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  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    Thanks for the review!
    "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
    From thehip.com:

    Show announcement:

    July 11
    Seattle, Wa
    Marrymoor Park
    All Ages

    Tickets: $37.50 General Admission
    On-Sale: April 28 @ 09:00am PDT
    Tickets available: At all ticketmaster locations, http://www.ticketmaster.com , or charge by phone (206) 628-0888


    I'm thinkin' I might have to go to this one. 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."

    -Tom Waits
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    Cool interview with Gord Downie from the New York Press:

    http://www.nypress.com/20/16/music/Music3.cfm


    I love this part:

    As for the recent popularity of Canadian bands such as Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene, Downie understands the appeal. “Those bands are exuding exuberance and enthusiasm,” he says. “People want authentic, organic music these days. As the old model of the music industry shrinks daily, there’s so much more room to make it up. And given the opportunity to make it up, what do you do? You speak from the heart. Kids want to hear the sound of guitars going through amps. They’re sick to death of being virtualized.”
    "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
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    can anyone confirm that the toledo show is cancelled? why did that happen? i was so stoked...
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    soulsinging wrote:
    can anyone confirm that the toledo show is cancelled? why did that happen? i was so stoked...

    There's no info on the Hip's site regarding the cancellation, but it does say that they've added a new show in Cleveland on May 16th...if that helps.
    "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
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    direwolf74 wrote:
    There's no info on the Hip's site regarding the cancellation, but it does say that they've added a new show in Cleveland on May 16th...if that helps.

    it doesnt help me much ;) but i guess ill live. i think im finally going to check out this world container album. i havent been really impressed by a hip album since phantom power, or maybe music at work. but this one's getting some pretty positive press.
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    Interview with Gord Sinclair from the New Jersey Record:

    http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxNzEmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcxMTYxMzEmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3
    "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
    Setlist- Chameleon Club, Lancaster, PA, 04/22/07:

    Ocean
    NO
    Grace
    Good Life
    Family Band
    ABAC
    In View
    Twist
    World
    Wheat Kings
    100th
    Springtime
    Luv sic
    Bob C
    Rink
    Blow
    Fully
    Last Time (Rolling Stones)
    Verge
    "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
  • blacknapkins
    blacknapkins Posts: 2,177
    A little heads up for fans in the Philly area ...

    Tragically Hip is doing an XPN free live at noon at World Cafe Live on friday. Make sure to read about the parking restrictions on friday because of the Penn Relays.

    Register here to attend:

    http://www.publicradiomail.org/wxpn/events/fan_20070427/details.tcl

    If you've ever gone to one of these shows, you know how intimate this is. For those who can't go, it will be aired live here:

    http://www.xpn.org/concerts_events/freeatnoon.php


    Enjoy!
    "Information is not knowledge.
    Knowledge is not wisdom.
    Wisdom is not truth.
    Truth is not beauty.
    Beauty is not love.
    Love is not music.
    Music is the best."
    ~ FZ ~
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    soulsinging wrote:
    it doesnt help me much ;) but i guess ill live. i think im finally going to check out this world container album. i havent been really impressed by a hip album since phantom power, or maybe music at work. but this one's getting some pretty positive press.

    I think you'll like it. Personally I think it's their most impressive album since Phantom Power. If you're worried about the Bob Rock thing, have no fear. The album sounds great, the guitars have teeth, and I think Bob captured the rhythm section (particularly Johnny's drums) better than any other producer they've worked with. It's a big, loud, concise rock album with great melodies, killer hooks, and of course the always brilliant lyricism of Mr. Downie. Gord sings his ass off on this record, and I think it might be his best vocal performance ever in the studio. The title track is definitely a bit over-produced, but that's a minor complaint. This album has breathed new life into a band who was kind of spinning their wheels for a while there. I still think they're the best rock band on the planet and I hope they still have many more albums in them.
    "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
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    direwolf74 wrote:
    I think you'll like it. Personally I think it's their most impressive album since Phantom Power. If you're worried about the Bob Rock thing, have no fear. The album sounds great, the guitars have teeth, and I think Bob captured the rhythm section (particularly Johnny's drums) better than any other producer they've worked with. It's a big, loud, concise rock album with great melodies, killer hooks, and of course the always brilliant lyricism of Mr. Downie. Gord sings his ass off on this record, and I think it might be his best vocal performance ever in the studio. The title track is definitely a bit over-produced, but that's a minor complaint. This album has breathed new life into a band who was kind of spinning their wheels for a while there. I still think they're the best rock band on the planet and I hope they still have many more albums in them.

    that's what i hear. i dont know who bob rock is, but i hear he finally got the hip to release an album that captures the energy they give off live. their studio albums tend to sound so stifled and samey.
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    Gord Downie on CNN. Check it out!

    http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/clickability/index.html?url=/video/showbiz/2007/04/24/cook.gordon.downie.interview.univ
    "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
  • locked
    locked Boston Posts: 4,048
    bump to page one..
    "This here's a REQUEST!"
    EV intro to Chloe Dancer / Crown of Thorns
    10/25/13 Hartford
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    More setlists!

    Irving Plaza, New York, NY, 04/24/07:

    Ocean
    New O
    Fully
    Drop Off
    Gus
    BobC
    Poets
    Family Band
    Wheat
    Pretend
    Meridian
    Long Time
    Kids
    Springtime
    Kids
    ABAC
    View
    Blow
    Johnny Appleseed (Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros)
    Rink
    Fire


    Irving Plaza, New York, NY, 04/25/07:

    In View
    Music
    Grace
    Good Life
    ABAC
    Family Band
    Ocean
    Courage
    Bobcaygeon
    World Container
    100th
    Boots
    Luv (sic)
    Locked
    Scared
    Rink
    NOIS
    Escape
    Magnificent Seven (The Clash)
    Fireworks
    "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
    *bump*

    Page 4?? I think not.
    "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
  • blacknapkins
    blacknapkins Posts: 2,177
    Listen to yesterday's free live at noon concert here:

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9832887
    "Information is not knowledge.
    Knowledge is not wisdom.
    Wisdom is not truth.
    Truth is not beauty.
    Beauty is not love.
    Love is not music.
    Music is the best."
    ~ FZ ~
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    blacknapkins wrote:
    Listen to yesterday's free live at noon concert here:

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9832887


    Very cool! Thanks!
    "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
    Setlist- House of Blues, Atlantic City, NJ, 04/27/07:

    Ocean
    Music
    View
    Pigeon
    NOIS
    Pretend
    Grace
    Wheat
    ABAC
    Fireworks
    Family Band
    Springtime
    Scared
    Bones
    Kids
    Rink
    Daredevil
    Atlantic City (Bruce Springsteen)
    Verge
    "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
  • tobbac
    tobbac Posts: 234
    wow i dont know what id do at a hip show nowadays....they dont play any of the things they used to....
    You ain't-never seen no one like me
    Prevail-regardless what the cost might be
    Power-flows inside of me, you can't bring me
    Never-fall as long as I try
    Refuse-to be a part of your lie
    Even-if it means I die, you can't bring me
    You...can't...bring...me...down!
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    Bloodstrike wrote:
    they dont play any of the things they used to....

    I disagree. The Atlantic City setlist had New Orleans is Sinking, Little Bones, On the Verge, Pigeon Camera, Wheat Kings, Scared, and Grace, Too. Ya can't really dig too much farther back in the catalogue than that. Those songs are as old as dirt. You have to remember that these guys have 11 albums worth of material to draw from, and as with any band that's been around for 20 years, the newer material is probably a lot more fun to play.
    "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

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