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The Tragically Hip

Road Apples [30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition] [4 CD/Blu-ray]

Road Apples [30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition] [4 CD/Blu-ray]

UPC: 602438448067

Format: CD & Blu-Ray (5 disc)

Release Date: Nov 19, 2021

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The Tragically Hip have always taken a certain modest pride in their Canadian roots. The group wanted to title their third album "Saskadelphia," but the record label found it "too Canadian." The group then suggested Road Apples, local slang for frozen horse-droppings, and the record label, unaware of its meaning, liked it. Don't let the title fool you; Road Apples is some of the best of the Hip's best work. Recorded in New Orleans under the watchful eyes of producers Don Smith and Bruce Barris, Road Apples is a more polished effort than the group's previous two albums. Smith and Barris have created a cleaner, more efficient sound that complements lead singer Gord Downie's manic energy. Equally impressive is the work of guitarist Bobby Baker. The Southern twang on "Twist My Arm" as well as the raw power of "Little Bones" and "Long Time Running" illustrate Baker's skill and dexterity. The ballad "Fiddler's Green" is a pleasant departure and is as effective as any of the other tracks on the album. All in all, the straight-ahead roots rock of Road Apples is a perfect example of why the Tragically Hip are legends north of the 49th parallel. American audiences have yet to catch on, but they would be doing themselves a favor by not stepping aside Road Apples. ~ Jon Azpiri

Tracks:

Disc 1:
1 - Little Bones
2 - Twist My Arm
3 - Cordelia
4 - Luxury
5 - Born in the Water
6 - Long Time Running
7 - Bring It All Back
8 - Three Pistols
9 - Fight
10 - On the Verge
11 - Fiddler's Green
12 - Last of the Unplucked Gems
Disc 2:
1 - Ouch
2 - Not Necessary
3 - Montreal [Live]
4 - Crack My Spine Like a Whip
5 - Just as Well
6 - Reformed Baptist Blues
Disc 3:
1 - Little Bones
2 - She Didn't Know
3 - Twist My Arm
4 - Highway Girl
5 - Cordelia
6 - Trickle Down
7 - Luxury
8 - Three Pistols
9 - Fight
10 - I'll Believe in You (Or I'll Be Leaving You Tonight)
11 - New Orleans Is Sinking
12 - On the Verge
13 - Long Time Running
14 - Blow at High Dough
15 - All Canadian Surf Club
Disc 4:
1 - Cordelia [Outtake]
2 - Bring It All Back [February 1990 Demo]
3 - Fiddler's Green [Alternate Version]
4 - Fight [Outtake]
5 - Born in the Water [Outtake]
6 - Little Bones [Alternate Acoustic Version]
7 - If You Lived Here [June 1990 Demo of Unreleased Song]
8 - Angst on the Planks [Demo Version of Cordelia]
9 - Last of the Unplucked Gems [Full Length Version]
Disc 5:
1 - Little Bones [Blu-Ray]
2 - Twist My Arm [Blu-Ray]
3 - Cordelia [Blu-Ray]
4 - Luxury [Blu-Ray]
5 - Born in the Water [Blu-Ray]
6 - Long Time Running [Blu-Ray]
7 - Bring It All Back [Blu-Ray]
8 - Three Pistols [Blu-Ray]
9 - Fight [Blu-Ray]
10 - On the Verge [Blu-Ray]
11 - Fiddler's Green [Blu-Ray]
12 - Last of the Unplucked Gems [Blu-Ray]
13 - Ouch [Blu-Ray]
14 - Not Necessary [Blu-Ray]
15 - Crack My Spine Like a Whip [Blu-Ray]
16 - Just as Well [Blu-Ray]
17 - Reformed Baptist Blues [Blu-Ray]