The Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site (w/ guest Brian Rothenbeck)

The Great Albums

Bill Lambusta

Albums, Music Commentary, Criticism, Billlambusta, Brianerickson, Music

4.3 • 749 Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2015

⏱️ 120 minutes

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Summary

Bill gets to play the "Hey, Brian!" game as Brian returns from touring with his band, the Paper Jets, and welcomes singer-songwriter, musician, and podcaster Brian Rothenbeck (rothenbeck.com) as a guest. In this episode, we discuss the Weakerthans' Reconstruction Site (2003, Epitaph). Their first record with major label distribution behind it, the Weakerthans broke through to a wider audience with their infectious pop hooks, intelligent lyrics, and fantastic guitar tones. As we discuss the album with a track by track analysis, we also talk about sonnets, the difference between a pedal steel and a lap steel, the philosophy of Cream, a theory about pet ownership and relationships with fathers, how to write songs in a single key, rhyming, and more!

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0:00.0	Why don't you ever want to play?
0:18.0	I'm tired of this piece of string. You sleep as much as I do now and you don't need much of anything.
0:26.6	I don't know who you're talking to.
0:30.6	I made a search through every room, but all I found was dust that moved in shadows of the afternoon.
0:45.6	Hello, welcome to the great albums podcast. I'm Bell. And I'm Brian. Back from the road.
0:52.3	Back, bitches. No longer have a guest host, although Andrew did a fine job last week.
0:58.8	And so welcome back, Brian.
1:00.1	I hope you had a good time.
1:01.4	Thank you.
1:01.9	Thank you.
1:02.5	I missed it.
1:04.0	I missed it.
1:04.7	But Andrew did a fine job in my stead.
1:08.0	And today we have a guest with us, Brian Rothenbeck.
1:12.5	Hello.
1:13.3	I get to play the Hey Brian game, which is where someone says,
1:17.8	Hey, Brian, you guys both turn your heads and lose.
1:21.7	Oh.
1:22.2	That's the game.
1:23.8	Okay.
1:24.3	At least we don't have to fight to the death.
1:25.8	Nope.
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