In 2002, In Violet Light , recorded by Hugh Padgham and Terry Manning at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas was released, along with three singles from the album. It became certified platinum in Canada. Later that year, the Hip made a cameo appearance in the Paul Gross film Men…
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Their next album, Music @ Work , was released in 2000. It won the 2001 Juno Award for Best Rock Album . The album featured back-up vocals from Julie Doiron on a number of tracks, and reached No. 1 on the Canadian Billboard Charts.
In February 1999, the Hip played the first concert at the brand new Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. In July 1999, the band was part of the lineup for the Woodstock ’99 festival in Rome, New York . On the second day of three, they were the first band…
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In 1998, the band released their sixth full-length album, Phantom Power , which produced five singles. It won the 1999 Juno Awards for Best Rock Album and Best Album Design . A single from the album, ” Bobcaygeon “, won the Juno Award for Single of the Year in 2000.…
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In July 1996, the Hip headlined Edenfest . The three-day concert took place at Mosport Park, in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, just a few months after the LP Trouble at the Henhouse was released. The concert sold over 70,000 tickets in total, and was attended by an estimated 20,000 additional people…
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On the follow-up tour for this album, the band made its only appearance on Saturday Night Live , on March 25, 1995, thanks in large part to the finagling of fellow Canadian and Kingston-area resident Dan Aykroyd , who appeared on the show just to introduce them. Aykroyd, who is…
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Day for Night was then released in 1994, producing six singles, including ” Nautical Disaster ” and ” Grace, Too “. Trouble at the Henhouse followed in 1996, producing five singles starting with ” Ahead by a Century “, which reached number one on the RPM Canadian singles chart on…
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Many songs from Day For Night were first performed prior to their release during the 1993 Another Roadside Attraction Tour. “Nautical Disaster” was played frequently in the middle of “New Orleans Is Sinking”, an early version of “Thugs” was tested, and Downie sang lyrics from many other Day For Night…
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The band released another album, Fully Completely in 1992, which produced the singles ” Locked in the Trunk of a Car “, ” Courage “, ” At the Hundredth Meridian “, and three others. The sound on this album displayed less of a blues influence than previous albums. The Hip…
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Road Apples followed in 1991, producing three singles (” Little Bones “, ” Twist My Arm “, and ” Three Pistols “) and reaching No. 1 on Canadian record charts. During the Road Apples tour, Downie became recognized for ranting and telling fictional stories during songs such as “Highway Girl”…
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