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The Tragically Hip - Trouble at the Henhouse Audio CD

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The Tragically Hip Band: The Tragically Hip
Title: Trouble at the Henhouse
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Release Date: 2006-07-18
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Gift Shop 2: Springtime in Vienna 3: Ahead by a Century 4: Don't Wake Daddy 5: Flamenco 6: 700 Ft. Ceiling 7: Butts Wigglin 8: Apartment Song 9: Coconut Cream 10: Let's Stay Engaged 11: Sherpa 12: Put It Off

Acoustic Geneous!
What is so great about the band, and about this CD in particular, is the risks taken by these five Kingston fellows. This album raised the Hip to a new height in Canadian music. I can honestly say that I love everyone of the songs found on Henhouse because I know they come from the hearts of these guys. They make the music they enjoy, and for that they deserve our utmost respect and appreciation as a listening public.
My personal favorite of the album is the serene Flamenco. I'd love to here it live.
In my humble opinion this album started a wave of great, off-the-wall Tragically Hip jems, including PHANTOM POWER, MUSIC AT WORK (my favorite album), IN VIOLET LIGHT, and the recent IN BETWEEN EVOLUTION.
I hope these guys keep taking risks for another 18 years!.


Mediocre
In fact, it doesn't even come close. This is by far not one of The Hip's best work. They have lost their edginess for this album. Gordon Downie's poetry is still great here, the music is just too soft. It's almost difficult to listen to the whole album because of it's tonal boringness. I'd have to say about half the songs are pretty good, but the other half are a pain to listen to. If it wasn't for songs like "700 Ft. Ceiling", "Ahead By A Century", or "Gift Shop", this album would be at the one star rating. I'd have to say this is probably The Hip's worst album.


Nobody's favourite Hip album, but still worthy
'Ahead by a Century' is the most beautiful vocal Gord Downie has ever delivered (and the best backup vocal Paul Langlois has ever pulled off). After 'Day for Night': not dark enough
After 'Fully Completely': not 'Canadian' enough
After 'Road Apples': not loud enough
After 'Up to Here': not bluesy enough

Yet there's still something to this record, the first and only entirely self-produced Hip effort. 'Flamenco' is almost as gorgeous as 'Century'. 'Sherpa'is an unlikely masterpiece about getting high and dreaming of a mountain-top. 'Gift Shop' and 'Springtime in Vienna'--underwhelming as album tracks 1 & 2--are still mainstays of the band's live show. 'Butts Wigglin' is the best song title ever.

Throwaway tracks: 'Put if Off' (turn it off!), 'Apartment Song', and 'Coconut Cream' (appropriately, a song about jerking off).


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