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25 years since it was released on Feb. 19, 1991, I still think this is the band's rawest effort in their career. It's brash, uncompromising and full of swagger. It might not be their "Best" record but it captures their live intensity (Or, what used to be their live intensity) better than any record has.
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love road apples! that is an album that has songs that havent seen the light of day live in forever
cordelia (rarely played)
the luxury (rarely played and hasnt been played in maybe 13 years)
born in the water (not played at all)
bring it all back (not played at all)
fight (not played at all)
on the verge (rarely played)
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Without question my all time favourite album. Wouldn't you love to hear this album in its entirety live?? Is there a better couple of songs live than Little Bones and three Pistols??!! Nope.
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Up to Here got my attention. But it was Road Apples that solidified my early obsession. It's just a perfect rock n' roll album from start to finish, dripping with bluesy swagger and raucous energy. You can tell that recording in New Orleans totally rubbed off on them. I remember interviews at that time where they said songs like The Luxury and Last of the Unplucked Gems were directly inspired by their visit to that city. The Hip have such a rich and brilliant back catalogue. Such a shame that they always choose to ignore it when they play live.
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I bought the Road Apples on vinyl a couple of years ago and remembered how much I loved the album. Beginning to end, singing and playing along had me reliving high school.
Hard to believe it's been a quarter of a century - about $7.50.
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The Heron Outside Wrote:I wrote about the 25th anniversary of Road Apples for the Toronto Star. Would love to get everyone's thoughts.
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Nice read. A Don Smith masterpiece indeed. Ear Candy at its best. If there is another recording that better captures the true live sound of a band, I'd like to hear it...and the songs aren't too bad either :wink:
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I believe the photo toward the end of the article is of a cover band, not Das Hips.
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fingernailsonhull Wrote:I believe the photo toward the end of the article is of a cover band, not Das Hips.
That is why cover bands are talked about below the picture.
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I just got the old mag called "The Magazine" out of Ottawa,circa 1991 in the mail yesterday, off Ebay. The interview was with Paul and he said they were gonna name the album "Caution Horse shit"
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Tthip Wrote:fingernailsonhull Wrote:I believe the photo toward the end of the article is of a cover band, not Das Hips.
That is why cover bands are talked about below the picture.
Yes, that makes sense. But the caption beneath the photo reads: "The Tragically Hip perform at Oakwood Place in Hamilton in 2002."
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June 21, 2003 Toronto, ON: SkyDome
July 1, 2004 Toronto, ON: Molson Amphitheatre
November 26, 2004 Toronto, ON: Air Canada Centre
June 24, 2006 Toronto, ON: Historic Fort York
May 10, 2007 Indianapolis, IN: The Vogue
July 14, 2011 Edmonton, AB: Northlands Festival Site
June 30, 2012 Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON: The Commons at Butler's Barracks
January 23, 2013 Edmonton, AB: Rexall Place
July 28, 2016 Edmonton, AB: Rexall Place
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fingernailsonhull Wrote:Tthip Wrote:fingernailsonhull Wrote:I believe the photo toward the end of the article is of a cover band, not Das Hips.
That is why cover bands are talked about below the picture.
Yes, that makes sense. But the caption beneath the photo reads: "The Tragically Hip perform at Oakwood Place in Hamilton in 2002."
Well, now nothing makes sense.
But very nice article. Congrats.
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I just picked up an original Canadian pressing of this still sealed.
