I love Origin: Orphan. I feel like there was this transitional phase in his songs, going from the "BJs, etc." of his first two records to "I am playing with language in interesting ways", and it reached a nice peak with O:O. I don't know if I've said so on ILM but imho the finest-ever tHC release is the first album of demos, "Ecce Homo", recommended it to an unappreciative Alfo earlier this year, prob my favourite 4-track records of all time and the record that made Gay Canada fall in love with the guy
― pretty krulls make glaives (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 14 January 2014 23:28 (ten years ago) link
Joel growin' evermore bearishly rowrrrr
http://www.thehiddencameras.com/2016/06/01/massey-hall-toronto-august-4/
― we can be heroes just for about 3.6 seconds (Dr Morbius), Friday, 10 June 2016 21:47 (seven years ago) link
I still love The Smell of Our Own. MOAR gay gospel. 'Shame' kills me.
― Sunn O))) Brother Where Art Thou? (Chinaski), Friday, 10 June 2016 21:50 (seven years ago) link
Still love this band. They haven't made a bad album.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 10 June 2016 22:06 (seven years ago) link
New album/song:
http://exclaim.ca/music/article/hidden_cameras_announce_home_on_native_land_lp
Lots of great guests, incl. Mary Margaret O'Hara. Also "Ode to an Ah (ft. Neil Tennant)." Seeing that made my day.
― geoffreyess, Sunday, 17 July 2016 04:49 (seven years ago) link
YES!
Would've preferred a Martha Wainwright guest spot over a Rufus Wainwright one, but Mary Margaret O'Hara makes up for it.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Sunday, 17 July 2016 07:08 (seven years ago) link
This is all so exciting.
― Kitchen Person, Sunday, 17 July 2016 13:05 (seven years ago) link
You can stream the new album here. I'm amazed that they've been working on this on and off for 10 years as I think it's their most disappointing record to date. So much of it passed me by.
http://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/14512/first-play-the-hidden-cameras-home-on-native-land
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 25 October 2016 20:13 (seven years ago) link
Wow, what a waste of Neil Tennant.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Wednesday, 26 October 2016 22:24 (seven years ago) link
This is disappointingly dull.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 27 October 2016 03:46 (seven years ago) link
Uhh, I actually kinda like this album.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Thursday, 27 October 2016 05:38 (seven years ago) link
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid)
Yeah, I listened to the album once and totally missed him. Had to check the credits to see where he was.
I like the first two songs, Big Blue, The Great Reward and Counting Stars and that's about it. The rest ranges from totally forgettable or really annoying. Log Driver's Waltz, Twilight of the Season and You & Me Again are the worst things they've ever done. Really gutted about this.
― Kitchen Person, Thursday, 27 October 2016 13:25 (seven years ago) link
I wish I could post a message on a forum like this one and that would somehow have the effect of Joel Gibb examining his fifteen-years-ago-written songs like "He Is The Boss Of Me" and "Big Blue" and find that magic within himself again
― fgti, Thursday, 27 October 2016 14:11 (seven years ago) link
I didn't realise Big Blue was an old song too. Those are my two favourites on the album.
― Kitchen Person, Thursday, 27 October 2016 15:05 (seven years ago) link
any other fans besides Murgatroid? haven't heard yet
p set on going to London show on 29th tho
― Supercreditor (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 16 November 2016 15:10 (seven years ago) link
I liked this: https://thequietus.com/articles/32824-hidden-cameras-final-fantasy-interview
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Monday, 17 April 2023 20:46 (one year ago) link
Enjoying the demo versions and sessions from the newly reissued *The Smell of Our Own* as well.
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Monday, 17 April 2023 20:47 (one year ago) link