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The Tragically Hip never made a good album.

xSmackSoundxxSmackSoundx Posts: 479
edited August 2008 in Other Music
They have like 1-3 AMAZING songs in each album then the rest of them suck. IMO they could compact their entire catalog into one FUCKING INCREDIBLE album and I wouldn't miss anything. I hate to even own all their album because I only listen to like 2 or 3 songs on each. They are really good at making plain TERRIBLE songs.
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  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    you are handi-capped and millions of people disagree with you. but you have your opinions and we have ours.
    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=159044&highlight=tragically


    http://www.thehip.com/

    HIP HIP HIP
    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, Van I+II, Vegas I+II '24
  • smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    you sir are incorrect
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    :eek:

    blasphemer!
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    restlesssoul wrote:
    you are retarded
    Is there really any fucking need for that? Like you said, it's all opinion. Grow up.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    not gonna bother.


    edited.
    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, Van I+II, Vegas I+II '24
  • pearljimpearljim Posts: 1,312
    He's right, they never did make a "good" record. They are all "GREAT" records!!!!!
    If you have a chance to make life better for others, and fail to do so, you are wasting your time on this earth.

    Roberto Clemente.
  • direwolf74direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    pearljim wrote:
    He's right, they never did make a "good" record. They are all "GREAT" records!!!!!

    What he said.
    "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
  • xSmackSoundxxSmackSoundx Posts: 479
    I have listened to their entire catalog several times and have noticed that every song except the following are total bullshit:

    Opiated
    Little Bones
    Fiddlers Green
    On the Verge
    Fight
    Fully Completely
    Wheat Kings
    Grace, Too
    Greasy Jungle
    Fire In The Hole
    So Hard Done By
    Coconut Cream (haha)
    Poets
    Bobcaygeon
    Silver Jet
    Summer's Killing Us
    Lonely End of The Rink

    Most of those songs are freaking incredible... I could easily do without EVERY other song made by the hip... They suck otherwise... They make so much filler in every album. Its a damn shame.

    Out of all their albums I'd say Day for Night is their most consistent work and it stil has got a lot of crap in it (Thugs, Scared, an Inch an Hour, Emergency)
  • righteousbaberighteousbabe Posts: 662
    Funny, I always thought the hip were one of the few bands that can make albums that are perfect from start to finish. My favourite top 3 are fully completely, road apples and day for night. Music is like that though, it can sound perfect to one person while sounding like crap to another.
  • gleemonexgleemonex Posts: 848
    I think you're wrong, but I just want to say:

    "Do you think I bow out because I think you're right or cause I don't wanna fight?"
    “Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’” - Kurt Vonnegut
  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    xSmackSoundx wrote:
    Out of all their albums I'd say Day for Night is their most consistent work and it stil has got a lot of crap in it (Thugs, Scared, an Inch an Hour, Emergency)

    the fact that you think thugs, scared and emergency are crap, is insane to me.
    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, Van I+II, Vegas I+II '24
  • haffajappahaffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    restlesssoul wrote:
    you are handi-capped and millions of people disagree with you. but you have your opinions and we have ours.
    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=159044&highlight=tragically


    http://www.thehip.com/

    HIP HIP HIP
    hahah... that made me laugh for some reason.
    hip hip hip!

    they were cool at pemberton...

    and come on, who cant sing nautical disaster without wanting to belt your lungs out?
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • direwolf74direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    restlesssoul wrote:
    the fact that you think thugs, scared and emergency are crap, is insane to me.

    Yup, I was thinking the same thing when he mentioned those songs. I realize The Hip aren't for everybody, and some folks just don't like them, but to say they haven't made a good album is crazy talk. Day for Night, Phantom Power, Fully Completely, Road Apples, Up to Here, Trouble at the Henhouse, and World Container are all brilliant records from start to finish. The Hip have been around for over two decades now, and the curse of longevity means that you're not gonna hit it out of the park every single time. I'll agree that they've released some albums that aren't as good as others which do have some filler on them, but name a veteran band who hasn't. I would argue that even a mediocre Hip song is still better than 99% of the shit you hear on the radio these days. If they weren't still making great music and evolving with each album, I would've lost interest in them years ago. 11 albums into their career and this band has yet to let me down. Judging from the clips we've heard from their recent recording sessions, the Hip just might have another classic on their hands when their new album comes out later this year. And I'll be first in line at the record store to buy it on release day, just like I have for the past 20 years.

