The Tragically Hip - In Violet Light
Review by Julie Armitage
The Tragically Hip's album In Violet Light is a stunning piece of work that showcases the band's versatility and musical prowess. The album features a range of tracks that are both introspective and uplifting, with lyrics that are both poetic and thought-provoking.
The album's opening track, "Are You Ready," sets the tone for what's to come, with its driving guitar riffs and catchy chorus. From there, the album takes listeners on a journey through a range of emotions, with tracks like "It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken" and "Silver Jet" offering up moments of introspection and reflection.
One of the standout tracks on the album is "The Darkest One," which features haunting vocals and a brooding melody that builds to a powerful crescendo. Similarly, "Throwing off Glass" is a powerful track that showcases the band's ability to craft complex, layered compositions that are both musically and emotionally rich.
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Download
Filename: the-tragically-hip-in-violet-light.rar- MP3 size: 111.6 mb
- FLAC size: 563.4 mb
Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| All Tore Up | 3:33 | |
| Throwing off Glass | 03:28 | |
| Silver Jet | 3:56 | |
| The Dire Wolf | 4:29 | |
| The Dark Canuck | 6:24 | |
| Are You Ready? | 2:39 | |
| It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken' | 4:23 | |
| Leave | 3:59 | |
| It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken | 4:23 | |
| Are You Ready | ||
| 'It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken' | ||
| Use It Up | 4:16 | |
| 'It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken' | 04:23 | |
| The Darkest One | 4:36 | |
| 'Use It Up' | 04:16 | |
| Throwing Off Glass | 3:28 | |
| 'Use It Up' | ||
| A Beautiful Thing | 3:33 |
Video
The Darkest One - In Violet Light - The Tragically Hip
Silver Jet - In Violet Light - The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip - The Dark Canuck
The Tragically Hip - 'It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken'
Images
Catalog Numbers
- 0255703958
- CDZOE 1006
- Zoë 01143-1006-2
- 4400182572
- Zoë 1006
Labels
- MusicVaultz
- Rounder Records
- Zoë Records
- Universal Music
Listen online
- écouter en ligne
- lytte på nettet
- online anhören
- online luisteren
- ascolta in linea
- ouvir online
- escuchar en línea
- kuunnella verkossa
- lyssna på nätet
Formats
- Vinyl
- LP
- Album
- Reissue
- CD
- w/ membership-card
Companies
| Role | Company |
|---|---|
| Phonographic Copyright (p) | Universal Music Canada Inc. |
| Copyright (c) | Universal Music Canada Inc. |
| Manufactured By | Universal Music |
| Distributed By | Universal Music |
| Recorded At | Compass Point Studios |
| Mixed At | Compass Point Studios |
| Mastered At | Gateway Mastering |
| Pressed By | Precision Record Pressing |
| Marketed By | Zoë Records |
| Made By | Cinram |
Credits
| Role | Credit |
|---|---|
| Band | Rob Baker, Gord Sinclair, Gordon Downie, Johnny Fay, Paul Langlois |
| Booking | Jeff Craib, The Feldman Agency |
| Coordinator [Production Coordinator | Worlds End (America) Inc. |
| For] | Worlds End (America) Inc. |
| Coordinator | Cindi Peters |
| Design | Andrew Mclachlan, Rob Baker |
| Engineer | Hugh Padgham, Terry Manning |
| Management | Bernie Breen, Bernie Breen Management, Eggplant Entertainment, Patrick Sambrook |
| Mastered By | Bob Ludwig |
| Mixed By | Hugh Padgham (tracks: A2 to A4, A6 to B5), Terry Manning (tracks: A1, A5) |
| Painting | Rob Baker |
| Percussion | Neil Symonette |
| Photography By | Richard Beland |
| Photography By [Publicity Photos | David Ajax |
| Assistant] | David Ajax |
| Producer | Hugh Padgham (tracks: A2 to A4, A6 to B5), The Tragically Hip (tracks: A1, A5) |
| Recorded By | Mark Vreeken (tracks: A1, A5, A6) |
| Technician | Dave Koster |
| Public Relations | Bernard Clark |
Notes
- First vinyl pressing.
- Gatefold sleeve.
- ℗ & © 2002/2017 Universal Music Canada Inc.
- Manufactured and distributed in Canada by Universal Music, 2450 Victoria Park Ave., Suite #1, Toronto, Ontario M2J 5H3.
- Recorded and Mixed at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, The Bahamas
- A1, A5, A6 Recorded [...] at The Bathouse Studios
- A6 Additional Recording [...] at Compass Point Studios
- Mastered [...] at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, Maine
- Use It Up
- 'Use it up, Don't save anything for later' - Raymond Carver
- "And come together in the fictive dream" from On Becoming A Novelist by John Gardner
- The Darkest One
- inspired by Wallace Stevens' Sea Surface Full Of Clouds
- 'It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken'
- "It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken" Molly Lorimer
- Leave
- "Why plan when we stop?" from 'Endings' (for Harriet Winslow by Robert Lowell)
- "And change yourself into something you love" - from the poem 'The War Against Television' by David O'Meara
- "Living's impossible; a full-time job trying to change / ourselves into something we love before we're gone. / We can't catch our breath. No wonder we stare."
