AD Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Presale is October 24, regular on-sale dates are October 27 and 28January 8th -- Save On Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria, BCJanuary 10th -- Interior Savings Centre, Kamloops, BCJanuary 12th -- CN Centre, Prince George, BCJanuary 13th -- Canada Games Arena, Grande Prairie, ABJanuary 14th -- Rexall Place, Edmonton, ABJanuary 16th -- Enmax Centrium, Red Deer, ABJanuary 17th -- Enmax Centre, Lethbridge, ABJanuary 19th -- Brandt Centre At Ipsco Place, Regina, SaskatchewanJanuary 20th -- Mts Centre, Winnipeg, ManitobaJanuary 22nd -- Fort Williams Gardens, Thunder Bay, ONJanuary 23rd -- Steelback Centre, Sault St. Marie, ONJanuary 25th -- Barrie Molson Centre, Barrie, ONJanuary 27th -- Sudbury Arena, Sudbury, ONJanuary 29th -- Memorial Centre, Peterborough, ONJanuary 31st -- General Motors Centre, Oshawa, ONFebruary 2nd -- Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, ONFebruary 5th -- John Labatt Centre, London, ONFebruary 6th -- Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ONFebruary 8th -- Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 They should call this "The Halfway across Canada Tour". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. J Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 They should call this "The Halfway across Canada Tour". Good call I suspect, however, it's the half-announced tour. I can't see them ignoring half the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 what about those club shows? have they gone on sale yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. J Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 All club shows with the possible exception of Montreal are sold out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. J Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Anybody know why phorbesie isn't speaking to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 weird! i'll speak to you now...since i can go to one of the montreal shows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Who's going to the Copps gig? Just got an email that the Y108 listeners club will have presale passwords out for the Wednesday/Thrusday ticket sales.I saw the taping of the Hip on The Hour and damn the new stuff sounds GREAT! Later . . .Kanada Kev =8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 I'm genuinely surprised people care about them anymore. I don't mean that in a negativity-as-an-exercise-in-curing-boredom kind of way, I just mean that their last few albums have been underwhelming and released to the relatively deafening sound of indifference.There was a time when a new Hip album was a major event. Seriously, good on 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted October 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 [color:purple]marco, do you have to renounce your nationality before or after the treason trial?I haven't like any of their recent albums either (i think Phantom Power was the last one I liked), but the live show is still the thing. I won't be buying the new album, but I'll be going to the Ottawa show if all goes to plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 I agree. Phantom Power was the last of their albums that I truly enjoyed start to finish. The new one, IMHO, is back on track and is also fresh. I have listened to it half a dozen times at least, and it's really staking out a place in my head your finger starts to wiggle and landscapes emerge Later . . . Kanada Kev =8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 the kids don't get it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. J Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 I agree. Phantom Power was the last of their albums that I truly enjoyed start to finish. The new one, IMHO, is back on track and is also fresh. Kanada Kev =8)I also agree.It was like when I first heard Springsteen doing the Seeger sessions, I thought to myself, boy, he hasn't had that kind of a kick to things in a long while and it felt real good.I get the same feeling about the new Hip album. I think Rock challenged them to extend themselves, both musically and lyrically, and the lads rose to the challenge and they know it, and it shows both on the album and on the stage.I think they're having more fun than they've had in a long while. Nice to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 In violet light was a great album. It transforms to monumental live performance in the vein of Nautical Disaster, Grace Too, Hundreth Meridian... shows are currently and have always been outstanding... A good band fronted by a raging artist madman... Gord Downie just continues to get better at what he does, and I've never stopped being a fan, just stopped promoting cause the shows are always so packed, to the point that I got shut out of the clubrun! I feel blessed to of grown up listening to the Hip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 AD this one is way better than the last few piles of crap. I totally agree that PP was the last really good album they put out.It sounds