The Tragically Hip

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Track Listings

1. Small Town Bringdown

2. Last American Exit

3. Killing Time

4. Evelyn

5. Cemetery Sideroad

6. I'm a Warewolf, Baby

7. Highway Girl

8. All Canadian Surf Club

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The Tragically Hip

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One of the best
Big, Bold And Beautiful
Why they aren't superstars in the U.S. is beyond me.
Best Hip Album since Fully Completely
Good, not my favorite Hip album

World Container
The Tragically Hip
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ASIN: B000IU39JG
Release Date: 2007-03-06

Tracks:

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Luv (Sic)
The Kids Don't Get It
Pretend
Lastnight I Dreamed You Didn't Love Me
The Drop-Off
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World Container

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With 11 consistent studio records under their belt, it is unlikely that the Tragically Hip would do anything to sonically surprise their fans. Truth is, the group has never swayed from their agenda of creating lyrically intelligent, melodic classic rock for the 21st century. World Container provides exactly that, and accomplishes it with a vibrancy that proves that a band who has been together for 23 years can still create affecting and entertaining music for the Canadian masses. Most of the noteworthy changes are subtle in nature; guitarist Paul Langois seems to have brought in sounds from a few of his heroes into the studio, from the Police-affected reggae in "The Lonely End of the Rink" to the Edge-esque resonance of "Luv(sic)." The band has also incorporated piano into a few numbers, most noticeably during "Pretend," a rare love-ballad. For a group who has spent decades avoiding songs that overtly follow the topic of love, the track is quite beautiful, and frontman Gord Downie's vocals soar within it. Romance aside, Downie is up to his usual tricks, yowling and chatting to himself in "The Kids Don't Get It" and "The Drop Off"--both of which contain wide-lunged, ringing choruses that will undoubtedly turn into onstage highlights. To quote Radiohead, you'll find "no alarms and no surprises" on World Container, just more of the same blues-affected music from Canada's long-reigning kings of rock. --Denise Sheppard

Customer Reviews:

One of the best.......2007-05-12

The Hip doesn't morph the way U2 does. Its albums are variations on a theme. Some are better than others and World Container is one of the best.

Big, Bold And Beautiful.......2007-04-11

Following The Tragically Hip for the last few years has been following a sinking ship. Seemingly entering the twilight of their career, remembering better records and more of the moment releases was the common feeling when listening to Music at Work, In Violet Light and In Between Evolution. Good albums, but not the bands best nor inspiring in the ways of previous records.

World Container reveals what was missing from the last few Hip albums, boldness. Great Hip records of the past were a continuing expansion of the group's hard-rock sound. Something tells me Gord Downie and company didn't know how their fans would respond to Day for Night or Trouble at the Henhouse, but were more interested in continually pushing the envelope of their style. That Hip shows-up on World Container as the songs show a willingness to further move the band forward with their blues based guitar rock.

Songs such as The Kids Don't Get It reveal this new energy as a previously unheard affection for The Police shows up with the reggae based guitar hooks from the 80's icons put front and center. Now don't mistake this record as a dance record, but it is decidedly more upbeat with the music, and possibly the band, having more of what we call fun. Bob Rock's inclusion as producer insures the record isn't shy about hooks and choruses, but the biggest plus Rock brings to the proceedings is his additional dashes on top of the proven, and in Canada anyway overplayed, core Hip sound. In View is a good example of this as the addition of some keyboard over this toe tapping rocker creates one of the Hip's catchiest songs ever. Yer Not The Ocean also benefits from some piano thrown into the mix allowing the song to seem like a familiar Hip song while still sounding fresh.

Whether Tragically Hip fans allow World Container to right the Hip ship upward remains to be seen. The title track however, which see's Gord Downie jump full into anthem mode as his poetry flows over a piano ballad in a sometimes ridiculous but none-the-less brave closing track reveals a band with the confidence to enjoy the ride wherever it may take them.

Why they aren't superstars in the U.S. is beyond me........2007-04-05

An outstanding album finally released in the states. World Container starts off moving at a solid pace in "Yer Not the Ocean" and does not let up. The band certainly has progressed since their Road Apples and Fully Completely days. Songs such as The Lonely End of the Rink have instrumentals that sound like they just came out of a Killer's album, not the hip. But it still works!!!

The middle of the CD with tracks such as Luv (sic) and In View keep everyone's head in the room happily bobbing to the beat.

The end is highlighted with songs like the feverishly paced The Drop Off where Gord's voice seriously raises the intensity of the album. The title track, World Container may be considered this generation's "Piano Man" if only it were a minute or two longer. Truly an epic Hip song.

Overall, excellent. Why are you reading this and not clicking "Add to Cart?"

Best Hip Album since Fully Completely.......2007-04-04

This album has The Tragicallt Hip back to more of a rock sound than the more melodic tones of theie more recent albums. Recommended as essential for those Hip fans.

Good, not my favorite Hip album.......2007-03-24

There will never be an album or song by the Hip that I'll dislike, for sure. This is another good one, seems a little short and is a little lighter than normal. It's been fun watching their music evolve over the years, and I look forward to seeing them live in Vancouver some day.

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Where have I been?
Not a weak track
All their best work!
Fantastic Addition To Any Music Collection
Do yerself a favor

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ASIN: B000ASDF6S
Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

No Threat
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38 Years Old
Gift Shop
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Vaccination Scar
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Fiddler's Green
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Customer Reviews:

Where have I been?.......2007-07-08

"Seemingly nonexistent in the eyes of American pop culture -- yet continually boasting some of the nation's highest grossing concerts -- Canadian rockers the Tragically Hip have managed to secure themselves legendary status both above and underground while remaining almost complete anonymous. Like any good band of the people, the Hip know that their fans are their lifeblood, so in compiling their first ever "greatest hits" collection, they left it up to the listeners. Chosen online at their website, the 34 remastered tracks that make up Yer Favorites -- two of which, the ballsy "No Threat" and the wistful "New Maybe," are brand new -- may not go deep enough for longtime followers, but for anyone who has spent the better part of their musical life wondering what all of the fuss was about, this is their chance to get schooled. Poetic yet accessible, raw yet grandiose, the Tragically Hip have often been lumped unfairly into the jam band circuit, when in reality they have far more in common with an act like Pearl Jam than they do Phish. They're an arena bar band maintaining the rawness of a juke joint amid the thunderous applause of 150,000 pairs of hands, and while their brand of heartland rock may be steeped in the Great White North, it's appeal is universal".

