Before They Were Famous

There's a Canadian rock band goes by the name of the Tragically Hip, from Kingston Ontario (roughly a 2 hour dirve from either Montreal, Ottawa, or Toronto). I've seen the Hip eight times over the last ten years, they are very well known in Canada; their eight CD's have all sold over a million copies in Canada. Big in Euroope too, but for some strange reason virtually unknown in America. Saw the Hip this past August in the Somerville theatre in Boston, one of 300 people there. Go to www.thehip.com and check out the band, if they are touring in your city make a point of seeing them. Well written lyrics, and seen live you can't help but draw a parallel to the Australian band Midnight Oil. Jeff

I heard violinist Sarah Chang play when she was 12 years old. Not live, but I have original locally made recordings on 45RPM of the B52s and Devo I bought in College in the late 70s long before they became known.

I'm glad someone else remembers Lupo's Heartbreak. I saw Simon & Garfunkle at New Rochelle HS just as "Sounds of Silence" started to get airplay.

In 67 when I was 12 a friend of mine took me to see a guy named Jimi Hendrix at Hunter College in NYC. It was really cool. He set his guitar on fire. My parents, who were so impressed that I was going to a "concert", nearly dropped dead when I came home the next day with a copy of "Are You Experienced" They were pretty radical looking back then, especially that vest with the eyes on it that he was wearing in the picture.

Blbloom, interesting thread; While Bobby Vee never achieved "huge" stardom, he did alright for a country boy:>). He's from N.Dak, near where I grew up and he and his band "The Shadows" played locally in the late 50s early 60's (just dated myself). "Bobby Vee and the Shadows" were great performers and a great R&R dance band. Thanks for the memories. Cheers. Craig