JOHN K. SAMSON City Route 85

JOHN K SAMSON, my favorite Canadian ever. And that's a hard task given the fact that most great ice hockey players were/are Canadian. And i happen to love and admire those crazy fighting toothless jocks.
After exploring other territories with projects as PROPAGANDHI and of course the magnificent THE WEAKERTHANS, he decided to bring his poetic music solo. Just JOHN K. SAMSON and his Wray Chapman Gibson 145.

.I Fear For You Winnipeg by Alicia Smith

I've had the luck to witness the man himself on stage last year during a THE WEAKERTHANS show in the Amsterdam venue BITTERZOET. A beautiful, intimate show in a very nice setting. A fellow punk lover from The Netherlands was present too and documented this amazing show on tape. For footage of this incredible set go see his Youtube channel that offers many perfectly shot shows of great punkrock band he witnessed.
Click here for Ihearttheweakerthans Youtube channel.
At that very same show i purchased the 7" called CITY ROUTE 85 by JOHN K. SAMSON.

Three delightful songs by JOHN K SAMSON

A 2009 released 7" on the German HOTEL VAN CLEEF RECORDS and WINNIPEG ARTS COUNCIL ( JOHN's home city). An artistic cover image by Alicia Smith, titled 'I Fear For You Winnipeg', is the main artwork to this release. A lyric sheet and a black vinyl 7" are the content inside, always handy with JOHN K. SAMSON since his lyrics flow in a poetic way that not many posses.
The music itself is, as usual, to me atleast, poetry of the finest kind accompanied by gentle strumming on the acoustic giutar.

CITY ROUTE 85

The songs are detailed descriptions of the kind of tales only JOHN K SAMSON can tell. Explaining his lyrics isn't what this music was intended for. It is best enjoyed when you just surrender to it.
His voice beckons you to listen to every word he speaks, taking you an a ride through his poetic world.
Opener HEART OF THE CONTINENT kicks off the EP, followed by GRACE GENERAL and CRUISE NIGHT. All three are intimate tales by the man that once wrote ANCHORLESS when in the band PROPAGANDHI and has given us many masterpieces with THE WEAKERTHANS.
You can listen to one of the tracks here, Click Here

A very beautiful record that i cherish and that's why i'd like to share it with you all.
I'm hoping that, either solo or with THE WEAKERTHANS, i will get the chance to witness this great
artist once again on stage performing live. Being swept away by his music and taken by his stories. Soon that day may come or at least the hope of it happening keeps me alive.

To leave you all here's another video by Ihearttheweakerthans of JOHN K SAMSON performing HEART OF THE CONTINENTS in Germany.
                                       


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