Monday, August 01, 2005

The Rio Statics?


During the intro. of "Grace, Too", on The Tragically Hip's album, "Live Between Us", Gordon Downie makes reference to the opening band, but I can't make out their name. The CD was recorded live in Detroit in 1996, so it may be a local Michigan band. I've tried The Hip's website and message boards, but no luck. Anyone know?

2 comments:

Rambling Canuck said...

Yah, mon. It's the mighty Rheostatics -- another Canadian treasure. Crazy rock and roll, amigo. Check it. Also, the guitarist Dave Bidini wrote a great book called "Tropic of Hockey" about traveling the world and experiencing amateur hockey in various countries. Hilarious stuff.

JMH said...

I have always wanted to know what band he was talking about, if for no other reason then just to know what he was saying. Thanks for the tip, I'll check 'em out.