Nah, I am waiting for tomorrow night ... I have this anxiety-provoking neuropsychological testing session tomorrow, where I give the tests to my supervisor and she dissects my every move and every error. Freakin' hell. This will be my reward.
lonely end of the rink was the one that stood out for me at sasquatch.. and seems to be the best so far from listening to this now.. i donno how i feel about some of these tracks.. really balady.. hmm maybe they'll grow on me
wow after relistening to this whole album.. it definetely is starting to grow on me.. i'm liking it more and more! now i REALLY can't wait for the show on the 28th
Just picked up my copy at HMV. I'm such a big nerd that I was the first guy in the store. As soon as I walked in, the girl says to me "You must be a Hip fan", lol. The album sounds great coming out of proper speakers, and the more times I hear it, the better it gets. This band never ceases to blow me away.
"I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."
Just picked up my copy at HMV. I'm such a big nerd that I was the first guy in the store. As soon as I walked in, the girl says to me "You must be a Hip fan", lol. The album sounds great coming out of proper speakers, and the more times I hear it, the better it gets. This band never ceases to blow me away.
Yeah I'm going after work today to pick up my copy !
My girlfriend gave me good news yesterday as well..she got us tix for the first show in MTL as well..sweet back to back shows for me..stoked!
listened to the new album a couple of times again this morning....
World Container is sticking out as today's fav track.... something about that tune that is upbeat and sad at the same time.... very intriguing....
good description direwolf was on the money when he said it's right up there with a couple of other classic album closers.
i'm listening to a lot of fly, luv (sic), the drop off, the lonely end of the rink, the kids don't get it, last night i dreamed you didn't love me...even pretend has a fresh and unique sound for the band. so many good tunes.
Just picked up my copy at HMV. I'm such a big nerd that I was the first guy in the store. As soon as I walked in, the girl says to me "You must be a Hip fan", lol. The album sounds great coming out of proper speakers, and the more times I hear it, the better it gets. This band never ceases to blow me away.
they saw you coming a mile away my friend! you can't hide the HIP-ness!
"The fates are amok and spun, measured and cut and the past is meant to please us
Yer a comet from earth in a Kiss Alive shirt saying, ‘holy fuck, it’s jesus!?’
The surface is green and the dark interweaves in a lonely iridescence
It’s terribly deep and the cold is complete and it only lacks a presence
and nothing else."
Is it me, or is there a real nice, delay-laden U2-esque guitar sound coming from Rob(I assume?).
That song kicks my ass every single time. An instant Hip classic, that's for sure. I agree you can definitley hear the U2 influcence with the delay effect on Robby's lead guitar part. I can also hear a bit of The Police during the verses.
What a great album!
"I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."
lol just like giftshop and ahead by a century are the missteps on trouble at the henhouse eh?
There are no missteps on henhouse. One of the best rock albums ever written IMO.
Rink just sounds like a song you would expect the hip to write..the hockey reference, the churning guitars...plus I don't really like lyrics (oh to join the rush as the season builds).
In view, too poppy for my tastes, and again, lyrically boring. Not up to Downie's standards.
"The fates are amok and spun, measured and cut and the past is meant to please us
Yer a comet from earth in a Kiss Alive shirt saying, ‘holy fuck, it’s jesus!?’
The surface is green and the dark interweaves in a lonely iridescence
It’s terribly deep and the cold is complete and it only lacks a presence
and nothing else."
:D:D:D:D
my favorite part of the ENTIRE album!! mook, how'd you know?
thanks for the lyrics though -they're better than i had imagined...
~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
The Drop Off also kicks 800 different types of ass. Also some some nice guitar trickery buried in one of the most rocking songs the Hip have ever done.
I don't think I will diss Bob Rock anymore. With the right band, he can work wonders.
There are no missteps on henhouse. One of the best rock albums ever written IMO.
Rink just sounds like a song you would expect the hip to write..the hockey reference, the churning guitars...plus I don't really like lyrics (oh to join the rush as the season builds).
