Road Apples (studio album) by The Tragically Hip

Road Apples by The Tragically Hip
Year: 1991
Overall rank: 4,032nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 65 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1991 (58th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (695th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,032nd)

The Tragically Hip bestography

Road Apples is ranked 4th best out of 18 albums by The Tragically Hip on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Tragically Hip is Fully Completely which is ranked number 1894 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 884.

The Tragically Hip album bestography « Higher ranked (3,214th) This album (4,032nd) Lower ranked (8,273rd) »
Up To HereRoad ApplesTrouble At The Henhouse

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Road Apples track list

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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 65 votes)
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12/21/2023 09:35 Jantje  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 39776/100
 
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09/11/2023 11:42 Stevo796  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,10073/100
 
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03/14/2023 17:30 Igtonumama  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 8,92260/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 19% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.

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85/100
From 12/27/2018 22:57
Road Apples is one of the Hip's best records. There are 4-5 signature songs. Its an album that rocks hard, but even the lighter songs like Fiddler's Green and Long Time Running make an impact.

There is definitely more of a funk influence on this record, most notably in Twist My Arm. I guess that comes from what was popular at time. It also seems like Gord Downie's delivery is a lot more aggressive than it was on the releases that followed this. Downie's lyrics hit another level with their next release Fully Completely.

Favorite tracks: Little Bones, Three Pistols, Long Time Running, Fiddler's Green, and Cordelia.
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85/100
From 05/21/2014 07:43
This is a band finding their sound, and finding it with swagger. Everything seems to be working for the band here (except for their desired album name), and their confidence and passion shines through. Unlike with Up to Here, the band manages to build a coherent album that is strong straight through on Road Apples. "The Luxury", "Cordelia", and "Long Time Running" are favourites here.
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80/100
From 06/23/2012 18:50
Hardest rocking Hip album, oozing the most attitude. Not as many classics as other early Hip work, but the album as a whole shows them really flexing their muscle. A vital Hip album.
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75/100
From 04/27/2012 17:10
Gotta lotta playtime in 92 when I only had 5 or 6 CD's. Little Bones was one time fav Hip song. Good album.
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From 01/03/2012 03:05
This never quite coheres as well as their other big five or six. This was the band saying goodbye to their blues tinge before they discovered a sound all their own on Fully Completely. But certainly, there are a lot of great individual songs here, and hey, it's the freakin Hip, right?
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