In just a few short weeks, we're going to see the Tragically Hip. They might not make sense without some sort of exposure... so I've made this website to help you understand the sensory deluge you're about to experience.
Lets start with the basics: This is the Fully and Completely tour, based strongly on the album Fully Completely from 1992. I was 12. You were 7? Yeezus. Welp, anyway, here we are.
Moving on to the music, I'm going to send you to one song per day, to properly expose you to some of my favourites and some of the songs from playlists on the tour. Let's dig in, shall we?
First up!
Grace, Too (from the Day for Night album)
The Hip seem to love starting concerts off with this song, even though it has nothing to do with the Fully Completely album. (It has a slow buildup which is probably a good way to get the musical juices flowing.) Okay, the live version of this (released on another album) is good indication of what to expect at the concert... the original song being 5:35 long and this live version being 6:18, it includes a good mix of Gord Downie (lead singer) rambling on in his poetic fashion, as he is want to do - this starts at the 4:30 mark of the live version.
Even though Day for Night came out in '94, it travelled around Italy with me in '96. Picture a wee little Roberto with his yellow Walkman, rocking out to this song over and over again, and exploring the meaning of each and every lyric. This was my Hip listenin' prime.
Bacione!
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Album:
The one and only, Gord Downie:
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