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Re: It's been a long time coming... - Pipeline guy - 09-03-2013

I think if he were truly suffering we'd have seen more signs of it. I also doubt he'd be doing the couple of "intimate evening" performances he's scheduled or come away with such good reviews. <!-- l --><a class="postlink-local" href="http://hipbase.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17349">viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17349</a><!-- l -->

The Hip and especially Gord have continually been reinventing themselves throughout their careers, all the while remaining recognizable as "The Hip". They lost my ear with Day for Night and didn't get it back until I heard World Container. Then I went through all of their catalog I had missed. I regret not being able to digest what they recorded at the time, it's come to mean the most out of any music I listen to. And I regret the many Seattle concerts I've missed, Marymoor, at the pier, 2009 tour....

I will never turn my back on them again.

Re: It's been a long time coming... - rivum - 09-04-2013

MattyM Wrote:As an addendum, I don't think Gord enjoys big outdoor/arena shows one bit... My impression is that he puts more into small venue shows where he can engage with the crowd.

i think there is likely a lot to this - gord is at his best when he has the crowd in the palm of his hand which is much easier to do when you're in a club atmoshere. his best routines and stage antics lose a lot of their impact when he's on a huge stage.

Re: It's been a long time coming... - john cage - 09-04-2013

MattyM Wrote:As an addendum, I don't think Gord enjoys big outdoor/arena shows one bit...

Then why do them?

Oh yeah... $$$$$. :roll:

Re: It's been a long time coming... - wendel - 09-05-2013

I've moved on to arcade fire. Believe the hype.

Re: It's been a long time coming... - direwolf74 - 09-05-2013

wendel Wrote:I've moved on to arcade fire. Believe the hype.

Arcade Fire are fantastic, and I'm really looking forward to their new disc. Some of my other current musical obsessions:

Neko Case (her new album is f'n brilliant.)
Heartless Bastards (saw them live in Montana in July. Absolutely mind-blowing.)
Queens of the Stone Age
Bob Mould/Sugar/Husker Du
Jason Isbell
Frank Turner (I've got tickets for his upcoming Calgary show. Can't wait!)
Headstones (Love & Fury is still my front runner for album of the year. I just wish they'd tour.)

Also, I've recently rediscovered the entire U2 catalogue. They've always been one of my favorite bands, but I go through phases where I don't listen to them for really long stretches. But over this past summer I've been totally obsessed with them, especially some of their live bootlegs from the '92/93 Zoo TV era. Amazing stuff.

Re: It's been a long time coming... - arseface88 - 10-10-2013

It's hard being a Hip fan these days. The band seems lethargic, the studio material is good but not great, the live show is just OK, and it's hard to tell how invested Gord is in what he's doing anymore. The Hip in their prime were unbeatable live, and had stunning albums that could bear a million listens. Being a Hip fan was a no-brainer. They were easily the best rock band in Canada, and that's saying something. Now, they seem to be teetering on the verge of irrelevance. Oh, for one more album like Day For Night.

Re: It's been a long time coming... - Dark Canuck17 - 10-10-2013

Everyone knows you can listen to more than one band right :roll:

Re: It's been a long time coming... - sean.bonner - 10-10-2013

Dark Canuck17 Wrote:Everyone knows you can listen to more than one band right :roll:
Only Hip and Hip related projects for me.

Re: It's been a long time coming... - redhill - 10-10-2013

sean.bonner Wrote:
Dark Canuck17 Wrote:Everyone knows you can listen to more than one band right :roll:
Only Hip and Hip related projects for me.

you are shitting us right ?

Re: It's been a long time coming... - The Darkest Canuck - 10-12-2013

ya, he only listens to hip and hip related projects...

Re: It's been a long time coming... - WesleyC. - 10-12-2013

Ive only been to 25 shows and I have seen them at their best and I have seen them stink and I actually left early just because I could not take it anymore, the one and only thing that I don't enjoy is Gord D. screaming like a monkey with a knife stuck in his back. I mean, the only time I have been disappointed at a Hip show is when he sings a song nowhere near how I fell in love with it, yea Im not asking for him to sing it the same every night but at least keep the words in time to the way it should be, I find this happens most on the stuff from the 90s. I really liked the Ivor Wynne closing show, then I followed that up with Kitchener Guelph and Oshawa, and the shows went from good to worse in my opinon. Then it was off to Buffalo for the rain out show, that was going epic good until the rain started and washed it all out. I did not make It to the rematch as I had to work. All said and done, I think that the Hip will always be a toss up going in. You will get a few songs done great the way ya love them, a few that get changed up a bit, and a few that get totally ruined by nothing other than Gord screaming shit out of his pie hole. Yea I said it. I love the guy but fuck, someone close to him should tap him on the shoulder and say " dude everybody loves it when you sing it good stop the screaming" but Im thinking he is surrounded by yes men and people who are afraid of what he might say to them.

Re: It's been a long time coming... - The Darkest Canuck - 10-14-2013

Ivor Wynne was the shit, so glad i made it to that one.

Re: It's been a long time coming... - teemudog - 10-14-2013

Pipeline guy Wrote:Then I went through all of their catalog I had missed. I regret not being able to digest what they recorded at the time, it's come to mean the most out of any music I listen to...

I will never turn my back on them again.

I hear that from some friends here also, they stopped listening and then returned after World Container. I pop in a cd and everyone is like, what is that from? that is great music...new?
I chuckle and say nay...it is In Violet Light cd...

Re: It's been a long time coming... - MattPower - 11-06-2013

Maybe what they need is a break. Perhaps Gord needs take a step back and look at himself.

Why doesn't he just sing the songs like they are sung on the albums? Why? It was cool for a while but I just don't get it anymore. Sing like you're recording an album! After all, you're a professional.

Re: It's been a long time coming... - thebends - 11-06-2013

chris Wrote:...but I've lost my love for The Hip.

All kinds of promise of b-sides, re-issues, etc - and then nothing.

And Gord's live "singing"... Ugh. I'm done with it.

Just read through this whole thread again and I cant help but to think there was a certain cynicism in the original post, no?