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I too have the same problem. In fact there are distortions on the last three tracks, including what sound like outright skips.
I returned my CD and got an exchange, but the same problem exists.
I think there was a huge bunch of defective CDs issued.
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Anyone else who ordered through gorddownie.com still waiting for their order?
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Still waiting, not even a notice that it shipped yet.
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#1 album in Canada
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"We're forced to bed, but we're free to dream"
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Faith Faith just kills me. Doesn't matter how many human connections a person has in life, there is something special between a dog and their owner. "You'll never leave me, never doubt me, never look elsewhere", such a perfect description of a dogs loyalty.
A song about a dog on an album like this just shows you how much of a family member a dog truly becomes.
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The more I listen to this record the more I'm falling in love with it. I went for a long stroll yesterday in snowy Winnipeg, Canada geese flying overhead, and listened to it again. So many beautiful moments. That voice will always get my full attention. Can't get "A Natural" out of my head.
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Almost two weeks later and this album is quickly becoming one of my all-time favorite Gord projects (Hip or solo). So incredibly unique, beautiful, heartbreaking, and joyous all at the same time. And hearing Gord's voice coming through my speakers one more time is a wonderful gift that I'm incredibly thankful for. I think this record contains some of the best vocal performances of his career. He sounds amazing on these songs.
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I still haven't brought myself to listen to this whole thing.
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2004-12-03 - Saint John/2005-09-03 - Moncton/2006-06-30 - Charlottetown/2006-11-09/10 - Montreal/2007-09-11 - Fredericton/2007-09-13 - Halifax/2007-09-14 - Sydney/2007-09-15 - Charlottetown/2008-06-30 - Charlottetown/2009-05-01/02 - Montreal/2011-06-28 - Moncton/2011-06-30 - Charlottetown/2012-06-30 - Niagara-on-the-Lake/2013-02-01 - Moncton/2013-02-02 - Halifax/2015-01-10 - Toronto/2015-02-20 - Montreal/2015-07-17 - Ottawa/2016-08-18 - Ottawa/2016-08-20 - Kingston
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ikky99 Wrote:sean.bonner Wrote:I still haven't brought myself to listen to this whole thing.
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Me neither. The plastic is still on mine. Can't open it yet.
At this rate, my first full listen may be on vinyl
2004-12-03 - Saint John/2005-09-03 - Moncton/2006-06-30 - Charlottetown/2006-11-09/10 - Montreal/2007-09-11 - Fredericton/2007-09-13 - Halifax/2007-09-14 - Sydney/2007-09-15 - Charlottetown/2008-06-30 - Charlottetown/2009-05-01/02 - Montreal/2011-06-28 - Moncton/2011-06-30 - Charlottetown/2012-06-30 - Niagara-on-the-Lake/2013-02-01 - Moncton/2013-02-02 - Halifax/2015-01-10 - Toronto/2015-02-20 - Montreal/2015-07-17 - Ottawa/2016-08-18 - Ottawa/2016-08-20 - Kingston
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i haven't even bought it yet
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One song that stands out to me is 'Snowflake.' It's...haunting. Gord even *sounds* like a ghost on it, his voice soaked in reverb, which is disconcerting under the circumstances. The story is fractured, even spooky. Of all the tracks on here, that's one of two that I have a hard time imagining the person it's written for enjoying, precisely because of this spooky quality.
I don't know that the overall lyrical theme is spooky; arguably, it's about how what Gord really remembers is holding her hand, being with her, and everything else is fragments. But those fragments are unsettling, especially that voice from behind the locked door; and eeriness, it seems to me is the net effect of the track. (I think it's a great cut, by the way, one of the record's best, heard purely as a song).
The other vexing track - in the sense of being a decidedly ambiguous gift - is 'Thinking About Us.' That sounds, to my ear, about as conflicted and borderline cranky as you would expect of someone addresses their fairly recent 'ex.' I'm not sure his ex-wife will feel terribly consoled by that one. You have to hand it to Gord, he was truthful to the end.
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I feel confident that "A Better End" is somehow tied to Chanie Wenjack and the Secret Path project. Telling Canadians and those in the room at those shows to stay until the bitter end...as hard as the subject matter is. Through that a bitter end, becomes a better end.
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Just noticed this is not on weinerart
This new label is Gordieland Inc.
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