''Battle of the Nudes'' is the second solo album by
Gordon Downie
Gordon Edgar Downie (February 6, 1964 – October 17, 2017) was a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, musician, writer and activist. He was the singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, which he fronted from its forma ...
, lead singer of
The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as the Hip, were a Canadian rock band formed in Kingston, Ontario in 1984, consisting of vocalist Gord Downie, guitarist Paul Langlois, guitarist Rob Baker (known as Bobby Baker until 1994), bassi ...
. It was released in 2003. Most of the tracks are recordings of songs written by Downie with heavy rock accompaniment.
Downie's backing band, credited as "The Country of Miracles", included
Julie Doiron
Julie Doiron (born June 28, 1972) is a Canadian singer-songwriter of Acadian heritage. She has been the bass guitarist and co-vocalist for the Canadian indie rock band Eric's Trip since its formation in 1990. She has released ten solo albums, begi ...
,
Josh Finlayson
Skydiggers are a Canadian roots rock band from Toronto formed by Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson. Since 1990, they have released 19 albums/EPs and have had a number of singles that have appeared on the Canadian charts. Their most successful album i ...
and members of
The Dinner Is Ruined
The Dinner Is Ruined is a Canadian indie rock band. the band plays an experimental and improvisational brand of blues rock. The band members are Dale Morningstar, Dave Clark and Dr. Johnny Pee.
History
The Dinner Is Ruined was formed in 1991 by ...
(
Dale Morningstar
Dale Morningstar is a Canadian rock musician and recording engineer and producer, originally from Chippawa, Ontario.
Biography
Morningstar is the founding member of The Dinner Is Ruined, an avant-garde rock band based in Toronto in the early 19 ...
and
Dave Clark).
Production and marketing
The album was recorded and mixed by Morningstar. The cover artwork was created by Montreal artist Jon Claytor.
To overcome the problem of fans creating bootleg recordings instead of buying the CD, Downie collaborated with
MapleMusic Recordings
Cadence Recordings, formerly MapleMusic, is a Canadian independent record label founded by Andy Maize, Jeff Maize, Mike Alkier, Evan Hu, Lorique Mindel and Grant Dexter in 1999 and based in Toronto, Ontario. Other investors include Gary Slaigh ...
to create video recordings of concerts performed in support of the album. The videos were posted for sale a few days after the concert.
"Downie's boots"
''Now Toronto'', June 26, 2003
Track listing
All tracks written by Gord Downie
Gordon Edgar Downie (February 6, 1964 – October 17, 2017) was a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, musician, writer and activist. He was the singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, which he fronted from its forma ...
unless otherwise noted.
# "Into The Night"
# "Figment"
# "Christmastime In Toronto"
# "Willow Logic"
# "Pascal's Submarine" (Gordon Downie on harmonica and drums) (with the brass section and trumpet solo by Chris Botti)
# "11th Fret"
# "Who By Rote" (Downie, Clark, Doiron, Finlayson, Morningstar, Press)
# "Steeplechase"
# "More Me Less You"
# "We're Hardcore" (Downie, Clark, Finlayson, Morningstar, Press)
# "Pillform No. 2"
# "Pillform No. 1"
References
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2003 albums
Gordon Downie albums
Rounder Records albums