Not a weak track.......2007-05-13

Had Fully Completely, Phantom Power, and Music@Work in mothballs for the last couple of years, and until listening to this, forgot how much I missed the Hip's sound. Think comfort rock with obscure lyrics. This is a stellar collection which spans their early more traditional sound and later experimental leanings. Perfect sequencing too.

All their best work!.......2007-03-09

Great compilation of the Hip's best stuff. Two CD's! You can listen for hours! Enjoy!!

Fantastic Addition To Any Music Collection.......2007-02-11

For the enthusiastic Hip listener, these discs won't let you down. Definitely all their hits and most all of their favored songs are included plus an array of dynamic tracks from their twenty+ years of public rockin'. Although perhaps an excess of songs maybe listed, any band lover would conclude that this affable compilation is sure to be something to cherish and respect all what this great Canadian band has to offer.

Do yerself a favor.......2006-08-30

I already owned every Hip album, but I got this CD as part of the box set with the DVDs. To my surprise, it's not the DVDs I enjoy most but this 2-disc CD set. They did a stellar job picking songs and organizing them to flow well from one to the next.
If you've never heard the Hip, you're missing out on a fantastic experience. These guys can rock as hard as anyone or hit you with a pop tune you can't get out of your head. The lyrics range from the brilliant to the bizarre, but that's part of the Hip's allure. They're NEVER boring. Who else would sing about sled dogs, hockey players, kicking someone out of a lifeboat, imprisoned virgins, and a stripper who stops in a coughing fit? "Close. But that's not why. I'm so hard done by."

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one of the great ones!
Not the Whip, "When the Weight Comes Down"
first hip album and all I can say is wow!!
instantly transformed
Buy this CD

Up to Here
The Tragically Hip
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ASIN: B000002O66
Release Date: 2006-08-08

Tracks:

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Trickle Down
Another Midnight
Opiated

Customer Reviews:

one of the great ones!.......2007-03-24

I think for pure rock 'n roll/blues, this is one of the greatest 20 albums ever made. I bought this on cassette back in 1990, and assumed they where going to be huge. I still can't understand why they are not. It seems that everyone I know that hears this CD, loves it. I was in the military when I bought this, and for awhile, was the most dubbed tape in my unit. They must have awful marketing working for them...

Not the Whip, "When the Weight Comes Down".......2007-01-01

I just heard this for the first time today, around 17 years after it first came out. I don't remember hearing it on the radio, it just goes to show that they weren't then and aren't now playing songs from great rock CD's like this one. I saw a movie entitled, "A Man in Uniform" in a motel in Port Angeles, WA in 1996. There are two "Tragically Hip" songs on it. It inspired me to get this and "Yer Favourites". I forgot the name of the movie but found a scrap paper where I had written it down. Funny, how we can accidentally find some great rock and roll sometimes. Ten years later I get the movie. And you know the rest of the story, only I'd like to include that this is one of the great rock and roll albums of all time, not just the 80's or 1989.

first hip album and all I can say is wow!!.......2006-12-04

These guys are great, original, great guitar licks. New Orleans is Sinking is a great foot stomper and hip mover. I loved the whole album form beginning to end.

instantly transformed.......2006-06-04

I saw the hip , in 90 or 91 , at the metropolis in harrisburg pa, after hearing airplay of "New Orleans is sinking".... they were the opening act for Eric Johnson"...( another sterling canadian product; along with Rush, Cowboy Junkies, and the RHEOSTATICS ( whom after 16 years of listening to the HIP I find it astronomically impossible to have missed for this long))... 2006 first listen... let's just say I was instantly transormed....best tracks on Up to Here... NO is sinking, Boots or Hearts, Trickle Down... hey!!! check out Rheos Whale Music tracks...1,2,3,9,10,17

Buy this CD.......2006-01-07

One of the best rock n' roll CDs there is. When I heard "New Orleans is Sinking" for the first time I waited for the Hip to break big in the U.S. I still don't know why that didn't happen, but after ten years plus, Up to Here has lost none of its luster. A marvelous combination of straight ahead bluesy rock with sly, heartfelt lyrics. Gord Downie's interesting vocal style blends perfectly with a rambling, imprecise guitar sound. "New Orleans is Sinking" is still one of my all-time favorite songs and I also particularly like "Blow at High Dough", "I'll Believe in You (or I'll Be Leaving You)" and the ballad "38 Years Old", but there isn't a bad song on the CD. I'm glad my local rock station played these guys for a few weeks all those years ago or I would never have heard of them and missed out on this great CD.

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THE essential live Hip album
I Said "I'm Tragically Hip, Come On Just Let's Go"...
The Hip at their finest
What a live album should be.
the "hippest" live cd oot there

Live Between Us
The Tragically Hip
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ASIN: B000007UUV
Release Date: 1998-06-02

Tracks:

Grace, Too
Fully Completely
Springtime In Vienna
Twist My Arm
Gift Shop
Ahead By A Century
The Luxury
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New Orleans Is Sinking
Don't Wake Daddy
Scared
Blow At High Dough
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Album Description

1997 live album for the Canadian alternative rock act, recorded while on tour to support 1996's 'Trouble At The Henhouse'. 14 tracks packaged in a paper sleeve inside a mini-LP gatefold sleeve. Includes 12-page booklet of full color photos of the band on tour. Universal. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

THE essential live Hip album.......2007-02-16

It is very easy to get excited about this CD when you look at the set list for this concert. A solid arrangement of singles and classics along with other songs not as popular such as The Wherewithal and Don't Wake Daddy make it timeless. I can easily see myself picking this CD up again and enjoying it just as much 10 years from now.

When buying and listening to live albums of any band I always look for a few distinct qualities: Set list, length, quality of recording, amounts of ad-libbing, and crowd interaction. This album fails in none of those departments! The song choices for the concert is excellent in my opinion, the quality is equivalent to a studio recording, and the crowd is heard well throughout the whole CD.

