The Weakerthans discography explained

Artist:The Weakerthans
Studio:4
Video:1
Music Videos:8
Ep:1
Singles:1
Option:7
Option Name:Other appearances

The discography of The Weakerthans, a Canadian indie rock band, consists of four studio albums, one live album and concert video, one EP, one single, and eight music videos.

The Weakerthans formed in Winnipeg in 1997 with the lineup of John K. Samson (vocals, guitar), John P. Sutton (bass guitar), and Jason Tait (drums). Their debut album Fallow was released in Canada in December of that year through G7 Welcoming Committee Records, a label founded by Samson's former bandmates in Propagandhi, with a United States release following in 1999 through Sub City Records. Stephen Carroll performed on the album as a guest musician, and soon joined the band as second guitarist. Left and Leaving was released in July 2000, through G7 Welcoming Committee in Canada and Sub City in the United States. A single for "Watermark" followed in January 2001.

The band signed to Epitaph Records and released Reconstruction Site in 2003. It was their first album to chart, reaching no. 28 on Billboard's Independent Albums. Sutton left the band in 2004 and was replaced by Greg Smith. The new lineup released Reunion Tour in September 2007 through Epitaph and its subsidiary label ANTI-. It became their highest-charting album, reaching no. 181 on the Billboard 200. The iTunes-exclusive Live Session EP was released in 2009, with a full live album and concert video, Live at the Burton Cummings Theatre, following in March 2010.

The Weakerthans also performed on Jim Bryson's 2010 album The Falcon Lake Incident, credited to Jim Bryson and The Weakerthans. Carroll, Smith, and Tait also performed on Greg Graffin's 2006 album Cold as the Clay.

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
Billboard 200
[1] [2] 		Independent
[3] 		Heatseekers
[4]
1997Fallow[5] [6] <-- Billboard 200 --> —<-- Independent --> —<-- Heatseekers --> —
2000Left and Leaving[7] [8]
  • Released: July 25, 2000
  • Label: G7 Welcoming Committee (G7013)
  • Format: LP, CD
<-- Billboard 200 --> —<-- Independent --> —<-- Heatseekers --> —
2003Reconstruction Site[9] [10]
  • Released: August 26, 2003
  • Label: Epitaph (86682)
  • Format: LP, CD
<-- Billboard 200 --> —<-- Independent --> 28<-- Heatseekers --> 49
2007Reunion Tour[11] [12]
  • Released: September 25, 2007
  • Label: Epitaph/ANTI- (86877)
  • Format: LP, CD
<-- Billboard 200 --> 181<-- Independent --> 28<-- Heatseekers --> 7
" - " denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos

YearSongDirectorAlbum
1997"Diagnosis"[18] Fallow
2000"Watermark"[19] Left and Leaving
2003"Psalm for the Elks Lodge Last Call"[20] Reconstruction Site
"The Reasons"[21]
"Our Retired Explorer (Dines with Michel Foucault in Paris, 1961)"[22]
2007"Civil Twilight"[23] Reunion Tour
"Tournament of Hearts"[24] [25]
"Sun in an Empty Room"[26] [27]

Other appearances

The following Weakerthans songs were released on compilation albums. This is not an exhaustive list; songs that were first released on the band's albums and singles are not included.

