The Hip doing the Westwind/Cookie Factory version of NOIS featuring an early, VERY raw rendition of Ahead By A Century. Filmed June 5, 1995 at the PinkPop Festival (Landgraaf, Holland)
its 1989 and im driving home from my girlfriends house in northern california early in the morning.the DJ on the local radio station was ignoring the playlist , and what should he put on but this song.i did not know who it was but was so floored by the weight of the tune i pulled over at the next gas station and called the radio station and was told, "tragically hip".the rest for me is history. i am a guitarist songwriter and these cats have been a huge influence on my art. total heavy duty band
Really super fucking cool to hear that from an American, as The Hip weren’t very popular down there due to the recent grunge boom. Glad they touched you the way they did our people too. Cheers from the great white north pal✌️🇨🇦
@@zetasong I m from Montréal and I know the band from many years...but it s just recently that I take time to listen for seriously...My God ! I don t know why I was not to the Hip when they were popular in Canada ! This singer so deep, and good, the band amazing ! This song...New Orléans,and then change with the cookies factory scories...so them good, Make almost cry !
I swear to god he said "AAAAAAAHAHAHHAHA.....NOOOOOOOO, OK" Fucking best part of this clip, just watch Gord, absolutely brilliant performance, FUCK I love these guys. He can make you laugh and cry all at once. God bless RU-vid for allowing us to come across great little gems like this one. Just awesome.
pretty much the greatest live song recorded in the history of music (yep, I said it)...I would put this with anything live from any era. from Downie's vocals to Robby's riffs to Johnny and Gord carrying the boys through Paul's rhythm...just amazing and blessed to have heard them live...we will cherish these moments forever. Thanks deeply to das hip !!
I was @Pinkpop, 15 years old and a big fan of The Hip. It was and in fact still is the most breathtaking, intense, beautiful and mystic performance I have ever seen in my life. Still love them after all these years.
whats amaze me is, i used to live in toronto canada in 1992 and i played this song over and over in my taxi. i loved the hip even then. Now i live in New Orleans since 2004 and when cathrina hit, i thought to myself"hummm the hip had seen it coming long ago"
Every time i find a gem like this i am thankful, the Tragically Hip are by far my favourite band, and live performances like this area a real gift. Gord's lyrical genius, and tendency to improvise during live performances gives me goosebumps... None of his story telling could be made possible to anywhere near the same effect without the skill and harmony offered by the entire band, Gord (D), Gord (S), Paul, Rob, and Johnny. Together, they have produced something really special, and every member of this band should be keenly aware of just how awesome they are. i wish them luck in whatever they move onto. (R.I.P. Gord)
Well said Bro. The raw "Ahead by a Century" portion was almost a year before it was officially released. Those people heard it first... It was also the last song they ever played live. RIP Gordie
If you don't get into this, you either hate rock and roll, you are from New Orleans and don't want to be reminded, or you're ethnocentric as hell and can't let a Canadian band besides Rush or Heart melt your face off. I am totally enthralled by this performance. RIP Gord
Just amazing. starts out with New Orleans Is Sinking morphs into Ahead by a century and then finishes with the last verse of New Orleans. and the band followed him the whole time. Just amazing
Esti!!! ... chaque fois, each time, this part of concert give me a BIG trip in tne head!!, chaque fois je trippes et je regrette d'avoir manqué ce show... GORD in GOD !!!! Yeah!!!!!!
The worst day has arrived. Absolutely devastated. RIP Gord. You will be DEEPLY DEEPLY missed. Peace, love and sincerest condolences to the entire Downie family + Paul, Johnny, Gord, Robbie and the HIP crew.
okay that was cool. I was mesmerized by the singer. He was like a really cool marionette puppet mixed with a cabaret show. I mean that in the best possible way. And the band was pretty good too wink wink
I think there were 4 or more songs mashed in there.. Gordie also ended off with some lyrics from Springtime in Vienna... "We live to survive our paradoxes.." ..Precious! 👌
ABAC and SIV weren't even songs yet. Trouble at the Henhouse wasn't released until almost a year after this show was recorded. They used to try out new song ideas during Gord's rants. Clearly this was an early version of ABAC, considering the "dirty" lyrics. Clearly those songs were in the process of being made, but nobody in the audience has heard any of them yet. How lucky they were.
