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Apparently I do not like NFPA.
Song comes on Sirius/XM during Hip Days and I am like "holy crap what is this unreleased song?"
And I look it up and it is on NFPA.
I am such a fake fan.
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Tthip Wrote:Apparently I do not like NFPA.
Song comes on Sirius/XM during Hip Days and I am like "holy crap what is this unreleased song?"
And I look it up and it is on NFPA.
I am such a fake fan.
So I decided to give MMP and NFPA a listen back to back today and must say that NFPA is a pretty darn good album. I find the sonic characteristics and mixing of NFPA not to my liking and would enjoy it much more if it sounder better.
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It's suchj a challenge, but with the new album out, I've been asking myself the same question. Since I got to know The Hip a few years ago (sadly, they're so amazing), my ranking would be something like this :
1. Phantom Power
First one I got. Took me a good 10 years to figure there was " Something on " with this album. It means a lot to me : Escape, Vapour Trails, Something On, Emperor Penguin.
2. Fully Completly
Good drive from start to finish
3. In Between Evolution
I love the production, the rush feeling that goes through the album
4. Day for Night
A darkly still calming one. As good a staple Nautical Disaster is, something is defenitly awesome with the second part of this album
5. Music @ Work
Ttook me a lot of time to listen to it all the way through. The Bear is awesome.
6. We are the same
Reminds me of a lot of Mornings. I enjoy the " feel good " vibe and the epic Depression Suite. This album totally nailed the doubts of the 2007-2009 years
7. Man Machine Poem
8. In Violet Light
Strange attraction to this one... I remember being a young one watching the Silver Jet video on Much Music
9. Trouble at the Henhouse
This one could get a lot more love. It's so weird to me. I can't really get where The Hip were at this moment. Any ideas ?
10. Live Between Us
So many good rendition of amazing songs
11. Road Apples
I tend to prefer the live versions of the songs
12. Now for Plan A
Ironically a light one. I get lost somewhere in the middle. You know these similar tracks with a drum intro. Still Goodnight Attawapiskat gave me goosebumps.
13. World Container
I don't get it. Still it's a good rock album. Gord sounds great on it
14. Up to here
Need to listen to it deeply... I think
15. EP (same here)
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Eesh.
Day for Night
Phantom Power
Road Apples
Fully Completely
Man Machine Poem
We Are the Same
World Container
Up to Here
Trouble at the Henhouse
Now For Plan A
In Between Evolution
My Music at Work
In Violet Light
EP
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The Greatest
1. Day 4 Night
The Great
2. Fully Completely
3. Road Apples
4. In Violet Light
5. Phantom Power
6. Trouble @ the Henhouse
The Good
7. Music @ Work
8. Up 2 Here
9. Man Machine Poem
The Okay
10. We Are the Same
11. In Between Evolution
12. Now For Plan A
The No Thank You
13. World Container
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Glad to see IVL near the top of a few other lists. With the exception of the opening track, I still think it's one of the best put together albums the band has done.
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HandsInTheRiver41 Wrote:Glad to see IVL near the top of a few other lists. With the exception of the opening track, I still think it's one of the best put together albums the band has done.
I agree. Sonically speaking, the last great sounding Hip album IMO. Engineered and mixed by Hugh Padgham at Compass Point Studios, Nassau (Johnny's second home). Plus it has The Dire Wolf and The Dark Canuck on it :music
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1. Fully, Completely
2. Day For Night
3. Up To Here
4. In Violet Light
5. Road Apples
6. We Are The Same
7. Music @ Work
8. Phantom Power
9. In Between Evolution
10. World Container
11. Trouble at the Henhouse
12. Now for Plan A
13. Man Machine Poem
14. EP
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direwolf74 Wrote:Dire Wolf Wrote:HandsInTheRiver41 Wrote:Glad to see IVL near the top of a few other lists. With the exception of the opening track, I still think it's one of the best put together albums the band has done.
I agree. Sonically speaking, the last great sounding Hip album IMO. Engineered and mixed by Hugh Padgham at Compass Point Studios, Nassau (Johnny's second home). Plus it has The Dire Wolf and The Dark Canuck on it :music
I still enjoy IVL. I always thought it sounded a little too slick production-wise, but it's certainly not as excessive as the Bob Rock era. Overall I think Hugh Padgham did a pretty decent job. There are some really great songs on that record (Darkest One, Good Life, Leave, Beautiful Thing, Dire Wolf, Dark Canuck). Also, Gord's singing is excellent throughout.
Probably his best vocals on any album
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1a Day For Night
1b Fully Completely
3 Phantom Power
4 Road Apples
5 World Container
6 Up To Here
7 Trouble At The Henhouse
8 Man Machine Poem
9 We Are The Same
10 Music At Work
11 In Between Evolution
12 In Violet Light
13 Now For Plan A
14 EP
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Years ago I ran a thread where I actually took each person's rankings and compiled our collective rankings. Someone bump that! I'd love to see what the results were. I think it was called "Our Favorite Hip Album" or something.
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Day For Night
Fully Completely
Road Apples
Trouble at the Henhouse
Phantom Power
Up To Here
In Between Evolution
Man Machine Poem
In Violet Light
EP
World Container
Now For Plan A
Music @ Work
We Are The Same
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Hmmm...tough question, especially as I don't listen to albums much anymore, everything is just shuffled, but here goes:
1 DFN
2 FC
3 PP
4 IBE
5 TATH
6 M@W
7 IVL
8 WATS
9 WC
10 RA
11 NFPA
12 MMP
13 UTH
14 EP
This is a pretty hard thing to do, in all honesty. While there are certain albums that really stand out to me (DFN, FC), most everything they have put out is excellent and I could swap out almost everything between #2-12.
