Up To Here
by The Tragically Hip

The first half is excellent and the second half is only great. You can tell that Gord Downie is less involved in writing lyrics here. There are still some of the Hip's best stuff on this debut.

Favorite Songs: Blow at High Dough, I Believe in You, 38 Years Old, She Didn't Know

From ghosttomost 05/21/2014 07:39 | #112445

This is an unprecedented tour de force of Canadian rock that seemed to possess no antecedent. It has, however, not stood the test of time save for a handful of tracks, due to the catalogue of material that the Hip would build on top of this. Songs such as "New Orleans is Sinking" and "Boots or Hearts" are absolute classics, but some questionable material in the back half of Up to Here keep it from reaching the ranks of the Hip's later albums.

From quincytejani 02/06/2014 19:28 | #102395 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

First 5 songs are really great. Second half is more average but still good

Better than the last and improved on each of the first 5.

From junodog4 03/07/2012 16:41 | #37964 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

It's true. The Tragically Hip saved Canada from Corey Hart and Bryan Adams, paving the way for Sloan, Blue Rodeo, Big Sugar, and even Arcade Fire. Without them, we'd be stuck with Celine Dion and Nickleback.

From jhuik 10/30/2011 13:09 | #29359 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

In Canada, this is very comparable to Pearl Jam's Ten. Kids who grew up listening to tracks overplayed on the radio hate it. Those of us who were there when it came out remember very fondly how Gordo and company helped save rock and roll from the Brian Adamses of this world.