It was after the production of the second outing that Downie asked if Rock had music he could write lyrics for. LISTEN & SHARE "LUSTRE PARFAIT" HEREĭownie and Rock’s collaboration began when they first worked together on The Tragically Hip's World Container (2006) and We Are The Same (2009). Defiant, with a crystal clear fury in his voice not heard since The Tragically Hip’s Man Machine Poem farewell tour, Gord unfurls pristine lyrical strands from Rock’s cathedral of sound, divining imagery both raucous and gothic – ‘we float above the wreck … like A Scene From the Deluge.’ Compared to the raw intimacy of Downie’s posthumous solo releases – 2017’s letter to loved ones Introduce Yerelf, and 2020’s ghostly goodbye Away Is Mine – “Lustre Parfait” is a rallying cry from a voice that echoes loud and clear: Gord Downie, in the pocket of a gleaming rock band, relentless, lit up by the risk of collaboration, blazing on the edge of experimentation. Wearing the musical influences of giants on their ample sleeves, sparks fly from the first salvo of "Lustre Parfait," the groove racing like a la ‘Exile on E Street.’ Downie sings above his high water mark most have come to know, inspired by Rock's mastery of brash post-punk and brassy stadium anthemics. Blending poetry and power in lavish measure, the song bursts out of the gate with breakneck pace, organ flourishes, and horn blasts, inspiring Gord’s thoughtful verse and explosive chorus – a booming invitation to "gather in the dark" for that silent, deafening moment when the lights go down and the stars start to star. ![]() Inspired by their brotherhood in rock n’ roll, “Lustre Parfait” is electrified and resplendent, created in reverence to the magnitude of music itself. ![]() ![]() More than a decade in the making, Gord Downie, the iconic late frontman of The Tragically Hip, and Bob Rock, the legendary producer perhaps best known for Metallica’s Black Album, today share “Lustre Parfait” – the first song of their long mythologized collaboration.
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