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The Tragically Hip — Looking For A Place To Happen
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Sjaaks
(Horst, Netherlands)
Posted: Jun 02, 2010 - 05:05
 
 jbunniii wrote:
The lead vocalist's voice is terrible. {#Grumpy}
 

You're not kidding... {#Puke}
Epic suckage...

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zenhead
(Maine)
Posted: May 01, 2010 - 12:09
 
love these guys. they did some (all?) the songs for the movie "men with brooms." a must see.

musickat
(Lake of the Ozarks)
Posted: Feb 27, 2010 - 06:00
 
way to rock me awake at 8:00 a.m.  on a Sat. morn.   I'll take the Hip anytime!

 countyman wrote:
Two Hip songs in the same day??  Alright Bill!!
 



martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 - 13:12
 
Just saw them play at the Arts Centre on September 27. At the Arts Centre everyone usually sits and listens. That night the place stood up for the whole show. Before and after the intermission. Band was great and Gord's voice was in find shape and his showmanship can not be questioned. Have to see these guys live to appreciate his voice and the band's musicianship. My ears rang for three days. It was a night of blistering, screaming rock and roll. Fully and completely.



countyman
(09 Stanley Cup Champs and Sixburgh)
Posted: Oct 24, 2009 - 13:08
 
Two Hip songs in the same day??  Alright Bill!!

peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Aug 22, 2009 - 16:54
 
 dynamaniak wrote:
Gord Downie is one of the most incredible contemporary poets/lyricist around IMO.  Even if his voice isn't perfect... you should see them live.
 
Yes, they can definitely rock the joint!


jbunniii
(San Jose, CA)
Posted: Aug 22, 2009 - 11:21
 
The lead vocalist's voice is terrible. {#Grumpy}

camatcba
Posted: Jul 21, 2009 - 20:53
 
ok - THAT ended the goove.{#Arrowd}

dynamaniak
(Ottawa Ontario Canada)
Posted: May 19, 2009 - 07:35
 
Gord Downie is one of the most incredible contemporary poets/lyricist around IMO.  Even if his voice isn't perfect... you should see them live.

Govi
(Left Coast)
Posted: May 19, 2009 - 07:34
 
Make it stop, please.
There, that's better.  Thank you.


lawman
(Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)
Posted: May 19, 2009 - 07:34
 
oldhippiechick wrote:
sounds like the band in the garage next door.

Lucky you!  The BITGND to us sounds like 4 or 5 15-yr-old wannabees<1> just making a big ****ing racket,and unable to get through more than 7 bars at a time.

<1> Young enough to be totally incompetent, old enough to be arrogant and disproportionately assertive. (which, admittedly, describes me up the age of 55.)



oldhippiechick
(Pottsville, PA)
Posted: Apr 17, 2009 - 16:44
 
sounds like the band in the garage next door.

TravelRat
(Siberia--really, in Siberia)
Posted: Mar 17, 2009 - 03:55
 
I used to really dig TH, and they're not bad, but most of their tunes sound pretty similar.  I do have some fun fuzzy memories attached to them from several years ago—a coffee shop in Amsterdam played them as I was...um...drinking coffee {#Shifty} {#Whistle}

ercasul
(New Zealand)
Posted: Mar 17, 2009 - 03:54
 
More tragic than hip.

alanthecowboy
(Lakefield)
Posted: Feb 13, 2009 - 14:43
 
 scraig wrote:
This sounds like Garth Brooks trying to be a rock star. Yuck!
 
Given that the hip released their 'breakthrough album' one year before Garth released his, I'd say Garth has been trying to sound like a 'country' Gord Downie ever since.  That would assume that they sounded even vaguely alike, which I don't think they do.



rtb
(NE corner of Work and Boredom)
Posted: Feb 13, 2009 - 14:40
 
The anthem of my days in Kingston. 

