After their self-titled album Cuomo went back to school at Harvard and Sharp and Wilson formed The Rentals. This was not the end of Weezer, they were merely on hiatus, and they got back together for Pinkerton. This album didn't go over as well partly because Cuomo didn't want to just make a bunch of clever videos. This didn't upset the other band members too much they all had solo projects they were working on too. But is this the end of Weezer? Only time will tell.
Update: It was not the end of Weezer. Rivers Cuomo finished school and the band started practicing and touring again. They hit the studio and released a new album on May 15, 2001. It is self-titled much like the first album, except this time the back ground is green.
Off the blue album they had such great songs like "Buddy Holly", "Undone - The Sweater Song", "In the garage", "The World Has Turned And Left Me Here", well damn it the whole album is good. Off Pinkerton I'm partial to "Butterfly" and "Pink Triangle".
After listening to the green album a few times, I like it. I do think it is short, but all the Weezer albums only have 10 songs, so it does keep with tradition. My personal favorites in no particular order: "Island In The Sun", "O Girlfriend", "Photograph", and "Crab". While there is no "In The Garage", or "The World Has Turned And Left Me Here", I'm happy with the album.
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AVERAGE CONSUMER'S APT. -- INT
It is dinner time. AVERAGE AMERICAN CONSUMER is getting ready to sit down to an evening of Top Ramen and Who Wants to be a Millionaire? when suddenly his phone rings.
AAC (picking up the phone): Hello?
RIVERS CUOMO: Hello, Average American Consumer. This is Rivers Cuomo from your once favorite band Weezer. Sorry to bother you during dinner or something, but I'm calling to tell you that we have a new album out, and I'd really appreciate it if you dropped whatever you're doing and bought it right now. AAC: Really? Wow! What's it called? RIVERS: Uhm, it's just called Weezer, like our first album, but has an atrocious green cover instead. Catchy title, huh? AAC: Actually, that's kind of lame. (glances at television, notes commercials are almost over) So, uh, why should I buy this album? RIVERS: Well, it's our first in, like, five years or something. Isn't that reason enough? AAC: Well, I've heard the radio single, and it isn't really that great. How are the other songs? RIVERS: Pretty bad, actually. They all start with something resembling promise, but end up petering out and disappointing. AAC: Are there any good songs on the record? RIVERS: Well, sure. The opener, Don't Let Go, is a solid rock tune, and everything after Knock-down Drag-out is listenable. In fact, you should probably just buy my record on vinyl. Your indie friends will respect you more, and you can just play side 2 over and over again. AAC: Hmmmm... well, does this record have any merit? RIVERS (growing more and more apologetic and sheepish): not really. I mean, the thing is only a half-an-hour long, so I guess we could've spent about a year or so perfecting the songs and making the record more worth your money, but we were so eager to milk the unsuspecting public for all they're worth that we just couldn't bother with things like musicianship, pop hooks, and catchy lyrics like all our other records have. AAC: Uh-huh. Anything else I should know about? RIVERS: Well, Ric Ocasek produced it. That's kinda cool. And since the album does suck, you'll probably be able to find it for cheap at a used record store in a matter of weeks! (uncomfortable silence) AAC: Yeah, well, listen. I gotta go. I think I'd rather watch Regis Philbin than listen to the new Weezer record. And Rivers? RIVERS: Yeah? AAC: Don't ever call me here again.
Rating: 2 out of 5. I feel like Weezer's cock rock semen recepticle. Only half of this album is listenable, and that half is fifteen minutes long. That's the length of a single, plus b-sides. Singles are usually five bucks. I paid more than twice that for this self-indulgent tripe. I don't care if these guys dropped off the face of the earth for a few years: they could at least have the decency to spring back on the scene with a record worth my ill-gotten cash. Granted I haven't given this album the benefit of the repeated listen test, but after the first go around, I don't even want to hear this one again.
Seriously, even the pop trash spectacle that is the REM record that came out today is much more fulfilling. If you meet a member of Weezer on the road, stab him in the throat. He deserves no less.
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This record does rock. There is rock music on it. It sounds like Weezer. It's a return to the form of the first record, without the naivette. It's certainly not the worst record ever but it's certainly not the best Weezer has offered up.
And shame on me for weighing so much expectation on a rock band. I promise I'll never do it again.
The 1994 self-titled debut album of the band Weezer, produced by Ric Ocasek. It was recorded in August, September, and October 1993. During the recording sessions, guitarist Jason Cropper left to be with his pregnant wife. He was replaced by Brian Bell, who got the job by sending in an audition tape. 11 songs were recorded, but only 10 went on the final product, as the song Mykel and Carli was unfinished. The late Mykel Allan is featured in a conversation sample on the song Undone (The Sweater Song), along with bassist Matt Sharp and roadie Karl Koch
Known as The Blue Album to fans, "Weezer" became a big hit, owing no small part of its success to the music video for the song "Buddy Holly" directed by Spike Jonze.
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