Reunion Tour
by The Weakerthans
  • Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Sep 25, 2007
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. PopMatters
    60
    By the end of the record, these people seem at the end of their rope, begging some benevolent force to help them out and it provides enough movement to Reunion Tour to make it a cohesive, solid album.
  2. Sputnikmusic
    50
    The Weakerthans are still writing pretty, tender music, but they seem to have lost their immediacy and potency.
  3. The Guardian
    60
    Welcome to drivetime indie, in which edges are smoothed, choruses are polished, and rhythms chug in straight-up 4/4.
  5. Q Magazine
    40
    The music is terribly dull, like a watered-down Weezer. [Dec 2007, p.125]
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  6. Pitchfork
    59
    It's to the Weakerthans' credit that their lyric-driven songs can be, in a way, useful, at least by helping reassure the sentimental souls with whom Samson's deftly told stories resonate. Still, they're rarely as striking here as on the groups' previous albums.

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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  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.… Full Review »
  2. 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.… Full Review »
  3. 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!… Full Review »
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