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  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    i think i'll spring for it. i'll sell my old yer favourites and grab this bad boy. it just looks so cool :)
  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    I only just got That Night In Toronto a couple of weeks ago... only had a chance to watch it once so far, but now i have a craving.... :)
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • mookie blaylock 10
    mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    hip! :)
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    mookie blaylock 10 wrote:
    hip! :)


    I second that.
    "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
  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    Soupy wrote:
    The Hip to start recording again. Great news, hopefully a new album later next year.


    they are an absolute machine 20 years deep into their career! amazing.

    I HAVE BEEN ON A MASSIVE DAY FOR NIGHT BINGE LATELY.....Superb album, their best?
    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, Sea I+II '24
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    restlesssoul wrote:
    they are an absolute machine 20 years deep into their career! amazing.

    I HAVE BEEN ON A MASSIVE DAY FOR NIGHT BINGE LATELY.....Superb album, their best?


    I still think Day for Night is their definitive masterpiece. They have yet to top it in my opinion. Although, Phantom Power and World Container both came really close. DFN was the sound of the Hip stretching out their artistic legs and trying new things. I remember lining up at midnight at HMV to buy it on release day. I got it home, excitedly threw it on the stereo and cranked it up nice and loud. On first listen it wasn't as instantly catchy or accessible as their previous records, and it took me quite a few spins to fully absorb it. But once I did, I became absolutely addicted to it. I played the shit out of that album for an entire year and completely wore out my cassette copy, so I had to go buy again on CD. I'm now on my 3rd copy of the album (my 2nd copy was stolen from a house party).
    "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 still think Day for Night is their definitive masterpiece. They have yet to top it in my opinion. Although, Phantom Power and World Container both came really close. DFN was the sound of the Hip stretching out their artistic legs and trying new things. I remember lining up at midnight at HMV to buy it on release day. I got it home, excitedly threw it on the stereo and cranked it up nice and loud. On first listen it wasn't as instantly catchy or accessible as their previous records, and it took me quite a few spins to fully absorb it. But once I did, I became absolutely addicted to it. I played the shit out of that album for an entire year and completely wore out my cassette copy, so I had to go buy again on CD. I'm now on my 3rd copy of the album (my 2nd copy was stolen from a house party).

    it was always one of my favorites as well. phantom power is close, but i think a lot of that is it was the first hip album i ever heard so it holds a special place for me. but i always thought day for night was their strongest and most consistent album.
  • RW
    RW Posts: 97
    Cool Hip poster for sale here:

    http://www.gigposters.com/classifieds/detail.php?siteid=5369&pre=1

    Has anyone here been to the gallery show?
    http://www.expressobeans.com/public/member.php?id=5209
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    RainierWolfcastle wrote:
    Cool Hip poster for sale here:

    http://www.gigposters.com/classifieds/detail.php?siteid=5369&pre=1

    Has anyone here been to the gallery show?


    That's a great poster.
    "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
    RainierWolfcastle wrote:
    Cool Hip poster for sale here:

    http://www.gigposters.com/classifieds/detail.php?siteid=5369&pre=1

    Has anyone here been to the gallery show?

    awesome! thanks for posting that... i might think about grabbing one of those...

    i didn't get a chance to see the gallery show... wish i had though... it was only on for a few weeks i think, and i didn't make it down to the distillery to see it. :(
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    *bump*

    Just rescuing the thread from page 4. 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."

    -Tom Waits
  • Igottago
    Igottago Posts: 483
    direwolf74 wrote:
    I still think Day for Night is their definitive masterpiece. They have yet to top it in my opinion. Although, Phantom Power and World Container both came really close. DFN was the sound of the Hip stretching out their artistic legs and trying new things. I remember lining up at midnight at HMV to buy it on release day. I got it home, excitedly threw it on the stereo and cranked it up nice and loud. On first listen it wasn't as instantly catchy or accessible as their previous records, and it took me quite a few spins to fully absorb it. But once I did, I became absolutely addicted to it. I played the shit out of that album for an entire year and completely wore out my cassette copy, so I had to go buy again on CD. I'm now on my 3rd copy of the album (my 2nd copy was stolen from a house party).

    I agree...took me a while to absorb the album at first, but its one of my all time favourites. I'd say Fully Completely, Day for Night, and Henhouse is the Hip at their absolute best. Not to forget their other great albums, but to me that was the era that they were amongst the best bands in the world.