The only possible drawbacks are that sometimes Gordy gets a little long-winded between verses and songs. Although it'll never bother me, I can see it being a low point for some listeners. Finally, even though its 14 tracks long I still would wish for more tracks but I think that's just me being greedy.

Buy this!!

I Said "I'm Tragically Hip, Come On Just Let's Go"..........2005-04-15

... She sort of bit her lip, "Gee I don't know"

This was my first ever Tragically Hip CD and (moreover) one of the first CDs that I ever owned. So, I have a bit of a bias in its favour. That being said, there is no better introduction to the Hip than their stellar live album "Live Between Us".

This CD offers hit after hit and really captures some of the tremendous energy of the Hip live. Ive seen them 4 times now and those have been some of my favourite concerts ever. Ive never been disappointed by the Hip live, and you won't be disappointed by this.

I would hesitate to recommend this album to the seasoned Hip collector, as it doesn't add that much to the studio versions and there are many, many great live Hip tracks widely available to download ("Killer Whale Tank", anyone?). But, it is still a great CD and is far from a waste of money

All in all, this is a awesome live CD from a awesome live band.

The Hip at their finest.......2004-07-23

As a long time listener to "The Hip" transplated to the good ol U.S of A I turn all my friends into Hip fans with this one.. Some of the most recent work they have done shows more maturity, but this is a great intro to a great Canadian Band...

What a live album should be........2003-12-10

This was a very pleasant suprise. Not only did I get the live album I was looking for, but I also got most of their popular songs. Of course there's a few tracks missing, but this does include "Grace Too", "Springtime In Vienna", "Gift Shop", and "Ahead By A Century". Plus it's got the excellent and moving "Courage". Most people should like "Gordon Downie's" ramblings between songs, but everyone should like how good this sounds. It's one of the best sounding live albums I've ever heard. Near studio quality, but with the crowd noise of course. Overall, I'd call it the best release from "The Tragically Hip", and one of the few available, even though it's an import.

the "hippest" live cd oot there.......2003-02-07

"Live Between Us" is the only live CD i have ever heard that captures the whole experience of a concert. You can feel the crowd from beginning to end...The CD captures the unmistakeable presence of Gord D as he hammers oot the lyrics...from The Luxury to Nautical Disaster...this CD captures all that a live show is...and more

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Best Album of 2007
Big, Bold And Beautiful
It's Hip to be Canadian!
One of the best in recent years
Luv one, luv em all, buy it now

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With 11 consistent studio records under their belt, it is unlikely that the Tragically Hip would do anything to sonically surprise their fans. Truth is, the group has never swayed from their agenda of creating lyrically intelligent, melodic classic rock for the 21st century. World Container provides exactly that and accomplishes it with a vibrancy that proves that a band who has been together for 23 years can still create affecting and entertaining music for the Canadian masses. Most of the noteworthy changes are subtle in nature; guitarist Paul Langois seems to have brought in sounds from a few of his heroes into the studio, from the Police-affected reggae in "The Lonely End of the Rink" to the Edge-esque resonance of "Luv(sic)." The band has also incorporated piano into a few numbers, most noticeably during "Pretend," a rare love-ballad. For a group who has spent decades avoiding songs that overtly follow the topic of love, the track is quite beautiful, and frontman Gord Downie's vocals soar within it. Romance aside, Downie is up to his usual tricks, yowling and chatting to himself in "The Kids Don't Get It" and "The Drop Off"--both of which contain wide-lunged, ringing choruses that will undoubtedly turn into onstage highlights. To quote Radiohead, you'll find "no alarms and no surprises" on World Container, just more of the same blues-affected music from Canada's long-reigning kings of rock. --Denise Sheppard

Customer Reviews:

Best Album of 2007.......2007-04-19

Simply outstanding. Ranks as one of the best albums of all time. The last 3 releases from the Hip all had some superb moments, but not the consistency of World Container. Despite the wide variety of sounds and styles, no track is less than excellent. Recommended as a good place to start for people discovering the Hip for the first time. Alternatively try Phantom Power or Day for Night.

Big, Bold And Beautiful.......2007-04-10

It's Hip to be Canadian!.......2007-03-31

Excellent effort by the Hip. Highly recommended. My favourite tracks are "Luv (sic)" and "Last Night I Dreamed..." because of Gord Sinclair's bass.

One of the best in recent years.......2006-12-12

Some variation on the Hip sound and punchy production from Bob Rock make for a big improvement over IBE. Only the lacklustre "Pretend" lets the album down in a big way. It's the new "The Rules."

My only question is why Amazon are charging this much when it's half the price at the official Hip store!

Luv one, luv em all, buy it now.......2006-12-08

If you've ever loved a Hip album, you'll love this one too. If you've never loved a Hip album, you may love this one because it is a bit different.

Like most Hip fans, I've become so infatuated with the music and the stories that anything the boys do is pretty much alright with me. The main difference here it that Bob Rock has made his mark on the sound - mainly due to the keyboards. Still, there's no mistaking that this is authentic Hip stuff. At least 4 and maybe even 5 of these songs are destined to become core concert material. You can just feel the high-power stadium potential pulsing from Lonely End Of The Rink, The Kids Don't Get It and The Drop Off just to name a few.

On the downside, I find the keyboards a bit of a turn off - too Journey circa 1985 - but it hasn't stoped me from listening to this disk over and over again which is the real test I suppose.

If you're interested enough in the band to read this far into the review, you may as well go ahead and buy the CD now; its only going to be a matter of time.

Average customer rating:

My new favorite
Top Of The Hip
Too Bad It Was Not Digitally Remastered
so good so cool
One of the few complete and perfect albums

Road Apples
The Tragically Hip
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Trouble at the Henhouse

ASIN: B000002OFN
Release Date: 2006-08-08

Tracks:

Little Bones
Twist My Arm
Cordelia
The Luxury
Born In The Water
Long Time Running
Bring It All Back
Three Pistols
Fight
On The Verge
Fiddler's Green
The Last Of The Unplucked Gems

Customer Reviews:

My new favorite.......2007-01-04

By far my favorite Hip of all. Top to bottom very very good!

