On the Tragically Hip's fifth album, Day for Night, the band continues to churn with the same rock & roll fervor found on 1993's enigmatic Fully Completely.
Gordon Downie's signature lyrical mysteries are just as lush, but much more dark-spirited.
And that's the intent, for he's looking for a listener to identify with his passionate wordplay, which is both sturdy and sensitive.
The delicate acoustics of "Grace, Too" build into a scale of tripping bass loops and complex drum waves, and Downie's vocals are much desired, making it a fierce anthemic kickoff.
Emotional inquisitions -- "Scared" and "Inevitability of Death" -- suggest the Hip's position to shed any type of swagger, but the dreamscapes of "Nautical Disaster" and "Emergency" rely on the power of love.
Day for Night stands on the minimalism of Downie's poignancy -- nothing is overproduced and the songs themselves are left alone to arrive on their own.
The Tragically Hip are artistic voyeurs, composing storybooks of enchanting beauty so that others may join them in telling the tales of life's offerings.
Day for Night isn't afraid of that, presuming the band's simple acoustics.
It's not an entirely acoustic album, but on acoustics it certainly thrives.
It's merely a storm -- the Tragically Hip's depiction of their own rock & roll.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grace, TooThe Tragically Hip | The Tragically Hip | Play | 05:34 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 2 | DaredevilThe Tragically Hip | The Tragically Hip | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | Greasy JungleThe Tragically Hip | The Tragically Hip | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | Yawning or SnarlingThe Tragically Hip | The Tragically Hip | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | Fire in the HoleThe Tragically Hip | The Tragically Hip | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | So Hard Done ByThe Tragically Hip | The Tragically Hip | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 7 | Nautical DisasterThe Tragically Hip | The Tragically Hip | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | Inevitability of DeathThe Tragically Hip | The Tragically Hip | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | ScaredThe Tragically Hip | The Tragically Hip | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | An Inch an HourThe Tragically Hip | The Tragically Hip | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | EmergencyThe Tragically Hip | The Tragically Hip | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 12 | ImpossibiliumThe Tragically Hip | The Tragically Hip | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 13 | Titanic Terrarium | The Tragically Hip | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 22 MB |
| 54 mins | 125 MB | |||||
| 54 mins | 339 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Calbi | Mastering |
| 2 | Jim Herrington | Photography |
| 3 | Mark Howard | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 4 | Andrew McLachlan | Design |
| 5 | Andrew Simon | Drawing |
| 6 | The Tragically Hip | Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 7 | Mark Vreeken | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
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| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |