Glass
      Tiger
      takes
      crowd
      way
      back
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Kirk
      Avery
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      didn’t
      really
      know
      what
      to
     
     
      expect
      when
      I
      arrived
      at
      the
      Wave
     
     
      on
      Saturday,
      because
      at
      first
      I
     
     
      thought
      the
      band
      would
      have
      been
     
     
      halfway
      through
      their
      set,
      but
      it
     
     
      turned
      out
      that
      I
      was
      just
      in
      time.
     
     
      As
      I
      made
      my
      way
      to
      a
      prime
     
     
      viewing
      spot,
      I
      couldn’t
      help
      but
     
     
      notice
      that
      the
      crowd
      was
      a
      little
     
     
      older
      than
      what
      you
      would
      com-
     
     
      monly
      see
      at
      the
      Wave,
      but
      it
      was
     
     
      a
      really
      nice
      change
      of
      pace.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      best
      part
      of
      the
      show
      was
      ©
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      reliving
      a
      bit
      of
      my
      childhood,
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      even
      though
      I
      was
      only
      a
      toddler
     
     
      when
      the
      band
      was
      at
      its
      peak,
      I
     
     
      can
      still
      remember
      being
      a
      bit
     
     
      older
      and
      hearing
      Glass
      Tiger’s
     
     
      songs
      all
      over
      the
      radio.
     
    

    
     
      I
      didn’t
      realize
      that
      I
      knew
      as
     
     
      much
      of
      their
      music
      as
      I
      did,
     
     
      because
      when
      I
      heard
      songs
      like
     
     
      “Diamond
      Sun,”
      “My
      Town”
      and
     
     
      “My
      Song”
      I
      was
      immediately
     
     
      brought
      back.Other
      songs
      that
     
     
      really
      stood
      out
      were
      “I
      Will
      Be
     
     
      There,”
      “I’m
      Still
      Searching,”
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ABOVE:
      Canadian
      80’s
      rock
      band,
      Glass
      Tiger,
      who
      recently
      performed
     
     
      at
      the
      Wave
      to
      much
      enjoyment
      of
      the
      crowd,
      poses
      in
      a
      group
      photo.
     
     
      Both
      new
      and
      old
      fans
      of
      the
      band
      may
      have
      an
      interest
      in
      such
      songs
      as
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Don’t
      Forget
      Me
      when
      I’m
      Gone.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BELOW:
      Canadian-rock
      favourites,
      The
      Tragically
      Hip’s
      new
      album
     
     
      World
      Container,
      featuring
      singles
      such
      as
      Yer
      Not
      the
      Ocean
      and
      In
     
     
      View,
      which
      as
      has
      received
      positive
      reviews.
      The
      Hip
      recently
      per-
     
    

    
     
      formed
      in
      a
      show
      for
      an
      ecstatic
      Charlottetown
      crowd
      at
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Charlottetown
      Civic
      Centre.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      easily
      their
      two
      biggest
      hits
     
     
      “Someday,”
      and
      “Don’t
      Forget
      Me
     
     
      When
      I’m
      Gone,”
      the
      latter
      being
     
     
      the
      one
      number
      that
      everyone
     
     
      couldn’t
      wait
      to
      hear,
      and
      when
     
     
      they
      did
      they
      showed
      their
      appre-
     
     
      ciation
      by
      singing
      the
      words
      at
      the
     
     
      top
      of
      their
      lungs.
      When
      you
      actu-
     
     
      ally
      look
      back
      at
      that
      list
      of
      songs,
     
     
      its
      pretty
      impressive
      to
      note
      how
     
     
      much
      Glass
      Tiger
      has
      contributed
     
     
      to
      the
      world
      of
      music.
     
