Gord Downie: A Remembrance Part 2

Published: Nov. 7, 2017, 2:21 p.m.

This is part two of our remembrance of Gord Downie\u2026\n\nWe left off last time with The Hip in their golden years\u2014a glorious run of singles, albums, tours, festivals (like edgefest, their own \u201canother roadside attraction festival, edenfest) along with appearances on radio, TV and in movies\u2014plus things like Junos and Much Music video awards\u2026\n\n\u201cDay For Night\u201d was followed by \u201cTrouble At The Henhouse\u201d in 1996, which spun off five singles\u2026the concert album, \u201cLive Between Us\u201d was recorded that year at Cobo Hall in Detroit\u2026\n\nAnd the band continued to evolve\u2026song structures became more complex\u2026Gord started experimenting with different vocal styles and phrasing\u2026and the longer the band stayed together, the more Canadian their music seemed to be with more and more references to people, events and places\u2026\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices