Fully & Completely: ReduxEpisode 104 — Fully Completely (1992)

A presentation of The Tragically Hip Podcast Series

Hosted by jD and Greg LeGros

Class is officially back in session.

In Episode 104, Fully & Completely returns as Fully & Completely: Redux — our weekly, album-by-album wander through the studio catalogue of The Tragically Hip.

This week: Fully Completely (1992). The one that didn’t just kick the door down — it blew the whole damn car up.

And because this is Redux, you get it in two parts:

First, a short present-day catch-up with jD and Greg — sitting in the “easy chairs by the fireplace” version of adulthood — reminiscing about what this record felt like then, what it feels like now, and why it still hits like a masterclass.

Then we drop into the classic Fully & Completely episode, now re-edited, re-mixed, and re-mastered — the same deep dive, but cleaned up, tightened up, and sounding better in your headphones.

From the jump, the conversation is rooted in why this album became a cultural object in Canada: six singles, nonstop video rotation, and that feeling that you couldn’t escape it — even if you tried. Not because of CanCon. Because people wanted it.

We get into why Locked in the Trunk of a Car is such a strange (and perfect) lead single, the confidence of a band shifting from “beloved” to “the band,” and how the record meant to help crack America ended up being, arguably, their most Canadian statement up to that point.

Along the way: 1992 as a time capsule (good, bad, and bananas), the shifting musical landscape, and how Gord’s writing starts leaning harder into Canadian stories, mythology, and history — without turning into novelty.

It’s huge. It’s dusty. It’s intense.

And it still holds up top to bottom.

In This Episode

• The Redux intro: jD + Greg reunite, reminisce, and talk about how this record lands now
• Why Fully Completely felt unavoidable in Canada (six singles, constant rotation)
• 1992 as a time capsule — culture, headlines, and a wildly stacked year in music
• The jump in sound: new producer, bigger rooms, bigger ambition, bigger “world stage” vibe
• The American push that got pulled after two weeks — and what that meant
• Gord’s shift into Canada-as-myth + Canada-as-story songwriting
• Party guitars, campfires, and why we all somehow still know that song
• Track-by-track highlights including:
• Courage and the Hugh MacLennan connection
• Locked in the Trunk of a Car and the bootleg “bonus for the nerds”
• At the Hundredth Meridian as a national singalong moment
• Wheat Kings as the great Canadian makeout song you probably shouldn’t make out to
• Deep cuts love for Eldorado and the title track’s intensity

Album Discussed

Fully Completely (1992)

Produced by Chris Tsangarides

Six singles. A diamond-era cultural staple.

A road album. A statement. A turning point.

What’s Next

Next week, the journey continues — another step forward, another right turn, another era.

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