Rink
NOIS
Fully
Grace
Good Life
ABAC
In View
Pigeon
Courage
World
Fiddler's
Fireworks
50 MC
Poets
Bob C.
Ocean
Meridian
38 Years
Family B.
Music
Blow
Locked (w/ Dan Aykroyd on harmonica)
Wheat
Verge
Bones
Very similar to the Brockville setlist, but it's great seeing Pigeon Camera, 50 Mission Cap, and On the Verge in there. Must have been a killer show!
"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."
Before the Kingston show, Robby did a short interview with the Kingston Whig-Standard and mentioned that they're working with Bob Rock again for the next album. He said it'll most likely be out before the end of the year. These guys just never stop working, and that's why I love 'em. Can't wait to hear some new material.
"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."
kingston was indeed awesome
it was pretty much a greatest hits show
never seen so many old people at a show before haha
only way it would have been perfect was if they played nautical disaster :(
The Hip's fans are typically people in their late 20s/early 30s, but at some shows I've noticed that their fanbase actually spans all different ages, which is pretty cool. At the Seattle show last summer the crowd was a mix of 40-somethings, 30-somethings, a bunch of college kids, and even a few teenagers.
"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."
The Hip's fans are typically people in their late 20s/early 30s, but at some shows I've noticed that their fanbase actually spans all different ages, which is pretty cool. At the Seattle show last summer the crowd was a mix of 40-somethings, 30-somethings, a bunch of college kids, and even a few teenagers.
at the marymoor show it was a much older crowd.....
Van '98, Sea I+II '00, Sea '01, Sea II '02, Van '03, Gorge, Van, Cal, Edm '05, Bos I+II, Phi I+II, DC, SF II+III, Port, Gorge I+II '06, DC, NY I+II '08, Sea I+II, Van, Ridge , LA III+IV' 09, Indy '10, Cal, Van '11, Lond, Van, Sea '13, Memphis '14, RRHOF '17, Sea I+II '18
For a Tragically Hip fan, Saturday night in Kingston was nirvana. The beloved Canadian rock band played its first hometown arena show since the last millennium, opening the city's mini-stadium with an epic greatest-hits concert that went on for nearly two and a half hours and featured a celebrity appearance by their old friend, Dan Aykroyd.
The actor, vintner and tequila mogul was on hand to welcome the folks on this historic occasion, and introduce his favourite Canadian rock band. Happily for music fans, the Elwood Blues side of him couldn't resist the opportunity to sit in with the band for an encore. More about that later.
First, some background. On paper, Kingston's sparkling new sports complex, newly dubbed the K-Rock Centre, was built as a home for the Frontenacs hockey team, but it was no secret the city also had a dire need for a decent venue for touring bands. At the crumbling old Memorial Centre, the reverb was said to be so fierce that a rock concert might have brought the place down.
Shoehorned onto a prime piece of downtown real estate, the new arena is like a miniaturized version of Scotiabank Place or Toronto's Air Canada Centre, the upper levels lopped off. It's cosy, but because the ice surface is a standard size, the back end of the rink, opposite the stage, could be a far off, lonely place.
Not on Saturday, of course, when every one of the 6,877 seats was filled with a screaming fan, or the offspring of a screaming fan. Lonely End of the Rink, a musical snapshot of a common sight in arenas across the country, made the perfect opening song. The same parents who take their kids to hockey practice were now dragging them along to a Hip concert.
Lonely is a relatively new song from the most recent disc, World Container, and if it didn't grab some of the greyer heads in the crowd, the next stretch of tunes was irresistible. Hitting stride early, the band dove headlong into their anthemic breakthrough hit, New Orleans is Sinking, floored it through another early '90s rocker, Fully Completely, before completing the vintage-Hip trilogy with the magnificent, sprawling Grace, Too.
Eccentric singer Gord Downie appeared thoroughly absorbed with his job of delivering the songs to the people, but at times the music inspired him in ever more bizarre ways. He used the microphone stand as a metal detector (to detect gold in them thar hits?), climbed the monitors along the edge of the stage, writhed around on the stage floor singing, waved a white hanky and eventually broke the defenseless mike stand.
