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With the end of Round 3, we have a tie with Rink and Kids so they'll carry through to the next round while World Container leaves.
Eliminated Round 1
Pretend
Last Night I Dreamed You Didn't Love Me
In View
Eliminated Round 2
Fly
Luv(sic)
Eliminated Round 3
World Container
Vote for the song you believe to be the weakest on World Container and after 48 hours, we will remove the song that has the most votes.
The poll will end Tuesday at 10:21am Eastern.
Happy voting!
Shane
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I'm happy to see Rink squeeze through to this round. Yes, you could quibble with the lyrics a bit, but it's one of the most exciting songs the Hip have written in the the post-PP era. There's a beat there that Downie's lyrics can dance to. It's more deserving of a final four appearance than Ocean.
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In your face, Rink haters! Nice to see that song survive the last round.
Voting Yer Not the Ocean for this one. The other 4 songs are easily the strongest on the album.
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This poll has been tough, especially since round 2. WC is definitely my favourite post-PP album - it’s not even close. Ocean is the weakest of the remaining for me. After that, I honestly don’t mind which of the 4 other tracks end up taking this.
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A rare case of a final four I agree with. And 'Ocean's' immanent demise is gratifying as well. :thumb:
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direwolf74 Wrote:In your face, Rink haters! Nice to see that song survive the last round.
Voting Yer Not the Ocean for this one. The other 4 songs are easily the strongest on the album.
True things.
Jeff
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This was a pig. I voted for "Rink," though I could've gone "Ocean" - but these are five killer tunes.
I'll be having conniptions if/when it's down to Drop-Off/Family Band.
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I think the right song is getting voted for here. I love Ocean, but it's not unique enough of a composition when compared the others. They each offer something fresh to the Hip canon.
A lot has been said about the dance-beat "Oh to join the rush" section of Rink. I absolutely love this part -- at a time in their career where they could have avoided risks by playing things safe (and familiar), the boys showed they could still take chances and be fresh and relevant by including contemporary elements like this. To my ears it doesn't sound pandering or gimmicky -- ten years on this still sounds fresh...I mean listen to the guitars, bass and drums here. It crackles with energy. The tempo shift mirrors the momentum shift of a hockey turn-over/offensive rush. This musical flourish matches the hockey imagery of the lyrics. I see the goalie's team gaining control of the puck in their end, and as Stompin' Tom once sang, "...they grab the puck,and go bursting up,and they're down across the line" leaving the goalie all alone as he watches his teammates go on the offensive...and as they do he laments, "Oh, to join the rush" ..wouldn't that be great! I get all that from few short seconds of music and lyrics. One of the many reasons I love this song.
