[gsmacleod]

So long Dark Canuck - sad to see you go.

7 - The Dark Canuck
8 - My Music At Work
9 - In A World Possessed By The Human Mind
10 - Vaccination Scar
10 - Goodnight Attawapiskat
12 - The Drop-Off
13 - The Last Recluse
14 - Highway Girl

Vote for the song that you feel is the weakest from the second place finishers in each poll. After 48 hours, we will remove the song with the most votes and move on to Round 9. In the event of a tie, both (or more) songs will be eliminated.

This round will end on Saturday at 3:42pm Eastern.

Happy voting!

Shane

[Escape@Hand]

So long Dark Canuck - sad to see you go.

[potsie]

One look at these songs from 1989-1998 shows that the eventual failure of M@W was inevitable for the Hip (and I mean "failure" in a very benign and relative manner... I wouldn't want a Hip catalogue without the weirdness of M@W). By the time 2000 rolled around they were too big and too good not to fail. These are representative of an unbelievably good run. There are very few bands that have a ten year (nearly) unblemished run like that. It is almost hard to fathom that they sustained such a creative peak for that many years. I certainly took it for granted at the time. Every show, every album at that time had a damn good chance to be the best ever.

I had a listen to all these songs tonight to help with my voting. They all contain "quintessential" Hip moments. The suspended pauses of Blow (after "Yeah I can get behind anything") and Little Bones (after "It's just a little tired") which create heightened tension in the songs. The breakdown of Gord faux-rapping "If I die of vanity..." in Hundredth. The iconic opening drum beat of Grace, the beautiful windy swirl of Escape. In the end I went with Hundredth. No reason. Same as it will be for every vote from here on in.

[cochise]

The term "trimming the fat" made sense back when the first entire discography poll started. But geez, this is getting hard, now its more like trimming a fat free 16oz piece of tenderloin down to a 6oz piece.

[Chris Tanz]

Wow looks like Blow is going. I voted Escape because what the hell else was I supposed to do.

These are agonizing choices.

[potsie]

Anyone got a horse other than 'Grace, Too' in this race? I'm tempted by Little Bones and Giftshop. I might have to close my eyes and pick when it comes down to the end.

[andrew sharpe]

Anyone got a horse other than 'Grace, Too' in this race? I'm tempted by Little Bones and Giftshop. I might have to close my eyes and pick when it comes down to the end.

I LOVE Grace, but Escape is top five all-time Hip for me and a no-brainer here.

[NWOntario]

Anyone got a horse other than 'Grace, Too' in this race? I'm tempted by Little Bones and Giftshop. I might have to close my eyes and pick when it comes down to the end.

LOL no

[potsie]

Anyone got a horse other than 'Grace, Too' in this race? I'm tempted by Little Bones and Giftshop. I might have to close my eyes and pick when it comes down to the end.

LOL no

Yeah, I know, it's a crazy thought, isn't it? Grace,Too would likely finish top 4 even if it was bumped up to the gold medal poll. I will likely pick it as my winner but I have a great love for Giftshop (especially the solo), which might cause me to make an irrational decision at the end.