Although some of his antics seemed pretty far out, that's typical on-stage behaviour for Downie. Just when you're starting to wonder if he's missing a few marbles, the performing trance snaps with a totally lucid comment.
"Here's one for Bob Lovelace," Downie declared early in the concert, showing serious support for the Algonquin chief in jail for protesting a uranium mining company's claim on land near Clarendon Station (worrisomely close to the site of the Blue Skies Music Festival). The song was It's a Good Life (if You Don't Weaken).
Through the upbeat Ahead by a Century, the perky In View, the unexpected Pigeon Camera and a glorious singalong on Courage, the pace built again, the barrage of rock created by five guys who have known each other for years. The rhythm section of drummer Johnny Fay and bassist Gord Sinclair played hard, while electric guitarists Rob Baker and Paul Langlois dug into their instruments.
Exactly at the point in the show when the opening-night challenges of missing tickets and long lineups and no parking had been forgotten, Downie brought us back to earth. "What a dump," he said, to a roar of laughter. "I'm kidding -- welcome to your new home."
The last hour or so was an emotional roller-coaster, the pendulum swinging from a teary Fiddler's Green to the sizzling Fireworks, from the contemplative Bobcaygeon to the delirious 100th Meridian. Also included in the home stretch were important early songs such as 38 Years Old, Blow at High Dough, Wheat Kings and the show-closer Little Bones.
Kingston's most famous son, Aykroyd, joined the boys during the encore, honking out some of his greasiest licks on harp, adding an even scarier dimension to Locked in the Trunk of a Car.
The sound was loud and fairly clear, not overpowering for the size of the room, and there were two big screens flanking the stage, an expense that hardly seemed necessary given that every seat is fairly close to the stage. Every seat is also fairly close to every other seat, by the way, so leg room might be an issue at a sit-down performance.
The best thing about the new venue had nothing to do with sightlines or acoustics. It was the location, a short walk from hotels, restaurants, pubs and the waterfront. Instead of spending an hour jockeying to get out of the parking lot at Scotiabank Place after the concert, in Kingston you can migrate a block or so west and nip into a pub.
Because of the size limitations, the U2s and Rolling Stones of the rock world probably aren't going to be playing in Kingston. But acts from Anne Murray to George Thorogood are already booked, and more are expected for the summer. Bring them on -- it's never too early to start planning a road trip.
"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."
New show announced! The Hip are playing the Pemberton Festival this summer in Pemberton, B.C., and I'll bet they'll be debuting some new songs. Check out this lineup. Can you say ROAD TRIP!
Coldplay
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Nine Inch Nails
Flaming Lips
The Tragically Hip
Interpol
Death Cab For Cutie
Serj Tankian
Jay-Z
My Morning Jacket
Metric
Sam Roberts Band
Vampire Weekend
Black Mountain
Minus The Bear
Wintersleep
Buck 65
Secret Machines
MGMT
Brazillian Girls
SIA
Fiery Furnaces
Mates of State
The Airborne Toxic Event
Carolina Liar
Grand Ole Party
Monte Negro
Low Vs Diamond
Annie Stela
The Crystal Method
DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist
Junkie XL
David Seaman
Booka Shade
MSTRKRFT
M.A.N.D.Y.
Tommie Sunshine
Chromeo
Deadmau5
3 OH! 3
Kevin Shiu
Timeline
Tony Pantages
"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."
Still mad at the Hip for no Fiddler's Green x5 US shows, damnit. Even front row at the Who concert with a sign, they chuckled! But Johnny Fay did walk his drum sticks out to me at the end of their set *big grin* )))
I absolutely love this band now. I've only been listening to them for a few weeks, but everytime I finish an album, I have to go out and get another one. I pretty much have their whole discography now and just can't stop listening to them. They remind me a lot of PJ in many ways.
Amazing band is all I can say. I need to see them live sometime-- Live in Between is a great album.
I absolutely love this band now. I've only been listening to them for a few weeks, but everytime I finish an album, I have to go out and get another one. I pretty much have their whole discography now and just can't stop listening to them. They remind me a lot of PJ in many ways.
