Sam Roberts

Last Sunday I saw the Sam Roberts band from Montreal for the fifth time. This show was free at Georgian Downs Racetrack in Barrie/Innisfil and the show was opened by Matt Mayes and El Torpedo. Excellent sets by both bands. This was the first time I had heard Sam play new tunes off of Chemical City and it was great!!! Very psychedelic show and many musical interludes/jams that really showed the band musicianship. If you ever have a chance check him out, in my opinion he is one of Canada's best current songwriters and I could see him becoming Canada's next Gordon Lightfoot!! The song that stuck out the most was the Resistance from the Album Chemical City, they lyrics explain what he and his music is all about, so I have included them. Enjoi

The Resistance- Sam Roberts Band

We are descendants of the free
We are the soldiers of the Cause
We shouted out the same decree
To hold the truth above the law

Those were the nights to remember
Now they're the nights to forget
We sang from May to September and we danced While the city slept

I was born a restless soul
I never did what I was told
That old fire rages on
I hope it burns after I'm gone

I'm getting tired of the same old thing
It only takes one soul to make a change
It takes two young hearts to make it beat again
Three long nights and you're on the mend
Living, loving, swinging, ducking
We might fail but we have to try
I poked my finger in the public eye

Those were the nights to remember
Now they're the nights to forget
We sang from May to September and we danced While the city slept

We are the only chance
This is our resistance
And if we fail then we all know
How it goes, it goesHow it goes, it goes

I navigate the mines we layAnd I'm comin' home but not today
I fought my way through the hungry mob
The Mayor and his henchmen on the job
We faced-off like it was High Noon,We both let fly and our aim was trueYeah!

So even if you can't see it
You can still believe in it
It's easier if you lose all the things that prevent you from seeing it
In the evening sun when the Earth and sky are one
We all come undone and remember where we came from