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locked · May 2006

surferdude wrote:

I'm so mad. I have to miss their fan club only gig in Vancouver at The Commodore on Friday night because my son has a lacrosse tournament in Kamloops. The Commodore is the greatest place for concerts, the floor has a slight bounce to it. Pearl Jam played the first gig of their Binaural tour there. It holds about 2,000 people.
The Hip's concert will be old school with lots of crowd surfing.

As Gord said, "Crowd surfing went out with 'Don't go there" and acid-washed jeans"..

and blow off the godamn lacrosse tourney..
If the Hip had a "fan club only" gig in Boston, I would skip out on open-heart surgery to attend..!

small town beck · May 2006

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

good to see you back mariposa! looking forward to canada day weekend on the island myself...HIP!

...any shows on the agenda for you that you have seen announced?

I can't wait for them to play here again!!!

So excited. I booked the evening off of work as soon as I heard. I can't wait for the rest of the line up to be announced although this will be hard to top. let me know when you come to the Island, mookie. maybe, we can have a little island jammer/hip party

Turns out I could have waited for the line up to be announced :rolleyes:, it is pure shite. Oh well, I can't wait to see the Hip again!!!

MCG · May 2006

pjfanman wrote:

WTF? Are you serious? The Hip were a great band....first 3 records were amazing. They went downhill quickly after that though. I can't stand them anymore but their first 3 albums are amazing. Road Apples and Up To Here are my favs by them.

WTF? Are you serious? The Hip ARE a great band who consistently put out very strong records and their live performances are absolutely incredible. You are as bad as people who think Pearl Jam went to shit after Ten.

surferdude · May 2006

locked wrote:

As Gord said, "Crowd surfing went out with 'Don't go there" and acid-washed jeans"..

and blow off the godamn lacrosse tourney..
If the Hip had a "fan club only" gig in Boston, I would skip out on open-heart surgery to attend..!

Well, when I saw them in Seattle on the last tour (2005) there was plenty of crowd surfing. That was in a 900 or so person venue. So I'm sure they'll still be lots this time around. The Seattle show was mostly people from Vancouver, BC who drove down to see The Hip play a small venue versus the arena setting they play in Canada.

direwolf74 · May 2006

I've mentioned this a couple of times already, but I'm seeing them on Saturday at the Gorge for the Sasquatch Festival. The lineup for that day is freakin' amazing: The Hip (of course), Ben Harper, Gomez, Sam Roberts, Neko Case, The Constantines, Iron & Wine, Flaming Lips, and a whole bunch more. I can't wait!

Oh, and anybody who says the Hip went downhill after their 3rd album needs to put down the crack pipe. Fully Completely, Day for Night, Phantom Power, and In Between Evolution are four of the best albums they've ever released. In Violet Light and Music@Work are pretty damn good as well. I love Up to Here and Road Apples as much as any Hip fan, but like all great bands, these guys have matured over the years and their songwriting has developed into something very cool and unique. There's no other band on the planet that sounds like them. And I've said it before and I'll say it again: The Hip are like fine wine. They only get better with age.

direwolf74 · May 2006

surferdude wrote:

Well, when I saw them in Seattle on the last tour (2005) there was plenty of crowd surfing. That was in a 900 or so person venue.

When I saw them in Spokane in '04, there was lots of crowd surfing at the beginning of the set, but Gord put a stop to that pretty quick. About 4 songs in, he was obviously getting very concerned and tried to calm things down a bit. This is from the bootleg I have of the show:

"Everybody ok down here? I see lots of young women up here getting crushed by large male bodies. There's plenty of room for everybody and there's no need for any crowd surfing. You. (points at some dipshit who had just been slammed to the floor by security after he tried to surf over the barrier) You looked experienced there for a second...and then you didn't. Let's all just have a good time and take care of each other, alright?"

mookie blaylock 10 · May 2006

direwolf74 wrote:

I've mentioned this a couple of times already, but I'm seeing them on Saturday at the Gorge for the Sasquatch Festival. The lineup for that day is freakin' amazing: The Hip (of course), Ben Harper, Gomez, Sam Roberts, Neko Case, The Constantines, Iron & Wine, Flaming Lips, and a whole bunch more. I can't wait!