Amazing band is all I can say. I need to see them live sometime-- Live in Between is a great album.
Welcome! I officially declare you a fellow "Hiphead". It's always great to see people discovering the genius of this band for the first time. Wait 'till you see them live. You'll be hooked for life. Some cool websites to check out if you haven't already:
Also, if you do a search for the Hip on Youtube, you can find hundreds of great live clips.
Enjoy!
"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."
Welcome! I officially declare you a fellow "Hiphead". It's always great to see people discovering the genius of this band for the first time. Wait 'till you see them live. You'll be hooked for life. Some cool websites to check out if you haven't already:
Spring has sprung and we are excited to share our latest news.
We have begun recording our follow up to World Container. We will be spending much of the spring and summer with our good friend Bob Rock who is at the helm once again.
That being said, we will take a few breaks in the recording process along the way...
First will be a visit to Rideau Hall in Ottawa this May where we will be honoured with the 2008 National Arts Centre Award at a gala for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards.
We will also pause to celebrate the summer outdoors with some of our friends and favourites.
On Saturday June 21st we will be performing at Big Music Fest in Belleville, Ontario. Joining us will be the Sam Roberts Band, Sarah Harmer and Attack In Black. The show is at Zwick's Park. Presale for Registered Users of thehip.com starts this Wednesday April 2nd at 10:00am. Public onsale starts Friday April 4th at 10:00am. Tickets are $49.50.
On Saturday July 26th we will hit the west coast to play the inaugural Pemberton Festival. This is a great 3-day lineup featuring Coldplay, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Nine Inch Nails, Jay-Z and many more.
Tickets for Pemberton are on sale now and available at the festival website. Visit the site for all festival details at http://www.pembertonfestival.com.
-The Hip
NEW ALBUM with BOB ROCK again!!! awesome news.
Van '98, Sea I+II '00, Sea '01, Sea II '02, Van '03, Gorge, Van, Cal, Edm '05, Bos I+II, Phi I+II, DC, SF II+III, Port, Gorge I+II '06, DC, NY I+II '08, Sea I+II, Van, Ridge , LA III+IV' 09, Indy '10, Cal, Van '11, Lond, Van, Sea '13, Memphis '14, RRHOF '17, Sea I+II '18
Why do all good concerts have to be in June? I think I'll be able to attend, but add that to a few PJ shows, Bonnaroo, a DMB road trip and REM..ouch, that's a lot of music in 1 month.
Prefer if they went with someone else. I like WC enough as a one off Hip Pop record, but I'd prefer more substance next time round.
I agree it was certainly a more pop-oriented record than their previous efforts, mostly due to the inclusion of "In View", "Pretend" and "World Container". But let's not forget, Bob Rock didn't write those songs. The Hip did. The only thing Bob did was add a little extra gloss to the recording process. When the album first came out, I mistakenly assumed that Bob had a hand in creating the sugary-sweet pop rock of "In View", but when I checked the liner notes, all I found was the usual "all songs written & performed by The Tragically Hip". The cool thing about this band is that you never know what you're gonna get from album to album. This next record could be a full-on punk rock album for all we know. (wouldn't that be cool?)
"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."
The Tragically Hip to Headline Virgin Music Festival Calgary
Posted on: 04/08/2008
June 22, 2008: Calgary; Virgin Festival 2008: Fort Calgary
Virgin Music Festival Calgary - 2008The Tragically Hip, Mathew Good, City and Colour, Stars, Constantines, The New Pornographers, Attack in Black, Ten Second Epic, the Spades & The Whitsundays
June 21, 2008
Stone Temple Pilots, The Flaming Lips, Three Days Grace, Corb Lund, The Dudes, Pride Tiger & Crash Parallel
Tickets:
Presale 2 Day tickets: $115
2 day general onsale: $125
Single day: $75.50
Presale for thehip.com registered users:
April 9th 10am- April 11th 5pm
Note: Ticket presale will offer TwoDay tickets Only
On Saturday June 21st we will be performing at Big Music Fest in Belleville, Ontario. Joining us will be the Sam Roberts Band, Sarah Harmer and Attack In Black. The show is at Zwick's Park. Presale for Registered Users of thehip.com starts this Wednesday April 2nd at 10:00am. Public onsale starts Friday April 4th at 10:00am. Tickets are $49.50.
