04-08-2016, 10:01 AM
G'day fellow Hip fans.
Long time Hip fan (since 1992) and first time poster here. I’m as excited as everyone else is here. As I’m new to the forum, it’s been fun reading about people’s personal favourites and opinions on the Hip’s catalogue. And it's especially great just to see the shared love and community of Hip fans here. I don’t know if I have a favourite Hip album…or even era. It can be difficult not to let nostalgia influence that decision – ie; some albums resonate more simply because they came out at a formative time in my life. That said, like many of you, it’s fun to rate and rank yer favourites. I, for one, loved the Bob Rock albums. I see the criticism – too “big”...too much production, etc. but I feel that what the Hip needed. From Music@Work to IVL to IBE, I found myself becoming less and less engaged with their music. For me, the sense of urgency in their songs was becoming somewhat lacking. Albums were looser and less punchy. World Container marked a return to tight, big songs. I often enjoy listening to Hip songs and following each instrument in my head. World Container had a clarity and tightness to its production that allowed that. There was urgency in the sound. I liked that. WATS was similar. NFPA less so, but I still dug it. I hope the new album has that cleanness and urgency I like so much. And how about the album Gord made with The Sadies? I love that album. I honestly wish The Hip albums were that fun and tight. Here’s hoping. And what do you think about the title - being the name of a song from previous record. Kinda odd, right? No judgement though. I'd have to wait until June for that.
Enjoy your day, fellow Hip fans. Thanks for reading.
Long time Hip fan (since 1992) and first time poster here. I’m as excited as everyone else is here. As I’m new to the forum, it’s been fun reading about people’s personal favourites and opinions on the Hip’s catalogue. And it's especially great just to see the shared love and community of Hip fans here. I don’t know if I have a favourite Hip album…or even era. It can be difficult not to let nostalgia influence that decision – ie; some albums resonate more simply because they came out at a formative time in my life. That said, like many of you, it’s fun to rate and rank yer favourites. I, for one, loved the Bob Rock albums. I see the criticism – too “big”...too much production, etc. but I feel that what the Hip needed. From Music@Work to IVL to IBE, I found myself becoming less and less engaged with their music. For me, the sense of urgency in their songs was becoming somewhat lacking. Albums were looser and less punchy. World Container marked a return to tight, big songs. I often enjoy listening to Hip songs and following each instrument in my head. World Container had a clarity and tightness to its production that allowed that. There was urgency in the sound. I liked that. WATS was similar. NFPA less so, but I still dug it. I hope the new album has that cleanness and urgency I like so much. And how about the album Gord made with The Sadies? I love that album. I honestly wish The Hip albums were that fun and tight. Here’s hoping. And what do you think about the title - being the name of a song from previous record. Kinda odd, right? No judgement though. I'd have to wait until June for that.
Enjoy your day, fellow Hip fans. Thanks for reading.