Oh, and anybody who says the Hip went downhill after their 3rd album needs to put down the crack pipe. Fully Completely, Day for Night, Phantom Power, and In Between Evolution are four of the best albums they've ever released. In Violet Light and Music@Work are pretty damn good as well. I love Up to Here and Road Apples as much as any Hip fan, but like all great bands, these guys have matured over the years and their songwriting has developed into something very cool and unique. There's no other band on the planet that sounds like them. And I've said it before and I'll say it again: The Hip are like fine wine. They only get better with age.

well said direwolf.

...oh, trouble at the henhouse too...

and have a blast this weekend, you bastard!!!

just kidding...i'm only ridiculously jealous that's all

direwolf74 · May 2006

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

well said direwolf. ...oh, trouble at the henouse too...

Good call! I can't believe I forgot to mention that one. Great album!

direwolf74 · May 2006

Just back from Sasquatch! That was by far the best Hip performance I've ever witnessed. It was short, but the energy was unbelievable, and Gord worked in some hilarious rants about the crazy weather (more on that in a second). The new songs sounded amazing. If the rest of the new album is as good as those three songs, then I think we may have another classic on our hands. The anticipation is killing me!

For those who weren't there, I gotta tell you about the insane hail storm that rained down on us about 3 songs into Neko Case's set. It was easily one of the strangest things I've ever experienced. I got a sunburn AND froze my ass off all in the same day. My sister and I were down in front of the stage watching Neko, and when the shit went down, panic ensued. Everybody started running in all directions looking for whatever shelter they could find. We ended up making a b-line for the porta potties and hid inside them for a good 10 minutes or so. I figured it would pass quickly like most hail storms do, but it just kept coming down, and hard! After about 15-20 minutes it finally let up and the skies cleared in time for the stage crew to set up the Hip's gear. None of us brought a change of clothes, so we were all soaking wet and cold for the remainder of the show, but we toughed it out and stayed until after Ben Harper's amazing set. I'll never forget it. What an incredible day!

Here's the setlist:

Grace, Too
Lonely End Of The Rink (new song)
Nautical Disaster
The Drop Off (new song)
Courage
Fly (new song)
Fully Completely
Poets

Like I said. It was short, but sweet. This new album is gonna be freakin' incredible.

Lost_Clay · May 2006

nice review, i was reading about that weather thing on hipbase, crazyness

can't wait until june 30th!!!

direwolf74 · May 2006

*bump*

I highly recommend you all check out today's song of the day over at thehip.com: A kick-ass version of The Wherewithal from Edmonton '02.

locked · June 2006

direwolf74 wrote:

*bump*

I highly recommend you all check out today's song of the day over at thehip.com: A kick-ass version of The Wherewithal from Edmonton '02.

Direwolf, LOVE the GD quote..

with all the PJ shows, I haven't checked TheHIP.com in a while..

but what's the latest with the Hip club??

It seems like as long as I signed up at "thehip.com" I'm in the fan club..
yes?
or do I need to do more?

also, can anyone desribe what the new songs sound like?
gimme a feel for the style?

are we talking IVL style or down and dirty RA, FC style???

Thanks in advance..

direwolf74 · June 2006

locked wrote:

Direwolf, LOVE the GD quote..

with all the PJ shows, I haven't checked TheHIP.com in a while..

but what's the latest with the Hip club??

It seems like as long as I signed up at "thehip.com" I'm in the fan club..
yes?
or do I need to do more?

also, can anyone desribe what the new songs sound like?
gimme a feel for the style?

are we talking IVL style or down and dirty RA, FC style???

Thanks in advance..

Hey Locked! Good to hear from ya. As of right now, as long as you're registered at thehip.com, you'll have first-in-line access to concert tickets. Their webmaster mentioned a little while ago that the HipClub would be expanded with extra goodies once the new album comes out, and he specifically mentioned Pearl Jam's TenClub as an example of what he's looking to do. I hope it happens.

As for the new songs, I heard 3 at Sasquatch:

"The Lonely End of the Rink"
A dirty, riff-heavy rocker. I'm betting this one will be the first radio single.

