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  • rebornFixer
    rebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    I think Last Night is going to be one of those sleeper songs ... Now its kinda underwhelming, but later it will make its presence felt ...


    Was anyone at that Horseshoe show last night? They played the entire album.
  • bubbamackdaddy69
    bubbamackdaddy69 Posts: 576
    mookie blaylock 10 wrote:
    i agree...best since phantom power.

    Exactly...and my review would be...

    Yer Not The Ocean .....good song
    The Lonely End of the Rink .....Really Good Song
    In View ......so so
    Fly ...really good song
    Luv(sic) .....really good song
    The Kids Don't Get It .......AWESOME SONG
    Pretend..........good song
    Last Night I Dreamed You Didn't Love Me.......really good song
    The Drop-Off ......AWESOME SONG
    Family Band .......really good song
    World Container .....really good song
    Master of Zen
  • bubbamackdaddy69
    bubbamackdaddy69 Posts: 576
    reborncareerist wrote:
    I think Last Night is going to be one of those sleeper songs ... Now its kinda underwhelming, but later it will make its presence felt ...


    Was anyone at that Horseshow show last night? They played the entire album.

    Wasn't there....going to both MOntreal shows though...looking forward to a show in a smaller venue in General Admission
    Master of Zen
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    Pearl Street Brewery wrote:
    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.....

    LOL. The songs you don't like are actually my favorites on the album. Also, I'm surprised you don't like The Drop Off. That song kicks all kinds of ass.

    I'm a big fan of In Between Evolution as well, but I think World Container is a slightly better album. The songs on this record are some of the most powerful stuff they've ever written, and the album as a whole is more cohesive and focused than previous efforts. Just my opinion of course. To each their own.
    "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."

    -Tom Waits
  • Igottago
    Igottago Posts: 483
    I think "The Kids Don't Get It" may well be the best song they've recorded in about 3 albums. Definitely sounds the most urgent.
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    Damn! My tickets still haven't arrived for the Calgary shows. I ordered them over 3 weeks ago, and I don't understand why Ticketbastard takes so long to mail them out. I'm officially annoyed. If I don't get them by Friday, I'm gonna call customer service and find out what the freakin' problem is.
    "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."

    -Tom Waits
  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    You kissed my fingers and made me love you.... :)
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    civ_eng_girl wrote:
    You kissed my fingers and made me love you.... :)

    Best song on the album! The lyrics are amazing, and Gord's singing is nothing short of spine-tingling.
    "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."

    -Tom Waits
  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    direwolf74 wrote:
    Best song on the album! The lyrics are amazing, and Gord's singing is nothing short of spine-tingling.

    yah - since you mentioned it yesterday, i payed extra attention to it this morning while i was riding the streetcar to work...

    it was indeed beautiful, on a chilly, rainy morning... :)
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    civ_eng_girl wrote:
    yah - since you mentioned it yesterday, i payed extra attention to it this morning while i was riding the streetcar to work...

    it was indeed beautiful, on a chilly, rainy morning... :)

    spine tingly dingly! :D

    the more i listen to that one, the more i find it to sound like it has the best elements of coke machine glow...only hip-nified and in opus form.
  • bubbamackdaddy69
    bubbamackdaddy69 Posts: 576
    mookie blaylock 10 wrote:
    spine tingly dingly! :D

    the more i listen to that one, the more i find it to sound like it has the best elements of coke machine glow...only hip-nified and in opus form.

    LOL...well said !!
    Master of Zen
  • locked
    locked Boston Posts: 4,048
    I have no computer access at home until cable hooks it up on Tuesday and all the streams are blocked at my work so I have not yet heard any of the new Hip tunes...

    But my two cents...

    Many of the "sleeper" Hip studio songs that I hated... kicked my ass in the live delivery...

    Example "Tiger the Lion"..
    Artsy willy nilly in the studio...
    Head-banging kiss-ass heavy-metal mofo when played live during their 2000 tour...

    Just remember the "jury is still out" until you see these songs on the new tour...
    "This here's a REQUEST!"
    EV intro to Chloe Dancer / Crown of Thorns
    10/25/13 Hartford
  • Lost_Clay
    Lost_Clay Posts: 1,085
    canadian/arena tour announcement coming monday
    "ah fuck it get in trouble"

    06/29/03 09/22/05 09/24/05 09/25/05 05/09/06 05/10/06
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    Lost_Clay wrote:
    canadian/arena tour announcement coming monday

    Yup, looks like they're doing the big Canadian arena tour this winter, which is just the way it shoud be. And for our American friends, I've heard that a full-on U.S. tour will happen in '07, most likely starting in the spring.
    "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."

    -Tom Waits
  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    Lost_Clay wrote:
    canadian/arena tour announcement coming monday

    the winter tour. i love it! cannot wait to hear these songs live...maybe even 38 years old now that they've finally dusted it off...:D

    HIP!
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    Hey folks, I came across this cool review of the album from the Buffalo News. Enjoy!

    http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20061020/1053128.asp
    "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."

    -Tom Waits
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    And here's a cool interview with Downie:

    http://www.canada.com/cityguides/toronto/story.html?id=7879ad13-97db-4732-a08f-ca3b34fa5e52&k=19519&p=1
    "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."

    -Tom Waits
  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    "To hear him baring his soul during the title track, as the anthemic chord progression swirls around him and guest pianist Jamie Edwards lends to the grandeur, is to realize that the Hip is hitting a new peak 20 years into its career."

    ...good review...thanks direwolf :)
  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    thanks, too, for the downie interview. it's interesting to read more about "the lonely end of the rink" especially. i'm sorry i missed it being played on HNIC on saturday :(

    gord...you are a genius! :)
  • bubbamackdaddy69
    bubbamackdaddy69 Posts: 576
    Can't believe how much I love this album so far..WOW...It's 4am now and I'm back from the bars and listening to the album non-stop but need to get to bed but can't...World Container won't let me !!!...haha
    Master of Zen

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