The Weakerthans
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, The Weakerthans have produced four full albums with a variety of unusual subjects; a couple of songs are sung from the point of view of John’s cat Virtute (Ver-tu-tay). The Weakerthans are popular in their home city of Winnipeg; their song “One Great City!” expresses their love/hate relationship with the problems and attitude of Winnipeg. No matter their methods, though, one thing is clear: The Weakerthans are not afraid to venture into lyrical styles uncharted by their contemporaries. On their third album, Reconstruction Site, Samson penned three songs, “(Manifest)”, “(Hospital Vespers)”, and “(Past Due)”, in Shakespearean sonnet form.
One origin story for the band’s name, as quoted in the liner notes of Fallow, is a line from the 1992 film The Lover: “Go ahead, I’m weaker than you can possibly imagine.” The band’s name may also refer to a Ralph Chaplin quote from “Solidarity Forever”: “What force on Earth can be weaker than the feeble strength of one?” The band alludes to this line in the song “Pamphleteer” from the album Left and Leaving.
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middleearth wrote:
hey how'd you get so anchorless?
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ElectricDylan wrote:
Greatest band ever!
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goondockz wrote:
left & leaving is still by far their best album
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TheOtherAndrew wrote:
Aside is number one? Weird. Most of the songs on Reunion Tour and Reconstruction Site are better.
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Pryde wrote:
On July 13th start the 1st Matchday of The Canadian Rock League. I hope you join and have fun :-D
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Mr_Ishtar wrote:
Without Mythologies is probably one of the more intense songs I have ever heard.
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longlonggone wrote:
De-pluralize our casualties, drown the generals out in static; we turn and watch our city sprawl, send us signals in the glow ....of night windows
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SirTam wrote:
Seriously, is this band ever going to come to Australia? COME ON!
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talkloud wrote:
Which one?
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DecadenceTree wrote:
I've fallen in love with that song about Virtute <3
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akarra wrote:
Been doing some thinking about "None of the Above" - hope you enjoy the result: http://www.ashokkarra.com/2009/05/love-and-truth-in-a-material-world-the-weakerthans-none-of-the-above/
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the-lebowski wrote:
like i'm driving in my dreams
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ElectricDylan wrote:
This band have some amazing lyrics!
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munkus wrote:
<3
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boyhood_bravery wrote:
So good. The lyrics are just a lesson in amazing songwriting. If i could ever write a song 25% as good as anything they've done I'd be pretty pleased!
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spare-ohs wrote:
I heard a song from Fallow on a sampler at age 14 and promptly fell in love. Years later they're still my all time favorite band.
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rabbitluck wrote:
Spring forward, fall back down.
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TravisForgot wrote:
Left and Leaving on repeat. Over and over and over.
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Frownly wrote:
the weakerthans the weakerthans the weakerthans the weakerthans the weakerthans
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intoXicated0 wrote:
i actually think virtutes departure is final
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Vancouver Folk Festival
Jericho Beach Park, Vancouver, BC, Vancouver, Canada
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The Weakerthans
Neumo's, Seattle WA, United States
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| 15 attendees
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Jul
20
The Weakerthans
The Crepe Place, Santa Cruz, CA, San Jose, United States
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| 6 attendees
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