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Reunion Tour
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

  • Summary: The Canadian band's fourth studio album, again produced by Ian Blurton.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Alternative Press
    90
    Reunion Tour further cements the Weakerthans' status as legitmate rock 'n' roll tastemakers. [Nov 2007, p.172]
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  2. Stylus Magazine
    83
    Their steadily, sturdily conventional rock and roll is more compelling and rich than most people would admit as they're busy gawking at the sight of the Amazing Lyricist and his Kinda Weak Voice.
  3. Boston Globe
    80
    Few can match the Weakerthans's lyrical ingenuity without succumbing to earnest excess, and the result is an at times wry, at times touching exploration of life's overlooked corners.
  4. Hartford Courant
    80
    The band's latest, Reunion Tour, appeals directly to your brain.
  5. The A.V. Club
    75
    Musically, Reunion has flashes of Wilco-esque brilliance, but it's mostly a blank slate on which Samson is free to squiggle his wise, weary verse.
  6. cokemachineglow
    69
    I can identify the album’s merits and appreciate the craftsmanship but, to employ my second cliché in too short a span of time, the magic is gone.
  7. Q Magazine
    40
    The music is terribly dull, like a watered-down Weezer. [Dec 2007, p.125]
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  1. sdj.
    Oct 13, 2007
    10
    The weakerthans are by far my favourite band and this release did not disappoint. This is a solid effort and has fewer lows than The weakerthans are by far my favourite band and this release did not disappoint. This is a solid effort and has fewer lows than Reconstruction Site. The band has mellowed since Left and Leaving but the lyrics are still some of the best in the biz.… Collapse
  2. jkerelio
    Oct 4, 2007
    9
    An excellent new album. A shade better than Reconstruction Site and without the high peaks of Left and Leaving. I love an album which has a An excellent new album. A shade better than Reconstruction Site and without the high peaks of Left and Leaving. I love an album which has a great back half!… Expand
  4. MikefromMaine
    Oct 10, 2007
    8
    The Weakerthans are one band that can definitely claim to having their own sound, which they combine that with lyrics that, at times, seem The Weakerthans are one band that can definitely claim to having their own sound, which they combine that with lyrics that, at times, seem more than like poetry. It all come together very nicely, with a collection that features both quiet moments, and some great burst of power pop guitars. The only issue I have is that they there's not much musically different from their excellent previous collection, "Reconstruction Site," which isn't necessarily a bad thing, because you really come back to the Weakerthans for the the new poems, which all find emotion in the small things that make up life. Vritute the Cat is back, this time to tell the tell of her departure, in probably the saddest piece about a pet I've ever heard.… Expand

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