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The Tragically Hip - The Tragically Hip Audio CD

A fair review of the The Tragically Hip "The Tragically Hip" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all The Tragically Hip reviews here, or go back to the The Tragically Hip tabs.

The Tragically Hip Band: The Tragically Hip
Title: The Tragically Hip
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Release Date: 2004-10-19
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Small Town Bringdown 2: Last American Exit 3: Killing Time 4: Evelyn 5: Cemetery Sideroad 6: I'm a Werewolf, Baby 7: Highway Girl 8: All Canadian Surf Club [*]

Not the best Hip CD, of course....


Their debut EP may not be as good as their later works, but it's still worth getting. Most likely, though, if you're a fan of the Tragically Hip, you've realized that they don't have any bad CDs. The music is good, and I might say that (some of) the songs are more instantly catching than their recent works (that is, CDs after Fully Completely). Highway Girl earned its place in Hipeponymous; several other tracks are almost as good (or better, depending on what you like). Last American Exit, Evelyn, and Cemetery Sideroad are particularly strong in my mind; and killing time, though a bit "ruined" (by the ?atmospherics?) contains one of Gord's best (or at least, most intense) vocal efforts ever.

The music is admittedly less complex than later albums; and some of the lyrics are much weaker (the Hip had not yet "found their groove", to my thinking) than in other Hip albums; and their are only 8 songs, a couple of which are (very) dodgy. If you haven't heard the Hip before, don't start here; but I definitely think it's worth buying, if you're trying to expand your catalogue.

All in all, a solid debut effort for Canada's best band.

And yes, "I'm a Werewolf Baby" is a terrible song.


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