'Hippie bliss scene': The story behind Blue Rodeo's iconic album, Five Days in July

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Canadian band Blue Rodeo’s album Five Days in July was released 30 years ago — and to celebrate the anniversary they’re performing its songs in their entirety across the country.

was probably the pinnacle of the rock genre of Blue Rodeo. We were loud and we toured all over the place.

Put it out, do a little tour, and then we'll come back to doing what we're doing. So we decided to camp to Greg [Keelor]'s farm, set up in his living room, got Doug McClements' recording truck, had our friends over, people camping on the lawn, swimming in the pool. And upon listening back when we would go outside and listen to the tracks, we realized that there was something more than we had anticipated, that even the quiet acoustic sounds had a real grandeur and they had a real power that we had never anticipated.

I still remember listening to it and it was at that point that I thought, "Wow, we really have something here, and I wonder how everybody else will receive it."Blue Rodeo on becoming popularJim Cuddy and Greg Keelor, songwriters for Blue Rodeo, discuss their music in 1988.

 

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