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“Working-Class Poets†(Rolling Stone) The Tragically Hip Craft an Ode to Everyman On New Album
PRESS RELEASE: “Working-Class Poets†(Rolling Stone) The Tragically Hip Craft an Ode to Everyman On New Album
The Tragically Hip have crafted a guitar-drenched ode to everyman on ‘We are the Same’, their new album out April 7 on Rounder Records.
Featuring relaxed tempos and a mix of electric and acoustic arrangements, ‘We are the Same’ reconciles melancholy, anger, and optimism amid driving guitars and unforgettable melodies, epitomizing what Rolling Stone called The Hip’s “boundless ambition in making honest rock & roll.â€
The easygoing, country-inflected opening track, “Morning Moon,†follows a man’s search for “one little thing to make you feel better†in the course of the day. The infectious “Coffee Girl†reminisces over a “beautiful and disaffected†diner waitress, while the driving, mandolin-tinged “Queen of the Furrows†professes love for a quiet but industrious farmhand.
Listen to “Morning Moon†here: http://www.myspace.com/thetragicallyhip
As with their critically-acclaimed 2007 album ‘World Container,’ ‘We Are The Same’ was produced by Bob Rock (Metallica, Aerosmith, Motley Crüe), who orchestrated the dense sonic textures that surround these tales of love, aspiration, and struggle. Hip frontman Gordon Downie told the Calgary Herald that “I’ve met a lot of mystics and oracles of the production world, but I’ve never met anyone like Bob Rock.â€
‘We Are The Same’ is the twelfth studio album from the Kingston, Ontario quintet, and plans are in the works for a spring/ summer U.S. tour.
LYRICS: Morning Moon
the reactor’s down
i guess for labour day, today
it’s the first day i ain’t seen great plume of steam from across the lake
from across the lake
hey that’s a morning moon, yeah
i’m not making strange
you said “someone’s paying”
when somethings too cheap
somebody’s paying something
you said, “someone’s paying something”
under a morning moon, yeah
say those little things that don’t make anyone feel better, yeah
it didn’t take too much to upset her
nothing that could clear a room
just say one little thing that could make me feel better
under this morning moon, yeah
the sun’s a lightbulb
and the moon is a mirror
there are times when you can see both the bulb and the mirror
see the bulb in a mirror
and that’s a morning moon, yeah
say those little things that don’t make anyone feel better, yeah
it doesn’t take too much to upset her
nothing that could clear a room
just saying one little thing, trying to make you feel better
under this morning moon, yeah
under this morning moon, yeah
trying to make you feel better
nothing too far from the truth
(morning moon, yeah)
trying to make you feel better
nothing too far from the truth
(morning moon, yeah)
trying to make you feel better
nothing too far from the truth
(morning moon, yeah)
nothing too far from the truth
FREE MOVIE: One Week
Gord Downie as the Biker (Left) and Joshua Jackson as Ben Tyler in a scene from One Week.
Fans in Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Victoria and Halifax (Toronto is “sold” out) have the opportunity to check out a free screening of the film One Week starring Joshua Jackson. Gord Downie has a cameo.
Visit http://oneweek.ca/screenings to sign up for your two free tickets.
RUMOUR: Jim Bryson to tour with The Hip as keyboardist
A new member at Hipbase just posted that Jim Bryson will be touring with The Hip as keyboardist. No word as to whether he contributed to the album.
I’ve seen Jim Bryson in concert a couple of times, and I think he’d be a good fit with Das Hips. Hopefully this rumour turns out to be true.
New Hip Album Title & Track List
Hi Folks,
Greetings to all. We have some very exciting news to deliver.
Our twelfth album, We Are The Same, will be released in North America on Tuesday, April 7th. The album was produced by Bob Rock and recorded primarily at the Bathouse Studio. It contains twelve new tracks that range from levity and light to melancholy and anger. We think it has a little bit for everyone and showcases the great range of the band.
The full track listing is:
Morning Moon
Honey, Please
The Last Recluse
Coffee Girl
Now The Struggle Has A Name
The Depression Suite
The Exact Feeling
Queen of the Furrows
Speed River
Frozen In My Tracks
Love Is A First
Country Day
The opening track, “Morning Moonâ€, is now available to be streamed from our website, Facebook and MySpace page, as well as our iLike page.
Novelists Joseph and Amanda Boyden wrote the new album bio. Please have a read, we think it captures the essence of We Are The Same better then we could ever imagine articulating it ourselves.
Stay tuned over the coming weeks, as we will continue to announce more great news, including album pre-order details, tour info and some more We Are The Same nuggets.
For those of you who have not spent time at the redesigned thehip.com, we hope you enjoy. The is tons of new goodies, including full streaming of the entire discography, live shows, live pictures and our new online store, the Gift Shop. The Gift Shop features new items such as lyric and classic album t-shirts and the first three volumes of the Live From The Vault concert archive series.
The Hip
ROCK THE PARK VI: The Kingston band headlines a July 23 show
Tragically Hip fits format change
Tue, February 3, 2009
By JAMES REANEY
A change in format has made it possible for the Hip to rock the park.
Through its first five editions as a weekend classic rock fest, the Harris Park outdoor summer party known as Rock the Park wasn’t the right fit for the Tragically Hip.
“We’ve been after them for two years,” says London concert promoter Brad Jones. Unlikely to be part of classic rock mix, the Tragically Hip is at home with Rock the Park’s new format. Each of three nights appeals to a different music market.
The Hip signed on last week as headliners on a July 23 rock night, bringing the iconic Kingston band back to the London region market for the first time since February 2007.
