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Well, I get to say that there's Tragically Hip songs I don't like, because i'm American, and I obviously don't appreciate the Hip at the level you guys do. :mrgreen:
First of all, I have to agree with all the "Courage" comments. I had LBU long before Fully Completely, so the not-live version was kinda a let down. (Although I dunno why no one likes We'll Go Too, that song's awesome, love the solo)
But here's a few I could just never... get into, I guess:
1) Throwing off Glass - Cool lyrics, but terrifyingly aimless.
2) Toronto #4 - only bothered to listen to once.
And to be perfectly honest, the album version of NOIS never really did it for me, either. Maybe it was again the superior LBU version, but when that plinky lead guitar started in I couldn't believe this was the song everyone prooffered as their favorite.
Other than that, though, 98% of the Hip is solid gold. That's a way higher percentage than any other band I know of.
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SoylentGreg Wrote:Other than that, though, 98% of the Hip is solid gold. That's a way higher percentage than any other band I know of.
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.......you win this round. :thumb:
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This is a painful thread to get through, even more painful to post in. There is only one song I consciously skip on any Hip CD... I'll Be Leaving You...
It comes off too hickish to me... with the summer upon us, the car CD player will once again be blasting Hip (STP and PJ on my off days) through downtown Ottawa on my way to work every morning, but not even the homeless off Rideau at The Mission get kicks out of that track...
The Hip are a 'mood' band for me... some days I'll want to skip half of TATH or IVL, but other days I'll sickly crave it... I think many of the poster's here are the same way...
They have a fairly varied catalogue of music, and much like a fine Cuban cigar and a Bubble Tea, there is a time and place for everything...
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It's funny there will be songs I dislike when I get an album and then listen to a few times and end up loving. I really disliked If New Orleans is Beat when I first got IBE and now it is one of my favourite songs on the album. The version they did at the Canada Day show last year at the amphitheatre was incredible. I remember when they played it at the time the crowd was dissapointed because most people thought that they were gonna play New Orleans is Sinking. When I heard it live that day I didn't think it was that great but when I listen to the livedownloads copy of that show it sound awesome.
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emperor penguin Wrote:It's funny there will be songs I dislike when I get an album and then listen to a few times and end up loving. I really disliked If New Orleans is Beat when I first got IBE and now it is one of my favourite songs on the album.
me too, I love that song now, and the live version kicks ass! :thumb:
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