Track Listings (11) - Disc #1| All Artists: Tragically Hip Title: In Violet Light Members Wishing: 2 Total Copies: 0 Label: Zoe Records Original Release Date: 1/1/2002 Re-Release Date: 6/11/2002 Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock Style: Adult Alternative Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 601143100628 |
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Strange experience, the Hip. Since the release of their first EP in 1987, they've steadily become one of the best-loved and most successful rock bands Canada has witnessed (they do shows with Alanis, for Juno's sake!). If ... more » |
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Amazon.com Strange experience, the Hip. Since the release of their first EP in 1987, they've steadily become one of the best-loved and most successful rock bands Canada has witnessed (they do shows with Alanis, for Juno's sake!). If you are American, you're probably just discovering them now, without the context of their nine previous albums. So when first listening to In Violet Light you can feel disoriented--as if you happened to watch, say, your first episode of Twin Peaks midseason, having never known there was such a thing. This album exists in a slightly more stylized and dramatic world than the everyday--something like an indie-rock opera starring Bryan Ferry, but without the models. It might take a few listens to understand how Gordon Downie can sound like the Talking Heads ("Are You Ready") and then R.E.M. ("Silver Jet" and "Leave") and then the Smiths ("Throwing Off Glass") while still maintaining his own distinct and consistent voice. But given a few listens, this other world makes more and more sense, and you'll find yourself inhabiting it. --Laura Etling Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsGoing To A Cottage This Summer? Michael Schoenborn | London, England | 04/15/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "If you plan to trek out to some lake-side wilderness come warmer weather, this CD is a must buy. This is the perfect music to accompany some late evening drinks under the stars by the fire side (with friends; if its just you and your lady, then be a gentleman and throw on some Marvin Gaye or Coldplay or whatever she's into).
Sorry, I got off track. This is a beautiful CD. It starts off rocking (Are You Ready, Use It Up, Silver Jet) and moves towards classic Hip-style serenity (Good Life, A Beautiful Thing, Leave). Dire Wolf is in my top 5 Hip songs of all time, which (for me) is really saying something. Take, for example, some typical(ly beautiful) lyrics, from the aptly titled Beautiful Thing: In ulcerating silence perspective comes the way it always does - it's ransom. So randomly, somebody calls the phone rings and it brings Niagara Falls. "It's 3 o'clock in the morning, You'd better be dyin" and you were so we talked about the time and where it went, unremarkable events, and how one day took two days and they got spent. How you'd continue, carefully in degrees trying to do one true beautiful thing. Its not the most radio single-ish music that the Hip have ever done, and it takes a listen or two before you find yourself humming (and then singing) along. But this CD is like my old blue blanket, that makes me feel happy and peaceful and comfortable. This isn't entry level stuff, but if you really like the Hip, you'll really like this!" |
