05-01-2007, 05:35 PM
The release of World Container has created a new buzz in the States about The Tragically Hip. While they have not yet cracked the corporate radio barrier they have managed to seep their way into the hazy conscientious of another American subculture, the Hippies. Now I realize many long time Hip fans first instinct is to remove their baseball hat and punch Hippies in their nappy dreaded heads. However, I think this stinky tribe of trust fund slackers may provide an excellent opportunity to spread the way of The Hip.
I grew up with a steady flow of New Wave music coming out of Toronto radio and Classic Rock/Heavy Metal on Buffalo radio. I will confess to having made my way to half a dozen Grateful Dead shows in my time. At first my motivation was more about the cute hippy chicks rather then the music. By the time I saw The Dead play two nights in Hamilton in 1989(?) something changed. My musical world expanded to include the virtues of the "Jam band". This exposure to the world of extended improvisation and chord progression lead me to bands like The Allman Brothers, Santana, Cream, Zappa, Hendrix, ect. The main problem for me with Jam bands is most musicians loose their focus and turn the music into musical masturbation. (Yeah yeah. You played in the Jazz Lab Band in High School, get to the point hippy!)
Then I found The Tragically Hip in a small event room at Buffalo State College in 1990. When they broke into Highway Girl with the extended jam and double suicide rant my life changed. They are the best of both worlds. I have never understood why The Hip have gone relatively unnoticed amongst the Jam band community. Until now.
The appearance of The Tragically Hip at The 10,000 Lakes Festival is a brilliant move. Whoever booked that gig deserves a medal. The patchouli scented world of the Jam band community is abuzz with talk of The Tragically Hip. Mostly, who are The Tragically Hip? Why are they playing with Bob Weir and Rat-dog? This brings me to my point.
I have been approached by more then one hippy asking me for a compilation of Tragically Hip songs. As a matter of fact two local Jam band icons who occasionally let me jam with them want to go to the Marymoor show. They have also requested compilations.
So Hipbase, I would like to ask y'all to suggest Hip songs that might appeal to this new group of fans.
I grew up with a steady flow of New Wave music coming out of Toronto radio and Classic Rock/Heavy Metal on Buffalo radio. I will confess to having made my way to half a dozen Grateful Dead shows in my time. At first my motivation was more about the cute hippy chicks rather then the music. By the time I saw The Dead play two nights in Hamilton in 1989(?) something changed. My musical world expanded to include the virtues of the "Jam band". This exposure to the world of extended improvisation and chord progression lead me to bands like The Allman Brothers, Santana, Cream, Zappa, Hendrix, ect. The main problem for me with Jam bands is most musicians loose their focus and turn the music into musical masturbation. (Yeah yeah. You played in the Jazz Lab Band in High School, get to the point hippy!)
Then I found The Tragically Hip in a small event room at Buffalo State College in 1990. When they broke into Highway Girl with the extended jam and double suicide rant my life changed. They are the best of both worlds. I have never understood why The Hip have gone relatively unnoticed amongst the Jam band community. Until now.
The appearance of The Tragically Hip at The 10,000 Lakes Festival is a brilliant move. Whoever booked that gig deserves a medal. The patchouli scented world of the Jam band community is abuzz with talk of The Tragically Hip. Mostly, who are The Tragically Hip? Why are they playing with Bob Weir and Rat-dog? This brings me to my point.
I have been approached by more then one hippy asking me for a compilation of Tragically Hip songs. As a matter of fact two local Jam band icons who occasionally let me jam with them want to go to the Marymoor show. They have also requested compilations.
So Hipbase, I would like to ask y'all to suggest Hip songs that might appeal to this new group of fans.
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