[thecompletist]

merci thats awesome

thanks so much

I used to own over 60 maxwell xl2 of hip shows

long gone now

I find the old stuff blows away anything they are doing now

You can tell there creativity and hunger was on a different level back than

and I find the music much more interesting, I used to love where they would take new orleans or 100th
i used to love the jamming before dare devil (i think it was named hiccups)
I used to love the rants and improv

I saw the hip a couple years ago in nyc, they were fun and a great time, but I felt like i could predict everything that was coming

While the hip still rules, nothing touches 93 - 95

in 96 gord found the guitar and changed everything

This is quite a statement... there was something different about those shows for sure...but there was another era from 96-99 that had some heavy heavy shows in there I remember travelling into the US a number of times and seeing the magic.

The tour that can't be forgotten a few years back when they hammered out night after night of shows with none of the same songs back to back, pretty sweet for the multiple night concert lover....

they might be a tad more predictable for sure and some of that feeling comes form ourselves after 20 years of shows... I mean I didn't know the band in 95 like I know them today.... of course I am less surprised when Gord hands out hankys or rides his microphone etc...

I find the lyrics have gone in a totally different direction/style...as well