Tim_in_N_FL
(Florida)
Posted: Dec 12, 2008 - 07:25
 
 mgkiwi wrote:
The Tragically Bad Voice - {#Stop}
 

LOL...seems to be the curse of several Canadian Rock bands (e.g., Rush —- though I love their work).  The TTH vocalist is sort of like a Canadian version of Michael Stipe, eh? {#Yell}

mgkiwi
(French Alps - rivet rivet)
Posted: Oct 10, 2008 - 03:34
 
The Tragically Bad Voice - {#Stop}

FilmSurgeon
(Los Angeles, CA)
Posted: Dec 31, 2007 - 11:58
 
Hannio wrote:


Well, he did say the Canadian Beatles, after all.


Ouch! Happy New Year Canada, & everywhere else...



Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Dec 31, 2007 - 11:50
 
FilmSurgeon wrote:


The Canadian Beatles? Are you for real? That's quite a stretch, whether your buddy drives their bus or not...


Well, he did say the Canadian Beatles, after all.
camden_hampden
(Baltimore, MD)
Posted: Oct 29, 2007 - 16:27
 
On_The_Beach wrote:


Know what you mean. After "Day for Night" it was all downhill. "Henhouse" had its moments, I guess.
Having said that, I just saw them 2 nights ago and they still put on a kick-ass live show.


I origianlly thought the same, but every Hip album since Up To Here has had to grow on me after the first listen. I love what Gord started doing lyrically from Music @ Work up until the last two, In Between Evolution and World Container, which took a simpler turn. Give 'em all another listen, I promise you you'll hear lots of stuff to love.
auburntigerrich
(The Loveliest Village on the Plains)
Posted: Oct 29, 2007 - 16:24
 
Wow! This rocks with reckless abandon. Bookmarking this one.

Turn it up.
FilmSurgeon
(Los Angeles, CA)
Posted: Oct 29, 2007 - 16:23
 
Spliff wrote:
The Canadian Beatles. My buddy is driving their tour bus.


The Canadian Beatles? Are you for real? That's quite a stretch, whether your buddy drives their bus or not...

scraig
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Oct 29, 2007 - 16:23
 
This sounds like Garth Brooks trying to be a rock star. Yuck!
MickMan
(Western, NY)
Posted: Sep 28, 2007 - 09:36
 
I have front-row balcony seats for their November show here in Roch-cha-cha. I can't wait.
crazyossi
(Wittenberge , Germany)
Posted: Sep 28, 2007 - 07:33
 

EssexTex
(smoothies on the drag)
Posted: Sep 28, 2007 - 07:32
 
Love it!
LorraineV1
Posted: Sep 12, 2007 - 14:43
 
WooHoo!! Got tix to see them in Aspen and in Boulder in October. YAY! LOVE the Hip!!!
denbear
(Denver, Colorado)
Posted: Aug 27, 2007 - 21:09
 
totally screwed now

denbear
(Denver, Colorado)
Posted: Aug 27, 2007 - 21:06
 
Got it working now.
Odyzzeuz
(Austin, Texas)
Posted: Jul 27, 2007 - 10:12
 
Kickin it old school?
phineas
(flying through the forest)
Posted: Jul 27, 2007 - 10:11
 
On_The_Beach wrote:

Yah, it was a treat.
Back in '91 I saw them at the Town Pump which was a really tiny venue. Man, what a show that was.

Hey, I was already jealous about the Commodore show!
petercroob
(Houston, Texas)
Posted: Jul 27, 2007 - 10:11
 
yes . . . tragically
cosmiclint
(Vancouver BC)
Posted: May 25, 2007 - 14:20
 
thanks for the treat on my last day of vacation, bill
On_The_Beach
(Vancouver, Canada)
Posted: May 25, 2007 - 14:20
 
phineas wrote:

You saw them at the Commodore? Must have been a great show!

