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Up To Here

The Tragically Hip

1989

Up To Here

Album Summary

Up to Here is the debut studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, released in September 1989. It is one of the band's most successful albums, achieving diamond status in Canada for sales of over a million copies, earning the band a Juno Award for Most Promising Artist, and also introduced fan-favourite songs such as "Blow at High Dough", "New Orleans Is Sinking", and "Boots or Hearts". The album reached No. 13 on RPM's Canadian Albums Chart, and both "Blow at High Dough" and "New Orleans is Sinking" reached No. 1 on the RPM Canadian Content singles charts. An expanded anniversary reissue of the album was released in November 2024, including a remastered version of the band's 1990 MuchMusic concert special Live at the Misty Moon and previously unreleased tracks from the era. The reissue was preceded by lead single "Get Back Again", one of the most famous rarities in the band's entire discography as they had occasionally performed it live but had never previously released a studio recording.

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Sep 08 2025
4

A third Tragically Hip album? Absolutely not necessary. It's fine and I recognise New Orleans is Sinking from the rock radio station I used to listen to time to time as a teenager. Otherwise, I think we've gotten enough Tragically Hip albums! My personal rating: 3/5 My rating relative to the list: 4/5 Should this have been included on the original list? No.

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Sep 17 2025
4

Up To Here is the debut album of The Tragically Hip. It is not as good as what is to follow (Fully Completely, Road Apples and Phantom Power), but still a fine piece of music on it's own. It has all the elements (energy, drive and good guitar licks) that can be found on the albums that will follow.

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Sep 10 2025
5

I love The Hip and you should too

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Sep 06 2025
4

This album feels like a more natural choice than a previous user album from this band (Phantom Power) which I still have to listen to so I might be wrong... ..in any case, OtH contains New Orleans Is Sinking: one of their best songs. Overall, this is a solid album (had to get onto it again and it got better after a few listens). Still had expected to see Fully Completely, a classic album that could have been included in the 1001 list.

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Sep 09 2025
4

Yeah I like this. Good rock - I really enjoyed the opening track Blow at High Dough. While I don’t think I’d put three albums on this list from The Tragically Hip, I’m happy to have become acquainted with the group.

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Sep 10 2025
4

This album is fun and good and I loved it. Still don’t *quite* get their totemic status in Canada but who am I to disagree?

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Sep 11 2025
4

Some blues rock, some regular rock and some more folkish rock. It was okay

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Sep 12 2025
4

Excellent. 4 stars.

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Sep 18 2025
4

Alternative rock, roots rock, folk rock, country rock, blues rock. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

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Sep 19 2025
4

This is pretty good. I didn't know what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised. Opening track is solid. Good rock album, enjoyed it.

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Sep 07 2025
3

This Tragically Hip album wasn’t as good as Fully Completely but it still was a pretty good album. For a Canadian band they have a good sound of bluesy rock with an occasional country element, maybe Kingston is the Atlanta of Canada. Overall it’s another good album by them with a good range on their sound while still that late 80s early 90s flannel rock sound. 6.8/10

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Sep 09 2025
3

When you order R.E.M. from Temu.

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Sep 10 2025
3

This Canadian favorite has made the fan list once or twice before - and I never remember exactly what they are about. Which turns out to be pretty straight ahead rock and roll in my book, smart lyrics without being pretentious, the singing nothing life-changing but fit to purpose. Some of it gets into a little monotonous riffing around stock progressions, some of it runs a bit long, but enjoyable overall and I'd happily listen to it any time.

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Sep 11 2025
3

Another tragically hip album, can’t really complain i like these guys. I’d find a way to squeeze it on the list.

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Sep 11 2025
3

Pretty fun

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Sep 12 2025
3

Wait is the version on Apple Music ripped from vinyl? You hear the needle drop at the start of “Boots or Hearts” and if it’s a sample/sound effect, it’s really well done. That’s all I got, really…the music is fine. This sort of heartland rock isn’t really for me, but it had some very enjoyable moments.

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Sep 25 2025
3

Rick of various shades. Ok.

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Sep 26 2025
3

Aldrig hört talas om gruppen men det här var ju klart godkänt. 3+

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Sep 08 2025
2

It’s nice to see the Tragically Hip on here but I’m not feeling it. I think it’s the curse of the jam band - great live, not so great when recorded. Still, it’s nice.

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Sep 14 2025
2

Pretty bad 2

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