By Uncle Blurt
The music world lost another titan this week, Gord Downie, frontman for Canada’s Tragically Hip, and passionate obituaries and testimonials quickly followed. The ever-diligent archivists over at the Big O zine have duly unearthed a fantastic-sounding deep-archive concert by the band, originally broadcast live over CFNY-FM 102.
MP3: Tragically Hip – Spectrum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; November 30, 1989.
Apparently the 51-minute show has been bootlegged in the past, notably on the So Hip It Hurts CD, but this version is reportedly taken from a new, better-sounding source, an uncirculated off-air cassette master. Check out the tracklisting, below.
Track 01
. She Didn’t Know 4:16Track 02
. Highway Girl 4:31Track 03
. Smalltown Bringdown 3:14Track 04
. Opiated 3:49Track 05
. Every Time You Go 4:03Track 06
. Last American Exit 5:00Track 07
. Boots or Hearts 3:37Track 08
. 38 Years Old 4:42Track 09
. Blow at High Dough 4:50Track 10
. New Orleans Is Sinking 7:50Track 11
. When the Weight Comes Down 4:40