Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame
The Tragically HipNot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||||
Eligible since: 2013First Recording: 1987Previously Considered? No what's this? |
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Road Apples (1991) | ☆ | ☊ | |
Fully Completely (1992) | ☆ | ☊ | |
Day For Night (1994) | ☆ | ☊ |
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New Orleans is Sinking (1989) | ☆ | ☊ |
The Tragically Hip @ Wikipedia
Will The Tragically Hip be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? "Musical excellence is the essential qualification for induction." |
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11 comments so far (post your own)Love love love the Tragically Hip. If this were an international Hall of Fame that considered rock and roll artists who have made a difference beyond just the U.S. and Britain, the Hip would be a shoo-in. One of the most significant Canadian bands of the last 30 years. Don't know if you saw, but The Hip revealed yesterday that lead singer Gord Downie has terminal brain cancer, so the Hip won't be around for too much longer. They are still touring this summer though, most likely their last. Posted by Dezmond on Wednesday, 05/25/2016 @ 11:13am |
I think the Tragically Hip will be the surprise on this year's ballot. The band is calling it quits, and Gord Downie is dying. Posted by Roy on Saturday, 08/27/2016 @ 13:43pm |
The first Tragically Hip album was self-titled. It was released in 1987 and it didn't chart in Canada or the U.S. Posted by Roy on Saturday, 08/27/2016 @ 20:03pm |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i51CPPminbM Posted by Roy on Friday, 10/21/2016 @ 21:27pm |
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tragically-hips-gord-downie-dead-at-53-w504219 Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 10/18/2017 @ 13:12pm |
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-tragically-hip-10-essential-songs-w435104/highway-girl-19871991-w435155 Posted by Roy on Thursday, 10/19/2017 @ 09:44am |
I discovered this band when Trouble at the Henhouse came out. I lived in Detroit and got to hear them from stations in Windsor. They are not known in the States my friends that know me know them..lol....that said..they absolutely belong in the Hall. (They are in my mind). One of the greatest bands (imho). I mean the Hall is a joke...look at some of the bands not in ( Jethro Tull, MC5, The Guess Who, Johnny Winter...etc... Jay Z is getting in this year?...Fn joke. Posted by Alan on Sunday, 05/30/2021 @ 09:04am |
The band have an in depth documentary series in late 2024 on Amazon Prime. Seems like the last real chance they have at a nomination after failing to nab one in 2017 or 2018. Posted by mat r on Monday, 04/18/2022 @ 21:10pm |
many people thought Rush had no chance, but a coordinated effort produced a groundswell of support to make it happen. Posted by Andrew Foote on Friday, 05/13/2022 @ 06:54am |
A friend of mine once asked me do I think The Tragically Hip has a chance at a rock hall induction? And I said "not a snowball's chance in hell." I love The Hip. They're such a cool band. Gord Downie was like the Michael Stipe of Canada - poetic, quirky, earthy. He was such an amazing singer and lyricist. I think they won't get in because their American success was very, very, very, very small. They're more of a cult band in America in total contrast of them being treated like gods in their Canadian home country. The voters would use the same BS argument about Kate Bush and Iron Maiden being "too british" by arguing that The Tragically Hip are "too canadian". Indeed, they're very Canadian. There are so many references of Canadian history, literature, and pop culture references in their lyrics that might disconnect American listeners that don't live in the northern part of the U.S. Posted by Elle Dee on Tuesday, 04/4/2023 @ 11:38am |
First of all: It should be the Hall of SHAME!! Ignoring artists/groups who should be in while those writers and "mixers" from 1940s get in? Shameful!! Other glaring omissions; The Guess Who, Cliff Richard and the Shadows, BTO, a 60+ year career of writing and singing...Paul Anka. (I'll stop here but there are so many more.) The most common factor of the aforementioned artists; they're not American. So, either change your H of F name to American Hall of Fame or induct those you are purposely ignoring. The only good ignorance is the Tragically S**T. Just to prove the H of S "mucky-mucks" really are ignoramuses when it comes to music is this. Over 30 albums recorded and about 50 years active, how can you H of F dolts ignore a tremendous group named after your country?????????? AMERICA!!!! They're still touring and sounding as great as ever. They've had over 20 years of Billboard Top 40 hits (with two number 1s). You so-called H of F musical experts are pathetic. Posted by Bob Wallis on Friday, 07/7/2023 @ 19:48pm |
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