My name is Jeff and I haven't hated Tiger The Lion in more than a week.
M@W had been on the shelf for some time and I decided to whip it out the other day and pop it in the old car CD player. I used to say that Tiger was the worst Hip song, far and away.
I now consider myself to be a convert. This song absolutely rocks. It is great, grinding rock and Robby's solo is solid.
Any other converts out there?
Always liked it but thought Johnny should have gave 'er a bit more on the drums...which he does now during live shows. Great version of it on the Best of 2006 compilation.
Me....I'm a convert. I used to skip over this one all the time. Then I heard it at the Phoenix in October and gained a whole new respect for it. Its certainly different when you hear/experience what goes into a song. TTL has moved up way up my playlist.
For me, its the cello.
I have a biassed opinion, as my old babysitter is the cellist on Tiger The Lion and Toronto #4 though haha.
Always loved that tune and thought it was one of the best on M@W. I think it's one of the best hip songs out there and wish they would play it more. I've only heard it live once.
took me a few listens of the CD when I first got it but Tiger and Wild Mountain Honey became quick favorites of the non radio singles
I kinda felt that way about the entire M@W album. But now, I start at track 2 and go straight through every time. It's a top 3 album for me? Apart from the single M@W, it sounds unlike most anything I have ever heard - especially the stuff that was coming out around the time M@W came out.
First time I heard it I thought it was one of their best for the oddness of it. Love the song
i love this song, i just hate how gord's voice sounds on it. I dunno, something aboyut it just seems forced and annoying
tiger the lion stands out as just one more piece of the intricate puzzle,the tragically hip have created...this is the sound of a band not afraid to tinker with formula...more and more i'm impressed w/ rob baker as the not so secret weapon of this band, for a pink floyd fan like myself, Rob's arching,fluid and soaring guitar lead on this one burns the house down ..only complaint,,the songs too short.
I loved this one from the get-go. As an added bonus, about the time it came out my dog got a new stuffedtoy and my wife thought it was a tiger, my daughter thought it was a lion, so of course, I named the toy Tiger the Lion and it stuck. Darn dog can fetch it out of a bucket of toys...lol
Interesting that lately there seems to be a lot more love for M@W around here - an album I've long maintained is one of my top 3 Hip albums. Does this mean we should refer to it as the Hip's Pinkerton, or do we refer to Pinkerton as Weezer's Music @ Work?
I really enjoyed it live more than the album. I wasn't too hot for it when I first heard it but it grew on me.
I love Pinkerton, and I love M@W, but M@W doesn't come close to touching the greatness that is Pinkerton. Overall, I like the Hip a LOT more than Weezer, but in my eyes Pinkerton is a perfect album.
On topic though, TTL is definitely my favourite song onM@W, and one of my favourite Hip songs in general. I hope to see it live at Copps on the 6th!