In view, too poppy for my tastes, and again, lyrically boring. Not up to Downie's standards.
But overall I am really enjoying the album.
The lyrics for Rink are pretty basic on the surface ... I have a personal meaning that I have transposed on them, though.
The lyrics for Rink are pretty basic on the surface ... I have a personal meaning that I have transposed on them, though.
agree that Henhouse is nearly flawless.
Gord mentioned in a recent interview that the lyrics in "Rink" are essentially about the relationship he had with his dad when he was a kid. Here's the quote:
"I was a rink rat growing up," he says. "I was a goalie and my father was a busy father of five, so he would come when he could. When he did show up, I'd look up and there he would be. He'd never go so far as saying 'I'll be there,' because you don't break promises to children -- unless you're Stephen Harper -- and then I'd make a couple of saves, look up, and he'd be gone. So it was a really cool phantom in my life."
"I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."
Gord mentioned in a recent interview that the lyrics in "Rink" are essentially about the relationship he had with his dad when he was a kid. Here's the quote:
"I was a rink rat growing up," he says. "I was a goalie and my father was a busy father of five, so he would come when he could. When he did show up, I'd look up and there he would be. He'd never go so far as saying 'I'll be there,' because you don't break promises to children -- unless you're Stephen Harper -- and then I'd make a couple of saves, look up, and he'd be gone. So it was a really cool phantom in my life."
And as someone with a well-meaning yet too busy/kind of messed up father, I think maybe this is why the song grabs me. Its a bizarre mix of really rocking music with lyrics that make me feel rather sad.
Its a rare song that can hit such different emotions at the same time.
Gord mentioned in a recent interview that the lyrics in "Rink" are essentially about the relationship he had with his dad when he was a kid. Here's the quote:
"I was a rink rat growing up," he says. "I was a goalie and my father was a busy father of five, so he would come when he could. When he did show up, I'd look up and there he would be. He'd never go so far as saying 'I'll be there,' because you don't break promises to children -- unless you're Stephen Harper -- and then I'd make a couple of saves, look up, and he'd be gone. So it was a really cool phantom in my life."
My current favorite on the album, and possibly one of the most beautiful songs ever written by anybody.
That is all.
"I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."
Friggin liking it alot so far..Awesome to hear it on thehip.com but alot better with the actual cd and listening to it in your car...
luv(sic) and kids don't get it are my fav so far...Drop off as well..rink,fly..damn..well those whole album....lol
Guys, I am just not liking the new album. I think it's weak, I found it.... boring..... Just my opinion. You might find my review boring too, ;-)
Yer Not The Ocean (OK, forgettable)
The Lonely End of the Rink (Really Good Song)
In View (Really Good Song)
Fly (OK song)
Luv(sic) ( weak)
The Kids Don't Get It (Weak)
Pretend (WTF is this? The pop version of Kids)
Last Night I Dreamed You Didn't Love Me (I am getting sleepy)
The Drop-Off (Sleeping)
Family Band (Sleeping)
World Container (Sleeping)
Maybe it will grow on me.....Inbetween was better.....
Guys, I am just not liking the new album. I think it's weak, I found it.... boring..... Just my opinion. You might find my review boring too, ;-)
Yer Not The Ocean (OK, forgettable)
The Lonely End of the Rink (Really Good Song)
In View (Really Good Song)
Fly (OK song)
Luv(sic) ( weak)
The Kids Don't Get It (Weak)
Pretend (WTF is this? The pop version of Kids)
Last Night I Dreamed You Didn't Love Me (I am getting sleepy)
The Drop-Off (Sleeping)
Family Band (Sleeping)
World Container (Sleeping)
Maybe it will grow on me.....Inbetween was better.....
That's cool man...we all have different tastes at times with music...Personally Ilove the Album so far...fav since Phantom Power
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08/02/07 - LOLLA!!!
wow after relistening to this whole album.. it definetely is starting to grow on me.. i'm liking it more and more! now i REALLY can't wait for the show on the 28th
08/02/07 - LOLLA!!!
