The Tragically Hip On Shuffle - Live Stream: 'Let's Stay Engaged'

The Tragically Hip On Shuffle - Live Stream: 'Let's Stay Engaged'

jD, Alan from Federal Way, and Justin from Bridport unpack 'Let's Stay Engaged' from "Trouble at the Hen House" - and the band's new live album announcement.

Episode Summary

The shuffle lands on 'Let's Stay Engaged', track 10 from The Tragically Hip's 1996 record "Trouble at the Hen House" - a non-single that lived almost exclusively as an encore (19 of 25 live plays). jD welcomes Alan from Federal Way and Justin from Bridport for a wide-ranging live stream that travels well past the song itself.

The panel opens on favourite last tracks across the discography, with Alan championing 'Country Day' and Justin making the case for 'Machine' as the band's final gift. The conversation moves through the Hip Handbook - the newly-launched free fan resource at thehiphandbook.tthpods.com - and into a wider question about why American audiences took so long to catch on. Alan, a self-described one-of-the-few who got it from his first SNL viewing, offers a heartfelt thesis on the band's pull.

The hour also covers the band's just-announced 10-year anniversary live album (July 22 - August 20), the missing 'Grace, Too' from that tracklist, the Seattle studio where "In Between Evolution" was recorded, and the upcoming 'Gift Shop' concert event in Vancouver on August 20. Next week's shuffle lands on 'Coffee Girl' from "We Are The Same."

Guest Information

Alan from Federal Way is a longtime Tragically Hip fan in the Seattle area who works at a cable company in West Seattle. A self-professed American superfan since the band's SNL appearance, Alan brings 63 years of music listening and a 24,000-song iPhone to the conversation. Find him on Twitter @AlanKCarver.

Justin from Bridport is the host of his own corner of the TTH community and a sprint car racer with the Sprint Cars of New England. His season opener runs May 24 at Glen Ridge Motorsports Park in Fultonville, NY. Find the series at nesprintcars.com.

Resources and Links

• The Hip Handbook - thehiphandbook.tthpods.com
• TTHTop40 Countdown - the full 169-song ranking
• Hipbase - hipbase.com
• HipMuseum - hipmuseum.com
• This Is Our Life - the TTH Archive
• setlist.fm - tour and setlist history
• Sprint Cars of New England - nesprintcars.com

Join the panel - submit at panel.tthtop40.com to take a seat at a future On Shuffle live stream.

Close

A fan-first conversation, a song that lived in the encore slot, and a panel that proved Tragically Hip community knows no border. Tune in next week for 'Coffee Girl'.

Crosslinks

• Getting Hip to The Hip - the entry point for new fans
• TTHTop40 Countdown - the SiriusXM Tragically Hip Radio show
• A Forest Of Whispering Speakers - the new documentary series on the musical "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken"
• The Tragically Hip Podcast Series - home.tthpods.com

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