Trouble At The Henhouse
by The Tragically Hip

The first five songs are solid, the rest aren't as enjoyable. The Hip do a bit more experimenting with their sound, but they also produce one of their definitive tracks with Ahead by a Century. With the exception of some great moments this is still a good listen, but not among my favorites.

Key tracks: Gift Shop, Ahead by a Century, Don't Wake Daddy and Flamenco

From ghosttomost 05/21/2014 08:10 | #112450

Picking up where Day for Night left off, The Hip find themselves venturing into uncharted territory. Shifting away from much of the blues-rock style that influenced their earlier material, the Hip seem content to take a more laidback and 'adult alternative' approach to their sound. In some cases, this succeeds where Downie's lyrics are at their most brilliant ("Gift Shop", "Sherpa", "Put It Off"), but it also results in a fair share of duds ("Butts Wigglin", "Coconut Cream") which had not occurred on a Hip album since Up to Here.

From jhuik 06/08/2013 02:02 | #78326

My favourite live Hip song always was Springtime in Vienna. And Ahead by a Century is seriously one of the ten most beautiful songs in rock history. Did I a;ready say something like that? Gift shop and Flamenco are also exclelnt songs, Flamenco a very unique song in the Hip canon.

From junodog4 06/23/2012 18:44 | #45187

The last vital Tragically Hip album. The first half is as good as anything else they've made. Tracks 1-6 are classic Hip: Catchy, memorable, clever lyrics, subtle skill.

Good, not great. Gift shop and Ahead by a century save it.

From jhuik 01/01/2012 00:12 | #34075

I remember buying this as a cassette. The second side sucked mostly, except for Let's Stay Engaged. The first side had some great tracks, though, including the classic ABAC and the awesome Springtime in Vienna.