The Tragically Hip to Headline Virgin Music Festival Calgary
Posted on: 04/08/2008
June 22, 2008: Calgary; Virgin Festival 2008: Fort Calgary
Virgin Music Festival Calgary - 2008The Tragically Hip, Mathew Good, City and Colour, Stars, Constantines, The New Pornographers, Attack in Black, Ten Second Epic, the Spades & The Whitsundays
June 21, 2008
Stone Temple Pilots, The Flaming Lips, Three Days Grace, Corb Lund, The Dudes, Pride Tiger & Crash Parallel
Tickets:
Presale 2 Day tickets: $115
2 day general onsale: $125
Single day: $75.50
Presale for thehip.com registered users:
April 9th 10am- April 11th 5pm
Note: Ticket presale will offer TwoDay tickets Only
Sweetness! I wasn't sure if the boys were going to hit Cowtown this summer. Day 2 definitely has the better lineup.
"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."
Comments
greasy jungle or
ANYTHING
off in between evolution would be nice
Rink
NOIS
Fully
Grace
Good Life
ABAC
In View
Pigeon
Courage
World
Fiddler's
Fireworks
50 MC
Poets
Bob C.
Ocean
Meridian
38 Years
Family B.
Music
Blow
Locked (w/ Dan Aykroyd on harmonica)
Wheat
Verge
Bones
Very similar to the Brockville setlist, but it's great seeing Pigeon Camera, 50 Mission Cap, and On the Verge in there. Must have been a killer show!
-Tom Waits
HIP HIP HIP HIP HIP!
-Tom Waits
08/02/07 - LOLLA!!!
ditto what restlesssoul said!!
it was pretty much a greatest hits show
never seen so many old people at a show before haha
only way it would have been perfect was if they played nautical disaster :(
The Hip's fans are typically people in their late 20s/early 30s, but at some shows I've noticed that their fanbase actually spans all different ages, which is pretty cool. At the Seattle show last summer the crowd was a mix of 40-somethings, 30-somethings, a bunch of college kids, and even a few teenagers.
-Tom Waits
at the marymoor show it was a much older crowd.....
Band christens K-Rock with mix of old and new
Lynn Saxberg, The Ottawa Citizen
Published: Tuesday, February 26, 2008
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/arts/story.html?id=c202b378-f6fa-4a4f-8560-a79f3042d93b
For a Tragically Hip fan, Saturday night in Kingston was nirvana. The beloved Canadian rock band played its first hometown arena show since the last millennium, opening the city's mini-stadium with an epic greatest-hits concert that went on for nearly two and a half hours and featured a celebrity appearance by their old friend, Dan Aykroyd.
The actor, vintner and tequila mogul was on hand to welcome the folks on this historic occasion, and introduce his favourite Canadian rock band. Happily for music fans, the Elwood Blues side of him couldn't resist the opportunity to sit in with the band for an encore. More about that later.
First, some background. On paper, Kingston's sparkling new sports complex, newly dubbed the K-Rock Centre, was built as a home for the Frontenacs hockey team, but it was no secret the city also had a dire need for a decent venue for touring bands. At the crumbling old Memorial Centre, the reverb was said to be so fierce that a rock concert might have brought the place down.
Shoehorned onto a prime piece of downtown real estate, the new arena is like a miniaturized version of Scotiabank Place or Toronto's Air Canada Centre, the upper levels lopped off. It's cosy, but because the ice surface is a standard size, the back end of the rink, opposite the stage, could be a far off, lonely place.
Not on Saturday, of course, when every one of the 6,877 seats was filled with a screaming fan, or the offspring of a screaming fan. Lonely End of the Rink, a musical snapshot of a common sight in arenas across the country, made the perfect opening song. The same parents who take their kids to hockey practice were now dragging them along to a Hip concert.
Lonely is a relatively new song from the most recent disc, World Container, and if it didn't grab some of the greyer heads in the crowd, the next stretch of tunes was irresistible. Hitting stride early, the band dove headlong into their anthemic breakthrough hit, New Orleans is Sinking, floored it through another early '90s rocker, Fully Completely, before completing the vintage-Hip trilogy with the magnificent, sprawling Grace, Too.