Top Of The Hip.......2006-05-04

The Hip had enjoyed limited commercial success in their native country, but this is the album that made the USA sit up and take notice. Gordon Downie's quirky yet captivating vocal presence and lyrical whimsy is nicely balanced by the musicianship, although I'd expect nothing less from producer Don Smith. Strong commercial content in the form of "Cordelia", "Little Bones", "Twist My Arm", and "Three Pistols", yet enough Canadiana to keep the hardcore Hip fan from slinging accusations of "sell-out". Even after a slough of releases that has seen the Hip mature over two decades, this is still recognized by most Hip fans as their strongest work.

One other reviewer had mentioned that the weak point on the album was "Fiddler's Green". I wholeheartedly disagree. It is a touching, soul-wrenching lament that will rip the heart out of anyone who has lost a child.

Too Bad It Was Not Digitally Remastered.......2004-05-24

Great cd, by a Great band..Just was a major disappointment, the cd was transferred from Analog Tape to Cd format...Makes for muffled Vocals, and thats a shame, Downie is one of the most original ive heard in a long time...But for die hard "TH" fans, its a must have...!!

so good so cool.......2003-10-30

This band makes some of the best rock music ever. Road Apples has to be the best of a long list of best CDs You can play this CD to death....never get tired of it. Hope they keep churning out music

I only heard of them last year, but I have a lot catching up to do.

One of the few complete and perfect albums.......2002-11-19

My girlfriend is Canadian and a fan of the Hip. She took me to a live show here in Denver and now I'm hooked. This was the third album I've purchased of theirs and it's by far the best. Growing up on rock and roll this is one of the few complete albums without one bad song, well maybe Fiddler's Green, but the rest is fantastic. "On The Verge" is still my favorite. This IS rock and roll at it's best. I don't think you can play this one too loud.

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Got me totally hooked
Going To A Cottage This Summer?
Less Shiny Hip, but a great one to get to know while driving
The Hip.. production value to match songwriting value
A Good Album - But Not For First Timers....

In Violet Light
The Tragically Hip , and Tragically Hip
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ASIN: B000067BLE
Release Date: 2002-06-11

Tracks:

Are You Ready
Use It Up
The Darkest One
It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken
Silver Jet
Throwing Off Glass
All Tore Up
Leave
A Beautiful Thing
The Dire Wolf
The Dark Canuck

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Strange experience, the Hip. Since the release of their first EP in 1987, they've steadily become one of the best-loved and most successful rock bands Canada has witnessed (they do shows with Alanis, for Juno's sake!). If you are American, you're probably just discovering them now, without the context of their nine previous albums. So when first listening to In Violet Light you can feel disoriented--as if you happened to watch, say, your first episode of Twin Peaks midseason, having never known there was such a thing. This album exists in a slightly more stylized and dramatic world than the everyday--something like an indie-rock opera starring Bryan Ferry, but without the models. It might take a few listens to understand how Gordon Downie can sound like the Talking Heads ("Are You Ready") and then R.E.M. ("Silver Jet" and "Leave") and then the Smiths ("Throwing Off Glass") while still maintaining his own distinct and consistent voice. But given a few listens, this other world makes more and more sense, and you'll find yourself inhabiting it. --Laura Etling

Customer Reviews:

Got me totally hooked.......2005-06-15

If there ever was an album that could get you hooked on a band, 'In Violet Light' is that album. The lyrics are straightforward, yet laden with double-entendre and deeper meaning. A true poetic achievement from Gordon Downie. (I believe there is even a lyric/poem book published for this album.) A group of us even presented a rendition of "Its a Good Life if You Don't Weaken" at our summer camp as a tribute to a staff member who was diagnosed with cancer, but continued to work the summer. Truly powerful stuff in here!

This is not to say, though, that there are not upbeat, fun tunes that are infused with pure energy and excitement ("All Tore Up", "Are You Ready"). The wordsmithing in some of these songs is really great also.

Going To A Cottage This Summer?.......2005-04-15

If you plan to trek out to some lake-side wilderness come warmer weather, this CD is a must buy. This is the perfect music to accompany some late evening drinks under the stars by the fire side (with friends; if its just you and your lady, then be a gentleman and throw on some Marvin Gaye or Coldplay or whatever she's into).

Sorry, I got off track. This is a beautiful CD. It starts off rocking (Are You Ready, Use It Up, Silver Jet) and moves towards classic Hip-style serenity (Good Life, A Beautiful Thing, Leave). Dire Wolf is in my top 5 Hip songs of all time, which (for me) is really saying something.

Take, for example, some typical(ly beautiful) lyrics, from the aptly titled Beautiful Thing:

In ulcerating silence
perspective comes
the way it always does - it's ransom.
So randomly, somebody calls
the phone rings and it brings Niagara Falls.
"It's 3 o'clock in the morning,
You'd better be dyin" and you were
so we talked about the time
and where it went,
unremarkable events,
and how one day took two days
and they got spent.
How you'd continue, carefully in degrees
trying to do one true beautiful thing.

Its not the most radio single-ish music that the Hip have ever done, and it takes a listen or two before you find yourself humming (and then singing) along. But this CD is like my old blue blanket, that makes me feel happy and peaceful and comfortable.

This isn't entry level stuff, but if you really like the Hip, you'll really like this!

Less Shiny Hip, but a great one to get to know while driving.......2004-11-18

More gritty than the slightly overwrought "Music@work" CD preceding it, this one tries to shoot more from the Hip and succeeds.

What killed Music@work perhaps was "Tiger the Lion" with its pointless academics about "Art In Our Time" and "Purposeless Play" bla bla bla... that one track really derails a disk with many good songs to offer. And with those stupid sonar/whale sounds - I'm sure people must hate such exercises in cleverness.

Violet Light has by contrast an almost stark simplicity, and is over almost before it begins, especially if you are a chronic track-skipper like me. But there is texture and soul on this record, and the oft-mentioned "Darkest One" is a song after my own heart. I have no idea what the lyrics mean, but it's a powerful statement while driving along into a 401 sunset.

