The Weakerthans Band • Page 11

questioning everything I've ever known right now

 

Here's a short video of my LP playing. Sorry that the volume is pretty low, but the kids are in bed. Definitely no drums at the beginning.

 

Everybody in this thread right now

 

This is the only version I'm familiar with. Wild.

 

I tweeted at their drummer to ask if there’s a story behind it. I assume it’s just a demo that was accidentally sent to their distributor as the official track at some point, but I’m really curious.

 

This is the one I know

 

Hearing that version of EMG for the first time and having it hurt like it always has

 

heh, yeah I only know the album one. interesting.

 

John is on the newest episode of 100 Words or Less podcast

 

That’s not the version that’s on the CD I have.

 

You know how Times Arrow is followed by Hospital Vespers, where John's lines are echoed before he even says that? That is still to this day one of the greatest songwriting techniques I've ever heard. Best band.

 

The Weakerthans being from Canada was like the one advantage to living in Regina, they rolled through here regularly back in the day, met John K with some friends after one of the shows, he just came into the crowd and chilled with people lol

I had terrible taste in music back in the day so I didn't even like The Weakerthans, they really only clicked with me just before Reunion Tour came out

Reconstruction Site is indeed a masterpiece

 

When he played Ottawa two years ago I remember right as I was walking front the lobby into the concert part of the venue someone was walking out and held the door for me. I knew it was John right away but I still only managed to say “Thanks” as I walked through.

 

what if I told y'all John K. Samson is the greatest lyricist of all time

 

on that note. listening to "My Favourite Chords" and it really might be my favourite song of all time. if it drops out of my top 5 I'll consider myself an entirely different person.

 

Crazy how Left & Leaving gets better the older I get. Think I'm the same age now that John was when he wrote that record.

 

You’d be correct.

 

Stumbled upon a copy of Left and Leaving on vinyl today at the local record store for $35. I thought that thing was long out of print. The prices online are always crazy.

 

I have a sealed extra copy....just waiting for a good home

 

Personally I love hearing the Weakerthan's influence all over The Hotelier

Among The Wildflowers in particular could have been a harder Weakerthans song

 

Of all the bands I discovered thanks to Dan from TWY I think this one is the one I treasure most and now I just want to listen to them for the rest of the week

 

The copy I had of Reconstruction Site had the title track as the acoustic version and I had no idea. Wasn't until a year or two ago that I realized there was a full band version and the one I knew wasn't the album version.

I prefer the acoustic version by far...

 

Watermark, by Cold Wreck

Apparently there’s gonna be a Weakerthans tribute comp, and this is the first single

 

I really only know (and thoroughly enjoy) the song 'One Great City' by the Weakerthans. Where should I begin? Chronological order? Is one album considered their best?