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Hip Tracker Upload: 2006-07-07 – London, England

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A new torrent has been uploaded.

Name: TTH: 2007-07-07 – London, England
Size: 666.11 MB
Category: SHN/FLAC – Full Concerts
Uploaded by: chris

Description:
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The Tragically Hip
Shephards Bush Empire
London, England
July 7, 2006

Audio source:
Coresound HEB’s (dpa 4061) > edirol R1 24/44.1 > MacBookPro > Fission > xACT
Recorded from front of sound board by Dave Holmes

In January 2006 The Hip announced plans to tour Europe. On a whim I suggested
that we get a group together and follow them. Little did I know that this
suggestion would turn into the trip of a lifetime with 7 fellow Hip fans from
across this great nation!

This show was the first of the European Tour. It was a surreal experience when we
realized that July 7, 2006 was anniversary of the London Bombings.
We traveled around the city that day, and in the middle of it, the whole transit system
stopped and everyone stood silent in memory of the deaths and injured on that day one year ago.
The second song Courage, was dedicated to those people.

I hope you enjoy watching it as much as we had living it.

This was a trip of a lifetime.

Set list
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01: Don’t Wake Daddy
02: Courage
03: The Lonely End of the Rink
04: Gus: The Polar Bear from Central Park
05: Ahead By A Century
06: Gift Shop
07: Lionized
08: Summer’s Killing Us
09: Bobcaygeon
10: Nautical Disaster
11: Springtime In Vienna
12: Yer Not The Ocean
13: At The 100th Meridian
14: It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken
15: We’ll Go Too
16: Blow At High Dough
17: My Music At Work

Encore:
18: Poets
19: Pretend
20: Little Bones

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www.onegeeksopinion.com
www.hipbase.com
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Summer Fling ’06: Fan recordings

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Here’s the breakdown of what shows we’re working on for release through The Hip Tracker.
Volume 01: 2006-05-26 – Vancouver, BC (DVD & Audio)
Volume 02: 2006-05-27 – George, WA (Audio)
Volume 03: 2006-06-16 – Pittsburgh, PA (DVD & Audio)
Volume 04: 2006-06-17 – Lewiston, NY (DVD & Audio)
Volume 05: 2006-06-18 – Guelph, ON (DVD & Audio)
Volume 06: 2006-06-21 – Belleville, ON ( & Audio)
Volume 07: 2006-06-23 – Toronto, ON (DVD & Audio)
Volume 08: 2006-06-24 – Toronto, ON (DVD & Audio)
Volume 09: 2006-06-30 – Charlottetown, PEI (DVD & Audio)
Volume 10: 2006-07-02 – Milwaukee, WI (bootleg unknown)
Volume 11: 2006-07-03 – Chicago, IL (bootleg unknown)
Volume 12: 2006-07-07 – London, England (DVD & Audio)
Volume 13: 2006-07-08 – Brugge, Belguim (DVD & Audio)
Volume 14: 2006-07-09 – Weert, Netherlands (DVD & Audio)
Volume 15: 2006-07-11 – Amsterdam, Netherlands (DVD & Audio)
Volume 16: 2006-07-12 – Utrecht, Netherlands (DVD & Audio)
Volume 17: 2006-07-15 – St. Adele, PQ (bootleg unknown)
Volume 18: 2006-09-09 – Stratford, ON (DVD & Audio)
Volume 19: 2006-09-15 – Austin, TX (bootleg unknown)

“World Container” & “Yer Favourites”; popular Christmas presents

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According to CANOE — JAM! Music SoundScan Charts The Hip’s two most recent releases sold well in December; WC jumped from #55 to #33, and YF jumped from #187 to #76!

Also of note is the fact that YF has been on the charts for 59 weeks… That’s every week since it’s release on November 8, 2005.

If you haven’t picked both of these albums up, you can get them by clicking on the following images:
Yer FavsWorld Container

Hugh’s Review: 2006-12-31 – Chicago, IL

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In keeping with The Tragically Hip tradition, the band ushered in the new year with a concert at the Chicago HOB. TV cameras were mounted everywhere, with one camera on a large boom which swung out over the fans, to tape the performance for a live local broadcast. The Hip ripped through their first five songs as midnight approached. Gord D. was in fine form as the 100th Meridian began. He was singing and dancing around the stage using his red handkerchief as a tail. This must have been planned, but as the song reached the rant, the three TV broadcast hosts burst on stage to announce that midnight was upon us, stopping the song. The Hip appeared surprised/annoyed as they set down their instuments for the balloon drop and countdown. Hugs and handshakes were given as Gord sang Auld Lang Syne. After a few minutes the stage was cleared of balloons and TV hosts. Gord then launched back into the 100th Meridian rant as the band joined in along with him.