like Johnny actually took some drum lessons for this one!Also I think Gordie put away the thesaurus at least for a little while. Not too many overworded songs, which I think he has been guilty of on nearly every effort since Day for Night.S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Also I think Gordie put away the thesaurus at least for a little while. Not too many overworded songs, which I think he has been guilty of on nearly every effort since Day for Night. Gordie made a comment about that in his interview with Stromboulopoulos. In that interview, it sounded like Bob Rock was an integral part of the sound that has come out of this recording, along with some sort of personal friendship and bonding between bandmembers. The Tragically Hip World Container A surprising call from Bruce Allen started it all. On his advice, I scheduled a meeting with Gord. I believe it was the summer of 2005. It was agreed that Gord would make the very long trip from Toronto to the little town of Paia, on the north shore of Maui, where I live. We met for lunch at The Fish Market for one of their famous fish burgers and had a great conversation about life, kids, surfing and The Hip. He gave me the first book (always a good sign) and a cd of some ideas the hip had been throwing around. He had asked me about "Jaws", the famous tow-in surfbreak, so we took a drive to Huelo to stare out at the famous wave that really gets big, maybe 6 times a year (the north swells don't come til the winter). Later that evening, I visited the ohana he was staying at, on the east side of Paia Bay. Gord sang and played some other ideas and we continued our conversation. It became clear that this was going to be a very different record for The Hip. The songs were very personal and one in particular, "Fly", got to me right away. I had never heard a song like that from The Hip, It was so direct and pop-like. Visions of making "The Great Canadian Record" (a secret goal of mine, that I had been ranting to Gord about) seemed all laid in front of me. We agreed that a trial session, in the fall, would be in order, to see if we could work as a team. In September 2005, we all assembled, in Vancouver, at the Warehouse Studio and cut the first four songs. On the first day, we rehearsed in the vast main studio with a monitor system, just throwing around ideas, trying to find the first tracks to cut. We were also in the process of feeling each other out. Was I the metal head as rumoured? Were they stubborn and fixed in their musical ways? The first thing you notice about The Hip is that remarkable trait that all great bands have; the bands music is not carried by one persons individual talent. Like The Stones, Led Zep, the Beatles and the Who, it is the collective that gives the band it's sound and feel. This is my best case scenario for making a record; a band that is open to ideas but is also entrenched in it's sound. You can go anywhere and it sounds like them. We settled on the songs to try the next day. "Family Band", I believe, was cut first. "Last Night I Dreamed", "Kids" and "Fly" followed. All came with ease. I really tried to get to know the boys in the first session and was constantly surprised by their surfacing influences; The Clash, Bowie, Pink Floyd, Gang Of Four. (they even said they listened to and enjoyed the 'Dr.Feelgood' album, that I had done in the 80's with Motley Crue! Wow!) But, once again, like all great bands; they have influences but they never impersonate. Gord's ability to, constantly, perform keep-able performances, while cutting tracks, kept Jamey Koch (the engineer) and myself in disbelief. This was an extraordinary session. One that I will always remember, as the beginning of a very special musical and personal friendship. The sessions, that fall, led us to try and make a new hip record together. The new year (February of 2006) brought us to Toronto and Phase One Studios. As crazy as it may seem, Toronto in the winter sounded like a great adventure to me; a chance to re-live my Canadian winter childhood (I grew up in Winnipeg). Man, it was cold! Looking back on it, the songs we cut; "Ocean", "Drop-Off", "Luv(sic)" and "Rink", all seem like they were the rock() tracks. "Yer Not The Ocean" was first. It had all the elements of a classic, The Who-type, rock song. It took a bit to get every one to hear where I wanted to take it, but then, it, finally, just fell into place when Johnny took charge and beat the crap out of his drums. When I hear the track today, I smile, thinking about him, flailing away at the back of the studio, taking off into rock and roll bliss. "The Rink" was a challenge for me, feel-wise. I was trying to get the choruses (with their driving, modern feel) and the verses (with their reggae, calypso feel) to flow. I was trying to find the song's 'home. It turned out to be one of my favorite tracks. The standout vocal, by Gord, tied it together. I think it matches the power they have live. "The Drop-Off", is a classic Hip track with that 'band feel' I was talking about earlier. The bass is badass(!) on that one. The band played