That was when Canada’s No. 1 rock band or Das Hip — both names by which they’re known — played the JLC.
“The first thing you notice about the Hip is that remarkable trait all great bands have — the band’s music is not carried by one person’s individual talent. Like the Stones, Led Zep, the Beatles and the Who, it is the collective that gives the band its sound and feel,” producer Bob Rock said of the sessions that led the Hip’s 2006 album World Container. The band has worked on another album at its Bathouse Studio near Kingston.
The Kingston-born quintet is fronted by Gord Downie and rounded out by guitarists Paul Langlois and Rob Baker, bassist Gord Sinclair and drummer Johnny Fay has been playing London for decades since forming in the 1980s.
Hip classics include Bobcaygeon, At The 100th Meridian and Ahead by a Century.
Like the first five editions of Rock the Park, this summer’s concert series is a fundraiser for Bethanys Hope Foundation.
It helps pay for London- and UWO-based research into metachromatic leukodystrophy, (MLD) a devastating progressive neurodegenerative disease.
The London foundation is named for Bethany Catherine McIntyre, who died in 2000, at the age of seven after a five-year struggle with MLD. The first five editions of Rock the Park raised more than $750,000 for the London-based Bethany’s Hope Foundation.
Read the rest of the story in the London Free Press.
2009 Tour News: July 23 in London, ON
The Tragically Hip
Thurs July 23 2009
Harris Park – London ON
www.rockthepark.ca
Special guests to be announced.
Presale: FM96 presale starts Tuesday February 3rd.
OnSale: Tickets on sale Saturday February 7th
Price: Tickets are $55 for general admission, or $95 for VIP.
Tickets Box Office: Are available Sat Feb 7 at Centennial Box Office
Tickets Phone: By calling 519 672 1967 or 519 672 1968
Tickets Online: Or online at www.rockthepark.ca. You must be registered and logged in with Centennial Box Office to purchase tickets online.
Tickets will not be available for pick up until after February 9th 2009
http://www.centennialhall.london.ca/BoxOfficeListings.htm
Box Office Hours: Centennial Hall Box Office is open from 10 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday, and 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday.
Sunday & Holidays : CLOSED
Call (519) 672-1967 or (519) 672-1968 to charge with VISA, MasterCard or American Express.
Please note on Thursday July 23 (day of show)
Centennial Box Office will be open from 10:00AM to 2:00PM
Boxoffice Opens at Harris Park at 3:00PM on day of show for ticket sales and ticket pickup
ANSWERS: Hip IQ Test II
1. A) It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken
B) Poets
2. Grace, Too
3. A) Dan Akroyd
B) Locked In The Trunk Of A Car
4. A) Thugs
B) Springtime In Vienna
5. A) Mistaken Point, Newfoundland (Fly)
B) Thompson, Manitoba (Thompson Girl)
C) Clayoquot Sound, BC (Silver Jet)
D) Cape Spear, Newfoundland (Silver Jet)
6. A) 50 Mission Cap
B) 700 Ft. Ceiling
C) 38 Years Old
7. A) Use It Up
B) Sharks
C) Greasy Jungle
8.A) Springtime In Vienna
B) Family Band
C) Toronto #4
D) Nautical Disaster
E) The Bear
9. A) The Bear
B) The Kids Don’t Get It
C) The Heart Of The Melt
D) The Lonely End Of The Rink
E) The Bastard
10. A) Impossibilium
B) In View
11. A) Bob Dylan (The Drop-Off)
B) Joni Mitchell (The Heart Of The Melt)
C) Ry Cooder (At The Hundredth Meridian)
12. A) In Violet Light
B) In Between Evolution
13. A) The Filters
B) The Rodents
C) The Prisonoires
Another Hip IQ Test from marcus1970 at hipbase.com
Click here for his previous IQ Test.
Hey Gang,
While we wait for more news about the upcoming album, here’s a small distraction to help pass the time. There is a total of 36 points up for grabs. See how well you can do without looking up the answers. Good luck and no cheating.
The Tragically Hip IQ Test Part II
1. Which 2 songs did The Hip play during the Queen’s Jubilee in 2002? (2 points)
2. Name the song The Hip performed on Saturday Night Live and then again during their induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. (1 point)
3. What famous actor introduced The Hip on stage during their most recent hometown concert and in which song did this actor perform? (2 points)
4. What 2 songs do NOT appear on Yer Favourites? (2 points)
a. Thugs
b. Something On
c. Twist My Arm
d. Vaccination Scar
e. Gus
f. Springtime In Vienna
g. Looking For A Place To Happen
5. The Hip reference many Canadian cities and towns in their lyrics, name 2 that are not located in the province of Ontario. (2 points)
6. Name 3 of the 4 Hip song titles that begin with a number. (3 points)
7. Name 3 of the 6 Hip songs in which the name of the song is also the opening lyric. (3 points)
8. The Hip have at least a dozen songs in which the name of the song does not appear in the lyrics: Name 5. (5 points)
9. The Hip have at least a dozen songs in which the name of the song begins with the word “Theâ€: Name 5. (5 points)
10. Name the 2 Hip songs that begin with the lyrics “I love you†(2 points)
11. Many Hip songs mention other musicians in their lyrics. Name 3 famous singers/songwriters referenced in Hip songs. (3 points)
12. The first song on each Hip album is usually made into a video. Name the 2 albums that do not have a video for the opening song. (2 points)
13. In each video from Phantom Power, the band performs using a different name. Two names are displayed on banners and the third is on Johnny’s kick drum. What are the 3 band names? (3 points)
14. Name the video in which none of the band members appear. (1 point)