tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post114088500706185774..comments2023-08-10T05:24:20.775-04:00Comments on Razing the Bar: Punk With ThesaurusAndy Whitmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-90266081432427985252008-04-12T12:54:00.000-04:002008-04-12T12:54:00.000-04:00I have no idea how I found this blog, but I had to...I have no idea how I found this blog, but I had to say The Weakerthans are fantastic. Excellent live shows as well.<BR/>I went to school with a few of the band members, and do my best to see them as often as possible. Brilliant lyrics, and they write about what they know. <BR/>Definitely a favourite band of mine, one that is well loved by their hometown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1150508548988119072006-06-16T21:42:00.000-04:002006-06-16T21:42:00.000-04:00I've always loved them.I've always loved them.markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299017984477165679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1141047841867107852006-02-27T08:44:00.000-05:002006-02-27T08:44:00.000-05:00Well, my own rhapsodizing convinced me to relisten...Well, my own rhapsodizing convinced me to relisten to the albums, which I hadn't heard in a while, and I must say my memory was not faulty. :-)<BR/><BR/>There are only three of them -- one called <I>Fallow</I>, one called <I>Left and Leaving</I>, and one called <I>Reconstruction Site</I>. They are very, very good. I have a slight preference for <I>Left and Leaving</I>, but I'd say that all three pretty much define the pinnacle of intelligent indie rock in the new century. <BR/><BR/>Here are the lyrics to "Hospital Vespers," the song Joel mentioned in his comment. It's heartbreaking.<BR/><BR/><I>Doctors played your dosage like a card trick. <BR/>Scrabbled down the hallways yelling Yahtzee. <BR/>I brought books on Hopper, and the Arctic, <BR/>something called "The Politics Of Lonely," <BR/>a toothbrush and a quick-pick with the plus. <BR/><BR/>You tried not to roll your sunken eyes and said <BR/>"Hey can you help me, I can't reach it." <BR/>Pointed at the camera in the ceiling. <BR/>I climbed up, blocked it so they couldn't see. <BR/>Turned to find you out of bed, and kneeling. <BR/>Before the nurses came, took you away, <BR/>I stood there on a chair and watched you pray.</I>Andy Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1141047092788900552006-02-27T08:31:00.000-05:002006-02-27T08:31:00.000-05:00Yeah. I downloaded a few of their songs. I like th...Yeah. I downloaded a few of their songs. I like them. A lot.John McCollumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14757876504958350010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1141046686251621532006-02-27T08:24:00.000-05:002006-02-27T08:24:00.000-05:00Reminds me of John Gorka lyrics, only not as edite...Reminds me of John Gorka lyrics, only not as edited or organized. Note the similarity of the next to last verse from "Furniture": <BR/><BR/>...I walk through the land of sweet temptation<BR/>Where the women come up from underneath<BR/>What they offer's sweet as candy<BR/>But what they offer's no relief<BR/>It's really no relief, over or underneath<BR/>Yeah, I want to keep my teeth....<BR/><BR/>...I live in rooms where I'm a stranger<BR/>Young women here now call me sir<BR/>My friends are other lone arrangers<BR/>But you won't find us where we were<BR/>Oh no not where we were, that's just a fading blur<BR/>Oh yeah, they call me sir....<BR/><BR/><BR/>...Whatever caused this bad direction<BR/>This attitude where darkness thrives<BR/>Is it loneliness retained in sections<BR/>Or from undetected sharpened knives<BR/>Oh the sharpened knives from other people's lives<BR/>Is that why the darkness thrives?....<BR/><BR/><BR/>...Hope comes from the smallest places<BR/>From little rooms inside the heart<BR/>The furniture there bears the traces<BR/>Of every unsuccessful start....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1141004554181881752006-02-26T20:42:00.000-05:002006-02-26T20:42:00.000-05:00"Hospital Vespers" is one of the most beautiful po..."Hospital Vespers" is one of the most beautiful portrayals of faith I've ever heard in a song... "before the nurses came, took you away/ i stood there on a chair and watched you pray."<BR/>i've gotta dig deeper and write a long essay on this band. thanks for reminding me about them.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10707554930245556019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1140911862248483542006-02-25T18:57:00.000-05:002006-02-25T18:57:00.000-05:00Andy. You were missed. I'm glad to hear you were i...Andy. You were missed. I'm glad to hear you were in earnest butt-reduction mode, and not just driving around the outerbelt reflecting on how badly it sucks to be a married bachelor. I've been known to do that, you know.<BR/><BR/>Doekt = a deerkt, a female deerkt.John McCollumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14757876504958350010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1140893358077043422006-02-25T13:49:00.000-05:002006-02-25T13:49:00.000-05:00They are seriously good. And so is the music. It...They are seriously good. And so is the music. It's your basic indie rock; influenced some by punk, but very melodic. In fact, that last song, "Elegy for Elsabet" is, well, downright elegiac, and sounds like it could be a hymn (with guitar feedback; the best kind of hymn).<BR/><BR/>Sorry I missed you last night. Kate's out of town, I'm working my butt off (hence the buttless body you may see in church tomorrow), and I'm dealing with a sick kid. But I'll try to catch up tomorrow.Andy Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010130934552315074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9991864.post-1140889185907595982006-02-25T12:39:00.000-05:002006-02-25T12:39:00.000-05:00Wow. They're good. Seriously good. I hope I like t...Wow. They're good. Seriously good. I hope I like the music as much as the words.John McCollumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14757876504958350010noreply@blogger.com