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CD Review: Death To False Metal [2010]

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Band: Weezer
Release: 11/2010
Label: Geffen Records

1. “Tuning Up the Radio” – A
2. “I Don’t Want Your Loving” – A
3. “Blowin’ My Stack” – A
4. “Losing My Mind” – A
5. “Everyone” – A-
6. “I’m A Robot” – B
7. “Trampoline” – B+
8. “Odd Couple” – A-
9. “Autopilot” – B+
10. “Unbreak My Heart” – B-

Comments: Word. I think generally fans of early Weezer (TBA and Pinkerton) will think favorably of this release. This record (as a whole) is certainly edgier than “Beverly Hills” and the like. Death is old material encompassing a fairly vast variety of rock genres with 2010 production quality and aesthetics. There is some straight up power-pop, a little oldies/lighter pop, pop-punk, and some grunge. The first four tracks are absolute gems. The rest of the album is very good, but doesn’t quite have the passion (for lack of a better word) that is present on the first four tunes. The “Unbreak” cover borders on average. So maybe this is Weezer’s third best album ever?

Grade: B+ (89)

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Classic Review: Pinkerton [1996]

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Band: Weezer
Label: DGC Records

1. “Tired of Sex” – A
2. “Getchoo” – A-
3. “No Other One” – B+
4. “Why Bother?” – A
5. “Across the Sea” – A
6. “The Good Life” – A
7. “El Scorcho” – A
8. “Pink Triangle” – A-
9. “Falling for You” – B
10. “Butterfly” – B

Comments: Blue vs. Pinkerton. Blue vs. Pinkerton. What’s the deal? Those two are the only albums that independent-minded fans of Weezer consider worthy of discussion. As you all know Weezer Blue is a heck of an album.  It’s loaded with indefatigable pop/rock numbers.  This record has been claimed to be ‘darker’ and more ‘raw’ and that’s relatively accurate. The rhythm guitar, as on Blue, is the main force behind the goodness on here. It’s not nearly as catchy as Blue (no standout tracks), but a large portion of it is awesome.

Grade: A- (91)

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Classic Review: Weezer [1994]

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1. “My Name Is Jonas” – A
2. “No One Else” – A
3. “The World Has Turned and Left Me Here” – A
4. “Buddy Holly” – A++
5. “Undone (The Sweater Song)” – A+
6. “Surf Wax America” – A
7. “Say It Ain’t So” – A+
8. “In The Garage” – A
9. “Holiday” – A
10. “Only In Dreams” – A-

Comments: Before a bunch of shitty bands entered the “alternative rock” or “power-pop” fray, there was Weezer. Before Weezer was Pixies and Pavement…their distinct musical styles come through on a lot of these songs. The thing about Blue Weezer is that Blue Weezer is pure mid-tempo heavy fun. Do debuts get better than this in terms of quantity/quality of hooks? “Buddy Holly,” maybe because I’ve known it for years and years, is just pure pop genius. From start to finish, it’s a listening experience that’s really one of a kind. “Undone” follows a groundbreaking “talk-verse-chorus-talk-verse-chorus” format that makes it extremely hard not to like. Also, the ending’s awesome. “Say It Ain’t So” is one of those songs that doesn’t really hit you until the chorus hits. And then it’s all fine and dandy from there. I’ve realized I’ve only brought up the hit singles in this little comment space, but every song on here is a winner.

Grade: A (95)

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CD Review: Raditude [Deluxe Edition]

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Band: Weezer
Label: Geffen Records
Release: November 3, 2009

1. “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To” – 8.9
2. “I’m Your Daddy” – 8.0
3. “Run Over By A Truck” – 7.8
4. “The Girl Got Hot” – 7.5
5. “The Prettiest Girl In The Whole Wide World” – 7.9
6. “Can’t Stop Partying” – 4.4
7. “The Underdogs” – 5.5
8. “Put Me Back Together” – 6.4
9. “Tripping Down The Freeway” – 7.3
10. “Love Is The Answer” – 7.7
11. “Let It All Hang Out” – 6.5
12. “In The Mall” – 6.1
13. “I Don’t Want To Let You Go” – 5.8
14. “Turn Me Around” – 6.2

Background: Weezah! Okay I’ve spent maybe 30 minutes total in my lifetime listening to these guys. I think”Undone” is pretty sweet as well as “Say It Ain’t So” and maybe their cover of “Velouria” too. I do remember listening to their 2008 release a little bit. Pretty average from what I remember.

The Real Deal: Not going to joke around here, I was hoping this album would be worse than Bonnie “Prince Billy’s Beware. That was effectively the worst album I’ve heard all year.  This album starts off pretty great, I’m not going to lie. “I Want You To” is a nice upbeat pop number. But then… “I Can’t Stop Partying” is just dumb. It’s like “I Gotta Feeling” except even more pathetic. Besides maybe three songs maximum (that sound similar to something out of the Louis XIV catalog), I get a sense that Weezer is just dabbling in a plethora of rock genres. It seems like they recorded a bunch of intrinsically different songs and simply slapped them on here. So yeah, this is the worst album that I’ve reviewed all year. Got anything worse?

Final Grade: 6.9