they’ve been on the scene since the mid-1980s and their country pop sound
mid-1980s and their country pop sound
mid-1980s and their country pop sound has been pleasing listeners ever since
has been pleasing listeners ever since
has been pleasing listeners ever since hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Jim Cuddy of blue rodeo about what
with Jim Cuddy of blue rodeo about what
with Jim Cuddy of blue rodeo about what the future has in store for this iconic
the future has in store for this iconic
the future has in store for this iconic Canadian band
what can we expect in the future from
what can we expect in the future from rodeo well we have a kind of an
rodeo well we have a kind of an
rodeo well we have a kind of an important anniversary next year so 25
important anniversary next year so 25
important anniversary next year so 25 years since outskirts came out
Gregg’s gonna remix bring up we have
Gregg’s gonna remix bring up we have some archival stuff from that period of
some archival stuff from that period of
some archival stuff from that period of time so while I’m out touring its makes
time so while I’m out touring its makes
time so while I’m out touring its makes me nervous he’s going to be there remix
me nervous he’s going to be there remix
me nervous he’s going to be there remix in all this stuff so we’ll see it we’re
in all this stuff so we’ll see it we’re
in all this stuff so we’ll see it we’re gonna do is remaster and add to or
gonna do is remaster and add to or
gonna do is remaster and add to or change the first five
then we will make another record next
then we will make another record next year I think in the same manner we made
year I think in the same manner we made
year I think in the same manner we made five days in July
five days in July
five days in July Kota Gregg’s farm get the truck set up
Kota Gregg’s farm get the truck set up
Kota Gregg’s farm get the truck set up in a way that’s comfortable for for him
in a way that’s comfortable for for him
in a way that’s comfortable for for him and for us and then do that
now I know there’s been some rumors
now I know there’s been some rumors about Blue Rodeo and Greg leaving the
about Blue Rodeo and Greg leaving the
about Blue Rodeo and Greg leaving the stage and I kind of think you want to
stage and I kind of think you want to
stage and I kind of think you want to clear that up for us you know it’s not
clear that up for us you know it’s not
clear that up for us you know it’s not like we’ve been been secretive about
like we’ve been been secretive about
like we’ve been been secretive about this greg has had really bad ear
this greg has had really bad ear
this greg has had really bad ear problems and as of last September he
problems and as of last September he
problems and as of last September he couldn’t even be on a stage we came back
couldn’t even be on a stage we came back
couldn’t even be on a stage we came back from the tour in the United States and
from the tour in the United States and
from the tour in the United States and he was his ears were so sensitive that
he was his ears were so sensitive that
he was his ears were so sensitive that he he could had to stay home and just
he he could had to stay home and just
he he could had to stay home and just not have any loud sound so that
not have any loud sound so that
not have any loud sound so that condition has really eased just with
condition has really eased just with
condition has really eased just with rest and with the you know just staying
rest and with the you know just staying
rest and with the you know just staying healthy the Winnipeg folks vessel wanted
healthy the Winnipeg folks vessel wanted
healthy the Winnipeg folks vessel wanted us to do five days in July in its
us to do five days in July in its
us to do five days in July in its entirety and in his sequence so we said
entirety and in his sequence so we said
entirety and in his sequence so we said okay let’s do that and let’s those are
okay let’s do that and let’s those are
okay let’s do that and let’s those are quieter songs and they’re easy for Greg
quieter songs and they’re easy for Greg
quieter songs and they’re easy for Greg to participate in so we reconfigured our
to participate in so we reconfigured our
to participate in so we reconfigured our stage set up and made a quieter on stage
stage set up and made a quieter on stage
stage set up and made a quieter on stage we did that whole record and that became
we did that whole record and that became
we did that whole record and that became the beginning of a very very enjoyable
the beginning of a very very enjoyable
the beginning of a very very enjoyable summer we relearned all those songs even
summer we relearned all those songs even
summer we relearned all those songs even though we’ve been playing them for years
though we’ve been playing them for years
though we’ve been playing them for years we’ve been really crunching them down by
we’ve been really crunching them down by
we’ve been really crunching them down by playing too loud and so we kind of found
playing too loud and so we kind of found
playing too loud and so we kind of found that groove again that we had then
if we want to do a louder song which we
if we want to do a louder song which we do occasionally we have Colin Crips who
do occasionally we have Colin Crips who
do occasionally we have Colin Crips who plays in my band
plays in my band
plays in my band come and play guitar and Greg will go
come and play guitar and Greg will go
come and play guitar and Greg will go offstage so I think that’s what people
offstage so I think that’s what people
offstage so I think that’s what people are responding to is that is that Greg
are responding to is that is that Greg
are responding to is that is that Greg seems to leave the stage and they don’t
seems to leave the stage and they don’t
seems to leave the stage and they don’t know why even though you know what like
know why even though you know what like
know why even though you know what like I said we’ve been very open about his
I said we’ve been very open about his
I said we’ve been very open about his ear problems it’s just volume it’s not
ear problems it’s just volume it’s not
ear problems it’s just volume it’s not it’s not that he doesn’t like those
it’s not that he doesn’t like those
it’s not that he doesn’t like those songs and this is not that he’s too
songs and this is not that he’s too
songs and this is not that he’s too egocentric to be on stage when he’s not
egocentric to be on stage when he’s not
egocentric to be on stage when he’s not singing I’ve heard the funniest rumors
singing I’ve heard the funniest rumors
singing I’ve heard the funniest rumors but it’s just that it’s too loud I can’t
but it’s just that it’s too loud I can’t
but it’s just that it’s too loud I can’t imagine there being any divas in the