    I really hope their next album gets away from the typical Hip classic rock sound..I liked World Container, but i'd like to hear them try some new things. Maybe stripped down and more acoustic, more folky or something. I dunno, seems musically they have fallen into that predictability a bit. But Gord Downie's lyrics always keep things interesting.
  • Soupy
    Soupy Posts: 171
    For me the Tragically Hip albums come in 3 classes.

    The Outstanding :
    Fully, Completely
    Phantom Power
    In Between Evolutions.

    The Great :
    In Violet Light
    Day For Night
    Road Apples
    Up To Here

    The Good :
    World Container
    Music@Work
    Henhouse
  • direwolf74
    direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    Igottago wrote:
    I really hope their next album gets away from the typical Hip classic rock sound..I liked World Container, but i'd like to hear them try some new things.


    I'm the opposite. I thought the band was kind of spinning their wheels on both In Violet Light and In Between Evolution, but on World Container they stretched out and made things much more interesting musically: the Police-like guitar echo and dance-rock breakdowns on "Lonely End of the Rink", the reggae-rock feel of "The Kids Don't Get It", the sugary sweet melodies and hooks of "In View" are just a few examples of the Hip trying things that they've never tried before, and it works wonderfully. My only gripe with the album is that a couple of the tracks are a tad bit overproduced and could have benefited from a more stripped down approach (Pretend, World Container), but overall I think it's the most cohesive and focused album they've done in quite some time, and it's a great example of the Hip having fun in the studio and not being afraid to let their influences shine.
    "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
    Soupy wrote:
    For me the Tragically Hip albums come in 3 classes.

    The Outstanding :
    Fully, Completely
    Phantom Power
    In Between Evolutions.

    The Great :
    In Violet Light
    Day For Night
    Road Apples
    Up To Here

    The Good :
    World Container
    Music@Work
    Henhouse



    Here's mine:

    The Outstanding:
    Day for Night
    Phantom Power
    Trouble at the Henhouse
    World Container

    The Great:
    Fully Completely
    Road Apples
    Up to Here
    In Between Evolution

    The Good:
    In Violet Light
    Music@Work
    the E.P.
    "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
    Some highlights of the World Container tour, courtesy of Youtube. Enjoy!

    Gus: The Polar Bear From Central Park, live in Pittsburgh:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=WkD8jxCP5zI

    Lake Fever, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=-NqVwHceCJQ

    Fiddler's Green, Toronto:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=07L6isHG7gI

    Girl accidentally gets hit by Gord's mic stand, so he gives it to her as a gift:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=3XCAj__Km-M

    Grace, Too in Vancouver (love this one!):
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=6DoEBkU3ZYE

    Jumpin' Jack Flash (Stones cover), Seattle:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=D5Ygn4Qvpkc

    I Want You (Bob Dylan cover), Clifton Park, NY:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=nHnrPMri2DE

    The Lonely End of the Rink, Barrie, ON:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=9t4FJUVpak8

    World Container, Montreal:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=8nn5awnlbyE

    Yer Not the Ocean, Seattle:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=wC6HNdbQIsc

    Ahead by a Century, Seattle (I was at this one!):
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=afKB4yfXbho

    The Kids Don't Get it, Seattle:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=Zr8XRBHt7iE

    Gord wipes out during Fully Completely in Hampton Beach:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=HUmEZvwA0y4

    Long Time Running, Paradiso, Amsterdam:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=0KIBbkSf-YY

    Twist My Arm, Erie, PA:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=nDi_FcuPcdo

    Gord lecturing the idiots in the crowd, Vancouver:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=5kWnjFkH1Ys
    "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
    Picked up Live Between Us for $7 last night... can't wait to listen! :)
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    civ_eng_girl wrote:
    Picked up Live Between Us for $7 last night... can't wait to listen! :)

    cant beleive you didnt have it already! i'd say it's the best live album i own.
  • civ_eng_girl
    civ_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    soulsinging wrote:
    cant beleive you didnt have it already! i'd say it's the best live album i own.

    haha... i know... sadly, my actual Hip cd collection is seriously lacking! :o

    but there's a music store near me that's having a closing sale, so i imagine i'll be back there again to fill in some holes... :p
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    civ_eng_girl wrote:
    haha... i know... sadly, my actual Hip cd collection is seriously lacking! :o

    but there's a music store near me that's having a closing sale, so i imagine i'll be back there again to fill in some holes... :p

    i went to amazon and ordered the 4 i was missing from the marketplace for a combined $24. i used to have them all...

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