Gords improvisations were legendary.

So this is Hip, I never heard their music. I know that Eddie Vedder talk about him when they performed in Canada. I absolutely love his dynamics you can't take your eyes of him so much expression!! Love this and very intriguing. Thank You Rory awesome reaction and thank You Scott for the request, that was awesome!! 😊💓🤘✌️

Tragically hip is one of the best bands to come out of Canada. R.I.P Gord Downie one of greatest front man.....great poet and great human😎❤❤ Rory u do have great taste...."ahead by a century" song was sung here in this performance too.

wahey, you finally found the hip! get on it Rory. you're gonna love it. The hip were massive in Canada. When Gordie died there was a comment from a farewell video which touched me.. it said " Sorry, Canada has closed for today, There's been a death in the family!" ..nuf said. The hip, more Rush, you'm gonna be a busy boy.

He definitely said that. Gord is an absolute legend. You should listen to Ahead by a Century that he started singing toward the end. In fact you should listen to as much Hip as you possibly can.

The Hip are a national treasure in Canada and Gordie was our voice for so many years. RIP Gord

Tragically Hip is going to be a rabbit hole for you like Rush. Amazing band. Check out songs like Wheat Kings, Grace, Too, Nautical Disaster, Bobcaygeon, 38 Years Old, At the Hundredth Meridian, Courage, and so many more. All fire!

@Ilikeryche

Жыл бұрын

So glad to see someone mention Nautical Disaster, I thought I was the only one that loved it. It's one of probably their top 5 songs for me. Can't understand why it's not requested more in reaction videos. I can't find a reaction to Nautical Disaster at all.

100% perfect band. One of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time.

I’m sure there is video of the Final Concert which was televised and broadcast live throughout Canada What a way to say goodbye and Thank You to his fans

Damn, this song and band were incredible

How these guys were not huge outside of Canada is beyond me. But we were just as happy to have them as OUR band. Huge Rush fan here and come for all your Rush reactions. So glad you're getting into The Hip. Keep doing these and I'll be back for every one. Got to see these guys OPEN for Rush at Maple Leaf Gardens in the early 90's front row! Sadly I only saw them live a couple more times after that which is a huge regret of mine. Much of Canada watched their what we knew would be their final concert. It was EXTREMELY emotional. If you watch any of that be aware that Gord was quite sick. An amazing performance given the circumstances.

@lerxst7050

Жыл бұрын

Dan Akroyd tried to break them out by having them on Saturday Night Live as well. The Hip and Dan Akroyd share the hometown of Kinston Ontario.

@freudsigmund72

Жыл бұрын

They were pretty big in the Netherlands (as is shown by this performance in Landgraaf)

@briz1965

9 ай бұрын

I spoke to them in Manchester 2009ish about not being famous. They just didn't give a crap to be honest.

Love the Hip! ❤ This was a mixture of a couple songs including ahead by a century but some lyrics were changed for this performance 😉 Rush wanted to take them on tour with them through the States but their management said that they were breaking in Europe so they declined the offer which I think was a shame. It would have given them better exposure. Gord Downie the lead vocalist passed from the same form of brain cancer as Neil Peart. So sad. They did one last tour when Gord was nearing the end of his life and the show was televised across Canada It was Gord's last good bye.

@lerxst7050

Жыл бұрын

Got to see The Hip open for Rush at Maple Leaf Gardens front row. I believe it was the Roll the Bones tour. Miss this band almost as much as Rush. Wish they were all still performing!!

@debbieplato5107

Жыл бұрын

@@lerxst7050 So do I!

So glad you did these guys mate. It doesn’t get hipper than this.

Great Band. If you want to hear and see another amazing Canadian Band that will give you Jim Morrison vibes. Check out The Tea Party. Another great Canadian Band.

What a fire reaction. I knew you’d connect to Gord’s stage presence. He is The Hip. I must say that was the tamest Hip crowd ever. I saw them 13 times and my whole body ached the next day each time. His presence just took over my body each time. “Yes” Rory…he said what you thought he said. I miss Gord. As you said, he was funny, charismatic, unique, and a lyrical genius! Agreed…Morrison like for sure on stage. You meet him though and he is the kindest person in the world.

@lizmelo5374

Жыл бұрын

❤😢

Check out “at the hundredth Meridian (live)” if you want to see some of Gord’s best stage presence

@Follower_of_Christ498

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Love that song…and it’s not one of their best known…but it’s Rory’s type of music.

Gordies pipes are smoking but the guitars are fire too! WheatKings is a beautiful song imo. But they have dozens of great tunes.

The Hip was Canadas house band. When Gordie Downie died of brain cancer...the whole country mourned

The soundtrack of my entire teenagehood onward. The Hip ARE Canada. Thank you.

Gord Downie was a class act

Rory. You're one us 🇨🇦 ... you get the Hip 👍🏼

Just subbed cause I saw The Hip❤ Yes Gord was an amazing front man and a beautiful soul. You should react to The Hips final song performance ever. All of Canada stopped to pay tribute to Gord and the Hip before he passed.RIP Gord you are truly missed❤😢

Just catching up on your great Hip reactions. I wonder if, when you subsequently reviewed the Hip singing their hit, Ahead by a Century, there was something in the back of your head saying”hey, wait a minute, didn’t he sing a chunk of that in his New Orleans is Sinking performance?” Why yes, you did!

You are the best reaction video host

If you really want you're mind blown check out their full set at Woodstock 99. Absolute poetry. Gord is on fire and it is often difficult to distinguish his genius from fevered madness.