"Well the wi-ild are
strong
And the stro-ong are
the Darkest Ones,
You're the Darkest o-one..."

(Tom Petty wishes he wrote such a compelling chorus!)

The Hip.. production value to match songwriting value.......2004-06-29

I am NOT a die-hard Hip fan.
For the most part, I have liked them, enjoyed the singles, but not been a "rush out and buy it immediately" kinda fan.
"In Violet Light" marks an important step for the Trag... finally, the acoustic properties of the album can keep up to the material. After hearing the single, and the quality of it, I DID rush out and buy it.
The best sounding Hip album ever, and the songs contained within are also some of the best material they have produced in some time.
I agree with those that say that the Hip are leaning on their past for this one- the guitars and vocals are highly reminiscent of very early Hip, but the experience they have gained in between shines brightly through.
I am a converted, newly affected, Hip fan, now.
If you love good music, especially when it sounds great, then whether or not you are a huge Hip fan, go get this... the production is brilliant.
Way to go, boys.

A Good Album - But Not For First Timers...........2003-12-31

This album is great. Anyone who says different must be deaf. Or, maybe they have never listened to The Hip before. To really appreciate this album, I think the listener needs to be a bit more familiar with their style, and their type of music. To anyone listening for the first time, I recommend getting Phantom Power, or Music @ Work. Phantom Power would most likely be your best bet. The Hip is a great band, however this album is more for the expirienced Tragically Hip listener.

Tracks:

No Threat (New Song)
Grace, Too
My Music At Work
38 Years Old
Gift Shop
Ahead By A Century
Vaccination Scar
Three Pistols
So Hard Done By
Fiddler's Green
Looking For A Place To Happen
Cordelia
It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken
Blow At High Dough
Wheat Kings
50 Mission Cap
New Orleans Is Sinking
Escape Is At Hand For The Travelin' Man
Fully Completely
Twist My Arm
Courage
Lake Fever
Poets
Fireworks
Boots Or Hearts
Bobcaygeon
Nautical Disaster
Highway Girl
Gus: The Polar Bear From Central Park
Scared
Something On
At The Hundredth Meridian
Long Time Running
Darkest One
Locked In The Trunk Of A Car
Little Bones
New Maybe (New Song)
Vaccination Scar
Fully Completely
Grace, Too
Summer's Killing Us
Ahead By A Century
Silver Jet
As Makeshift As We Are
Courage
Bobcaygeon
Nautical Disaster
Gus: The Polar Bear From Central Park
Poets
At The Hundreth Meridian
It Can't Be Nashville Every Night
My Music At Work
New Orleans Is Sinking
Heaven Is A Better Place Today
It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken
Little Bones
Gift Shop
Springtime In Vienna
Three Pistols
Boots Or Hearts
Blow At High Dough
Vaccination Scar (Multi Angle)
Springtime In Vienna (Multi Angle)
Three Pistols (Multi Angle)
Last American Exit
Smalltown Bringdown
New Orleans Is Sinking
Blow At High Dough
Little Bones
Locked In The Trunk Of A Car
Courage
At The Hundreth Meridian
Nautical Disaster
Thugs
Greasy Jungle
Grace, Too
Ahead By A Century
Gift Shop
Bobcaygeon
Something On
Poets
My Music At Work
It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken
Silver Jet
Darkest One
Vaccianation Scar
It Can't Be Nashville Every Night
Cooking In Wartime
Fish
Johnny Speaker Song
Loopy
Marvin
Paul 1, Driving Edible Paper
Paul 2, Eves
Paul 4
Screen 1
Song 3 Diving Mind Frame
Right Whale/Snow

Amazon.com

Canada is a big nation with a lot of great music, but the Tragically Hip have absolutely no equal in the Great White North. While the band remains at best a cult hit in other parts of the world, they have reigned in the Canadian rock scene in a way that no other group has done since the '70s heyday of the Band, the Guess Who, and BTO. In the nearly two decades that the Hip has been writing and recording, they have never released a greatest hits album, so fans will revel in this long-awaited four-disc set. It kicks off with two CDs of music aptly named Yer Favourites. The 37 digitally remastered songs were chosen entirely by fans, with the exception of a pair of new tracks, a wry rocker dubbed "No Threat" and the understated "The New Maybe." The collection embodies the band's appeal; whether you're a fan of alternative music, mainstream rock, or bluesy country, the Hip make music that just feels really good to listen to. The package also includes two DVDs: the first, entitled "That Night in Toronto" is a concert that captures all the charm, eccentricity, and enthusiasm fans expect in a great Hip show. Highlights include a unique moment in which cameras capture thousands of fans singing along passionately to lyrics detailing Canadian war history ("Nautical Disaster"), as well as amped-up versions of older tracks, from "Blow at High Dough" to "Little Bones." The second DVD includes all of their previous videos, some low-key short films that were used as backdrops to live shows, and a charming, 50-minute documentary of daily band life entitled "Macroscopic." There's is nothing even remotely showbiz in Hipeponymous, just an honest, down-to-earth representation of a group that has come to personify the best of eccentric, intelligent rock & roll. --Denise Sheppard

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Album Description

Your Favorites Gr Hits 2CD set. That Night In Toronto DVD Bonus DVD of all band's videos (23 in all), as well as 11 new video vignettes exclusive to this package.

Album Details

Special Box Set Anthology of the Veteran Canadian Group that Includes Includes the Following: A) Two Discs of Hits Titled "Yer Favourites" with 34 Classic Tracks Chosen by Over 150,000 Fans Online. All Tracks have Been Digitally Remastered; B) a 48 Page Book with the Band's Official History, Memorabilia and Plenty of Photographs; C) the Band's First Ever Dvd Production, "That Night in Toronto" with 24 Songs Recorded Live in Concert in November 2004 at the Air Canada Centre. The Show was Filmed in High Definition and Digtally Mixed in Pcm Dolby Digital
5. 1 Surround Sound, Directed by Pierre and Francois Lamoureux. Includes a Bonus Feature of Three Songs Available on the Disc Recorded in Multiple Angle Format; D) a Second Dvd with a Compilation of all the Band's 23 Promotional Videos Along with 11 Video Vignettes. This Set is Exclusive to this Package and Includes the Bonus Film "Macroscopic" by Christoper Mills. In Sum, a Treasure Trove for the Ardent Fan, to Say the Least.