Near the middle of their set, The Hip kicked out some great energy with some of my favorite rockers. They played Kids Don’t Get It, followed by Grace Too and Yer Not the Ocean. At the end of Grace Too, Gord did a little James Brown tribute by dancing about wildy using some James Brown moves while screaming his name. Robbie Baker was awesome using his finger slide during his guitar lead on Blow at High Dough. He played on as Gord rode his motorcycle mikestand to finish out the song. I don’t know how good the CBS2 broadcast will be. I could see a playback monitor at the side of the stage from my front row spot. Many songs were not shown in their entirety as the broadcast cut to the TV hosts or went to commercial. Also, The Hip played about a half hour past the end of the broadcast. The Hip played close to an hour and forty-five minute set.

After the show my friend and fellow Hipbaser John Cage (Chris W) was able to get us into the HOB Foundation room which is a private bar for members only. We stayed for an hour and we were able to meet Paul, Gord Sinclair and Gord Downie. Gord S. said he had difficutly getting to Chicago because of a snowstorm in Kingston. We said hello to Paul and we were able to speak with Gord D. for about ten minutes. I have met him after shows before and he has been tired or subdued after his performance, but this night he was full of energy. Even though our conversation lasted for only a few minutes, we touched on many subjects. We talked about some of the lyrics on World Container and Carolyn and I told Gord we loved his “WHOA” ‘s on Kids Don’t Get It. He said they’re harder to do than it may appear. He said you can’t just throw one out there. You must put the right amount of emotional energy into it. We mentioned we noticed Gord’s James Brown tribute and he said blues and rock were definetly influenced by Brown. Somehow we were discussing our ethnic heritage and Gord spoke about remembering our connections to Europe and how we are all bound by our backgrounds and the global economy. Gord also mentioned that the band really enjoyed working with Bob Rock and there was a good chance they would work together in the future. We tried to get some info on U.S. tour dates, but nothing to report. In the end we had a great evening watching the show with all of our Hipbase friends gathered near the front of the stage. Nothing can beat being with friends and watching The Hip ring in the new year.

Setlist: 2006-12-31 – Chicago, IL

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Here’s a rundown from a couple of the dicks who attended:

Soundcheck
Ahead by a century
Yer not the ocean
Jam with the tentative title of “dicks by association”

No fan taping: Denied due to CBS … CBS are now affliliated dicks. By association.

Setlist
Lonely
No is sinking
Gus
Fully
Bobcaygeon
Meridian —– 2007 cheer —- back into meridian
Poets
Abac
In view
Courage
Springtime
Good life
Kids
Grace
Ocean
Nautical
Wheat
Blow
Family band
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Pretend
Fireworks

From BuffNews.com – The Hip at ArtPark: Best of 2006

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Buffalo News – 2006 [reprise]

2006 [reprise]

From local shows to blockbuster albums, News Critic Jeff Miers runs down his lists of favorites from an eventful year in pop music

By JEFF MIERS
News Pop Music Critic
12/17/2006

There is no one unified theme connecting the best of 2006 in popular music. Taken together, the music doesn’t present itself as a cogent novel – it’s more like a collection of short stories with little connecting them, aside from a certain spirit of exploration.
The usual tropes didn’t apply this year.

Popular music has long been held to be the terrain of youth, but some of this year’s strongest music was made by artists in their 50s and even 60s. Hip-hop is said to be the most radical pop music of today, but many of the strongest records released paid that form little mind, and the lion’s share of genuine hip-hop records were far from daring.

Heavy metal is sniffed at and written off as a dinosaur, but a few unabashedly metal-loving artists did some fantastic work in 2006, stuff that doesn’t sound so much dated as it does timeless and logical.

Protest music, long held to be an annoying vestige of the ’60s, made a surprising comeback, and not just among the folk who started making records way back when – the modern punk-rock crowd was sounding off on social and political issues as well.

And while digital downloading continues to be a controversial aspect of the way we gather and listen to music, its tangible effects are tough to discern. The strongest artists made albums, not singles. And while 2005 saw online purchasing of music explode, this year that blaze cooled considerably.

