My love for blue rodeo runs deep. I recall choice nights spent in our family music room with the hunter green walls and decorative canards, volume up on a good sound system. Also many rounds of 5 days in May, while watching my roommates play original Mario. I have seen them live in Hamilton, Jim Cuddy introduced the song 1,000 arms with the story behind the lyrics - about a woman living and functioning with a manic disorder, who rides a recognizable bicycle, and the community knows who she is, so when she goes off on those manic benders, she’s got 1,000 arms to guide her back home again. Safety. Compassion. #communitygoals.
blue rodeo’s is a country music that shines with neon lights thru the fog, (there is a wonderful write up inside this alb cover). Pure vocal work, commanding attention emotively and proudly, and clearly through soft twangy guitar strings. Canadiana thru to the core, love songs that don’t pull on the heart strings cheaply, but nestle in to the farthest soul reaches, emoting pain and ease at the same time. It is a soundtrack that can sit beside you like a friend in times of need.
“you were never the same way twice”
cool thing, find a copy of outskirts and read the blurb/story/scene painted by Phillip Martin 1986, as it creatively encapsulates this one of a kind band.