Eccentric singer Gord Downie appeared thoroughly absorbed with his job of delivering the songs to the people, but at times the music inspired him in ever more bizarre ways. He used the microphone stand as a metal detector (to detect gold in them thar hits?), climbed the monitors along the edge of the stage, writhed around on the stage floor singing, waved a white hanky and eventually broke the defenseless mike stand.
Although some of his antics seemed pretty far out, that's typical on-stage behaviour for Downie. Just when you're starting to wonder if he's missing a few marbles, the performing trance snaps with a totally lucid comment.
"Here's one for Bob Lovelace," Downie declared early in the concert, showing serious support for the Algonquin chief in jail for protesting a uranium mining company's claim on land near Clarendon Station (worrisomely close to the site of the Blue Skies Music Festival). The song was It's a Good Life (if You Don't Weaken).
Through the upbeat Ahead by a Century, the perky In View, the unexpected Pigeon Camera and a glorious singalong on Courage, the pace built again, the barrage of rock created by five guys who have known each other for years. The rhythm section of drummer Johnny Fay and bassist Gord Sinclair played hard, while electric guitarists Rob Baker and Paul Langlois dug into their instruments.
Exactly at the point in the show when the opening-night challenges of missing tickets and long lineups and no parking had been forgotten, Downie brought us back to earth. "What a dump," he said, to a roar of laughter. "I'm kidding -- welcome to your new home."
The last hour or so was an emotional roller-coaster, the pendulum swinging from a teary Fiddler's Green to the sizzling Fireworks, from the contemplative Bobcaygeon to the delirious 100th Meridian. Also included in the home stretch were important early songs such as 38 Years Old, Blow at High Dough, Wheat Kings and the show-closer Little Bones.
Kingston's most famous son, Aykroyd, joined the boys during the encore, honking out some of his greasiest licks on harp, adding an even scarier dimension to Locked in the Trunk of a Car.
The sound was loud and fairly clear, not overpowering for the size of the room, and there were two big screens flanking the stage, an expense that hardly seemed necessary given that every seat is fairly close to the stage. Every seat is also fairly close to every other seat, by the way, so leg room might be an issue at a sit-down performance.
The best thing about the new venue had nothing to do with sightlines or acoustics. It was the location, a short walk from hotels, restaurants, pubs and the waterfront. Instead of spending an hour jockeying to get out of the parking lot at Scotiabank Place after the concert, in Kingston you can migrate a block or so west and nip into a pub.
Because of the size limitations, the U2s and Rolling Stones of the rock world probably aren't going to be playing in Kingston. But acts from Anne Murray to George Thorogood are already booked, and more are expected for the summer. Bring them on -- it's never too early to start planning a road trip.
-Tom Waits
New show announced! The Hip are playing the Pemberton Festival this summer in Pemberton, B.C., and I'll bet they'll be debuting some new songs. Check out this lineup. Can you say ROAD TRIP!
Coldplay
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Nine Inch Nails
Flaming Lips
The Tragically Hip
Interpol
Death Cab For Cutie
Serj Tankian
Jay-Z
My Morning Jacket
Metric
Sam Roberts Band
Vampire Weekend
Black Mountain
Minus The Bear
Wintersleep
Buck 65
Secret Machines
MGMT
Brazillian Girls
SIA
Fiery Furnaces
Mates of State
The Airborne Toxic Event
Carolina Liar
Grand Ole Party
Monte Negro
Low Vs Diamond
Annie Stela
The Crystal Method
DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist
Junkie XL
David Seaman
Booka Shade
MSTRKRFT
M.A.N.D.Y.
Tommie Sunshine
Chromeo
Deadmau5
3 OH! 3
Kevin Shiu
Timeline
Tony Pantages
http://www.pembertonfestival.com/lineup/index.aspx
-Tom Waits
i think this will high up on my list of things to do this summer....
hell yeah, civ eng...wintersleep and the hip...i am soooo stoked...im am biting the bullet and going VIP...cuz hey, im on vacation!
did you take your name from the hip song of the same name?
yes.
its vhs
HEKSENKETEL
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e365/restlesssoulbdp/IMG_4906.jpg
Amazing band is all I can say. I need to see them live sometime-- Live in Between is a great album.
anyone else goin??