    

    
     
      In
      hindsight,
      it
      was
      really
      cool
     
     
      seeing
      a
      band
      that
      was
      so
      big
      at
     
     
      one
      point,
      and
      had
      collaborated
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      other
      giant
      artists
      like
      Rod
     
     
      Stewart
      and
      Bryan
      Adams.
      When
      I
     
     
      thought
      about
      the
      other
      possibili-
     
     
      ties
      that
      night,
      Glass
      Tiger
      was
     
     
      definitely
      the
      hottest
      ticket
      in
     
     
      town.
      Lead
      singer
      Alan
      Frew
     
     
      seemed
      to
      genuinely
      enjoy
      the
     
     
      crowd,
      and
      did
      a
      great
      job
      getting
     
     
      a
      few
      laughs
      in
      the
      process.
      The
     
     
      night
      ended
      up
      exceeding
      my
     
     
      expectations,
      and
      listening
      to
      their
     
     
      songs
      after
      has
      just
      reinforced
      my
     
     
      pride
      in
      the
      band
      being
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      premier
      acts
      to
      ever
      come
      out
      of
     
     
      Canada.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      That
      night
      in
     
     
      Charlottetown
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Adam
      W.
      Morrison
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      really
      gained
      an
      interest
      in
      the
     
     
      music
      of
      the
      Tragically
      Hip
      after
     
     
      seeing
      them
      perform
      as
      the
      final
     
     
      opening
      act
      for
      The
      Rolling
      Stones
     
     
      in
      Moncton
      two
      years
      ago.
      Since
     
     
      then,
      I’ve
      listened
      to
      their
      music
     
     
      on
      daily
      basis.
      Checking
      out
      some
     
     
      of
      their
      music
      videos
      on
      YouTube
     
     
      back
      in
      June,
      I
      visited
      their
      web-
     
     
      site
      and
      found
      out
      they
      would
      be
     
     
      playing
      the
      Charlottetown
      Civic
     
     
      Centre
      in
      September.
      Perfect
      tim-
     
     
      ing,
      I
      thought,
      as
      I
      would
      be
      back
     
     
      on
      the
      Island
      attending
      classes
      at
     
     
      UPEI.
     
    

    
     
      I
      immediately
      bought
      tickets
     
     
      online,
      and
      forked
      over
      the
      extra
     
     
      cash
      for
      the
      best
      seats.
      So,
      the
      con-
     
     
      cert
      was
      held
      Saturday,
      Sept.
      15.
     
     
      Was
      it
      worth
      the
      summer’s
      wait
     
     
      and
      money?
      Abso-fucking-lutely!
     
    

    
     
      If
      I
      did
      have
      any
      concerns
      about
     
     
      heading
      to
      the
      concern,
      it
      was
     
     
      finding
      a
      place
      to
      park.
      This
      didn’t
     
     
      prove
      a
      problem,
      as
      I
      easily
      found
     
     
      a
      spot
      over
      at
      the
      Racing/Casino
     
     
      parking
      lot,
      which
      is
      besides
      the
     
     
      civic
      centre.
      The
      Sadies,
      originally
     
     
      from
      Toronto,
      were
      the
      opening
     
     
      act.
      I
      never
      heard
      of
      them
      before
     
     
      they
      played,
      but
      I
      was
      really
      quite
     
     
      impressed.
      A
      four-man
      band,
      they
     
     
      exhibited
      a
      unique
      sound.
      That
     
     
      sound
      has
      been
      described
      as
      indie
     
     
      rock/alternative
      country.
      Much
      of
     
     
      their
      music
      was
      purely
      instrumen-
     
     
      tal.
      Don’t
      take
      that
      as
      a
      criticism,
     
     
      for
      Iam
      as
      much
      as
      fan
      of
      purely
     
     
      instrumental
      rock
      as
      vocal
      rock
     
     
      (one
      of
      the
      best
      examples
      I
      can
     
     
      think
      of
      is
      YYZ
      by
      Rush,
      off
      their
     
     
      1981
      album,
      Moving
      Pictures).
     
     
      Once
      the
      Sadies
      finished,
      there
     
     
      was
      the
      obligatory
      wait
      for
      the
     
     
      main
      event.
      This
      wait
      just
      builds
     
     
      the
      anticipation.
      But,
      as
      they
      say,
     
     
      patience
      is
      a
      virtue.
     
