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I don't drink, so to deal with the horror of Stockwell Day becoming Minister of Foreign Affairs in three months, I've been listening to Hip disc's really loud... lately Music@Work.
This disc kicks ass because of:
- The earth/desert rhyme at the end of "My Music at Work"
- Gord and Paul trading verses in "Lake fever"
- "United state of ricochet," and all of "Putting Down" actually
- Mr. Hussein and his tabla in "The Bastard"
- "Intimate, innacurate, a family in a way. Made the trip to vulnerable and back on the same day"
- Julie Doiron
- The jam at the end of "Sharks"
- "Entirely/balancing" from "Stay"
- The beauty of "Toronto #4" for Gord's Grandma
- The siren in "As I wind down the pines"
Quickly becoming my #2 behind Trouble At The Henhouse
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Dude... you forgot the Cello in Tiger the lion... that song (and that cello) rocks.
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Just the jam of sharks?
Let's be realistic here -- all of Sharks, in all it's musical glory.
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M@W is definitely a very good album. Putting Down and Stay are true gems and Tiger the Lion, well you see my handle don't you? lol. The subtle, yet powerful guitar to end Tiger the Lion is just magnificent. I agree that the jam at the end of Sharks is fantastic, with the boys just feeding us the groove. Not to mention the title track which has become one of my favourite live songs with Gordie doing his best Dylan and Elvis impressions.
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For those who don't dig M@W, this thread is reaching out to you -- we're halfway, come and meet us ...
Gotta love the "all things being balanced" brain-twister at the end of Stay. And what about the ass-kickingness of Freak Turbulence? Lake Fever has some of the best Paul action ever.
The only song I don't like on the album is [insert heresy] My Music at Work. And the album art is deeeeesgusting. But Sharks, Toronto #4, The Completists, and As I Wind Down the Pines make up for those minor flaws.
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I loved the CD from the time it was leaked on Napster and I downloaded it. The only song I don't love on that CD is Music @ Work, which I like, but I love all the other tracks. I never understood why so many disliked it.
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'a birds-eye view of a bird's eye view...'...
love it... some great driving music on this disc...but as was mentioned earlier..by far the worst artwork for not just a hip cd, but perhaps any cd ever made..ugghh
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Dame, I have never really cared for M@W. You are almost convincing me to give it another listen...
Jeff
June 21, 2003 Toronto, ON: SkyDome
July 1, 2004 Toronto, ON: Molson Amphitheatre
November 26, 2004 Toronto, ON: Air Canada Centre
June 24, 2006 Toronto, ON: Historic Fort York
May 10, 2007 Indianapolis, IN: The Vogue
July 14, 2011 Edmonton, AB: Northlands Festival Site
June 30, 2012 Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON: The Commons at Butler's Barracks
January 23, 2013 Edmonton, AB: Rexall Place
July 28, 2016 Edmonton, AB: Rexall Place
Definitely a great album. there are so many songs I love on it!
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Toronto #4 - hello.... alone
Train Overnight - live with Paul strummin the acoustic...
The Completists - nuff said
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great album, my personal fave from it is the completists but i like all of them. the best live song from m@w has to be lake fever, they just bring a whole new dimension and energy to it that lacks on the album version. the version from the london show last year was incredible.
