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I love when he really belts it out on about this map, that's like the climax of the whole album imo.

Curious to see how people are feeling after several months with this album?

I gotta say I never really got into this album as much as I hoped. Not sure why - could be that the songs/words are simple, repetitive. Just not my cup of tea. It has been out of my regular music rotation since january. The only song keep going back to is At Transformation -- outstanding track. In its place, I seem to be listening to We Are The Same.

Seeing as we seem to compare to the latest albums, I'll say this:
Now For Plan A > The Grand Bounce > World Container > We Are The Same

For me this album is holding up well. Although I've moved on to other music obsessions lately, I still listen to NFPA at least once a week. I wasn't a big fan of "About this Map" or "Done and Done" when the album first came out, but they've grown on me in the months since. Great album.

This album has totally held up after almost a year. I still listen to it regularly and when I listen to my ipod on shuffle I get excited anytime a song off of it plays. Man Machine Poem is turning into one of my favourite tunes from the album; I didn't care for it at first, but I "got it" after they opened the Rochester show with it. Listening to that song right now actually...

Escape@Hand Wrote:This album has totally held up after almost a year. I still listen to it regularly and when I listen to my ipod on shuffle I get excited anytime a song off of it plays. Man Machine Poem is turning into one of my favourite tunes from the album; I didn't care for it at first, but I "got it" after they opened the Rochester show with it. Listening to that song right now actually...

I still love the album as well. It's the best thing they've done in recent years, and it holds up really well. Man Machine is my favorite as well, followed closely by At Transformation and NFPA.

It is awesome...I can also say I hardly put on WATS...except for a couple of songs it is very weak compared to the rest of their work...of course just my opinion.

Dark Canuck17 Wrote:It is awesome...I can also say I hardly put on WATS...except for a couple of songs it is very weak compared to the rest of their work...of course just my opinion.

Great minds think alike, I find the same thing with WATS - some songs have considerably more 'staying power' than others.

Roy-at-tth Wrote:Curious to see how people are feeling after several months with this album?

I gotta say I never really got into this album as much as I hoped. Not sure why - could be that the songs/words are simple, repetitive. Just not my cup of tea. It has been out of my regular music rotation since january. The only song keep going back to is At Transformation -- outstanding track. In its place, I seem to be listening to We Are The Same.

Not to beat a dead horse, but I think that Gord's lyrical writing with The Hip has gotten progressively worse since Bob Rock came into the picture.

I still listen to NFPA regularly, and actually just purchased the vinyl. Grand Bounce although a solo album is still very very good in my opinion and for myself, I do enjoy it over WC and WATS. If it weren't for Morning moon and The Depression Suite (one of my top 5 hip songs of all time) I would probably shelf WATS for good.

I was a bit disappointed when this came out, but it's growing on me. It helped to hear them in person too; MMP translates well in concert.

Lukewarm to start. I still skip the title track (too dull), The Modern Spirit and Take Forever (both just tripe). But I soon came around and now find the rest very strong, with "We Want to Be It" being a particularly heart-rending standout. Really an "album's album" rather than a bunch of memorable singles. "Goodnight Attawapiskat" is absolutely classic Hip, though - purpose-built to the bedrock formula, and a typically unsettling rock anthem by Downie, it should be rated a CanCon classic; but no new Hip releases are given the kind of attention they deserve, as of course the buzz has long since moved to newer bands.

The Hip continue to shift around and have matured pretty well IMHO. Certainly if they were still pumping out Road Apples I'd have lost interest years ago.

Killer Whale Tank Wrote:"Goodnight Attawapiskat" is absolutely classic Hip, though - purpose-built to the bedrock formula, and a typically unsettling rock anthem by Downie, it should be rated a CanCon classic.

:thumb: Very well put!

I'm starting to think I may have prematurely written off this album without even really listening to it. Maybe because of WC and WATS. Still unsure what I really think.