FIRST TIME REACTION to Rush / White Hot/ Bruce Cockburn/ The Tragically Hip/ Blue Rodeo/ Saga
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- THANKS TO JOE FOR THIS AMAZING MARATHON!!
1. Rush - Marathon
2. White Hot - Red Rider
3. Bruce Cockburn - Pacing The Cage
4. The Tragically Hip - The Luxury
5. Blue Rodeo - Til I Am Myself Again
6. Saga - On the Loose (Bonus)
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Bruce Cockburn is a criminally overlooked singer/songwriter and guitar virtuoso, a little like Richard Thompson from England. I was lucky enough to see Bruce live twice. It’s like watching a master sculptor work. Enjoyed these other Canadian choices too. Thanks, Joe!
Bruce is genius. "His rocket launcher song was great fun.
I could not agree more about both Bruce Cockburn and Richard Thompson. Well said!
@@MisterWondrous Believe it or not, his career begins a decade (or more) before that album.
Hi, hope you're doing well.
I am a stage Tech in Calgary for about 30 years.
I tell my friends the only two musicians that I have seen play one guitar and sound like 2 is Lindsey Buckingham and Bruce !!
I know they both played 12-string but still it's an incredible Talent.
Thank you very much and take care
Always nice to see someone recognize Bruce Cockburn's genius.
I love Saga. Some of their members are from my little hometown of Oakville, Ontario, Canada. This is from their classic 1981 album Worlds Apart, which I played the crap out of when it was released and I was 19. From the same LP react to the other big hit, Wind Him Up, as well as Framed and Amnesia. One of their first hits in the late 1970s were Don't Be Late and How Long. I love their mix of synth, prog and rock.
Bruce's name is pronounced Co-Burn. Pacing the Cage is a throwback to his earlier folk music days in the late 60's and early 70's. Definitely a man reflecting back on his life and career.
I believe Pacing the Cage was about a long term relationship that was coming to an end. At least that’s what Bruce said in his book.
I never cease to marvel how good even his 1969 debut album is!!
That was a fantastic reaction Nick. Nice add of of Saga. That was the perfect bow on the marathon. Rush would have been doing I believe Moving Pictures at this time so both fairly progressive then. When I compare Bruce Cockburn to Dire Straits it not in style but in each of their progressions as musicians and diversity of music. The more of Bruce Cockburn you listen to the more hard core a fan you become. The Hip are gold as always. Like Steely Dan they had a stretch of a decade without having a real weak song on an album. Not saying they are in the same league musically, just that for chord progression, songwriting and catchy riffs they were elite. Anything from Up To Here, Road Apples, Fully Completely, Day For Night, or Trouble At the Henhouse is gold. No filler songs on any of these albums. Blue Rodeo always had them catchy riffs and great vocals and great singer/songriter content. Great band and awsome reaction. Really liked the Saga at the end. Great way to wrap it up.
This is how Rush stayed relevant for over 40 years. They constantly experimented and evolved throughout their career. Two of my favorite Alex solos are on The Camera Eye and The Garden.
Power Windows is a seriously solid Rush album, and for me possibly their last true classic.
Hi, hope you're doing well.
You have highlighted some Great Canadian bands and we all have them in our hearts !! We really do
"Pacing the Cage" one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
THX Joe & Nick. So much greatness. I love The Hip, Bruce Co-burn (hehe), etc... 🤘😎👍🟥🍁🟥
In 80-82 I was in a band with Glenn Miilchem before he went with Blue Rodeo and I was so sad, but happy for him. He is a fantastic amazing drummer who was only playing basic stuff with them as that's the sound they wanted. He toured the world and has a successful career but I know he never got to shine like he could have. /2c
Growing up in 🇨🇦in the 70-80s
We saw all these bands in clubs
Great music scene❤️🎶🎸
That's a great selection of songs! 😊👍 'Marathon' is my 17-year-old Son's favourite Rush song, Bruce Cockburn's songs are usually pretty good (and especially 'I Wonder Where The Lions Are'!), and great to hear some SAGA, too! 😊👍 They've always had their biggest following in Germany, strangely enough! 😄 Which I too am originally from, but I'd moved to NZ 20 years ago 🙂
PS: I noticed it was 11.11am when I started typing my comment 😁
Nick the bass player for Red Rider (White Hot) is Jeff Jones and played in Rush before Geddy Lee in 1968 with John Rutsey and Alex Lifeson.
Great collection of songs and artists!
I was extra stoked to hear Red Rider's White Hot, it takes me back. Glad you liked it, as with all of the bands aired here, they have a great repertoire of fine music to experience, though not as well known as some of the other artists.
Blue Rodeo very deep rabbit hole of great songs
Not long discovered The Tragically Hip (read that they are a favourite band of Geddy and Alex) but really like them
I know Gord downie died a few years back but he had great voice
Such diversity. The best music in that era came out of Canada.
Thanks for the Canadian marathon! Feel free to drop back in anytime!
Red Rider w/ Tom Cochrane does White Hot....love their early stuff!!