08/02/07 - LOLLA!!!
nice!! i looked at the VIP tix too....
hmmmm..... must start pestering friends to come with me....
Welcome! I officially declare you a fellow "Hiphead". It's always great to see people discovering the genius of this band for the first time. Wait 'till you see them live. You'll be hooked for life. Some cool websites to check out if you haven't already:
http://www.thehip.com (their official site)
http://www.hipmuseum.com (best fan site ever made. You'll be surfing around there for hours)
http://www.hipfans.com
http://www.thehiptracker.com (best place to go for live bootlegs)
Also, if you do a search for the Hip on Youtube, you can find hundreds of great live clips.
Enjoy!
-Tom Waits
man this band needs to tour more this year though...=/
Spring has sprung and we are excited to share our latest news.
We have begun recording our follow up to World Container. We will be spending much of the spring and summer with our good friend Bob Rock who is at the helm once again.
That being said, we will take a few breaks in the recording process along the way...
First will be a visit to Rideau Hall in Ottawa this May where we will be honoured with the 2008 National Arts Centre Award at a gala for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards.
We will also pause to celebrate the summer outdoors with some of our friends and favourites.
On Saturday June 21st we will be performing at Big Music Fest in Belleville, Ontario. Joining us will be the Sam Roberts Band, Sarah Harmer and Attack In Black. The show is at Zwick's Park. Presale for Registered Users of thehip.com starts this Wednesday April 2nd at 10:00am. Public onsale starts Friday April 4th at 10:00am. Tickets are $49.50.
Visit http://www.thehip.com for all the details on the presale and public onsale.
On Saturday July 26th we will hit the west coast to play the inaugural Pemberton Festival. This is a great 3-day lineup featuring Coldplay, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Nine Inch Nails, Jay-Z and many more.
Tickets for Pemberton are on sale now and available at the festival website. Visit the site for all festival details at http://www.pembertonfestival.com.
-The Hip
NEW ALBUM with BOB ROCK again!!! awesome news.
Hurray!
Meh.
Prefer if they went with someone else. I like WC enough as a one off Hip Pop record, but I'd prefer more substance next time round.
I agree it was certainly a more pop-oriented record than their previous efforts, mostly due to the inclusion of "In View", "Pretend" and "World Container". But let's not forget, Bob Rock didn't write those songs. The Hip did. The only thing Bob did was add a little extra gloss to the recording process. When the album first came out, I mistakenly assumed that Bob had a hand in creating the sugary-sweet pop rock of "In View", but when I checked the liner notes, all I found was the usual "all songs written & performed by The Tragically Hip". The cool thing about this band is that you never know what you're gonna get from album to album. This next record could be a full-on punk rock album for all we know. (wouldn't that be cool?)
-Tom Waits
Posted on: 04/08/2008
June 22, 2008: Calgary; Virgin Festival 2008: Fort Calgary
Virgin Music Festival Calgary - 2008The Tragically Hip, Mathew Good, City and Colour, Stars, Constantines, The New Pornographers, Attack in Black, Ten Second Epic, the Spades & The Whitsundays
June 21, 2008
Stone Temple Pilots, The Flaming Lips, Three Days Grace, Corb Lund, The Dudes, Pride Tiger & Crash Parallel
Tickets:
Presale 2 Day tickets: $115
2 day general onsale: $125
Single day: $75.50
Presale for thehip.com registered users:
April 9th 10am- April 11th 5pm
Note: Ticket presale will offer TwoDay tickets Only
Public onsale: Saturday April 12th at 10:00AM
Online: http://www.virginfestival.ca/calgary
08/02/07 - LOLLA!!!
i be goin' to belleville....
a warm up before pemberton?? i hope so!
Sweetness! I wasn't sure if the boys were going to hit Cowtown this summer. Day 2 definitely has the better lineup.
-Tom Waits