Is anyone a Weezer fan like me?

[redlantern2051]

Wow, I love this band! I knew the song, "Buddy Holly" from the mid 90's, but at a friends house I borrowed the "Blue Album"-that was friday night just gone. I now own all their albums, including the Deluxe edition of "The Blue Album".

My fave songs are "In the Garage" (Love the X-Men references!), "Across the Sea", & "Pink Triangle". My fave album is "Pinkerton". They are great-this Rivers guy is a GENIUS! What tunes, what lyrics!

I know I am about a decade late to the party, but I really like all their stuff-the only album I haven't listened to yet is "Maladroit", and thats because i got obsessed with "Pinkerton"!

Any other fans on the board?

[redlantern2051]

Guess not! :-) Oh well, I love them, check out my Live Journal for my fan-boy ravings! lol

[Karl O'Neill]

Guess not! :-) Oh well, I love them, check out my Live Journal for my fan-boy ravings! lol

im willing to check it out, leave it with me.

[GoGo Yubari]

My love for Weezer died down a lot after "Make Believe" came out because that album was just incredibly atrocious. However, I still greatly enjoy much of their music and the songs you mentioned in particular are some of my favorites a well.

[BizarroBeachHead]

Rivers Cuomo ripped out my child like innocence and turned me into the cynical bastard that I am. He played his fans better than any guitar.

From a financial standpoint though, he's a genius. I gotta give him that.

[redlantern2051]

Rivers Cuomo ripped out my child like innocence and turned me into the cynical bastard that I am. He played his fans better than any guitar.

From a financial standpoint though, he's a genius. I gotta give him that.

Wow, harsh! :-) I don't know any of the history, other than what I know from reading his wikipedia article-songwriting wise, I give him massive props.

[DWEarhart]

Check out The Rentals. It involves Matt Sharp and Patrick Wilson along with others. They surpassed Weezer by far, and it only took 2 albums to do it.

Pinkerton is Weezer's best album.

[Adam C]

Rivers Cuomo ripped out my child like innocence and turned me into the cynical bastard that I am. He played his fans better than any guitar.

I am curious. Do explain.

[BizarroBeachHead]

Check out The Rentals. It involves Matt Sharp and Patrick Wilson along with others. They surpassed Weezer by far, and it only took 2 albums to do it.

Pinkerton is Weezer's best album.

The Rentals first album, Return of the Rentals, is VERY good. I think their second album fell a little flat. I'm curious to see what they can do now that they've gotten back together.

As much as I like The Rentals, I don't think they surpassed Weezer at their height.

[DWEarhart]

I agree. First album is better, but to me, the second one was better than the last three Weezer albums.

Definitely looking forward to some new Rentals. I miss For Squirrels. Check out Subrosa, formally For Squirrels prior to the singers death.

[J. Robb]

I like Weezer. The Blue album is a classic, and I really liked "Pinkerton" too, so I was kind of sad when they disappeared for a few years there, then surprised by how huge their return was. It seemed like suddenly everyone loved Weezer.

I agree that "Make Believe" was far from their best work, but I still liked it. Part of that could just be my life at the time it came out, things were going good so "Make Believe" reminds me of those times. I find circumstance dictates what music you like almost as much as its quality.

[DWEarhart]

I like Weezer. The Blue album is a classic, and I really liked "Pinkerton" too, so I was kind of sad when they disappeared for a few years there, then surprised by how huge their return was. It seemed like suddenly everyone loved Weezer.

I agree that "Make Believe" was far from their best work, but I still liked it. Part of that could just be my life at the time it came out, things were going good so "Make Believe" reminds me of those times. I find circumstance dictates what music you like almost as much as its quality.

For some, maybe. If I hear an album for the first time and am not pleased with it, I'll listen to it over and over, and if I still don't like it, I'll put it away. Eventually, I'll bust it out again, and most of the time my opinion does a 180.

Most recently - the new Deftones, Saturday Night Wrist - I was disappointed to the max. I wanted something older sounding, heavier, so I left it on the shelf for a few days, busted it out again, and really studied it; the background noise, and the whispering riffs, the smooth running basslines, the outstanding drumming - I've never heard Abe Cunningham jam so well. That's still one of my favorite albums now. I jam it out at least four times a week.

I studied all of Weezer's albums. Last three hit pavement for me. I was excited when the Green album came out, liked it the first time I heard it, didn't like it so much after repeated listening - same with the rest.

Make Believe was assuredly a step up, but not enough for my ears. It still didn't hit that high that Pinkerton and the Blue album did.

And sometimes, and album just sucks (i.e. Angles and Airwaves).

[BizarroBeachHead]

I am curious. Do explain.

Heh, when I first read your post I thought it said "I am Cuomo."

Essentially, Weezer made two fantastic, brilliant, creative pop albums. When it became apparent that his personal, artistic venture(Pinkerton) was rejected by the pop charts, Rivers put the band on hiatus and tried out a few other creative ventures. None of those panned out, so he brought back Weezer.

The Green album was pure power pop that abandoned all creative and artistic integrity, but it got Weezer back in limelight and back on the charts.

Maladroit expanded the zealous love of Weezer's fanbase because it came out immediately after The Green Album, and was co-created by the fans.

Make Believe was another shallow grab at the fan's nostalgia love for The Blue Album, but taken to another level. On this album, Rivers took his mimickry of The Cars to shameless heights, which plays well to both the fans and the pop media.

Shortly after touring around for Make Believe, Rivers effectively broke up the band, got married, and moved to Japan. He is now retired at the age of 36, married, and living out his dreams in Japan. He say's he still writes music all the time, but doesn't intend to release anything anytime soon. Keep the hope alive true believers!

Call me cynical, but it's a hell of a business model for a struggling guitarist who can't make his creative dreams come true.

[BizarroBeachHead]

I agree. First album is better, but to me, the second one was better than the last three Weezer albums.

Definitely looking forward to some new Rentals. I miss For Squirrels. Check out Subrosa, formally For Squirrels prior to the singers death.

Bah, those last three albums weren't Weezer. Of course the Rentals are better!:D

Shortly before he announced the return of the Rentals(the actual return, not the album:p ) Matt was doing some solo stuff that was neat. It was mostly acoustic sing along stuff, but it was cool.

[twilight]

Not a fan perse,but if Island In The Sun came on the radio I wouldn't change the station.