If you grew up in Canada in the 90s, you’d no doubt have listened to any number of Our Lady Peace and I Mother Earth songs on the radio or on MuchMusic. Bonus points for you if you also followed Edwin’s solo career after he left as frontman for I Mother Earth. (which I did)
Both bands are well known and well loved by Canadians. But I have never seen them live until now — on their reunion tour that kicked off at the Abbotsford centre. For Sean and I, it was like a stroll down amnesia lane, reliving our 90s. And I must say, I rather enjoyed this slice of Canadiana.
Original front man Edwin and I Mother Earth had reunited on stage to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their album, Scenery and Fish. Unfortunately for me, no solo Edwin music included in the setlist. We were amazed at how well he belted out the songs and how tight the band was, riffing on the songs. They are a great band to see live. They not only can play, but they can jam.
Their setlist:
- Not Quite Sonic
- Used to Be Alright
- Pisser
- Raspberry
- Earth, Sky and C.
- Another Sunday
- Levitate
- One More Astronaut
- Rain Will Fall
When Our Lady Peace took the stage, there was a weird, collective energy in the venue. It was good in that Canadians rocking to Canadians kinda way. It’s not the same vibe as Canadians going to a Coldplay or U2 concert, you know? This was one of our own and they were here to remind us of our good ole’ days.
Raine Maida with a megaphone kickstarted the gig. And then the sing-a-long began and didn’t really stop until the end of the night.
Full disclosure: I know Our Lady Peace songs because of hearing it countless times on radio and TV. I have a couple of OLP favourites, but after tonite’s concert, even the ones I wasn’t that crazy about, I not only grew to appreciate and actually ended up liking those songs more than before. That is the the power of live performances.
Here’s their OLPxIME setlist:
A slice of Can-rock to warm us on this rainy autumn night. Now let’s go get some timmy ho’s!
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