Yah, it was a treat.
Back in '91 I saw them at the Town Pump which was a really tiny venue. Man, what a show that was.
Alifreckles50
(Frederick, MD)
Posted: Mar 23, 2007 - 17:22
 
Mensa definition of "hipatitis" = terminal coolness....I'm digging this.
Sean-E-Sean
(A shotgun shack)
Posted: Mar 23, 2007 - 17:22
 
...always glad to hear the hip on rp...
Spliff
(Mountain Home, AR)
Posted: Feb 20, 2007 - 11:14
 
The Canadian Beatles. My buddy is driving their tour bus.
ThePoose
Posted: Feb 20, 2007 - 11:12
 
Cover art looks like it illustrates the old saying, ''A spare prick at an orgy.''
MickMan
(Western, NY)
Posted: Feb 05, 2007 - 05:31
 
bigA wrote:
Saw them 5 times already this year, new album is great.

check out my videos at http://www.youtube.com/hipvideos



I'll be seeing them in March here in Rochester, NY. I can't wait. My all time favorite band.
grant
Posted: Feb 05, 2007 - 03:10
 

Quite the tasty track . . . might have to buy this so I can snack on it as I feel the need.
bigA
(Vancouver, Canada)
Posted: Jan 21, 2007 - 12:04
 
Saw them 5 times already this year, new album is great.

check out my videos at http://www.youtube.com/hipvideos


RAEL
(Rockland, downeast)
Posted: Dec 23, 2006 - 09:44
 
Agreed, a good album overall, best played loud(ly).


slowhand wrote:
Pure Rock&Roll.. go TH!

slowhand
(South!!!!!!!!!!)
Posted: Dec 23, 2006 - 09:21
 
Pure Rock&Roll.. go TH!
phineas
Posted: Nov 09, 2006 - 17:35
 
On_The_Beach wrote:


Know what you mean. After "Day for Night" it was all downhill. "Henhouse" had its moments, I guess.
Having said that, I just saw them 2 nights ago and they still put on a kick-ass live show.

You saw them at the Commodore? Must have been a great show!
On_The_Beach
(Vancouver, Canada)
Posted: Nov 09, 2006 - 15:33
 
ploba wrote:
ahhh back when the hip were good


Know what you mean. After "Day for Night" it was all downhill. "Henhouse" had its moments, I guess.
Having said that, I just saw them 2 nights ago and they still put on a kick-ass live show.
The_Enemy
(The Sewer)
Posted: Nov 09, 2006 - 15:31
 
randomprime wrote:

I still love Love Junk but I've never heard anything since then. We need to hear some TPOH and TMJ on RP.


Did they do anything past then? I remember a good track they had on a soundtrack (the song was "Edmonton Block Heater", I forget the film).

I remember seeing TPOH a number of years ago at a crappy small town bar. I don't know if it's part of his onstage persona but Moe Berg seemed like an incredibly bitter guy. I remember at one point his saying something to the effect of "I had worldwide number one hit and now I'm playing a crappy small town bar to 8 people".

Come to think of it, I'd be bitter....
Rocking-M
(Blue Ridge Mountains)
Posted: Nov 09, 2006 - 15:19
 
Let's hear "New Orleans is Sinking"...
stabby
(Montreal)
Posted: Oct 11, 2006 - 09:10
 
govkid wrote:



Yes its a little embarrasing. (At the risk of offending my fellow Canadians -might this be an inferiority complex?). What happened to the quietly confident, and humble Canadian? Must we try so hard to prove our worth?
Nuff said.


Most of us didn't say anything. Is that particularly good though?

We can be too modest sometimes, though. Our unofficial motto as a country is a polite, "sorry".
randomprime
(-@-)
Posted: Sep 26, 2006 - 17:18
 
timc wrote:

Nope, TPOH all the way, baby!

I dunno. I'm an adult now, and it's hard to laugh when the sky comes falling down. Especially if man's best friend was killed by love walking in the woods. Or was it ten fingers?



I still love Love Junk but I've never heard anything since then. We need to hear some TPOH and TMJ on RP.