Customer Reviews:

Nothing Tragic about this box set.......2007-05-14

This box set is simply great. A fan of The Hip for the last 18 years, I would recommend this set to anyone. It features songs picked by fans and I think we did an awesome job. The two CD's are packed full of some of the greatest Hip songs making it so easy to pass a few hours. Beyond entertaining. Buy it, now.

Fabulous.......2006-03-09

I bought this as a present for my finace and he loves it. It comes with two CD's and two DVD's. These are great, the book is a little over rated, but for any tragically hip fan, this is an awesome box set!!

THE HIP...1 live DVD...1 video DVD...2 hit CDs!.......2005-11-13

The 2006 Juno Music Award winning...HIPEPONYMOUS...is the result of over 20 years of...THE HIP...as a great band from CANADA!

Most of the fans who have actually seen...THE HIP...live and/or have actually seen and heard all of this box set know that they are a fantastic band and that...GORD DOWNIE [lyric writer and singer]...is a huge part of their live show and their videos. He is...THE HIP's...front man.

GORD...has been ranting live from the beginning of this band [ie : Killer Whale Tank : New Orleans Is Sinking] and has played guitar for just part of the show since the...TROUBLE AT THE HENHOUSE Tour.

You can read all of the set lists for all of the songs on the 2 HIT CDs , the LIVE DVD , and the VIDEO DVD , in this great box set under the track listings here at Amazon.

HIPEPONYMOUS!

1...The PACKAGING : Is a real bound book with small concert posters and concert dates inside...GORD...also gives us some new POEMS in this book. The winner of the 2006 JUNO MUSIC AWARD's for best packaging.

* The 2 HIP HIT CD Discs : #s 1 and 2 *

YER FAVOURITES!

2...Two remastered and remixed CDs [37 songs] called...YER FAVOURITES...35 of them voted for by 150,000+ of their fans via the internet!

*** YER FAVOURITES...is also sold seperatley from this package and those 2 HIT CDs have the same set list as the 2 HIT CDs that are in this box set package ***

A fantastic selection of songs that have been remixed and remastered so the songs have some small added sounds. The songs have been made to sound all that much better!

ie : The sweeping sounds in the song...FULLY COMPLETELY...is just 1 example. The remastering is also 1st rate.

You also get 2 NEW songs and the song...HIGHWAY GIRL...taken from their very first EP!

* The HIP LIVE DVD : Disc # 3 *

THAT NIGHT IN TORONTO!

The winner of the 2006 JUNO MUSIC AWARD's , DVD Of The Year!

3...The LIVE DVD...filmed in HI-DEFINITION , captures...THE HIP...at their best and...GORD...at his ranting best. All in clear PCM STEREO and DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 surround sound...GORD's rant's...are always the highlight of any...HIP...live show.

*** THAT NIGHT IN TORONTO...is also sold by itself! ***

1 of the excellent and evolving...GORD rants is , "...the microphone stand , thinks he is a man..." , started during the song...FULLY COMPLETELY...and then continued in other songs!

Wait until you see...GORD...and the rest of the band go nuts during the songs...AT THE HUNDRETH MERIDIAN...POETS...and/or in the song...GRACE TOO!

The...IN BETWEEN EVOLUTION...CD , songs are :

vaccination scar ,
gus ,
as make shift as we are [These songs not on the 2 HIT CDs called...YER FAVOURITES]
it can't be nashville every night , " " "
heaven is a better place today , " " "
summer is killing us , " " "

This LIVE DVD is also like their live CD...LIVE BETWEEN US...with 9 songs from that CD. Now you have a longer version of the...LIVE BETWEEN US...CD on a LIVE DVD with great sound and pictures!

springtime in vienna , [This song is not on the 2 HIT CDs called...YER FAVOURITES]
fully completely ,
grace too ,
blow at high dough ,
new orleans is sinking ,
nautical disaster ,
gift shop ,
ahead by a century ,
courage...plus many more!

Directed by the same people who made the live DVD...RUSH-R30-30th Anniversary box set...PIERRE and FRANCOIS LAMOUREUX!

* Bonus Features DVD Disc : # 4 *

THE 23 HIP VIDEOS + 2 NEW MOVIES!

4...23 VIDEOS including...THE LAST AMERICAN EXIT...SMALL TOWN BRING DOWN...THUGS...GREASY JUNGLE...All of these songs are NOT on the other 3 box set , discs!

Plus...SILVER JET...VACCINATION SCAR...LITTLE BONES...LOCKED IN THE TRUNK OF A CAR...NEW ORLEANS IS SINKING...AHEAD BY A CENTURY...COURGAE...GIFT SHOP...SOMETHING ON...BOBCAYGEON...MUSIC @ WORK...IT'S A GOOD LIFE IF YOU DON'T WEAKEN...ect...All in a wide screen format.

One of my favourite videos is...THE DARKEST ONE...staring the...TRAILER PARK BOYS [+ Don Cherry from NHL Hockey T.V.]

Check out what is in the fish tank in the video for...POETS!

Also included is a 50 minute movie about...THE HIP...on the road in 2004...A new musical movie called...THE RIGHT WHALE...and a MULTI ANGLE feature for 3 of the live DVD songs.

This is just one of the most complete and entertaining box sets that I have ever owned!

It is really FULLY COMPLETELY for any...HIP...fan!

*** I would also highly recommend buying their CD...WORLD CONTAINER...as it just may be the best...HIP...studio CD that they have ever made? ***

The DVD is the Drawing Card.......2005-11-10

As a long time fan of the Tragically Hip (since the 'Call The Office' days in London Ont.), the idea of a box set was not all that interesting to me, since I already have all the band's released music on cd, and then some. IMO, the song selection for the duo cd set is adequate, but too much good stuff seems to have been left off. 'Another Midnite,' from 'Up To Here,' for instance, is one of their most gorgeous yet left behind gems with a simply transcendant refrain, and it is no where to be found. Instead we get the predictable 'Lake Fever' and the heard too often 'Poets.'