    

    
     
      When
      the
      Hip
      did
      walk
      on
      stage,
     
     
      the
      crowd
      went
      wild.
      They
      opened
     
     
      with
      Yer
      Not
      the
      Ocean,
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      tracks
      from
      Word
      Container,
      their
     
     
      latest
      album.
      Going
      back
      to
      their
     
    
   
   
    
     
      performance
      in
      Moncton
      two
      years
     
     
      ago,
      what
      I
      remembered
      most
      was
     
     
      the
      energy
      lead
      singer
      Gord
     
     
      Downie
      displayed.
      It
      was
      on
      full
     
     
      effect
      here.
      He
      bounced
      across
      the
     
     
      stage,
      and
      brandished
      his
      micro-
     
     
      phone
      stand
      like
      a
      spear.
      His
      danc-
     
     
      ing
      reminded
      me
      of
      Mick
      Jagger’s
     
     
      onstage
      moves.
      The
      other
      songs
     
     
      performed
      consisted
      mostly
      of
     
     
      their
      better
      known
      titles,
      including
     
     
      Grace,
      Too,
      Bobcaygeon,
      Escape
     
     
      is
      at
      Hand
      for
      the
      Traveling
      Man,
     
     
      Ahead
      by
      a
      Century
      (which
      Gord
     
     
      dedicated
      to
      the
      women
      in
      the
     
     
      audience),
      Courage,
      and
      At
      the
     
     
      Hundreth
      Meridian.
      During
      the
     
     
      playing
      of
      At
      the
      Hundreth
     
     
      Meridian,
      Downie
      decided
      to
      sit
     
     
      on
      stage
      and
      lean
      up
      against
      the
     
     
      microphone
      while
      covering
      his
     
     
      face
      with
      a
      white
      cloth.
      While
     
     
      doing
      this,
      he
      reached
      his
      arms
      out
     
     
      as
      if
      he
      was
      having
      some
      kind
      of
     
     
      vision.
      After
      a
      while,
      I
      was
      won-
     
     
      dering
      what
      was
      going
      on.
      But,
      he
     
     
      soon
      jumped
      to
      his
      feet
      and
      belted
     
     
      out
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      song.
     
    

    
     
      It
      was
      no
      surprise
      The
      Hip
      didn’t
     
     
      play
      New
      Orleans
      is
      Sinking
      in
     
     
      Moncton
      two
      years
      ago.
      This
      was
     
     
      a
      few
      weeks
      after
      Hurricane
     
     
      Katrina
      actually
      put
      New
      Orleans
     
     
      underwater.
      Even
      though
      the
      song
     
     
      was
      released
      on
      their
      1989
      album,
     
     
      Up
      to
      Here,
      radio
      stations
      stopped
     
     
      playing
      the
      song
      for
      the
      time
     
     
      being.
      It’s
      my
      favorite
      song
      of
     
     
      theirs
      and
      was
      relieved
      when
      they
     
     
      did
      play
      it
      this
      time
      around.
      As
      for
     
     
      material
      on
      World
      Container,
      they
     
     
      also
      played
      The
      Drop-Off
      and
      The
     
     
      Lonely
      End
      of
      the
      Rink,
      while
     
     
      quite
      good,
      probably
      won’t
      end
      up
     
     
      my
      favourites
      list.
      When
      The
      Hip
     
     
      stopped
      playing
      and
      walked
      off
     
     
      stage,
      it
      wasn’t
      the
      end
      of
      the
     
     
      music.
      Within
      minutes
      (I
      suppose
     
     
      after
      taking
      a
      breather),
      they
      came
     
     
      back
      for
      an
      encore
      performing
     
     
      World
      Container
      and
      the
      sensation-
     
     
      al
      Little
      Bones.
      When
      it
      was
      all
     
     
      said
      and
      done,
      I
      left
      the
      civic
      cen-
     
     
      tre
      exhilarated.
     
    

    
     
      And
      that’s
      that.