YearRelease detailsTrack(s)
1999Take Action![28]
  • Released: June 22, 1999
  • Label: Sub City
  • Format: CD
  • "Everything Must Go!"
Return of the Read Menace[29] [30]
  • "Ringing of Revolution"
2000Hopelessly Devoted to You, Vol. 3[31]
  • Released: October 3, 2000
  • Label: Hopeless (HR648)
  • Format: CD
  • "Confessions of a Futon-Revolutionist"
2002Hopelessly Devoted to You, Vol. 4[32]
  • Released: June 25, 2002
  • Label: Hopeless (HR662)
  • Format: CD
  • "(Past-Due)"
2005Take Penacilin Now[33] [34]
  • Released: July 12, 2005
  • Label: G7 Welcoming Committee (G7040)
  • Format: CD
  • "My Favourite Power Chords"
2007The Secret Sessions[35]
  • "Bad Time to Be Poor"
2010Germs of Perfection: A Tribute to Bad Religion[36]
  • Released: October 19, 2010
  • Label: Myspace/Spin
  • Format: download
  • "Sanity"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Weakerthans: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums . . 2011-12-07.
  2. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the weakerthans|chart=all}} The Weakerthans Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200 ]. . 2011-12-07.
  3. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the weakerthans|chart=Independent Albums}} The Weakerthans Album & Song Chart History: Independent Albums ]. . 2011-12-07.
  4. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the weakerthans|chart=Heatseekers Albums}} The Weakerthans Album & Song Chart History: Heatseekers Albums ]. . 2011-12-07.
  5. Web site: DaRonco . Mike . Fallow . . 2011-12-08.
  6. Web site: Fallow . . g7welcomingcommittee.com . 2011-12-09.
  7. Web site: Grimshaw . Chris . Left and Leaving . . 2011-12-08.
  8. Web site: Left and Leaving . . g7welcomingcommittee.com . 2011-12-09.
  9. Web site: Loftus . Johnny . Reconstruction Site . . 2011-12-08.
  10. Web site: Reconstruction Site . . epitaph.com . 26 August 2003 . 2011-12-09.
  11. Web site: Apar . Corey . Reunion Tour . . 2011-12-08.
  12. Web site: Reunion Tour . . epitaph.com . 25 September 2007 . 2011-12-09.
  13. Web site: Heaney . Gregory . Live at the Burton Cummings Theatre . . 2011-12-08.
  14. Web site: Live Session EP . . 2011-12-08.
  15. Web site: Itunes Sessions . . 2011-12-08.
  16. Web site: D'Angelo . Peter J. . Watermark . . 2011-12-08.
  17. Web site: Watermark . . g7welcomingcommittee.com . 2011-12-09 . 2011-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111021165035/http://www.g7welcomingcommittee.com/discography/g7018.php . dead .
  18. Web site: Music Video: 'Diagnosis' . The Weakerthans . theweakerthans.org . 2012-12-09.
  19. Web site: Music Video: 'Watermark' . The Weakerthans . theweakerthans.org . 2012-12-09.
  20. Web site: Music Video: 'Psalm for the Elks Lodge Last Call' . . 2012-12-09.
  21. Web site: Music Video: 'The Reasons' . . 2012-12-09.
  22. Web site: Music Video: 'Our Retired Explorer (Dines with Michel Foucault in Paris, 1961)' . The Weakerthans . theweakerthans.org . 2012-12-09.
  23. Web site: Music Video: 'Civil Twilight' . The Weakerthans . theweakerthans.org . 2012-12-09.
  24. Web site: Music Video: 'Tournament of Hearts' . . 2012-12-09.
  25. Web site: Music Video: 'Tournament of Hearts' . The Weakerthans . theweakerthans.org . 2012-12-09.
  26. Web site: Music Video: 'Sun in an Empty Room' . . 2012-12-09.
  27. Web site: Music Video: 'Sun in an Empty Room' . The Weakerthans . theweakerthans.org . 2012-12-09.
  28. Web site: Take Action! . . 2011-12-09.
  29. Web site: Erlewine . Stephen Thomas . Stephen Thomas Erlewine . Return of the Read Menace . . 2011-12-09.
  30. Web site: Return of the Read Menace . . g7welcomingcommittee.com . 2011-12-09 . 2011-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111021165042/http://www.g7welcomingcommittee.com/discography/g7010.php . dead .
  31. Web site: Johnson . Zac . Hopelessly Devoted to You, Vol. 3 . . 2011-12-09.
  32. Web site: Bregman . Adam . Hopelessly Devoted to You, Vol. 4 . . 2011-12-09.
  33. Web site: Take Penacilin Now . . 2011-12-09.
  34. Web site: Take Penacilin Now . . g7welcomingcommittee.com . 2011-12-09.
  35. Web site: The Secret Sessions . . 2011-12-09.
  36. Web site: Yancey . Bryne . Media: The Weakerthans: 'Sanity' (Bad Religion) . Punknews.org . 2010-10-07 . 2011-12-09.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "The Weakerthans discography".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.