- In Violet Light
Infobox Album | Name = In Violet Light
Type =Album
Artist =The Tragically Hip
Released =June 11 ,2002
Recorded =Compass Point Studios (Nassau) &The Bathouse Recording Studio (Bath, Ontario )
Genre =Rock and Roll
Length = 45:16
Label = Universal
Producer =Hugh Padgham ,The Tragically Hip ,Mark Vreeken
Reviews =
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4u3gtq5zpu43~T1 All Music Guide] Rating|3|5
*"Rolling Stone " (Not Rated) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thetragicallyhip/albums/album/134872/review/5944183/in_violet_light link] | Last album = "Music at Work "
(2000)
This album = "In Violet Light"
(2002)
Next album = "In Between Evolution "
(2004)"In Violet Light" is the eighth full-length
album by Canadian rock bandThe Tragically Hip . It was released in 2002 (see2002 in music ).After the album was released, in 2003
singer Gordon Downie released his second solo album ofmusic andpoetry , "Battle of the Nudes".Packaged with the album in stores was a membership card for The Hip Club, an online fan club which offered three downloadable bonus tracks, "Forest Edge", "Problem Bears" and "Ultra Mundane". As of
May 23 ,2006 , thehipclub.com is no longer active.The album was produced by
Hugh Padgham who has worked extensively withPhil Collins ,The Police ,Split Enz and Sting among others.The music video for "'
It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken '" was filmed in Oshawa, Ontario at Parkwood Estate. The light-hearted music video for "The Darkest One" featured Don Cherry and theTrailer Park Boys ."All Tore Up" is featured as menu music in
XSN Sports 'NHL Rivals 2004 for theMicrosoft Xbox [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCT_5aMEMZg YouTube - NHL Rivals 2004 X-Box - Gameplay part 1 of 3 ] ] . This marked the first time a Hip song was licensed for a video game.All songs were written by The Tragically Hip.
Track listing
# "Are You Ready" – 2:39
# "Use it Up" – 4:16
# "The Darkest One" – 4:36
# "'It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken'" – 4:23
# "Silver Jet" – 3:56
# "Throwing off Glass" – 3:28
# "All Tore Up" – 3:33
# "Leave" – 3:59
# "A Beautiful Thing" – 3:33
# "The Dire Wolf" – 4:29
# "The Dark Canuck" – 6:24ingles
* "'It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken'"
* "The Darkest One"
* "Silver Jet"
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