    Anyways, it's obvious this thread was started just to get a rise out of Hip fans, so I guess he's succeded. I'm done here. I say we all go back to posting in the massive 130-page Hip thread that we all love, which if I'm not mistaken is the longest tribute thread in the Other Music forum. Woohoo!

    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=159044&page=130
    "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
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    restlesssoul wrote:
    you are handi-capped

    Did you think that changing the insult from 'retarded' to 'handicapped' would somehow soften the blow?

    I hate, hate, hate the use of either word as an insult. I have no idea whether the OP is disabled but if they are, rather than insulting them I'd rather get them drunk and compare wheelchair stunts.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Did you think that changing the insult from 'retarded' to 'handicapped' would somehow soften the blow?

    I hate, hate, hate the use of either word as an insult. I have no idea whether the OP is disabled but if they are, rather than insulting them I'd rather get them drunk and compare wheelchair stunts.
    Agreed Mark. Twas an interesting response to someone not sharing his opinions for sure. Pathetic but interesting.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • fuckfuck Posts: 4,069
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Did you think that changing the insult from 'retarded' to 'handicapped' would somehow soften the blow?

    I hate, hate, hate the use of either word as an insult. I have no idea whether the OP is disabled but if they are, rather than insulting them I'd rather get them drunk and compare wheelchair stunts.
    are you 'handicapped' or do you just like to get angry on other people's behalf?

    anyway, the Hip are amazing, not much to argue here.
  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    get over it people, i am sorry for saying that, okay.

    i just love the hip, and he suckered me into a rash response.
    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, Van I+II, Vegas I+II '24
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    _outlaw wrote:
    are you 'handicapped' or do you just like to get angry on other people's behalf?

    anyway, the Hip are amazing, not much to argue here.
    Does it matter? Is it nosy to ask message board users to not be unnecessarily offensive just because someone says something that pisses them off? If you disagree and thing that the Hip are amazing, fine, there's no need to call anyone retarded or handicapped. Oh, and Restlesssoul, it wasn't a rash response. When I asked if it was necessary you "corrected" it to another snide remark. You'd think after 8000 posts you'd know that people acting like that makes message boards suck. I know damn well I've gotten on with you fine in the past so don't take this as an arsey post, I'm just saying.

    It's not even like the OP said "The Tragically Hip fucking suck", they just stated that there's only a handful of songs they like. Are Hip fans all this touchy or just on the pit?

    From what I've heard, they are a solid band and they have one song (Nautical Disaster) that I think is amazing but they aren't the second coming to me. I'm not "handicapped".
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    xSmacksoundX made a comment after my "snide" comment and didnt seem to say anything about the remark. the only two people who are offended by it, seem to be from London. Perhaps it is seen as much more derogatory in Europe than it is here.
    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, Van I+II, Vegas I+II '24
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Perhaps.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • xSmackSoundxxSmackSoundx Posts: 479
    restlesssoul wrote:
    xSmacksoundX made a comment after my "snide" comment and didnt seem to say anything about the remark. the only two people who are offended by it, seem to be from London. Perhaps it is seen as much more derogatory in Europe than it is here.

    I knew i'd get some bad feedback on this thread and I couldn't care less what you think I am... so no offense taken
  • SongburstSongburst Posts: 1,195
    xSmackSoundx wrote:
    I knew i'd get some bad feedback on this thread and I couldn't care less what you think I am... so no offense taken

    Certainly you just created this thread to get a rise out of people. Nobody has such poor taste in music that they would post something so completely idiotic and expect anything less than to be called retarded (stop being so PC people -- it's nauseating). I don't like 100% of the Hips stuff but there are few bands who can compare to them in terms of making unbelievably good albums.
    1/12/1879, 4/8/1156, 2/6/1977, who gives a shit, ...
  • The_Fixer The_Fixer Posts: 255
    Songburst wrote:
    Certainly you just created this thread to get a rise out of people.

