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Just my two cents,
yes, the flow isn't great, PP is the opposite, where the flow is excellent.
Second, do you think this record may get some resurgence as a result of shuffle mode on the iPod? That tends to break albums up, and let each song be judged as the song rather than in some big context.
How would you sequence the record if you had the chance, or is the diversity unsequenceable?
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I really appreciate all this feedback regarding Music @ Work. I'm glad to see there is actually quite a bit of Love for this album. But this still leaves me slightly confused on why the Hip continue to neglect the last 10 songs.
I understand the need to play the "hits" but the Hip are known for regularly mixing things up and it appears fans like the album. Why not throw in something from tracks 5 - 14?
I wonder if the Hip actually don't care for these tracks. I don't think it would be so unusual for a band to grow tired or just end up disliking a few of their songs.
Or perhaps they thought the songs never translated well live, although I would disagree. Maybe they would have to spend some time relearning the tunes? It has been over 6 years since many of these songs to be performed live. Or maybe one of the guys occasionally suggests the Bastard or Stay and the other members just shoot it down.
Obviously these are questions only the Hip can answers, I'm just one curious fan. Although I have yet to check out the setlist for last night's concert so there is still hope.
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I enjoy the setlist on M@W for the very reason some of you don't like it - It's a roller coaster. It doesn't follow the classic formula. It's eclectic. It starts strong and ends very anticlimactically and leaves you guessing inbetween.
Let's have some fun. For those of you who think the album doesn't flow - What track order would have made the album flow better?
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IMO some of the songs don't get played live from that album due to the fact that some require a bit of "set up". For example I love the Completist. Great song, but it requires the drum loop, so does Sharks and Toronto #4. Tiger requires the guitar intro loop thing... thus is a bit of a challenge too (check out the you tube version where the band really struggles to stay with it). Pines, Toronto and Completist also have a female voice, not a requirement but the band might feel that those songs lack the cd personality and are not worthy of a live performance....
Train Overnight, The Bear, Wild Mountain Honey, The Bastard, Freak Turbulance and Stay should be fair game though... Just would require the band to relearn them...
My 2 cents :thumb:
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they rehearsed every song in their catalogue for the club tour a few months back. don't think there is anything they really need to relearn
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I really like that double disc idea. I thought it was interesting how you kept the closers the same but changed both openers. I would have to agree, I always thought the last songs really ended the albums nicely. The first songs were never as strong as previous albums although I can understand the Hip's choice in both cases.
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Spycouple, that looks like a terrific sequence. I agree with the double album idea too. How cool for us Hip fans if the band did that......ie Clash london Calling, Zeps Graffitti, Floyds the Wall....etc...
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there really isnt much love for this album - too bad, cause it is currently my favourite.
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I threw the Cd on my itunes and then rearranged the songs. Give it a try, you can create more 'flow' by your own arrangement.
A Hip set list is like a box of chocolates..you never know which one you're going to get.
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tragicallysteve Wrote:ewallman Wrote:I threw the Cd on my itunes and then rearranged the songs. Give it a try, you can create more 'flow' by your own arrangement.
What did you come up with?
As soon as I posted that I knew someone would ask that..lol.
Not quite a finished product yet. I like turbulence as song 5 and I am thinking of John Cage as the opener or putting it later like 8 or 9. So for now, I am all over the map but it does give it a different feel.
A Hip set list is like a box of chocolates..you never know which one you're going to get.
