Top 100 Canadian Songs

As always here is the link to vote for a song in rock band, Click on it, vote. and feel free to reference this site as to why they rock.

http://www.rockband.com/request

I did a quick search for Top 100 Canadian songs and every list i could find included a number of Tragically Hip songs (and they were number one on a lot of these lists)

I'm not going to list all of them but here are a couple i found to hold a little more credibility

http://www.torontomike.com/best_canadian_song_search/

It's a pretty complete list and honestly i would be happy with almost all of them making a Rock Band appearance but here are the entries from our boys

1. The Tragically Hip - New Orleans Is Sinking

13. The Tragically Hip - Courage

41. The Tragically Hip - Bobcaygeon

63. The Tragically Hip - Wheat Kings

69. The Tragically Hip - Ahead By a Century

They are also featured in the "Top 100 Canadian Albums of all time" A book was published in 2007 by Bob Mersereau a long time arts and entertainment reporter for CBC Television.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Top_100_Canadian_Albums

The Tragically Hip Had 4 of the top 26 Albums (beating out Rush who came in at number 9)

5. Fully Completely - The Tragically Hip

15. Up to here - The Tragically Hip

21. Day for Night - The Tragically Hip

26. Road Apples - The Tragically Hip

Come on Harmonix, i'm sure part of Rock Band's mission statement is to introduce rhythm game fan's to new music. This is probably the best band that no one in the states has heard of. Introduce them.

July 1st 2010 (Canada Day)

As always let me start with the link to the Rock Band Request Page

http://www.rockband.com/request

The more i look around for Tragically Hip info the more frustrated i get that this band hasn't been given represented in Rock Band.

Don't get me wrong i'm loving everything Harmonex is doing, if i look at my video game shelf it currently holds Rock Band, Rock Band 2, Rock Band Beatles, Lego Rock Band, the AC/DC track pack and Grand theft Auto 4. I've easily spent over 250$ on DLC grabbing at least one track a week. This week we got some more Tom Petty and next week we finally get "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

All of these band are worth representation but take a look at some of the arguments presented in this Blog If we hit July 1st 2010 (Canada Day) and i'm not playing a Hip song in Rock Band i'm going to be very upset. (This is as angry as Canadians get, and notice i'm not apologizing i might loose my citizenship over this.

So 2 years after Rock Band was released let me officially Re-start my grass roots efforts to get my favorite band into my favorite rhythm game.

Click on the link above and vote now!

How many of the Top 200 New Rock Songs go to The Hip?

As always let me start with the Rock Band Song Request Link. Go There, Vote well and Vote often.

http://www.rockband.com/request

On thanksgiving i was in the car for 8 hours. :) On my way through Toronto ended up listening to 102.1 the edge. (because when i was flipping through the dial they happed to be playing a Hip song.)

Turns out 102.1 the edge used thanksgiving weekend as an excuse to play the top 200 new rock songs of all time according to the Edge listeners. When i got home i decided to check out the list to see how our boys did.

Not only were they well represented they also had the most entries with 12 Tracks.

3. The Tragically Hip - Ahead By a Century

19. The Tragically Hip - Locked In the Trunk of a Car

33. The Tragically Hip - Poets

46. The Tragically Hip - At the Hundredth Meridian

64. The Tragically Hip - Courage

78. The Tragically Hip - Looking for a Place to Happen

90. The Tragically Hip - Fifty Mission Cap

102. The Tragically Hip - Blow At High Dough

111. The Tragically Hip - Grace Too

112. The Tragically Hip - Nautical Disaster

148. The Tragically Hip - Bobcaygeon

162. The Tragically Hip - 700 Ft. Ceiling

I don't necessarily agree with the order but i think we can all agree that Harmonix needs to get some of these tracks into their game.

Other Interesting Fact

Out of the 200 Song's chosen only 43* have already made it into Rock Band.

* Disclaimer, this is a Toronto radio station so Canada was pretty well represented in the top 200 and Harmonix seems to think that Alanis Morissett is enough to make us kunnuk's happy... it's not.

here's the link to 102.1 The Edge's top 200 new rock songs.

http://www.edge.ca/Music/Countdowns/Top200ofAllTime.aspx

Haven't Given Up

I havn't given up, just takeing a new direction, more to come soon. Also i'm flying down to Texas to catch 3 hip shows in Oct. Can't wait!!

as always i start with the link to vote for the hip.

http://www.rockband.com/support#request

Well it's Canada Day, i was hopeing for a tip of the had from Harmonex but no Canadian content. I'm not discuraged, i just thought i would hop on and make a quick post. "Happy Canada Day". Here is the card i have been handing out at conserts, feel free to print some out and do the same. Can't wait for the London Show. See you there.

They Know!!

Going forward I'm going to start every post with the request link (that way anyone new to the site can recommend right away.) Add a comment to this post and let me know what song you voted for.

http://www.rockband.com/support#request

Feel free to put www.makerockbandhip.com as the reason the band rocks in the song request form.

The show last night was amazing, they started with "The Depression Suite" played The Bear for the first time live EVER! Lots of new stuff, I think they almost played the entire album, and all Yer Favorites. 

I handed out a hundred "Vote for the Tragically Hip" cards and met allot of great people. 

I was also tipped of that Harmonix is well aware of The Hip and are even teasing their fans a little. 

Check out the first pair of pants in the rock section for female players.

Tragically Hipsters. 

The description: When your looking for a place to happen. 

That night in Toronto

So i got hip tickets for the April 24th show in Toronto, Second row. In an effort to get some more followers i made up some business cards with the web page address on them www.makerockbandhip.com 

So if you got a card and typed in the URL thank you. 

here is the address to recommend a Tragically Hip song in Rock Band

http://www.rockband.com/support#request

Do it often, and when they ask you why the band rocks feel free to type in this url.