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peter_james_bond Sep 21, 2009 - 12:25	simsalonaut wrote: ...so I was at this little indie festival and heard some great melody open for a band that had been greeted with fervent applause even before they had started. I slowly walked up to the stage, bewitched by the music radiant with a distant longing - and those words: My city's still breathing (but barely it's true) through buildings gone missing like teeth. The sidewalks are watching me think about you, sparkled with broken glass. I looked around and I saw that the whole first row of the crowd -girls and guys, teens and parents- were crying because of the song. Then I heard Samson's words create stories with images of such splendor and beautifully painted truth that, when listened to on the road, make you park the car on the side-strip until it's over. Or, like I did a few minutes later, just cry because of the sheer beauty of it all. Ever since then, their songs, and especially this one, which tells of the feeling of being lost like no other, have been a part of my life. I've started listening to a whole range of other genres but The Weakerthans manage to bring me to a halt and listen everytime. They have won several acclaimed awards and are, in my humble opinion, most definitely worth getting into. PS: If you want to try it in context, watch this short film with the same title. What a great post! It took someone from Germany to properly champion this great Canadian band. Thank you simsalonaut. [ Reply ]
WayUpNorth Sep 21, 2009 - 12:20	I liked that on first hearing — made me look up and see what was on. I'm surprised to see how many hate comments there are. [ Reply ]
eruwenolorien Sep 21, 2009 - 12:19	scraig wrote: I thought it was the Decemberists I thought the same at first. [ Reply ]
simsalonaut Aug 07, 2009 - 18:41	...so I was at this little indie festival and heard some great melody open for a band that had been greeted with fervent applause even before they had started. I slowly walked up to the stage, bewitched by the music radiant with a distant longing - and those words: My city's still breathing (but barely it's true) through buildings gone missing like teeth. The sidewalks are watching me think about you, sparkled with broken glass. I looked around and I saw that the whole first row of the crowd -girls and guys, teens and parents- were crying because of the song. Then I heard Samson's words create stories with images of such splendor and beautifully painted truth that, when listened to on the road, make you park the car on the side-strip until it's over. Or, like I did a few minutes later, just cry because of the sheer beauty of it all. Ever since then, their songs, and especially this one, which tells of the feeling of being lost like no other, have been a part of my life. I've started listening to a whole range of other genres but The Weakerthans manage to bring me to a halt and listen everytime. They have won several acclaimed awards and are, in my humble opinion, most definitely worth getting into. PS: If you want to try it in context, watch this short film with the same title. [ Reply ]
sonofpick Jul 20, 2009 - 09:43	SYG [ Reply ]
jedley Jul 20, 2009 - 09:41	one word: innocuous. no, two words: innocuously impotent. [ Reply ]
scraig Jun 18, 2009 - 14:40	I thought it was the Decemberists [ Reply ]
isaak Apr 16, 2009 - 05:32	Bill, please take another look at these guys, "Sun in an Empty Room" is a recent, excellent track ! [ Reply ]
bobcat1963 Apr 16, 2009 - 05:32	peter_james_bond wrote: The lead singer of The Weakerthans, John K Sampson, is a very literate guy. He formed a publishing company and he championed 2 novels that one national book contests in Canada. if he writes as good as he sings nobody reads him [ Reply ]
peter_james_bond Mar 15, 2009 - 17:12	The lead singer of The Weakerthans, John K Sampson, is a very literate guy. He formed a publishing company and he championed 2 novels that won national book contests in Canada. [ Reply ]
fatcatjb Mar 15, 2009 - 16:55	I was glad to hear this wailing stop...maybe just too interesting for me [ Reply ]
Grammarcop Mar 15, 2009 - 16:55	Another Canadian band. I swear, we are at risk of losing our American cultural identity to those guys. [ Reply ]
KurtfromLaQuinta Mar 15, 2009 - 16:54	RadioDoc wrote: The slide didn't start yesterday. And, unfortunately, this particular musical fungus has consumed much of the pop landscape. Wow! I didn't know this. I have only heard it here. [ Reply ]
RadioDoc Dec 10, 2008 - 20:53	TrebleStauter wrote: RadioDoc wrote: [ Reply ]
BobSteinVisiBone Oct 08, 2008 - 17:25	Exquisite chord progressions. [ Reply ]
mightydov Oct 08, 2008 - 17:21	YAY for Weakerthans! [ Reply ]
TrebleStauter Aug 06, 2008 - 12:11	RadioDoc wrote: Yet another reason why CD sales are down. 3 Because of a record that was released eight years ago? [ Reply ]
RadioDoc Aug 06, 2008 - 12:04	Yet another reason why CD sales are down. 3 [ Reply ]
EssexTex Jun 04, 2008 - 09:57	LikesEarCandy wrote: I don't know.. maybe I'm just in a bad mode today...but this singer sounds too much like a muppet... or the love child of weird Al and Kermit. Weird Al and Kermit=Chris Martin This guy sounds more like Kermit's little cousin. [ Reply ]
rickhoran Apr 02, 2008 - 11:57	rah wrote: (deathcab for cutie - passion) + (explosions in the sky * dullness^2) = weakerthans nice math. i would say that equation is accurate where the result = 4. [ Reply ]