In all, 2006 was a very good year for pop music. Here’s the best of what went down: (I edited out the interesting, but non-Hip related portions)
The Top Downloads1) Ratdog – Live, Oct. 28, Town Ballroom, Buffalo
2) Tragically Hip – “The Lonely End of the Rink”
3) Lindsey Buckingham – “Cast Away Dreams”
4) U2 and Green Day – “The Saints Are Coming”
5) Beck – “Nausea”

The Top Arena Concert

Tie: The Tragically Hip, Artpark, June 18; Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with the Allman Brothers Band, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Aug. 16

The Tragically Hip burned down the house during this fiery Artpark show, previewing a few songs from the then-unreleased “World Container” album. A great set list and a performance smacking of conviction made this one a winner.

Petty and the Allmans played like the truly seasoned pros they are. This show pulled an audience spanning several generations out to Darien Lake for the feel-good gig of the year.

e-mail: jmiers@buffnews.com

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TORRENT: tth2006-07-09 – Weert, Netherlands DVD

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iPod version

The Tragically Hip
Sportpark Boshoven
Weert, Netherlands
July 9, 2006

DVD (2.35:1, NTSC, Widescreen, Anamorphic)

Video Sources:
Right Soundboard – Sony DCR-SR100 (Chris Kirkpatrick)
Centre Soundboard: HDR-HC1 (HD1080i) to HD Tape (Adrian Burden)
Left Soundboard – HDR-HC1 (HD1080i) to FireStore FS-4 hard drive (Mark Sloggett)
Right Stage – DCR-TRV22 (Dustin Starchuk)

HD converted using MPEG Streamclip

Audio source: Trevor Astrope
AT853RX > SD 722 > Transferred via FireWire > MacBookPro for sync with video

Recorded 50 feet from front left speaker stack.

Edited:
Final Cut Express

DVD & Assembly:
iDVD

In January 2006 The Hip announced plans to tour Europe. On a whim I suggested that we get a group together and follow them. Little did I know that this suggestion would turn into the trip of a lifetime with 7 fellow Hip fans from across this great nation!

This show was on night three of our trek. The previous two nights were spent enjoying shows in London, England & Brugge, Belgium.

Early on the morning of this show some of us got up and took a quick swim in the ocean – it was really, really cold. After warming up we hit the road and headed for Eindhoven where we had a hotel booked.

When we arrived in Eindhoven at the hotel, we were informed that they had given our rooms to a group that was already at the hotel, so we would have to stay somewhere else. Through their Dutch/English we thought they meant that we would have to find another hotel! But what they meant is that we would have to stay at one of their other hotels, and they had rooms booked for us.

They gave us a choice: another similar hotel in Eidhoven – 5 minutes from theirs; or a 5 star resort in Baarlo – 30 minutes from Eindhoven, but closer to Weert.

We went for the resort!

The resort, Chateau de Raay, was incredible – but sadly we had no time to enjoy the amenities. We quickly checked in, gathered our gear and headed for the Weert.

As we had a slight issue securing our tickets from the ticketing agents (had to pick them up in the Netherlands Monday-Friday and we did not arrive until Sunday) The Hip’s management had arranged for us to pick them up at the venue. We pulled into the parking area and told the attendant that we had to pick up our tickets at the box office.

He replied, “No tickets, only passes at the box office. Sit tight and we’ll see if we can get you some All Access passes…” (This is paraphrased from his Dutch/English.)

I shared this news with the guys, and they rightfully scoffed at me.

Ten minutes later with our AAA Wristbands on, they quickly retracted their scoffs…

AAA = All Area Access… or at least that’s what we thought it meant as we were able to access all areas including the side and backstage area.

We wandered the backstage area for a while, saw Gord D walking near his bus and strumming his guitar, before heading to the viewing area.

We grabbed some food, set up our gear, and enjoyed a late afternoon show.

After the show we headed backstage to grab some food and possibly chat with The Hip.

The World Cup final was on TV at this point, so we hung out with many of the days performers, including The Hip, and watched the game.

-chris

Visit the resort in Baarlo.

Setlist
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01: Daddy
02: Courage
03: Lonely End Of The Rink
04: Gus: The Polar Bear From Central Park
05: Ahead By A Century
06: Gift Shop
07: Summer Is Killing Us
08: Bobcaygeon
09: Nautical Disaster
10: Springtime In Vienna
11: Yer Not The Ocean
12: At The Hundredth Meridian
13: It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken
14: Blow At High Dough
15: My Music At Work

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Be sure to visit
www.hipfans.com
www.onegeeksopinion.com

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