me, "Luv(sic)", a song they had cut before, but never used. We ran it down a couple of times, added the hook line supplied by Robbie, added a bridge - bingo - done. I was freaking out!! This song was a bomb. It showed me The Hip in a new light. "Luv(sic)" is as current as anything out there. They were reborn. In March, we had a couple of songs to go and I thought we could use a bit of an 'ambience change'. We went back to Vancouver, this time, setting up at Armoury Studios. These would be the last tracks; the ones that really 'finished' the record. To really try and get to their core, I brought in Jamie Edwards on piano. The song,"World Container", probably, has the most production. It is a song that, really, could be just an acoustic guitar track and a vocal. I thought it could be something much bigger sounding. We built the track around a piano performance by Jamie that really inspired some great playing and a vocal performance that is a journey in itself. Dig those guitars!! "Pretend" was just a magical track that was cut live, in the evening, after dinner. You can just feel the night in that one. The first single; "In View" was cut last. Going into it, I don't think anyone really expected it to be a single, but the bass and drum tracks, along with a mini moog part by Jamie, really drove it to another place. After cutting it we couldn't stop listening to it. We knew there was something special there. All that was left to do, were the finishing musical touches and a few vocals - oh yes - we had to mix it as well. In April, we went back to the north shore, to the little town of Paia, where my studio is, to finish the record. My very good, Icelandic friend, JENS, came in from Winnipeg to mix it. My engineer, Eric Helmkamp and I, with the band and Gord's son, Tarzan, spent a month, singing and playing the rest of the album and enjoying everything the north shore offers for vibe. I am very proud of this record. I hope I get the chance to work with them again. Now, did I record "The Great Canadian Album"? Time will tell. Me? I will always call it 'my great canadian album' aloha, bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 That was cool.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted October 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 i've heard a stream of the album and wasn't too excited, and i heard some songs on the Hour broadcast last night, but I will give it another shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottieking Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 I've had this one for about a week now and the verdict is in for me after about the fourth listen. I really like it.For me, the album isn't all killer (there's some filler) but the attention paid to the detail has Bob Rock written all over it.The Hip have a way of hiding some of their best songs in the last three (see Phantom Power for details) The same happens here.This isn't crawling into the top 5 Hip albums but it's above Music @ Work and In Evolution but still below Violet Light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Wow ... this pic of Molo almost looks like Downie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deranger Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 (edited) caught the Phoenix show last night last minute. Never underestimate someone/scalper who just wants to sell the last 2 damn tickets and leave. Girlfriend and I got 2 tickets for $80 with 5 minutes to spare before the hit the stage. Great show, new material actually comes across very well live. But the sound quality sucked!! Gord's mike was feeding back and super treblely all night not to mention the general mix coming through the PA sounded like shit. BOOOOO to last nights sound guy. But great show nonethless..... Edited October 23, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 I think the new cd is great, and I am really looking forward to seeing them in Montreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted October 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 from The Hip Club. Please take note of the $69.50 tickets, before service charges and 'facility fees'. Jesus that is waaaaaaaaaaaay too expensive. i'm passing on this one.Constantines opening, that's good though.FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2NDSCOTIABANK PLACEOTTAWA, ONDoors 6:30pmShow 7:30pmRESERVED SEATINGTHE TRAGICALLY HIPWITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE CONSTANTINESFANCLUB PRESALE: Tuesday, October 24 10am to Thursday, October 26 10pmPUBLIC ON SALE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27TH @ 10:00 AMTickets: $69.50 & $49.50 (INCL. GST) + s/c + f/fTickets available at the Scotiabank Place Box Office, all Ottawa-GatineauSports Experts Locations Or Charge by Phone 613-599-3267 or 877-788-3267Order on-line www.capitaltickets.caLIMIT OF 6 TICKETS PER PERSON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 the tickets for montreal ended up being 64 each after charges...if that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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