😂 I'm sorry, Nick. About halfway through Alex's solo, I just started laughing 😃 You were doing great air guitar 🎸 until it got to that harmonic right off the low tone. You just shook your head and gave up. I feel the same way when I try to replicate what I call Geddy Riffs, and I just stop 😅 Mad respect, but sometimes I just think 'you've GOT to be kidding me! How?', and I shake my head. 🤘
A very good set of tunes. Thank you! Something to think about down the road is that Canada is a country of many languages. There is also great pop music in languages other than English. French (Québecois), Innuit, Innu, Cree, Iroguoian, Scottish, etc.
Bruce Cockburn is one of the few artists who actually sounds better in person than in a studio. I was lucky enough to see him in small concerts several times in the late 1970s and 1980s. His voice fills an auditorium as does his charisma and good nature.
Cheers and be well. Thanks!
Bang on. 👍👍
Nick, what a fantastic selection of GREAT Canadian acts! Now being one myself, I was aware, and love, all that you presented here. Rush being one of my top bands. Red Rider is a group you should introduce Lex to...I'd start with Light In The Tunnel/Human Race (beginning is a great instrumental). Bruce Cockburn (pronounced Co-burn - 'ck' is silent) is a songwriting constant, much like Gordon Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell...my personal fave has always been Lovers In A Dangerous Time (which you've done). Loved the Hip from nearly the beginning. Blue Rodeo is such an amazing band - this is one where a deep dive with Lex is in order! Bad Timing, Diamond Mine, 5 Days In May would all fit nicely here! And Saga - great 80's rock.
This made my Friday!! Thanks.
Blue Rodeo has such a unique sound and lead singer Jim Cuddy has such an interesting voice. That 12-string guitar sounds so much like Roger McGuinn of The Byrds. Try Blue Rodeo's Diamond Mine
I have to laugh because though I agree with you, I always prefer Greg Keelor's songs.
Great marathon! Thanks Joe. Very good selections. I love Bruce Cockburn and Worlds Apart from Saga is a great album. Of course, It's always great listening to Rush and this was a good one. And I remember Red Rider for their song Lunatic Fringe but don't remember this one... great band, as well.
Blue Rodeo, Diamond Mine is one of their best songs !!!
Somebody Waits is also great.
Red Rider was good but lead singer Tom Cochrane was the big name in the band and had great success later as a solo artist. Still, try their hit Lunatic Fringe form their time as Red Rider. As a solo singer, listen to his massive hit/anthem Life Is A Highway, Big League and Boys Inside the Man.
Nick, as a guitarist, you owe it to yourself to delve more into Bruce Cockburn. Fortunately, when he finally broke into the U.S. market in the 80’s with his more electric based stuff, the world at large were now able to go back and discover an entire decade of 70’s acoustic genius material hitherto known only to Canadians for the most part. When he left Ottawa at 19 to study guitar and jazz composition at Berklee College of Music, he couldn’t have known both the artistic and humanitarian impact he would have on the world. One music critic referred to him as: “the bearded mystic who crafted fragile melodies on his acoustic guitar and sang with a voice as ephemeral as mist…”; while another said: “Cockburn’s music is most notable for two qualities: the humanist, poetic style of his lyrics… and his intricate finger-picking guitar style, which fuses Mississippi blues with modal jazz harmony, melodic lyricism and cycling rhythms”. Now, two mysteries remain however: 1. How someone who has inspired legions of finger-pickers can still be so underrated; and 2. Despite this, has still had his songs covered by no less than: Jerry Garcia, Michael Hedges, Bare Naked Ladies, Jimmy Buffett, Judy Collins, k.d. lang, and Dan Fogelberg, to name just a few. Well... there are currently 28 albums from which we can judge for ourselves!!
Spot on. Albums like In The Falling Dark, Crowing Ignites, ec. are pûre gold.
Finally got to Saga!!!!! You need to listen to more Saga!!! They were just as good as Rush in their technical ability and songwriting but they didn't get the popularity in the US as Rush did. However, Saga was HUGE internationally, especially Europe.
Next song of theirs you should react to is Wind Him Up from the same album Worlds Apart!
Great set Alex. Mainly the big hits, that’s OK. A couple personal anecdotes: Tom Cochran of Red Rider used to live in my little hometown of Oakville Ontario. My friends dad lived beside him. Also I went to high school in Oakville. The lead singer of Saga Mike Sadler - his younger brother went to the same school at the same time. Had great parties :)
Saw Red Rider in 79 with Johnny Winter and April Wine, there for Johnny Winter as were at least half the audience since half the audience including myself were gone by fourth or fifth song of headliner April Wine.
while Saga was playing pretty good sized venues in Germany in the early 80's they played my high school in Toronto a few times. The high school circuit in the 70's and early 80's in Toronto had some bands in their infancy like Rush and Triumph cutting their teeth before they got really popular.
8:53 watching your reaction to Alex’s solo brought happy tears. I grew up listening to them so seeing someone hear it for the first and get that reaction is special. 😊
If The Hip is Canada's garage band then Blue Rodeo is our camp fire band......
Hi Nick,
Power Windows is one of My all Time favourite Albums.
It's excellent.