World Container is sticking out as today's fav track.... something about that tune that is upbeat and sad at the same time.... very intriguing....
-Tom Waits
Yeah I'm going after work today to pick up my copy !
My girlfriend gave me good news yesterday as well..she got us tix for the first show in MTL as well..sweet back to back shows for me..stoked!
But overall the album is good and sound much fresher than what they've done with the past couple of albums.
good description
i'm listening to a lot of fly, luv (sic), the drop off, the lonely end of the rink, the kids don't get it, last night i dreamed you didn't love me...even pretend has a fresh and unique sound for the band. so many good tunes.
HIP!
they saw you coming a mile away my friend!
There’s Moonbeam, Ontari-ari-o
There are places I’ve never been
and always wanted to go"
GORD!
"The fates are amok and spun, measured and cut and the past is meant to please us
Yer a comet from earth in a Kiss Alive shirt saying, ‘holy fuck, it’s jesus!?’
The surface is green and the dark interweaves in a lonely iridescence
It’s terribly deep and the cold is complete and it only lacks a presence
and nothing else."
lol just like giftshop and ahead by a century are the missteps on trouble at the henhouse eh?
08/02/07 - LOLLA!!!
Is it me, or is there a real nice, delay-laden U2-esque guitar sound coming from Rob(I assume?).
That song kicks my ass every single time. An instant Hip classic, that's for sure. I agree you can definitley hear the U2 influcence with the delay effect on Robby's lead guitar part. I can also hear a bit of The Police during the verses.
What a great album!
-Tom Waits
There are no missteps on henhouse. One of the best rock albums ever written IMO.
Rink just sounds like a song you would expect the hip to write..the hockey reference, the churning guitars...plus I don't really like lyrics (oh to join the rush as the season builds).
In view, too poppy for my tastes, and again, lyrically boring. Not up to Downie's standards.
But overall I am really enjoying the album.
my favorite part of the ENTIRE album!! mook, how'd you know?
thanks for the lyrics though -they're better than i had imagined...
I don't think I will diss Bob Rock anymore. With the right band, he can work wonders.
The lyrics for Rink are pretty basic on the surface ... I have a personal meaning that I have transposed on them, though.
agree that Henhouse is nearly flawless.
Gord mentioned in a recent interview that the lyrics in "Rink" are essentially about the relationship he had with his dad when he was a kid. Here's the quote:
"I was a rink rat growing up," he says. "I was a goalie and my father was a busy father of five, so he would come when he could. When he did show up, I'd look up and there he would be. He'd never go so far as saying 'I'll be there,' because you don't break promises to children -- unless you're Stephen Harper -- and then I'd make a couple of saves, look up, and he'd be gone. So it was a really cool phantom in my life."
-Tom Waits
And as someone with a well-meaning yet too busy/kind of messed up father, I think maybe this is why the song grabs me. Its a bizarre mix of really rocking music with lyrics that make me feel rather sad.
Its a rare song that can hit such different emotions at the same time.
The Drop Off has been in my head all day, and if i don't hear it soon, i'm going to go crazy!! :eek:
great minds
thanks direwolf.
My current favorite on the album, and possibly one of the most beautiful songs ever written by anybody.
That is all.
-Tom Waits
luv(sic) and kids don't get it are my fav so far...Drop off as well..rink,fly..damn..well those whole album....lol
incredible, isn't it?
Yer Not The Ocean (OK, forgettable)
The Lonely End of the Rink (Really Good Song)
In View (Really Good Song)
Fly (OK song)
Luv(sic) ( weak)
The Kids Don't Get It (Weak)
Pretend (WTF is this? The pop version of Kids)
Last Night I Dreamed You Didn't Love Me (I am getting sleepy)
The Drop-Off (Sleeping)
Family Band (Sleeping)
World Container (Sleeping)
Maybe it will grow on me.....Inbetween was better.....
That's cool man...we all have different tastes at times with music...Personally Ilove the Album so far...fav since Phantom Power
i agree...best since phantom power.