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man, the noon hour wont come quick enough,
longest day of my life.....first waiting til lunch to buy the album, then waiting the afternoon hours away until its horseshoe time!!
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Nice to finally have it in my hands, it sounds so much better blasting through proper speakers..what an album!
Love the inside artwork very cool, its a well put together package.
Thanks Hip!!!
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Aaaahhhhhhhhhhh it's finally here!!! I went out on my lunch to pick it up and have it cranked in the office right now while the boss is out. I'm only half way through it, but so far I love what I've heard. I think Ocean and Rink are an awesome opening combination. Could this turn into my favourite Hip album ever or am I just delirious with the initial excitement?!?!
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Balls...it didn't come in the mail today.
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finally home and it is on the BIG speakers :thumb: - and like everyone else I love the liner Art
- to bad Manitoba and the Great Lakes were obliterated by the CD donut effect...
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Cpt. Trips Wrote:Best liner notes ever.
I dunno man... The EP kicks ass...
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Early impressions:
Great songs. Nice to hear the Hip stretching out a bit stylistically too.
Production is very, very slick. The vocals are massaged (pitch control is all over this thing) and there's a background 'pad' to everything (it seems to be concocted of acoustic guitars and, perhaps, synths?). The sound, then, is very 'of the moment,' i.e., it captures the rock and roll sound of the hour. which is very much a high-energy pop/rock kind of sound. I understand the parallel to 'Fully Completely:' it sounds nothing like that album, but it's analogous, because that record also had very commercial production values.
That, of course, is the problem. But I understand why people who listen to the radio like it: it sounds like the other stuff out there, so it won't make anyone uncomfortable. I'll be surprised if it doesn't do quite well.