Saw them so many times it's unreal. And...yes, great comparison bro The 2 best showmen ever tbh Mercury and Downey🇨🇦🇨🇦🎸 The entire country felt the loss of him and still do😢🇨🇦 He OWNED the stage when you saw him...just like Freddy 💙rip both💙

Gordie was a legend man... dig deep into their discography and you'll find a huge amount of fantastic music just waiting to wake your ears up!

Tragically Hip song Grace Too is fantastic. Go down this rabbit hole.

You heard what you thought you heard on the first line. The second line is more about touching his roster than his heart. But what you really heard was the first draft of what would become their biggest hit, Ahead By A Century. Live, Gord would rant in place of the usual guitar solo. Many rants would go on to become songs of their own. That bit at the end became Springtime In Vienna.

Gord Downie Rocks.Canada got some good bands.Enjoy the ride.

oh yes!

Wow... Yes I think he did say CU next Tuesday" ... And I have to say as a Hip fan I never heard this ever, ever before in any rendition of this tune /other music… No judgement I'm just in wonderment at this point.... I'm glad we're not completely censored (yet) here in Canada... What would Justin Trudeau "True -Dope" say...lol...

.. Great breakdown! ... Just a note when you ask at minute mark 2: 40 ".." it looks like Peter Green from Fleetwood Mac..." I was thinking more Jimmy Page, circa 1972-74 .. Just by the hair and the top... however as you know it's the opposite side of the stage , Jimmy always played left of Robert plant .. Like many other greats ..aka , Pete Townsend was always left of Roger Daltry... But I love the Hip , regardless of their place on stage, feel privileged to having seen them... !!

Yeah, I will touch your C and you will touch my C... those were the original lyrics to Ahead by a Century... but they ended up changing them before the release because... yeah lol... not to many people are comfortable with such awesome words.

Wait until you hear his ~ Killer Whale Tank version of this song. Live At The Roxy, May 3, 1991 🤩

New to the channel. Ive been here for 2 min as a Canadian fan of Hip, but you sir: Know your shit. Your music knowledge is awesome. Love the tea with the rock and roll too ! May wanna new hoodie tho mate 😂 Awesome video dude. New subscriber.

Sadly, the frontman of this band died from the same cancer that took Neil Peart.

Other than Killer Whale Tank, one of the best NOIS. Appreciated. (and yes, he said it)

Absolutly Morrison vipes I felt it live 1987

They toured regularly,, you could always afford to see them, plus they played small towns. His sound is definitely Canadian.

@ Pinkpop, somewhere in Europe. 'Fire In The Hole' from this same show is cool.

He said it

Ok, I've watched a few of your vids before and when I pour myself a good old Crown and coke I might revisit your channel. Let's not just brush by in any second that you've actually went deep on The Hip and I thank you for that as you now know how the meant for me as a teen then to an adult (Dad). But I can re watch this even though is lived this, Gord actuall hit four albums in one and I mean his most 1 hit song. I won't write all 4 albums but let's agree that the Hip were on top of their game even before a kid at the time in Ottawa Canada knew what a true preformance was. Just a quick that you to your uploads and your thought on if the guitarist was connected or wasn't. All I remember was if the Hip was in town or was the hot summer where they wern't around you. The radio played and Gord spoke to me and so did those dirty ass beats.

Paul Langlois is his name and not sure about Fleetwood Mac he likely had a respect for them but he's openly said the Stones and Yardbirds are his biggest influences.

been going to gigs for nearly 50 years, been fan of the hip since 1992, seen them 8 times on 2 continents in 4 countries in 5 cities, hands down the best band I've ever seen live, why they were never huge in the uk is a complete mystery to me, I really do miss going to hip gigs

Hip fans are taking the piss a bit when they say The Hip didn't care about making it outside of Canada. The toured the United States repeatedly but could never break into the radio market down there. It probably didn't help that even down in Texas their shows tickets in smaller venues would be snapped up by Ex-Pats and Canadian fans. Thus really limiting the growth of the fan base down there.

This guy gets it. You are now an honorary Canada. I am sure if they had success in the us they wouldn't have mind. But they honestly did really try. Gord write the story of Canada and Canadian things. They still toured the world and sold millions and millions of rocords. Went gold a few times.

It gives you an 80’s vibe because this song came out in at the end of the 80s.

They toured with the Rolling Stones

So many songs- Scared, Locked in the Trunk Of a Car, Looking For A Place To Happen-It goes on. No regrets about us hogging the Hip.

He improvised all the time lmao

Love take on this performance

I saw them 14 times.

This is a quasi medley

Gord Downie is like if mick jagger did a freestyle jazz performance

Love your analyses of The Hip songs! If you like this you should def check out the KillerWhaleTank version of it, amazing storytelling in that one.

the cookie factory was definitely a reference because that's was not part of the original song. That's why seeing a band live is a different experience. I am pretty sure he said what you think he said and those are also not the original lyrics and he went from New Orleans is Sinking to Ahead By a Century and back to new orleans is sinking. Gordon Downie is an absolute legend. First we'll climb a tree, and then maybe then we'll talk, or sit silently and listen to our thoughts... but that's not what he said.

Ping😊

Look like you're as buzzed as I am

Check out The whole Fully Completely album.

Classic gord started with new Orleans is sinking ranted for a few bars changed songs to ahead by a century then back to end with new orleans is sinking seamlessly

Some Body Luke's Canada Eh,.l

Alb strong 22;22?

Everyone that plays is influenced by peter green hopefully

No he didn’t say touch my heart after we heard the other part lol. It was I’ll touch your C, and you touch my rooster lol