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The Weakest Link - World Container - Round 4 - gsmacleod - 02-18-2018
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
Re: The Weakest Link - World Container - Round 4 - potsie - 02-18-2018
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.
Re: The Weakest Link - World Container - Round 4 - direwolf74 - 02-18-2018
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.
Re: The Weakest Link - World Container - Round 4 - ryan93 - 02-18-2018
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.
Re: The Weakest Link - World Container - Round 4 - Killer Whale Tank - 02-18-2018
A rare case of a final four I agree with. And 'Ocean's' immanent demise is gratifying as well. :thumb:
Re: The Weakest Link - World Container - Round 4 - fingernailsonhull - 02-19-2018
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.
Re: The Weakest Link - World Container - Round 4 - NWOntario - 02-19-2018
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.
Re: The Weakest Link - World Container - Round 4 - Moof_Milker - 02-20-2018
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.
Re: The Weakest Link - World Container - Round 4 - potsie - 02-20-2018
Moof_Milker Wrote: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.
:thumb:
The mainstream media often pigeon holes the Hip to be a band that sings about hockey and Canada. While oversimplified, there is certainly truth to that description and when it comes to the hockey aspect, 50 MC gets the lion's share of mentions. While an interesting story accompanied by a great riff, as a song I think 50 MC falls short of Rink. Rink is a beautiful meshing of lyric and music (as you've described very well above) that evokes the emotion and excitement around hockey in a way that 50 MC doesn't. For me, it's the quintessential Hip hockey song.