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The Weakerthans Band • Page 15

Discussion in 'Music Forum' started by troyplaysbass, Mar 6, 2016.

  1. ZooZooChaCha

    Trusted Supporter

    It’s so perfect and even more so now. Sums up everything I feel and have struggled with the last 4 months and the last 3 years.
     
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  2. loudasallgetout

    Trusted Supporter

    holy shit
     
  3. New song is great and very relevant

    And oh hey a certain album turns TWENTY tomorrow I believe
     
  4. Leftandleaving

    I will be okay. everything Supporter

    yes July 25. the best album of all time
     
  5. Rowan5215

    An inconsequential shift as the continents drift.

    dude's still got it. never written a bad song tbh
     
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  6. DaydreamNation Jul 25, 2020
    (Last edited: Jul 25, 2020)
    happy 20th birthday to this album that means a ton to me, more every time I listen to it and am older tbh

     
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  8. Rowan5215

    An inconsequential shift as the continents drift.

    was just thinking as I often do about how "Fire Door" is probably the best song anyone has ever written
     
  9. Snoblin

    Goblin Person Prestigious

    Ahhh this rules so much
     
  10. .K.

    Trusted Prestigious

    Cool song. Really appropriate timing. Go Jays!
     
  11. Matt Metzler

    Space Cadet Prestigious

    Wow, new song is great
     
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  13. Leftandleaving

    I will be okay. everything Supporter

  14. Rowan5215

    An inconsequential shift as the continents drift.

    Andy Hull from MO covered "Letter in Icelandic from the Ninette San" on their Patreon and man it is incredible
     
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  15. God, this band was so good.

     
  16. Cameron

    FKA nowFace Prestigious

    These guys are so good. Going through them for the first time. I’m obsessed with Plea From a Cat Named Virtue.
     
  17. Cameron

    FKA nowFace Prestigious

    Left and Leaving was all I listened to last month.
     
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  18. Barcara

    Regular

    A John album this year would be a nice surprise!

    He's pretty quiet between releases, so it could happen right?

    ...Right?
     
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  19. vidiviciveni

    Trusted

    I had the privilege of seeing The Weakerthans twice in Regina (2005 and 2007 - along with some other underrated Canadian greats in Constantines and Sylvie) - perfect concerts

    It took me far too long to get into them fully but Reconstruction Site in particular is a flawless album
     
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  20. h8bit

    @ghastlyfeline Prestigious

    always makes me cry. i also own three cats and foster so it always hits :heart:
     
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  21. Barcara

    Regular

    Anyone looking for another awesome and underrated Canadian band to discover should check out Constantines. They're John's favourite band I believe. (And Bry Webb's solo material is also wonderful.)
     
  22. Lucyford7

    BrynneC.

    I thought three years back it seemed a new Constantines album was on the horizon and a new Bry Webb but neither has released anything in years or any news. Love both and so different Bry and his work solo vs. the Gaslight tinged stuff with Constantines.
     
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  23. vidiviciveni

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    Here's my fave from Constantines:



    And one from another lost Canadian gem, the aforementioned Sylvie:

     
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  25. CAC3

    Dog

    I have recently really gotten into the Weakerthans and A Plea From a Cat Name Virtute was the first song that really grabbed me. I nearly lost it when I finally figured out further into the the Weakerthans universe that there are two (and a half?) more songs about Virtute the cat. A masterclass on songwriting, John is a genius!