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Holy, I had goosebumps all through 38 years old! That was by far the best part of the whole show! I haven't had goosebumps like that for a Hip song since they broke into Wheat Kings at the Molson Amphitheatre in 2004.
This show ranks in my top three. They weren't promoting an album so there wasn't a ton of new stuff that no one knows. The Ocean and Drop Off were awesome though. Can't wait to hear them on an album. This show was one of those shows where the guys could just play, and we could celebrate their music and what it means to us.
The sound was incredible. I was at the back beside the soundboard and could clearly hear everything Gord was saying. Usually you're struggling to hear what he's going on about. And he had quite a few memorable lines: the one about the Gardiner, Prime Minister Bush, and a shout out to the nurses at Sick Kids Hospital and our troops in Afghanistan.
Way 'da go boys, way 'da go. Can't wait 'til my next show.
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I don't have much to say that hasn't already been said.
I made the mistake of getting there early and ending up front-centre. There are some real morons up there, and believe me, I've learned my lesson. A few people were chanting "Hip, Hip" in between weakerthans songs, and i had to tell them to "Relax" among other, harsher, statements...and then those idiots started jumping around aimlessly during the hip...I was glad to see Gord obviously take aim at them with some barbs, although the state of most of those people, they weren't understanding, believe me.
As for the setlist, this was my fifth show...and put it this way, 11 of of the 20 songs were first-timers for me. I know it's only five shows, but that's pretty impressive, I think.
I won't soon forget it, just wish I had the foresight to brush off to the left or right. Next time.
An incredible, and sometimes incredibly infuriating, evening.
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Last night I went to Fort York to see the Hip.
A Hip cover band came out and rocked my socks off.
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Okay, so here's the problem I had with the show last night... I've spent the last few days trying to explain to people how incredible the show in Belleville was. But then, out of now where, The Hip come along and put on a show with the best setlist since who knows when? What words can you use to describe the feeling when they started playing 38? Not to mention all the other gems... I can't write a review that would do this show justice; I was absolutely blown away last night.
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All I can say is WOW what a way to end my stay out East.
As I travel back to Vancouver today, I will have a big smile on my face thinking back on the great hip fans I meet and some of the best shows I have seen.
Thank you for the hospitality.
See some of you in a few weeks in London!
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Maybe we can have a "Crowd Reviews" section. This way people can bitch with like minds.
I was staring straight ahead all night. I love it when folks around me are having fun. It's a good atmosphere.
To get to the thanks...I was sitting in the park with my girl just past where you walk out of the venue behind the tree farm. We had tix to the 23rd but not the 24th so we decided to pack a picnic and lie under the stars and listen to the show. This guys walks up and asks if we're planning to stay there for the show. I though he wanted us to move but instead offered us two tix because his friends flaked. Miracled! Happened to me once at Phish when I lost one night's tix on tour. In the event that you're reading this THANKS VERY MUCH! And a shout out to the flakers. If you didn't show it would never have been possible.
Now I don't need to tell anybody here what the kicker was. Thirteen years between live 38's. My girl moves up here from San Fran and gets one in her second show. What are you going to do? I'm a huge fan of the FC album and getting a set closing Wherewithal along with We'll Go Too was just great. I've been waiting a long time for some unpredictability. It always sucks when you know 75% of the setlist ahead of time.
I hope you all had as much fun as I did. Obviously those obsessed with the crowd fell miserably short in this area, but I digress...
Cheers
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As everyone has mentioned, 38 years old was unbelievable. To follow it with "Puttin' down" was simply glorious.
Where I was standing, I did hear alot of complaints about the songs being played. During "We'll Go Too," a girl behind me yelled, "play some good songs." Needless to say I was extremely upset at this comment and wanted to knock her down a peg or two. But in the end, I realized that this was a setlist for us, for the hardcore fans ready to give their liver for a taste of 38 Years Old, Greasy Jungle, We'll Go Too, Sherpa, etc.
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I still can't frigg"in believe it... friday was a great show... and last night wellll.. Fu$%^&# me.
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Sadly, the conversion of my girlfriend has failed. As I realized that we were getting Thiry-Eight Years Old, and gave a "holy shit", the girl goes back and says "what the hell is so special about this one?" Alas, this was probably her last Hip show, but such is life: it certainly won't be mine. That said, if they had played Fireworks tonight, it might have been a different story (as she also doesn't give a fuck about hockey).
Missed the Sadies, but caught all of the Weakerthans tonight. I think they had the quickest set change ever. Here's their set:
Our Retired Explorer, Watermark, Reconstruction Site, Benediction, Aside, Simple Twilight, Utilities, Plea for a Cat, Reasons, Sun in an Empty Room, Plampleteer (I think, it dons on me I wasn't really paying attention at this point), Manifest.
Show numero 18 and four songs I hadn't heard before, three of them of course being new tunes. I liked the Ocean, probably more than the Drop Off, and No Threat came off as well live as I thought it would. But lost in the 38 shuffle is two things. First, an incredibly diverse setlist that follows really only the trends of the past couple of shows and nothing else. Second, that setlist featured no repeats from show to show. This is something that I've waited six years of back-to-back nights for.
It's the kind of night that reaffirms a lot of things. My fascination with the band is not going away (if it was ever in doubt), and that I do truly value my girl's happiness over mine (hense why I took the chance of missing a second encore and left during We'll Go Too). Through it all, there's a smile on my face this morning. 45 different songs out of a potential sixty for a lot of us, three killer sets in four long nights.
I think it's time to rest for a couple of days. I have a lot of free Sam Roberts shows to gear up for.
Good to see the faces again. You know, I may not say much at these shows, but it's nice to know there are people who care as much about the band and do the same little things every show that I do.
Enjoy Europe; see you in the fall.
Cheers,
Pat
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you nailed the weakerthans setlist, except insert Prescience of Dawn instead of Pamphleteer...as well, I thought I heard "Civil Twilight" sted "Simple Twilight", but i could be wrong.
I should have added in my post (don't construe it as negative...it was as good as a setlist as I'll ever see, I'm just sort of kicking myself for not heeding some of the advice from the friday reviews) that seeing sherpa was a pleasure for me. Going into every show, I always say, jokingly, that maybe theyll play sherpa tonight, as its the song that resonates most with me, lyrically. It's always seemed like a pipe dream until I saw it pop up in Pittsburgh, and realized it wasn't dead after all.
After hearing them break out that distinctive twang, I nearly shat myself. And I've found myself singing "You said 'we must be friends or die'/ And we've died a thousand times since then" all morning (if you can call what's left of my voice singing.)
By the way, the weakerthans have a free show at the harbourfront on July 29. I'm sure I'll see some of you there.