Keep Rockin'🎸📀
RONNIE 🙂
Scotland 🏴🎸🎹
A full on Canadian marathon 🤗
Power Windows is one of my favorite albums from the 80's. Hell Yeah, get Lex to set and listen to it! Presto is a damn good album as well. Peace, Nick!
P.S. Yes, Mr. Mojo is still here and listening! 😁
That was a real solid set!!! Maybe you should give "Lost Together" by Blue Rodeo a listen. It's really good.
I totally agree!
Saga were very popular in Europe, particularly in Germany. They were bigger in Europe than they were in Canada.
Very good Marathon!
Excellent Joe! Toward the end, the sound reminded me of what I guess is called "jangle pop", which has many fun songs within the canon. Songs and band like Mykonos, Fleet Foxes, Sonoma, Houndstooth, Innocence Mission, Golden Palominos, Polyphonic Spree, Eels, The Byrds, Sneaker Pimps, Nouvelle Vague, Bongwater, Henry Cow, Swans, Fitz & the Tantrums, Chemical Brothers, and This Mortal Coil seem underrepresented in Music Reactionland, but would seem to me to fit here well. More James Coburn, I mean Alexander, I mean Bruce Cockburn!
Nice list of the under appreciated Innocence Mission 👍👍👍
Saw Red Rider open for Rush, they put on a great show.
Next time you come to Montreal, come say hi! 😊 I hope you tasted poutine. 😁🤯🇨🇦
FM-One O’Clock Tomorrow check that Canadian Prog Trio Out. Mind blowing music.
You REALLY need to react to Lunatic Fringe by Red Rider. If you liked White Hot you will love that one. It is their most famous song. It also has by far one of the coolest most atmospheric song intros ever.
Trying to catch up. Great Request Joe a terrific lineup. Starting with an Epic Rush song off a killer album. A couple of songs were new to me and very enjoyable. Nick your addition of Saga fit right in. A very melodic hook and chorus. Nice bridge and solos. 👍👍
Worlds Away by Strange Advance would have completed the Marathon quite well....
Joe, you got good taste.
I would LOVE for you guys to listen to "Turn The Page" from the "Hold Your Fire" album that came next in line after "Power Windows". Turn The Page is an awesome track!
I would say Cockburn is more like Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot or early Dylan. A lot of his songs are basically poems put to music.
Nick, if you are going to continue going down the Canadian rabbit hole, and I really hope so, please, please, please react to Max Webster. No one does. They seem to be forgotten and I don't understand why. They are amazing rockers with some nice ballads and often quirky lyrics. Start with the all uptempo rocker High Class In Borrowed Shoes then Let Go The Line, A Million Vacations, Oh War!, The Party, Hangover and the sweet On The Road etc.
Being CDN this was awesome. missing one band in this one (Rush/Saga/???????) to make the triad in my mind. Any guesses?. thanks!
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Nice deep cut with The Luxury by The Hip. They hold a special spot in my heart as they were a big part of my teenage years in the 90’s and seeing them a few times live in different settings, was always a great show. Hope you dig a bit deeper into their catalogue, as there is something ok every record that will stick with you. I guarantee it.
Bruce Cockburn, Saga and Tom Cochrane/Red Rider rarely if ever get reacted to. Thanks, man. Try some Strange Advance.
ALSO: Tom wrote "White Hot" after reading a biography of Arthur Rimbaud.
Good tune by The Hip, very like The Doors sound, but they have at least 20 better songs. Try New Orleans is Sinking, Blow At High Dough, Three Pistols, Little Bones, Twist My Arm, Cordelia, Ahead By A Century, 50 Mission Cap, Wheat Kings, 38 Years Old, Poets, Bobcaygeon and Courage.
Was never a huge fan of mid 80s Rush but Marathon kind of struck a chord with me especially with the choral swells at the end...however..as good as the studio version is...the live version from the A Show of Hands tour is infinitely better. It feels fuller and more powerful and, where I think the studio version kind of robs you of a proper ending, the live version gives you the kick ass epic ending it deserves. My suggestion is if you are going to have Lex react to this song I think it should be this live version as opposed to the studio one th-cam.com/video/cxxgEzVkEjI/w-d-xo.html
I hadn't heard this song more than once before because I honestly lost interest in Rush starting with the Power Windows album. The Big Money song is great off it but they became too synthy for my taste as the 1980s wore on. They had good tunes after Power Windows but for me their best music by far is from 1974-84.
SAGA hit lightning in a bottle with "On The Loose", but never came close to writing another song as good ever again.
Blue Rodeo sounds like Better Than Ezra's early stuff
Well heck Nick! Its about time you played *Saga* from the era where they finally found their "sound" on World's Apart! EVERY track is perfect on it, and its great on headphones at night . . . but "No Regrets (Chapter 5)" and "No Stranger (Chapter Eight)" are my faves along with the entire album. Not a bad track on it :). THIS is just a beginning to your Saga Rabbit-hole.
Nice variety from Canada here to expose to N&L, Joe!
Haha! No, I only sent you 8 (maybe 7) Saga albums from their awesome catalogue 😊.
- Tony