[Powderworks] Tragically Hip fan in CA
Laura Wolfe
Laura Wolfe" <casalobo@lightspeed.net
Wed, 13 Mar 2002 21:57:39 -0800
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Hey Julian:
There's at least one big fan of the Tragically Hip on this list: me. I =
have all their CDs and several boots (on cassette), and have seen them =
live (in L.A.) three times (Road Apples tour at the Roxy 5/3/91, FC tour =
at the Roxy 4/93, and DFN tour at the House of Blues 5/18/95). I'm not =
a big fan of Day for Night, largely because it sounds lousy, especially =
compared to the dynamic sound on Road Apples and Fully Completely. I =
blame the Hip's live sound man/studio engineer-turned-producer, Mark =
Vreeken. He has no idea what a drum set should sound like, live or in =
the studio, and that always really annoys me. I don't like a grungy =
sound. Thank God Steve Berlin (of Los Lobos) came along to produce =
Phantom Power (a major step back in the right direction after DFN and =
the inconsistent Trouble in the Henhouse). Music at Work (2000) was =
also a very strong album. I'm waiting for their next CD, which I =
understand is coming soon. I've never understood why they aren't huge =
in the U.S. Loosely speaking, they are like an unpretentious and much =
better Pearl Jam. =20
And they are a brilliant live act; Gordon Downie is as distinctive a =
frontman as is Peter Garrett -- in a word, riveting. =20
Check them out, Powderworkers! Start with the live CD, "Live Between =
Us" or 1998's "Phantom Power." 1991's "Fully Completely" is probably =
the closest in approach to Oil. Remember, Oil toured across Canada as =
the special guests of the Hip's "Another Roadside Attraction" tour in =
the summer of 1993. I'd love to see these guys tour together again, as =
co-headliners (90 minutes each) at mid-sized venues. They'll both be on =
the road in North America this year.
Bill Wolfe
The thought manifests as the word;
the word manifests as the deed;
the deed develops into the habit;
and habit hardens into character.
So watch the thought and its ways with care,=20
and let it spring from love
born out of concern for all things.
-- The Buddha
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hey Julian:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There's at least one big fan of the =
Tragically Hip=20
on this list: me. I have all their CDs and several boots (on=20
cassette), and have seen them live (in L.A.) three times (Road Apples =
tour at=20
the Roxy 5/3/91, FC tour at the Roxy 4/93, and DFN tour at the =
House of=20
Blues 5/18/95). I'm not a big fan of Day for Night, largely =
because it=20
sounds lousy, especially compared to the dynamic sound on Road Apples =
and Fully=20
Completely. I blame the Hip's live sound man/studio=20
engineer-turned-producer, Mark Vreeken. He has no idea what a drum =
set=20
should sound like, live or in the studio, and that always really annoys=20
me. I don't like a grungy sound. Thank God Steve Berlin (of =
Los=20
Lobos) came along to produce Phantom Power (a major step back =
in the=20
right direction after DFN and the inconsistent Trouble in the =
Henhouse). =20
Music at Work (2000) was also a very strong album. </FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>I'm waiting for their next CD, which I understand is coming =
soon. =20
I've never understood why they aren't huge in the U.S. Loosely =
speaking,=20
they are like an unpretentious and much better Pearl Jam. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>And they are a brilliant live act; =
Gordon Downie is=20
as distinctive a frontman as is Peter Garrett -- in a word, =
riveting. =20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Check them out, Powderworkers! =
Start with the=20
live CD, "Live Between Us" or 1998's "Phantom Power." 1991's =
"Fully=20
Completely" is probably the closest in approach to Oil. Remember, =
Oil=20
toured across Canada as the special guests of the Hip's "Another =
Roadside=20
Attraction" tour in the summer of 1993. I'd love to see these =
guys=20
tour together again, as co-headliners (90 minutes each) at mid-sized=20
venues. They'll both be on the road in North America this=20
year.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bill Wolfe</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The thought manifests as the =
word;<BR>the word=20
manifests as the deed;<BR>the deed develops into the habit;<BR>and habit =
hardens=20
into character.<BR>So watch the thought and its ways with care, <BR>and =
let it=20
spring from love<BR>born out of concern for all things.<BR>-- The=20
Buddha<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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