Alex Gadd

Tag: The Tragically Hip

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    The Most Influential Albums of My Life

    In 2018, a “challenge” went around Facebook that I was able to get behind and participate in – the first (and only) one ever. No Ice Bucket Challenges for me, but the 10 Most Influential Albums in 10 Days challenge was appealing. My college friend Leigh forwarded me the challenge, which had been almost universally…

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    Third Albums

    I grew up finding bands and performers that I liked from the radio, and then in my teens, via MTV as well. Once I found a band I liked, I would work backwards through their records, really digging in to their music and the progression of their sound and songwriting from album to album. And…

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    The Tragically Hip – Road Apples

    (Album ©1991, MCA Records) After college was filled with all kinds of new music, as I was working at a radio station and had lots of time and access to see bands. I got into Phish around this time, after pretty much ignoring them all through college as they were refining their sound. We played…

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