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IBE is one of the band's best albums, period. I thought so when it came out and I continue to think so. The reason it is so underrated, apart from the general decline in the Hips' commercial standing (which means fewer people are paying attention), is its less-than-commercial *sound.* It has a rough spontaneity to the mix that I LOVE but isn't radio friendly (e.g., 'Makeshift') and some of the songs have a complexity to the lyric or melody (e.g., 'Summer,' 'Yer There') that also isn't radio-friendly. Sadly, these qualities are also wasted on a certain segment of the Hip's fanbase, too. Oh well.
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Why is Vacc "half-developed"? It is short, it is like a free-association poem, it doesn't really have a chorus, but god it's BEAUTIFUL!
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mrsardo Wrote:Why is Vacc "half-developed"? It is short, it is like a free-association poem, it doesn't really have a chorus, but god it's BEAUTIFUL!
Very little development on the melody. It ends very abruptly. Lyrically pretty good. Like most things on IBE (with a couple of exceptions), it feels like it's very close to being so amazingly awesome, but ends up being just good. But I still think that IBE is the best album since PP.
Jeff
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LOVE IBE
Probably has some of Gord's best lyrics and I love the raw feel of the whole album. Only track I could go without is Gus
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Man, whenever I hear If New Orleans is Beat I get a little choked up. Dunno why.
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I'm totally lost in this album lately, some great moments/interludes/lyrics, are we family, meanstreak, it's all good
easily my favourite album since henhouse
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Goes to show you differences of opinion, I think Scar and Gus are two of the best songs on IBE. The opening to Gus just has that classic Hip sound to it........love it!
Summer Is Killing Us...........now there is a song I could do without........
