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Track Listings
| 1. Little Bones |
| 2. Twist My Arm |
| 3. Cordelia |
| 4. The 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. Fiddlers Green |
| 12. The Last Of The Unplucked Gems |
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This was the first Hip album I ever heard and I was instantly hooked. It's still probably the best introduction to the band, covering all of the themes they developed on such later albums as Fully Completely( probably their best album). It moves from the REM "Document" era rock of "Little Bones" to beautiful ballads like "Last of the Unplucked Gems" (recently covered by the stereophonics). Then it gets really weird with "Cordellia" and "The Luxury": songs which hint at sexual discontent and perversity. That's the great thing about this band, they construct their narratives through hints and shade, leaving the songs to your own imagination and interpretation. One of the few bands who can really write a narrative.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
One of the few complete and perfect albums
19 Nov 2002
Format:Audio CD
My girlfriend is Canadian and a fan of the Hip. She took me to a live show here in Denver and now I'm hooked. This was the third album I've purchased of theirs and it's by far the best. Growing up on rock and roll this is one of the few complete albums without one bad song, well maybe Fiddler's Green, but the rest is fantastic. "On The Verge" is still my favorite. This IS rock and roll at it's best. I don't think you can play this one too loud.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
so good so cool
30 Oct 2003
Format:Audio CD
This band makes some of the best rock music ever. Road Apples has to be the best of a long list of best CDs You can play this CD to death....never get tired of it. Hope they keep churning out music
I only heard of them last year, but I have a lot catching up to do.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Quintessential Hip. Best they ever did!
29 Sep 2009
I know that many Hip fans will espouse many of the other albums. But pretty much all Hip fans will at least admit that this is really their masterpiece. Unbelievable complex lyrics, crazy riffs and ups and downs. This album came out at the new dawn of new music and should have propelled them to the front with such icons as Pearl Jam and Nirvana. I have listened to this album about 200 times now. Can't be beat.
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