- Initial copies included "The Hip Club" membership card, for access to exclusive online content and exclusive digital music downloads. When registered, free MP3 downloads of the 2 exclusive tracks "Problem Bears" and "Ultra Mundane" were available as of June 11, 2002. Later on December 4, 2002 another free exclusive track was available for download; "Forest Edge". All three tracks were outtakes from the recording sessions for the album "In Violet Light". To date these three tracks have never been released in any other format. The website "thehipclub.com" is no longer active. The card itself was heavy plastic, with raised membership numbers (much like a standard credit or bank debit card.)
- ZOË 1006 (p)(c)2002 ZOË Records, a Rounder Records Group Company. Made in Holland
Barcodes
- Barcode (As printed): 6 02557 03958 0
- Barcode (Spaces removed): 602557039580
- Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, stamped): 10-83558 / 0255703958 - A 158620E1/A
- Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, stamped): 10-83558 / 0255703958 - B 158620E2/A
- Barcode: 601143100628
- Mould Code: IFPI 0324
- Matrix / Runout: 011 431 0062 01@
- Barcode: 0 44001 82572 9
- Matrix / Runout: [LOGO] CINRAM L387 4400182572 #20519Y26 14
- Mastering SID Code: L387
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 6000
- Label Code: LC10148
About The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as The Hip, were a Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario, consisting of lead front man Gord Downie, guitarist Paul Langlois, guitarist Rob Baker (known as Bobby Baker until 1994), bassist Gord Sinclair, and drummer Johnny Fay. They released 13 studio albums, two live albums, one EP, and 54 singles over a 33-year career. Nine of their albums have reached No. 1 on the Canadian charts. They have received numerous Canadian music awards, including 16 Juno Awards.
Following lead singer Gord Downie's diagnosis with terminal brain cancer in 2015, the band undertook a tour of Canada in support of their thirteenth album Man Machine Poem. The tour's final concert, which would ultimately be the band's last show, was held at the Rogers K-Rock Centre in Kingston on August 20, 2016, and broadcast globally by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a cross-platform television, radio and internet streaming special.
Downie died on October 17, 2017. In July 2018, the band announced they were no longer active as a performing or recording entity following Downie's death.
Name Vars
- T. Hip
- The Hip
- Tragically Hip
Members
- Gordon Downie
- Bobby Baker
- Johnny Fay
- Paul Langlois
- Gord Sinclair
Summary by Julie Armitage
Comments
Sometimes it is really fun to write about a bad album, it is almost like music critics wait for that chance a band messes up and goes "Ha!". But really, I get nothing out of it right now. I don't feel like making fun of In Violet Light, the only Tragically Hip record I would dare call bad. It's just not good. Don't get it, you will be offended by it. Most of the songs bite, an exception is "The Darkest One" which was a neat single; "It's a Good Life if you Don't Weaken" and "The Dire Wolf" are easily the only two great songs, and "Silver Jet" is good, but it's way stronger as a live track. Don't you hate when people say that? Too bad! No, what I mean is it is a good song all around but when done live, some songs just come alive live, and this is one of those. Really, with songs like "The Dark Canuck" the band goes back in time and tries to get some kind of Day for Night vibe going on again, but the magic is not there. This doesn't even sound like the band that did that wonderful record. This is a pale imitation of a great band, and this vampire record has sucked all interest out of me.
I think I randomly found this song on a friend's CD and I used to listen to it a lot back then.
It pops back in my head every now and then.
It pops back in my head every now and then.
I fucking love this so much!
Fave song from this album. #Kingston
doesn't matter the generation, the decade, the politics, this is pure rock and roll at it's finest.
I like alot of rock and roll bands, from as far back as the 50's. . when we lose these guys and girls I always feel it. . just because the music means so much to me. But when Gord passed, I actually felt that feeling of losing something special, something that will never happen again and that cannot be replaced.
I like alot of rock and roll bands, from as far back as the 50's. . when we lose these guys and girls I always feel it. . just because the music means so much to me. But when Gord passed, I actually felt that feeling of losing something special, something that will never happen again and that cannot be replaced.
Who the hell disliked this beautiful song?
Canada
I am Canadian!
Clayoquot Sound to Cape Spear!
How can 6 people not like this, song is amazing
Best band of all time .
I flew to the next part myself, but I always look back at Canada and The Tragically Hip makes me feel like home!
In thought of the Hip....Well....Well they are Kinda in that same Category as ...well say...Rush for instance...and I find this same Dialogue "True" for them too."You either like them or you hate them". But in hindsight I think that that almost speaks for well...(chuckles) ANY music us Canucks make. wether it be. Sloan, The Guess Who (lolz) "Kashtin" even...but we support Bonafide Canadian talent wether we love or hate because of the Simple Principle....They Are CANADIAN they Are OURS...our people.....Beiber? I hate the Lil Fucker...but I will support him... because he is OURS.
nothing says Canada like "snorin' Gords and Cheryls."
3 people's heart did not jump......
Love that dive bomb harmonic at the beginning
This song defined my youth. Love the Hip and how they undeniably appeal to the intellect.
How anyone could hate The Guess Who. Yikes! Let me examine their head.
And my heart jumps too!
Our Home And Native Band
I'm fightin' off hot spurs right now...
let us now praise famous men