imagine there being any divas in the
imagine there being any divas in the rodeo Oh Greg’s a diva don’t get me
rodeo Oh Greg’s a diva don’t get me
rodeo Oh Greg’s a diva don’t get me wrong but he’s not that bad a diva
I thought it was interesting when you
I thought it was interesting when you were talking about you know finding new
were talking about you know finding new
were talking about you know finding new subtleties in in the music by you know
subtleties in in the music by you know
subtleties in in the music by you know how being forced to play quieter and
how being forced to play quieter and
how being forced to play quieter and coos tickly and stuff like that five
coos tickly and stuff like that five
coos tickly and stuff like that five days in July was a record that
days in July was a record that
days in July was a record that transformed us as a band we did it as a
transformed us as a band we did it as a
transformed us as a band we did it as a just a just a toss off project we just
just a just a toss off project we just
just a just a toss off project we just wanted to do a an acoustic record but
wanted to do a an acoustic record but
wanted to do a an acoustic record but what we discovered was we discovered
what we discovered was we discovered
what we discovered was we discovered that at a quieter volume the poly
that at a quieter volume the poly
that at a quieter volume the poly rhythms mattered more so that the little
rhythms mattered more so that the little
rhythms mattered more so that the little internal rhythms really matter because
internal rhythms really matter because
internal rhythms really matter because you can hear them and feel them and
you can hear them and feel them and
you can hear them and feel them and everybody plays off
we played that record for a couple years
we played that record for a couple years and then we just started incorporated
and then we just started incorporated
and then we just started incorporated into our set as we gradually
into our set as we gradually
into our set as we gradually incorporated it into a louder bigger
incorporated it into a louder bigger
incorporated it into a louder bigger stage set those particular nuances in
stage set those particular nuances in
stage set those particular nuances in the rhythm especially got flattened out
the rhythm especially got flattened out
the rhythm especially got flattened out you can’t hear them anymore if you’re
you can’t hear them anymore if you’re
you can’t hear them anymore if you’re just playing sold-out it’s so going back
just playing sold-out it’s so going back
just playing sold-out it’s so going back to that record and listening to it and
to that record and listening to it and
to that record and listening to it and thinking we are not as groovy as that
thinking we are not as groovy as that
thinking we are not as groovy as that band anymore we are way more meat and
band anymore we are way more meat and
band anymore we are way more meat and potatoes rock and we need to get back to
potatoes rock and we need to get back to
potatoes rock and we need to get back to that that was a really really important
that that was a really really important
that that was a really really important rediscovery for us and we it’s funny
rediscovery for us and we it’s funny
rediscovery for us and we it’s funny that what we thought at the time was
that what we thought at the time was
that what we thought at the time was there’s an enormous impact from quieter
there’s an enormous impact from quieter
there’s an enormous impact from quieter music if it’s the right platter music
music if it’s the right platter music
music if it’s the right platter music doesn’t have to be stillness it can be
doesn’t have to be stillness it can be
doesn’t have to be stillness it can be rhythms at a quieter volume that still
rhythms at a quieter volume that still
rhythms at a quieter volume that still are you know very arousing they just
are you know very arousing they just
are you know very arousing they just don’t have to laugh so it was good it
don’t have to laugh so it was good it
don’t have to laugh so it was good it was a good rediscovery
with what you credit your lasting
with what you credit your lasting success you know trying to figure out
success you know trying to figure out
success you know trying to figure out why people like you is impossible
why people like you is impossible
why people like you is impossible however we’ve really tried to be loyal
however we’ve really tried to be loyal
however we’ve really tried to be loyal to the people that like it you don’t
to the people that like it you don’t
to the people that like it you don’t have to travel the see us we’re gonna
have to travel the see us we’re gonna
have to travel the see us we’re gonna come where you live
come where you live
come where you live so we travel a lot to people I think
so we travel a lot to people I think
so we travel a lot to people I think that we came along at a time when
that we came along at a time when
that we came along at a time when Canadian music was just being embraced
Canadian music was just being embraced
Canadian music was just being embraced and we caught people at a time in their
and we caught people at a time in their
and we caught people at a time in their lives that when they were you know they
lives that when they were you know they
lives that when they were you know they were at university or they’re in their
were at university or they’re in their
were at university or they’re in their first job where they really lay into
first job where they really lay into
first job where they really lay into high school I think we became something
high school I think we became something
high school I think we became something for them not just us but other bands of
for them not just us but other bands of
for them not just us but other bands of our of our generation became bands that
our of our generation became bands that
our of our generation became bands that represented to them a discovery and and
represented to them a discovery and and
represented to them a discovery and and would the soundtrack of their new lives
you try to play well we you know we try
you try to play well we you know we try to keep ourselves and shape to do it we
to keep ourselves and shape to do it we
to keep ourselves and shape to do it we don’t rely on just our old music we try
don’t rely on just our old music we try
don’t rely on just our old music we try to keep putting on their music you know
to keep putting on their music you know
to keep putting on their music you know if those factors are the ones then we
if those factors are the ones then we
if those factors are the ones then we had something to do with it but
had something to do with it but
had something to do with it but otherwise we get
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