Tragically Hip Fully Completely CD - Import

The reissue of FULLY COMPLETELY is an Enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks as well as multimedia computer files, including videos for the songs "Courage," "At The Hundredth Meridian" and "Locked In The Trunk Of A Car."

In the tradition of bands like R.E.M. (and the early Stones), The Tragically Hip wear the outsider's mantle with power and style. And while they may indeed be tragically hip, that shouldn't imply that their jangling, guitar-inflected tales of rural rock outcasts and post-punk alienation aren't ready for prime time, because FULLY COMPLETELY is a tough, focused, rivetting rock record.

The songs on FULLY COMPLETELY travel a dark highway of rock 'n' roll roadstops on the way to nowhere, longing for a world gone by ("We'll Go Too") and a sense of connection (the title song, with its ironic echoes of "Mission Impossible"). The music itself is their release, and the guitars of Bobby Baker and Paul Langlois flesh out the quavering rage and desperation of Gordon Downie's voice with something approaching heroism (to particular effect on the nostalgic acoustic song "Wheat Kings"), as the Tragically Hip walk the line between rustic roots and hard rock with a singular sense of style.

Recorded at Battery Studios, London, England.

The Tragically Hip: Gordon Downie (vocals); Paul Langlois (guitar, background vocals); Bobby Baker (guitar); Gord Sinclair (bass, background vocals); Johnny Fay (drums).Q (3/93, p.92) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...an effortlessly powerful but beautifully streamlined rock record that bristles with capacious melodies, dark intent and a big, driving guitar sound..."