The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip were a Canadian rock band formed in Kingston, Ontario in 1983.
Discography
The Tragically Hip - often referred to simply as The Hip - consisted of Gord Downie (vocals/guitar), Rob Baker (guitar), Johnny Fay (drums/percussion), Paul Langlois (guitar/vocals) and Gord Sinclair (bass/vocals).
In 1987, they were signed by MCA after Bruce Dickinson saw them at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto. That same year, they released the EP The Tragically Hip. However, they remained relatively unknown until 1989's Up To Here was released. Up To Here, however, made them one of Canada's most influential bands. In 1992, they developed the Another Roadside Attraction festival, which tours Canada and gives small, up-and-coming bands the opportunity to perform in front of large audiences.
In Canada the band is very popular, while in the USA or Europe they are rather unknown. This may also be due to the fact that the basic tone and content of their music can also be understood as a paian to the Canadian culture of small town life and hockey and to the country itself.
Nevertheless, they recorded the live album Live Between Us in Detroit in 1996 and performed at Woodstock in 1999. At the 1997 Juno Awards, the band won an award in the North Star Rock Album of the Year category. This continued with Phantom Power in 1999 and Music at Work in 2001. However, the category was renamed Best Rock Album.
In 2005, the band was honored with induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
In 2016, Gord Downie was diagnosed with cancer. Shortly before his death, Gord Downie received three awards as a solo artist and two with the group at Juno Awards 2017. He died on October 17, 2017 as a result of his illness.
Discography
Albums
- 1987: The Tragically Hip EP (CA: ×2double platinum
) - 1989: Up to Here (CA:
Diamond) - 1991: Road Apples (CA: Diamond)
- 1992: Fully Completely (CA: Diamond)
- 1994: Day for Night (CA: ×6Six-time platinum )
- 1996: Trouble at the Henhouse (CA: ×5Five-time platinum )
- 1997: Live Between Us (CA: ×2double platinum )
- 1998: Phantom Power (CA: ×3 triple platinum )
- 2000: Music at Work (CA: ×2double platinum )
- 2002: In Violet Light (CA: Platinum)
- 2004: In Between Evolution (CA: Platinum)
- 2005: Yer Favourites (CA: ×2double platinum )
- 2006: Hipeponymous (CA: Platinum)
- 2006: World Container (CA: Platinum)
- 2009: We Are the Same (CA: Platinum)
- 2012: Now for Plan A (CA:
Gold) - 2016: Man Machine Poem
- 2021: Saskadelphia
Singles (with awards)
- 2006: Ahead By A Century (CA: Platinum)
- 2014: Wheat Kings (CA: Platinum)
Video albums
- 1995: Heksenketel (CA: Platinum)
- 2006: That Night in Toronto (CA: ×5Five-time platinum )
