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  edmonton sold out

Posted by: thedarkcanuck
06-11-2004, 11:10 AM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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whew...i feel very lucky to have snagged a set!

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  Tix on Sale!

Posted by: anesthesiologist
06-11-2004, 11:03 AM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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Good luck to all Albertans!
I just tried the password to see if it worked and to get prepped for the Vancouver show. Was able to get into both but cancelled my orders ASAP!
All for now,
Aaron

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  I GOT TICKETS

Posted by: MountainHip
06-11-2004, 11:03 AM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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YES YES YES YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  Gus riff stolen from Paul McCartney?

Posted by: Busker
06-11-2004, 10:41 AM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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I got the new Hip site and I couldn't place the new song being played until just now. It felt so familiar (the tag riff). It sounds like Paul McCartney, some song off of Band on the Run. Being at work i can't place the actual song title. I think it might actually be the song Band on the Run.

It's the hook riff over and over. Anyone else hear this?

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  edmonton radio giving away tix all day

Posted by: thedarkcanuck
06-11-2004, 10:27 AM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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the bear in edm is giving away a set everytimr they spin some hip today

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  Who's waiting for tickets right now

Posted by: MountainHip
06-11-2004, 10:10 AM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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say "I"

"I"

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  Time zone, Ticket master

Posted by: Tarokun
06-11-2004, 09:04 AM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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Are the alberta tickets going on sale at 10:00am alberta time?

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  2004 NHL Awards

Posted by: Drez7
06-11-2004, 08:37 AM
Forum: Non Tragically Hip Discussion
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And the winner is.....

Hart Memorial Trophy, MVP: Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay. Finalists: Martin Brodeur, New Jersey; Jarome Iginla, Calgary.

Vezina Trophy, goaltender: Martin Brodeur, New Jersey. Finalists: Roberto Luongo, Florida; Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary.

James Norris Memorial Trophy, defenseman: Scott Niedermayer, New Jersey. Finalists: Zdeno Chara, Ottawa; Chris Pronger, St. Louis.

Calder Memorial Trophy, rookie: Andrew Raycroft, Boston. Finalists: Michael Ryder, Montreal; Trent Hunter, N.Y. Islanders.

Frank J. Selke Trophy, defensive forward: Kris Draper, Detroit. Finalists: John Madden, New Jersey; Alyn McCauley, San Jose.

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, most gentlemanly: Brad Richards, Tampa Bay. Finalists: Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay; Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa.

Jack Adams Award, coach: John Tortorella, Tampa Bay. Finalists: Ron Wilson, San Jose; Darryl Sutter, Calgary.

King Clancy Trophy, humanitarian contribution to hockey: Jarome Iginla, Calgary

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, perserverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey: Bryan Berard, Chicago. Finalists: Dave Andreychuk, Tampa Bay; Sheldon Souray, Montreal.

Art Ross Trophy, points scoring leader: Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay

Maurice Richard Trophy, goal-scoring leader: Rick Nash, Columbus, Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta, and Jarome Iginla, Calgary, 41 goals

William M. Jennings Trophy, goalies with fewest goals against, minimum 25 games: Martin Brodeur, New Jersey

Lester B. Pearson Award, outstanding player: Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay


2003-04 All-Star teams

FIRST TEAM

Goaltender: Martin Brodeur, New Jersey, 38-26-11, 2.03 GA, .917 SA.

Defensemen: Zdeno Chara, Ottawa Senators, 16-25--41;
Scott Niedermayer, New Jersey Devils, 14-40--54.

Forwards: Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning, 38-56_94;
Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche, 33-54_87;
Markus Naslund, Vancouver Canucks, 35-49_84.

SECOND TEAM

Goaltender: Roberto Luongo, Florida Panthers, 25-33-14, 2.43, .931.

Defensemen: Chris Pronger, St. Louis Blues, 14-40--54;
Bryan McCabe, Toronto Maple Leafs, 16-37--53.

Forwards: Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames, 41-32--73;
Mats Sundin, Toronto Maple Leafs, 31-44--75;
Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta Thrashers, 41-46--87.

ALL-ROOKIE TEAM

Goaltender: Andrew Raycroft, Boston Bruins, 29-18-9, 2.05 GA, .926 SA.

Defensemen: John-Michael Liles, Colorado Avalanche, 10-24-34;
Joni Pitkanen, Philadelphia Flyers, 8-19-27.

Forwards: Trent Hunter, New York Islanders, 25-26--51;
Ryan Malone, Pittsburgh Penguins, 22-21--43;
Michael Ryder, Montreal Canadiens, 25-38--63.

