Share your favorite live records with us!
Here are some questions for discussion:
What performances really stand out for you? What is unique about the way the band performs live? What draws you to the live performance? Do you prefer a live version of a song over the recording? Why?
I don’t know if it counts as a live album as such, because as far as I’m aware it was never released, but The Weakerthans - Live At The Burton Cummings Theatre is a wonderful show. I ripped the audio from it to put on my iPod, so technically it is a live album to me…
Edit: Totally counts, it’s available in all of the places…
Oh man thanks for the link! I’ve only started listening to The Weakerthans in the past few years and will definitely be checking out this performance
Welcome to the Sad Dad club, where the music we enjoy is about feelings and missing cats. You’ll never be happy again, but you’ll love the music nonetheless!
It’s on Spotify! I love this album and The Weakerthans! Such a great band, hope they come back one day!
Huh, turns out it’s on Apple Music too! Guess it’s not a technical answer after all!
I got into The Weakerthans within the last year or two as well. I listened to Propagandhi a lot as a teenager and never really followed what happened with John when he left. Teenage me would not have appreciated/enjoyed it probably, but adult me is loving it - and the live album is amazing!
I must confess, I didn’t really get into them until after they’d split up, though I knew Plea From A Cat Named Virtute from one of the Punk-O-Rama collections. There’s a part of me that’s sad that I never got the chance to see them live, but I don’t know as to how often they came to the UK anyway - if at all.
But yes, I don’t think John’s lyrics would have meant much to me when I was younger. At my age now though, I firmly believe that he’s one of the greatest poets of his generation.