    There you go.
    Montreal 08/20/98 | New York 09/11/98 | Wantagh 08/24/00 | Montreal 10/04/00 | Montreal 06/29/03 | Montreal 09/15/05
    Toronto 05/10/06 | Vancouver 04/02//08 (Ed) | Manchester 06/14/08 | Montreal 08/09/08 (Ed) | Montreal 08/10/08 (Ed) 
    Albany 06/08/09 (Ed) | Philadelphia 10/31/09 | Montreal 09/07/11 | Ottawa 05/08/16 | Brooklyn 04/07/17 (RRHOF)
    Dana Point 09/09/17 (Ed) | Rome 06/26/18
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Songburst wrote:
    Certainly you just created this thread to get a rise out of people. Nobody has such poor taste in music that they would post something so completely idiotic and expect anything less than to be called retarded (stop being so PC people -- it's nauseating). I don't like 100% of the Hips stuff but there are few bands who can compare to them in terms of making unbelievably good albums.
    It's nothing to do with being PC, it's not the particular insult used that bothers ME, it's the fact that insults were needed at all. I'm not some busy-body campaigner for the prevention of comments about disabilities. I'd be no more or less annoyed with responses like the one in question if he had said "You have AIDS" or "I fucked your wife". I just think that a response like "I think you're wrong" would have sufficed.

    Jeez people...
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • The_Fixer The_Fixer Posts: 255
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    "I fucked your wife".

    HA !!
    Montreal 08/20/98 | New York 09/11/98 | Wantagh 08/24/00 | Montreal 10/04/00 | Montreal 06/29/03 | Montreal 09/15/05
    Toronto 05/10/06 | Vancouver 04/02//08 (Ed) | Manchester 06/14/08 | Montreal 08/09/08 (Ed) | Montreal 08/10/08 (Ed) 
    Albany 06/08/09 (Ed) | Philadelphia 10/31/09 | Montreal 09/07/11 | Ottawa 05/08/16 | Brooklyn 04/07/17 (RRHOF)
    Dana Point 09/09/17 (Ed) | Rome 06/26/18
  • xSmackSoundxxSmackSoundx Posts: 479
    Songburst wrote:
    Certainly you just created this thread to get a rise out of people. Nobody has such poor taste in music that they would post something so completely idiotic and expect anything less than to be called retarded (stop being so PC people -- it's nauseating). I don't like 100% of the Hips stuff but there are few bands who can compare to them in terms of making unbelievably good albums.

    It wasn't actually just to get a rise out of people... I actually think The Hip never made a good album.
  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    "You have AIDS" or "I fucked your wife".
    Jeez people...



    okay, definately, YES, telling somebody they are retarded in London is much more significant than saying the same thing in North American, if this is their equivalent. :eek:
    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, Van I+II, Vegas I+II '24
  • augustwestaugustwest Posts: 739
    xSmackSoundx wrote:
    They have like 1-3 AMAZING songs in each album then the rest of them suck. IMO they could compact their entire catalog into one FUCKING INCREDIBLE album and I wouldn't miss anything. I hate to even own all their album because I only listen to like 2 or 3 songs on each. They are really good at making plain TERRIBLE songs.

    so by making this point you either own each and every HIP cd and/or have listened extensively to each and every cd

    which is it? IT'S REAL funny TO ME to have spent so much time trying to find out...especially if you bought their cds...perhaps you bought every cd hoping to prove yourself wrong...or perhaps you've spent hours and hours listening to each cd only to find this out...take what road you want...i will still think you are...

    REAL funny it took you this long...how was world container, btw? LMFAO!
  • SoupySoupy Posts: 171
    'Fully Completely' doesn't have a bad song on it. Most of the other albums have a song or too I'm not so keen on.

    Up To Here : When The Weight Comes Down, Trickle Down.
    Road Apples : On The Verge.
    Day For Night : So Hard Done By, Titanic Terraruim
    Henhouse : Butts Wigglin, Put It Off.
    Phantom Power : Rules.
    Music@Work : Sharks, The Bear (The only Hip song I hate)
    Violet Light : Are You Ready, All Tore Up.
    Evolution : Summers Killing Us.
    World Container : Pretend, World Container.
  • dignindignin Posts: 9,361
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    It's nothing to do with being PC, it's not the particular insult used that bothers ME, it's the fact that insults were needed at all. I'm not some busy-body campaigner for the prevention of comments about disabilities. I'd be no more or less annoyed with responses like the one in question if he had said "You have AIDS" or "I fucked your wife". I just think that a response like "I think you're wrong" would have sufficed.

    Jeez people...
    you need to relax and not hijack this thread, the hip fucking rule
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