Weezer

Editor's Review:

We all know who Weezer is, and most of us can still appreciate the greatness the band emitted over a three-year period in the mid-‘90s. But that was a really long time ago, and Weezer has virtually zilch to show since Matt Sharp split the group post-Pinkerton. The Rivers dominated foursome is now set to release — get this — the Red Album. Does the cover look familiar at all? If so, that’s because it’s the fourth record out of six that Weezer has lined up for a mug shot, and yes, that’s Rivers with the cowboy hat and mustache.

Stylistically, the listening audience is treated to a heavy dose of “Beverly Hills”-esque material, beginning with the inane lyrical stupidity of “Troublemaker.” Here’s a tasty row: “And when it’s party time, like 1999, I party by myself because I’m such a special guy.” Hey, buddy, we understand that you’re supposed to be strange. The first single, “Pork And Beans,” reps the only nostalgic Weezer chorus on the album, but is marred by constant pop culture name-dropping. Throughout the Red excursion, Rivers cites Rogaine, Oakley, Timbaland, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Quiet Riot and Michael Jackson, to name a few. On an outing filled with low points, the cheese-ball “Let’s Get Dangerous” might have to be the lowest, enlisting the phrase “boo-yah” as a prominent choral hook. Shame on Spin Magazine for puff-piecing this trash.  
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Record Label Geffen Released June 2008

Tracks 1. Troublemaker    2. The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)    3. Pork And Beans    4. Heart Songs    4:06    5. Everybody Get Dangerous    6. Dreamin'    5:12    7. Thought I Knew    8. Cold Dark World    9. Automatic    3:07    10. The Angel And The One

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