No 'Vapour Trail' is also a travesty. But that is nitpicking, really, isn't it; as it would indeed be a difficult job for anyone to pick Hip songs to fill two cd's, as the Hip have so many good ones to choose from. They could have easily filled three cd's. For the uninitiated, this set isnt a bad bet, but I would advise heading straight to the individual records instead - anything from 'Henhouse' and beyond for their 'more atmospheric and ambient' phase - as I like to call it and anything prior to 'Henhouse' for their more rough and ready, blues based approach.

On to the DVD.

It's gorgeously shot, first of all, and very watchable. I cannot stand concert videos where the producers for some reason feel the need to change camera shots every two seconds. You dont watch a concert that way in real life so why would you want to on your TV?? Thankfully the producers of this DVD knew this.

The splitscreen effect is very cool. So is the 'real time' layout of the disk; what you get is the actual show as it unfolded that night with no edits, no splices, no overdubs and no coverups. You get the goofed cues, mangled verses, tripping and falling, and all the cool stuff that only live music can bring. Rock and roll aint supposed to be perfect, baby. Everything here is just as it happened that night, right down to audience noise in between encores. This is a very cool approach and hats off to whoever decided on it. The band obviously wanted a 'being there' atmosphere to be purveyed to the viewer, and it works.

The band itself, as most always, burns on this particluar night. They saunter on stage with no fanfare looking more like roadies than a 'rock band,' and that in itself is one of the most endearing things about the Hip - their refusal to get caught up in any of that rock star trip crap.

The 'Hip Pocket' - the rhythm section of Sinclair, Fay and Langlois - is as tight and perfectly timed as ever. In fact, this is probably the tightest pocket in rock; Sinclair is (and always has been) a walking metronome on bass. Baker adds his own flourishes as he always does whether it's with this cool sounding sorta pedal steel thing he uses on 'Vaccination Scar' or it's his bluesy licks on 'New Orleans Is Sinking.'

That said, I have some issues with Sir Gordon Downie as of late.

Now Downie has always been one of the most, ahhh, peculiar frontmen in rock. He's a twisting, gyrating sweating maniac lost in his own world and has always been absolutely riveting to watch.

HOWEVER.

Number one, what's with the guitar?? You cant hear it anyway, so it appears to be more of a prop. Downie is at his manic best when he is not tied down holding a guitar, as he proves indisputedly on the second song, 'Fully Completely.' The guitar, for me, takes away from the overall Hip experience.

My second issue is Gordie's habit of changing vocal melodies so far off the original that he veers out of pitch from time to time, and he also seems to want to sometimes change his vocal timing/phrasing as to be out of sync with the music sometimes. I dont know what he does that for. Boredom of singing it the same way for so long?

Lastly, and most importantly, is Gord's 'ranting.' I enjoy a good Gord 'rant' as much as anybody, but does he have to talk over every guitar solo ??? Over most every instrumental break?? I think Gordo should perhaps consider limiting the ranting a bit - so as to allow the audience to actually be able to hear the musical interaction going on behind him during parts of the songs where in the original versions there was no singing. I WANT to hear Baker's licks at the end of 'Grace Too,' or at the end of 'Three Pistols' and I want to hear Langlois' super cool riffing on the coda to 'Nautical Disaster,' but it is difficult to do so when you have to try to listen to it through Downie's non-stop blabbering about God knows what and who cares anyway.

This is my only criticism.

All in all it's a great DVD but I am thinking the boys gotta maybe rein Gordie in a bit. It seems like it's getting to be a bit too much the 'Gord Downie Show,' at least that's my humble opinion, folks, and no doubt I'll get mugged for it, but that's rock and roll!

Average customer rating:

Welcome To Canada!
you yelled in my ear this music speaks to me
wicked awesome Canada
"It was in Bobcaygeon that I saw the constellations..."
The Best Hip Record- Hands Down.

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Release Date: 1998-07-14

Tracks:

Poets
Something On
Save The Planet
Bobcaygeon
Thompson Girl
Membership
Fireworks
Vapour Trails
The Rules
Chagrin Falls
Escape Is At Hand For The Travellin' Man
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Customer Reviews:

Welcome To Canada!.......2005-04-15

This band is the very essence of Canada.

The Tragically Hip make truly beautiful music and this CD is my personal favourite. For anyone just getting in to them, this is a great CD to start with. The other great introductory albums are Live Between Us (a good sampler plus the Hip are fantastic live), Road Apples (for the older Hip sound) and Trouble At The Henhouse (for "Ahead By A Century" alone).

For any existing Hip fan, this CD is an instant classic; a must own. Bobcaygeon is an Ontario anthem never to be surpassed, but every song on this release is a gem, most notably: Thomson Girl, Poets, Emporer Penguin and Travelling Man.

If ever anyone, anywhere goes to a cottage, they must bring: 1)Atleast one 2-4 of Canadian (or preferably Alexander Keith's or Moosehead) and 2) this CD. Nothing goes with the stars like a beer and Bobcaygeon. Nothing.

I definitely recommend this CD. If you don't like it, ILL give you your money back.*

*Offer valid for Canadian citizens only. Not valid in Quebec.

you yelled in my ear this music speaks to me.......2005-01-28

This is a great place to start if you're curious about the tragically hip. This is the type of album that brings the word "art" directly to mind. A truly original sound, very poetic. "Escape Is At Hand For The Travellin' Man" is one of my favorite songs of all time. Check out all of the hip's music, but start with Phantom Power.

wicked awesome Canada.......2004-02-13

i love this CD, all great songs. Although not as popular as some of theyre older music, i find this CD above thier others in my CD player the most. I Especially love Poets. If your Canadian, you should own at least one of the Hips albums. I'd suggest this should be it.

"It was in Bobcaygeon that I saw the constellations...".......2003-11-15

"Phantom Power" is one of the Tragically Hip's most accessible records, and perhaps my sentimental favorite. It was released the year I was married (1998), and I rediscovered it during a period in my life when everything was on the upswing.

