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1. My Music At Work

2. Tiger The Lion

3. Lake Fever

4. Putting Down

5. Stay

6. The Bastard

7. The Completists

8. Freak Turbulence

9. Sharks

10. Toronto #4

11. Wild Mountain Honey

12. Train Overnight

13. The Bear

14. As I Wind Down The Pines

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The Canadian alternative rock act's eighth studio album, originally issued in 2000. 14 tracks including 'My Music At Work' & 'Lake Fever'. Includes 20-page booklet with song lyrics & credits. Universal Music. 2003.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully diverse and grand accomplishment, Feb 25 2004

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Eddie Konczal - See all my reviews

This review is from: Music @ Work (Audio CD)

Over three years after its release, I'm ready to go out on a limb and say that "Music @ Work" is The Tragically Hip's best record - certainly not a consensus view, given the comments here. But I believe in terms of musicianship, lyrics, variety, innovativeness, and sonic excellence, it's second to none in the Hip's discography.

Unfortunately, "Music @ Work" begins with its weakest song, the relatively inane title track - a fairly cynical attempt at a hit single. The next song, "Tiger the Lion," is unquestionably an acquired taste, with its sinister guitar chords and obscure John Cage references. But to me, this is the type of song that makes The Hip great - a gutsy, idiosyncratic reworking of the rock idiom. After that comes one of the Hip's best songs ever, "Lake Fever." It's simply a beautiful song, with lush acoustic instrumentation, spine-tingling chord changes, and one of vocalist Gordon Downie's strongest performances.

The rest of the record weaves through varied musical territory. There are straight-ahead rockers, like "Putting Down" and "The Bastard," as well as atmospheric ballads such as "Toronto #4" and "As I Wind Down the Pines." How many bands have written a song from a carnivorous bear's point of view? Not many - but on "The Bear," the Hip do it with tongue-in-cheek aplomb.

The Hip's charmingly peculiar style establishes a sense of continuity that helps guide the listener through their diverse musical landscape. Their Canadian milieu informs their music with a unique cultural and geographical sensibility that sets them apart from other current alternative artists.

As bold and varied as the colors on its cover, "Music @ Work" is a wonderfully diverse and grand accomplishment. For everyone? Maybe not. But for this Hip fan, it's their best.

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5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite from the hip., Nov 7 2007

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Danen (Ont. Canada) - See all my reviews

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ok i just listened to tiger the lion at a good 3/4 volume, and let me say, if you dont like the rest of the album buy it just for that song, honestly. not saying it is my fav. on the album, but as heavy as the hip gets. Best tunes - 2. tiger the lion , 3. Lake fever, 6. the bastard, 9. sharks, 11. wild Mountain honey, 12. The Bear (my favorite off the album) 13. As I Wind Down the Pines (amazing).

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3.0 out of 5 stars Fairly average as far as Hip CDs go..., May 21 2006

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B. Keith (Windsor, Ontario) - See all my reviews
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Their more recent, In Between Evolution, is much better, even is the sound quality and Downie's singing is a bit wanting at times.
Still some very worthwhile songs though, though the title song is fairly mediocre...supposed to be a parody?

Still Canada's best band, bar none!!!
Cheers.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Grand Accomplishment from an Amazing Band
This album is what got me hooked on the Hip in the first place. Hearing the effective yet simple "My Music at Work" on the radio and on TV, I was immediately drawn to... Read more

Published on Dec 9 2005 by Corey Cole

4.0 out of 5 stars Song-for-song, their best work
The fact that this altogether excellent album suffered from relatively underwhelming sales confirms one of two theories: either listeners have begun to take the band's... Read more