I've seen April Wine 4 times. They are awesome. My daughter saw The Hip last year when the K-Rock Centre opened. They are from our home town, Kingston, Ontario. Can't get much better.
GD reminds me of David Byrne of Talking Heads. His moves are uniquely his and are part of his signature. Hats off to both of them for feeling the music and personally expressing it through their soul and moves.
MsPaula46. Two thumbs up! With you all the way! The Hip showed the world that Canadians and Canadian musicians rock with the best of them. The mid-passage of this song rivals the musical innovation of the Doors' "Break on Through."
I had the opportunity to see the Hip at Massey Hall in early '90's my boyfriend's treat. It was an amazing concert they did 3 encore performances. Thanks Terry
THANK YOU KINDLY Johnny Fay, Paul Langlois, Rob Baker. Gord Sinclair and Gordon Edgar Downey for the perfect soundtrack of three generations of lucky Canadians. I will miss you and like all Canadians pray for a remission tour in the near future.
I remember driving home from work one day & the radio was playing this song...& I said holy chit man....I got to find out who sings this...I've been a fan ever since!!!!!! Love The Hip......
So its not just me? What a great song. When I'm sippin on a rum and coke down on the Mississippi at Jackson SQ Im guaranteed only 1 thing, this song. Thanks guys
theres no way to describe the power ,you guys bought in my brightest days, I still play the hip hard out, I always will. thank you so much boys, I tried to see you gord, travelled 23,000ks just to be detained at the the Calais boarder, and didn't make the show, I will forever be gutted, I feel like I grew up with you guys, through the years, again thanks you to the worlds great hip.
I know this is years later. I know this is hind-site, but in my own opinion, the greatest Rock n' Roller ever! Yes, I am Canadian. I do understand there are others. But the honesty with Gord Downey and the Tragically Hip; I love!!!!
My favourite song by The Hip , but this .... wow . I must have watched this a dozen times . They were definitely ahead by a century . Rest peacefully Gord
I can’t believe 100 people disliked this This is easily one of my favourite songs, and easily one of my favourite live performances of all time The middle “westwind” section makes my brain tingle up my spine
My friend lives in the most flood ridden area of nawlins and he had never heard this song. You made his day, thanks man. Canadian folk rock for the win!
Gord !! Spent 5 years in Ontario with the coolest people imaginable my European/ English music sense wasn’t initially drawn to the hip but saw them live in Toronto and was hooked line and sinker !!! Live as fantastic as listening on a cd !! Wow !! RIP Gord !! Magnificent pure and simple!!
Yes!! I saw them live years ago in Calgary Alberta.. Sound the best live! Thank you for sharing this fantastic song and this sensational group of guys! Thank you for all the wonderful moments I have enjoyed with your music a part of it all.. Cheers from BC! Xo
sorry for my french, but this is fucking incredible pure awesomeness from an amazing and talented group...it literally does not get better than this. Hip you are fab!!
Thank you to RU-vid for having this pop up today. Sometimes I wonder how my life would be different if I didn’t grow up with The Hip. What a soundtrack they provided.
True art in real time at every show. They are consistent and never fake. Each show Ive seen, they always give you something unrehearsed. It seems as if it's a way of making it personal for you, because you came to see a show, could be their way of saying thank you in a classy musician way. Oh and yes,....I am Canadian.........
After the Storm...the fire was on the water in Lakeview from a Large Gas Main Break,right across from the breach,,and the Pets and Humans were screaming from the rooftops.. I was there...till Sept 16th,05. I saw, smelled,and witnessed the entire event. The Hip and this one always brings the goose bumps.
Gordon Downie and the hip in their PRIME!!! Saw them in Las Vegas last year at the H.O.B. and he was the showman of all showmen though. They did a version of "Suspicious Minds" that blew my mind. They still got it and always will!
Seeing this gives me absolute chills. Such an amazing artist and band.. been a Hip fan for years and sadly never got to see them live before Gordie passed.. RIP to an amazing Canadian hero and icon ❤️
"Bebo421 - my dad told me about them..." Damn, don't I feel old now! You kids! Off my lawn! Seriously though, the Hip is a rockin band. I've seen them live after loving their music for years. Money well spent to see them live. Their library is amazing....
The melody for 'Cookie Factory/Westwind' was actually recycled into 'Sharks' off their Music At Work album! Crazy how early on they were workshopping it before it finally made it to an album.