It's not the Hip's most adventurous work. But it's extremely well produced, with little to no filler and a good balance between upbeat rockers ("Save the Planet," "Fireworks"), mid-tempo grooves ("Poets," "Thompson Girl") and gentler compositions ("Bobcaygeon," "The Rules"). As always, Gordon Downie's idiosyncratic lyrics and vocal style are evident throughout, particularly on "Chagrin Falls" and "Emperor Penguin." On "Bobcaygeon," the highlight of this album and possibly the Hip's best song ever, Downie's enigmatic lyrics paint a picture that accumulates detail with every listen.

This CD is a good place to start for newcomers to The Tragically Hip, as well as a must-own for any fan of the band.

The Best Hip Record- Hands Down........2003-09-04

Unlike a lot of Hip fans, I'm not a Canadian citizen who feels an obligation to love the National Band (which isn't a slam- I think it's great that Gord & the Boys benefit). What I am is a passionate music lover and poetry lover.

Simply put- Gord Downie is our modern Walt Whitman. If Walt were alive today, he'd be in a band and his band would be The Tragically Hip.

This record contains The Hip's best music, Gord's best lyrics, and their greatest song ("Escape Is At Hand For The Travellin' Man").

For new fans, this is definitely the place to start.

Other standouts: "Emperor Penguin", "Poets" and "Fireworks".

Tracks:

Grace, Too
Daredevil
Greasy Jungle
Yawning or Snarling
Fire in the Hole
So Hard Done By
Nautical Disaster
Thugs
Inevitability of Death
Scared
Inch an Hour
Emergency
Titantic Terrarium
Impossibilium

Customer Reviews:

The Hip straight up, with no chaser.......2005-06-25

Before the Tragically Hip began expanding their style with efforts like "Trouble at the Henhouse" (1996) and "Music @ Work" (2000), they essentially perfected their hard-edged, distinctly Canadian flavor of rock with "Day for Night," their fifth album of new material. This is a solid, workmanlike effort, consisting mainly of midtempo, grooving rockers like "Grace, Too," "Greasy Jungle," and "Thugs." Standout tracks include "Daredevil," a dynamic, uptempo rocker; "Scared," a mellow change of pace; and the dramatic "Nautical Disaster," one of many songs vocalist/lyricist Gordon Downie would write about tragedies at sea.

One minor complaint of mine relates to the record's production values. "Day for Night" has a trebly gloss to it that prevents the songs from achieving their full dynamic range and sonic potential. Compare the engineering to the Hip's subsequent CD's, which exhibit a more full-bodied sound. The production values, while pedestrian, are consistent, and the record flows well from one song to the next.

"Day for Night" may not quite be the Hip's best outing, but it captures the essence of the band's style perhaps better than any other release, with the possible exception of "Phantom Power" (1998). As such, it's an excellent starting point for newcomers to the Tragically Hip.

Still Great.......2004-02-24

The Hip have done it again, one more great set of songs.

This IS the Best T Hip CD!.......2003-02-15

I will keep this short as there are lots of reviews for this one. Why? Because this record grabs you like no other they have done! Thoughtful, intense, intellegent and provoking. This is the second CD I got from this band. Try Road Apples if you want something more commercial that is really good, but this one takes the cake! Gordon should have stuck with the band! Great spin!!!

The Be All and End All.......2002-11-23

This is the singularly most important album I have ever heard. I am a huge HIP fan and this set is the peak of their greatness. I agree with the other reviewers that this is the rarest of albums in that you must listen to it in its entirety. Very seldom does a set come along that must be experienced as a whole. I compare this opus to "Dark Side" by Pink Floyd or "Sgt. Pepper" by The Beatles in that it's separate tracks are awesome but the whole fifty-five minutes is the true gift. The band could perform this set live in its entirety in a concert and the audience would not be disappointed. "Grace Too" is the best live song I have ever experienced and "Thugs" and "Nautical Disaster" are on my top ten greatest songs of all time. This is the greatest gift that any Canadian band has given to the world. I am proud to say that my native country Canada spawned the best live band I have seen (ten times). The Hip rule!

Thanks for the Hip!.......2002-10-16

Music is really funny... many reviews will say "Band X is the greatest band out there. I don't see why people just don't like Band X?" Well, one problem is the rate of exposure "Band X" receives.

Take for example, Buffalo New York. The inhabitants of Buffalo are blessed with the good fortune of being able to tune in both Buffalo stations and stations eminating from Canada. Now, Canadian stations like CFNY 102.1 had been playing the Tragically Hip for years. Those lucky few who had the inclination to tune into those Canadian stations were treated to hear the Tragically Hip.

Now, Buffalo stations play The Hip and when the Hip is in town, hold themselves out as "The Hip Station." The lesson? If you come across a review of a band you never heard of and people say "Band X is the best out there!" You should give Band X a try.

That is what many of my closest friends did when I put them on to the Tragically Hip's "Day For Night."

"Day For Night" is a rarity in music - a COMPLETE ALBUM that flows from beginning to end. There is a logical progression of sonic and emotional energy to the album. You would swear that it is possible that some songs were written around a word picked out at random from the dictionary (See,"Apartment Song" from the Hip's album "Trouble at the Hen House" for a possible example - the random word there being "esthete").

I find "Day For Night" to be the easiest Tragically Hip album to reccomend and it is that rare piece of music that I find can be almost universally recommended.

In short, if you are reading this, you should seriously think about either buying this album or somehow getting your hands on this album so that once you listen to it, you would buy it.

Song Highlights (i.e. my favorites):

1) "Nautical Disaster" - A bare, stripped down son at the beginning that turns into a rocker at the end. It also is the single most fascinating and intellectually stimulating songs I have ever heard.

2) "Yawning or Snarling" - Sometimes, it is GOOD to write a song about SOMETHING. There is a story behind "Yawning or Snarling" and makes interesting listening when combined with "38 Years Old" from the Hips "Up to Here Album."

3) "Grace, Too" - A staple of the Hip's live show it showcases lead singer Gordon Downie's unique vocal stylistics.

4) "Scared" - Talk about telling a story, the lyrics of the song tell you that the song is telling a story...

5)Inevitability of Death - A great rocker after the simmering on "Thugs" and features the great lyric, "We don't go to hell, just our memories do/ And if you go to hell, I'll still remember you"

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