but when it comes down to it, you know music .
I'm an ageing punk who loves weezer and honestly (outside of video game critisicsm) your long videos are the best that UA-cam has to offer.
I don't know how financially viable long videos are for you, so apologies if this makes the argument invalid on monetary terms, but you should continue making videos for as long as you want and as a fan I prefer them long!
P.s. thanks for the video as a a Brit I've never known if I'd like this band. Worth giving a chance and you've helped me x
+Lee Constantine Thanks! I’m glad oh appreciate them so much!
Really, when it comes to that format, it’s more a matter of trimming out the fat. The skits, the sketches, the long jokes. The show just needs to be a little more lean and mean. Vids like that just take so much energy they can be a real huge drain. Plus, people are generally more responsive to the shorter stuff, so it just makes sense.
We’ll still be going there. We’re just gonna be taking a less scenic route. If that makes any sense.
Cheers!
As another one of those other Americans who listened to The Hip in a metaphorical vacuum and can take you where I flat out cried when ABAC ended in Kingston, it absolutely tripped me why they never caught on here. Or anywhere else. I once read that Gord was Canada’s Springsteen, and yes, there’s some truth there. I feel like Gord goes deeper than that. I feel like Gord captures the Canadian experience as a whole better than Springsteen does the American.