ejp626 Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 (edited) It's a tough day for fans of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip (arguably Canadian's most-beloved rock band). Obit here: https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2017/10/18/tragically-hip-frontman-gord-downie-has-died-band-repiorts.html It doesn't help much that it has been known for quite some time that he had incurable brain cancer, but he did have a chance to go out for one last Hip tour and say goodbye to the fans. Many artists don't get that. I'm amazed that he found the time to do two last solo projects, as well as that last tour with the band. I saw them three times plus a very short outdoor set at Dundas-Yonge Square. So I was hardly a super fan, but I liked their work quite a bit. Similar to Tom Petty, basically Downie was, by all accounts, pretty grounded and was a nice guy; he never seemed to lose his contact with his roots and often went the extra mile to satisfy his fans. One late interview was particularly heart breaking when he revealed that the cancer was affecting his memory. He had to have teleprompters on the last concert tour. He was even afraid he would forget his children's names. Anyway, cancer sucks, though we all know that. RIP Edited October 19, 2017 by ejp626 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 yeah, the songs I've heard I've certainly liked. Bad way to go... RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 RIP Gord. He did a nice album with alt-country-surf-rock kings, the Sadies, a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 The Hip had 11 #1 albums in Canada, according to my sources there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 RIP. Here's a video of the group performing at the 2004 Grey Cup. http://3downnation.com/2017/10/18/lets-remember-gord-downie-2004-grey-cup/#comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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