No real surprises here, just wish Forsberg would have been healthy the entire season, he would have been an MVP candidate and First Team All Star for sure. He only played half the games and still led the league in points per game. The guy is unreal, just hope he doesn't go play in Sweden next year if the NHL resumes. A player of his caliber would be greatly missed, but the league will go on and new stars will arise. Wish Gretzky could have played forever too!

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  New Hip Bio from Rounder

Posted by: Tthip
06-11-2004, 08:21 AM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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The Tragically Hip
In Between Evolution
Street Date: June 29, 2004

Over the course of nearly two decades and ten albums, Canada’s The Tragically Hip has achieved the enviable status of beloved band—one that enjoys both mass popularity and critical acclaim. The five-piece group of childhood friends from Kingston, Ontario accomplished this remarkable feat by producing raw, uncompromising music and lyrics that fearlessly “document the indigenous.” The latter, penned by Gord Downie, the group’s feverish frontman and a published poet in his own right, are renowned for their ironic wordplay and references to quintessentially Canadian subjects from hockey to history. But with In Between Evolution, The Hip takes a decidedly broader world view, with songs that reflect the anxiety and uncertainty of our troubled times.

Written against the backdrop of global conflict, and recorded in Seattle with producer Adam Kasper (Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age), In Between Evolution features some of the shortest, fastest songs and some of the most menacing guitar sounds ever to punctuate a Hip recording. From the piercing urgency of “Vaccination Scar” and the swampy spookiness of “Gus: The Polar Bear from Central Park” to the boisterous riffage of “As Makeshift As We Are” and the breakneck pacing of “In the Heart of the Melt,” the album is, says Downie, “a helluva ride.” He adds: “We didn’t overwork it too much, or get involved in too many overdubs. It’s very much the sound of the five of us in a room. It’s like a train, complete with cattle catcher, pushing us down the track on our heels.”

Although never explicitly stated, the war in Iraq clearly provides a disturbing undercurrent to the album. Downie wrote several of the songs last year while touring the American south in support of his second solo album, Battle of the Nudes. “It Can’t Be Nashville Every Night,” Downie reveals, was inspired by a surreal image of the jingoistic country singer Toby Keith, who he imagined “in a GI uniform running, Tom Hanks-style, across the screen with everything exploding around him.” And “Are We Family,” which subverts the Sister Sledge ’70s soul anthem “We Are Family,” questions the depressing direction of the human race, “taking care of each other, one bullet to another.”

Local tragedy informs other songs on the album. While The Hip was rehearsing some of its new material in the British Columbia ski resort town of Whistler last October, floodwaters washed out the bridge at nearby Rutherford Creek, taking several lives in the process (the band performed two secret concerts in Whistler, billing themselves as The Fighter Fighters, and raised $100,000 for the victims’ families). The resulting “Vaccination Scar” refers to how the bridge went down “like a bad card table.” That same month, hockey player Dan Snyder died at 25 in a car crash. In response, The Hip wrote “Heaven is a Better Place Today” and dedicated it to the young Atlanta Thrasher. “I was taken with the eloquence of what a lot of hockey players were saying about him at the time,” explains Downie, “but it’s also about guys that age going off to fight (in a war).”

Documenting the indigenous has helped to make The Hip—including guitarists Robby Baker and Paul Langlois, bassist Gord Sinclair and drummer Johnny Fay—the most important Canadian rock outfit since The Band or The Guess Who. Throughout the 1990s, the group released a string of top-selling albums in Canada, including Road Apples, Fully Completely, Trouble at the Henhouse and Phantom Power, and such memorable hit singles as “Courage,” “At the Hundredth Meridian,” “50 Mission Cap” and “Poets.” With 2000’s Music @ Work and 2002’s In Violet Light, the Hip maintained its haunting imagery and sonically charged sound. Meanwhile, the band’s legendary live shows have remained its strength: showcases of incendiary musical jams topped by Downie’s frenetic, stream-of-consciousness poetry.

With In Between Evolution, The Tragically Hip provides its fans with a studio album that comes closest to capturing the band’s live sound. Recalls Downie: “We got the songs down pretty much cold and then played them at Whistler, which was a great way to fine tune them before recording. I think that’s why the songs are so snappy—they really pack a punch.” A deadly punch, as it turns out. “Does your family know your wishes?” Downie asks in the anthemic rocker “Summer’s Killing Us,” “cause this chorus’ll do ya like the dishes.” In other words, it’ll slay ya. Don’t say you haven’t been warned.


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  to all who have been to a small club show...

Posted by: thedarkcanuck
06-11-2004, 08:21 AM
Forum: Tragically Hip Discussion
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i was wondering if the boys mingle with the crowd at these types of shows?...they will probably be selling merchandise? want to bring something to get signed but not sure what!

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