"The Drop Off"
This one was loud, hard, and fast. Keep in mind I've only heard it once, but if I had to compare it to other Hip songs, I'd say it's got kind of a Fire in the Hole/Wherewithal feel to it. It's a very heavy tune.

"Fly"
Another up-tempo song, but this one is a lot more catchy and melodic with a great sing-a-long chorus.

locked · June 2006

direwolf74 wrote:

As for the new songs, I heard 3 at Sasquatch:

"The Lonely End of the Rink"
A dirty, riff-heavy rocker. I'm betting this one will be the first radio single.

"The Drop Off"
This one was loud, hard, and fast. Keep in mind I've only heard it once, but if I had to compare it to other Hip songs, I'd say it's got kind of a Fire in the Hole/Wherewithal feel to it. It's a very heavy tune.

"Fly"
Another up-tempo song, but this one is a lot more catchy and melodic with a great sing-a-long chorus.

Great descriptions!~

can't wait to hear more..

Hip, Hip, Hooray!

mookie blaylock 10 · June 2006

locked wrote:

Great descriptions!~

can't wait to hear more..

Hip, Hip, Hooray!

seconded locked!

thanks for that direwolf!

i'm excited to hear the new HIP!

direwolf74 · June 2006

Hey everybody!

Just heard that the new Hip album will be out this fall, most likely in September. There's no exact release date yet, as the boys are still working on the artwork and tracklisting, etc...

locked · June 2006

direwolf74 wrote:

Hey everybody!

Just heard that the new Hip album will be out this fall, most likely in September. There's no exact release date yet, as the boys are still working on the artwork and tracklisting, etc...

woooo hooo!
After all the PJ tour purchases this spring, I should have replenisehd my bank account by then...

direwolf74 · June 2006

Hey gang! I came across this cool review of the Sasquatch Festival today. The Hip are mentioned about halfway down the page. Enjoy!

http://chartattack.com/DAMN/2006/05/3113.cfm

mookie blaylock 10 · June 2006

from the hip on myspace...:)

Hey Folks,

We have two new summer shows to announce.

What better way to celebrate the first official day of summer and greet the Summer Solstice than join the band, for one night only, in Belleville, Ontario. This is a show for registered users of http://www.thehip.com only.
The details are

Belleville, Ontario
The Tragically Hip
with special guests The Weakerthans
Wednesday June 21st
The Empire Theatre
Doors: 7:00pm
Tickets: $59.50 plus service charges
All Ages Show

Tickets on sale Friday June 9th at 11:00am (EST)

Only Registered Users of thehip.com are able to purchase tickets to this show. If you choose to tell friends of yours who are not yet Registered Users, have them visit thehip.com and become a Registered User today to avoid any disappointment in the processing time to be officially registered.

How it works is this: on Friday June 9th at 11:00am (EST), there will be a posting on thehip.com Registered Users homepage that will contain the link and password to purchase tickets.

Please note the ticket purchase policy for this show.

- Only one order per Registered User
- 2 ticket limit per order
- All tickets are to be picked up at The Empire Theatre Box Office on the day of the show starting at 7:00pm
- Registered Users picking up tickets must have Photo ID and THE credit card in their name used to purchase the tickets.
- Registered Users must enter the venue immediately after receiving their tickets
- No In and Out priviledges once you pick up your tickets and are in the venue.

Regretfully, there are no exceptions to any and all of the ticket purchase policy.

The band will be playing the Ovation Music Festival in Stratford, Ontario on Saturday September 9th.

The details are

Stratford, Ontario
The Tragically Hip
with special guests TBA
Saturday September 9th
Ovation Music Festival Packham Road Park
Doors: 4 PM
Tickets: $99.00 Weekend Pass, $39.50 Early Bird One Day Pass or $45.00 Regular One Day Pass
Charge By Phone: 888.388.1928 (local 519.271.3134)
In Person: 277 Ontario Street
Order Online: http://www.standingovation.com
All Ages Show

Tickets on sale Friday June 9th at 10:00am (EST)

For more show information, visit http://www.ovationmusicfestival.ca

Das Hip

locked · June 2006

in my best "Homer Simpson" voice

"Damn you summertime-Hip-concert-going Canadians!"

Break out the new stuff!!!

Scott in Hipless Boston

Tragically Hip ...

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