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In this episode, jD, Pete, and Tim embark on a deep journey into the musical saga of the Tragically Hip by shining the spotlight on their 13th full-length album, Man Machine Poem. We uncover how the band unknowingly crafted their last album and created a memorable and satisfying conclusion with this profound piece.
Tracks
Man - Studio version
In a World Possessed by the Human Mind - Toronto 2016
Here in the Dark - Studio version
Ocean Next - Edmonton 2016
Transcript
Track 1:
[0:00] If you're a fan of the Tragically Hip, this is your hip fest.
Getting Hip to the Hip, September 1st at The Rec Room.
Celebrate the music of the hip with a live tribute act, the finale of a hip-based podcast, and a silent auction with amazing hip prizes, with all proceeds going to support the Gord Downie and Chaney Wenjack Fund.
If you're a fan of the hip, you need to be there. Tickets available now at GettingHipToTheHip.com.
Track 2:
[0:28] What was I listening to? That's the first thing that went through my mind when I experienced Man Machine Poem's first track, Man, for the first time.
Although my love affair with the hip was back in full gear, I don't remember really digging into this record when it dropped.
I was in and out of the hospital dealing with my mental health when I underwent ECT, electroconvulsive therapy.
You know when you get a full list of the worst things that can happen during a procedure because the doctors have to tell you, even though the odds of landing are miniscule?
[1:09] Well, the worst possible thing happened with me and ECT. I had full-on amnesia.
There are whole swaths of my memory that are gone, and I also have trouble making new memories.
So I think my first run at this album was lost in the Barrens.
Fast forward to the Fully and Completely podcast though, and I fell in love.
I fell in love with this the hip's 13th full length.
And when I say loved, it's tough for me to quantify how much I do love this album.
From the complicated man, through the gorgeous Insarnia, and the mysterious Ocean's Next, This is a damn near masterpiece.
[1:57] Sadly, none of the tracks on this album would get to live a life outside the final 2016 Man Machine Pong Tour.
I loved the performance of In a World Possessed by the Human Mind, but I honestly think it would have become a tour staple if the band had been able to endure Gord's cancerous lifesentence.
Although, during the recording of the formerly titled Dougie Stardust, the band couldn't have known that this would be their final kick of the can, but I can't imagine a more fitting albumto do the perfunctory honors.
Essentially, to sum it all up in one word, sigh.
[2:41] I'm so curious what our friends Pete and Tim will feel about all of this.
I guess we should kick into it.
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