r/weezer

It has so many great songs, this is such a pity, hold me, perfect situation, and don't get me started on haunt you everyday, THE best song weezer has EVER made, do yourself a favor and go give it a listen if you've never heard it

I recently saw a very vanilla album ranking that had Pacific Daydream ranked typically quite low, and it came with the standard comments of "bro has no whimsy" or something with this fantastic picture. Then I realized... the OP of that post had Raditude at 20, which nobody found weird. The irony of some people to say that Pacific Daydream is so underrated but then never throw a bone at Raditude (pun intended). This might be a bit of a hot take but I'd deadass rather listen to Raditude than Pinkerton most days. I wouldn't go so far to say it's better, because I think Pinkerton is objectively great (not as good as White or EWBAITE tho), but hey... it's close. I think (IYWIIWYT)IWYT is one of the band's better moments, and I honestly don't think any song is even all that bad, including In the Mall or Can't Stop Partying (although I don't really like Lil Wayne's verse or him as an artist in general or the fact they made the whole song so they could say Weezy and Weezer). In fact, I think pretty much every song is fun and whimsical to the core. Of course, if you're an overthinker as pictured, I have no problem with the hate, but if you don't hate yourself, give Raditude a relisten.

TLDR: Raditude is better than Pinkerton

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I’ve been a fan of both Weezer and Ozma for years, but while I’ve listened to Double Donkey Disc all the way through, I’d never really given EWBAITE that same full-album treatment until now. After finally doing so, I can’t stop hearing all these Ozma-like touches throughout the album, especially in the instrumental breaks. I know it’s already common knowledge that Ozma are credited on “Eulogy for a Rock Band,” but it makes me wonder whether their influence goes beyond that one track, or if it’s more a case of Rivers channeling that kind of sound himself. Then again, Ozma have basically been Weezer-coded since the beginning, so maybe it all comes full circle.

“The British Are Coming,” “Cleopatra,” “Foolish Father,” and especially the Futurescope Trilogy all have moments that really remind me of Ozma.

Am I the only one hearing this? What do you think?

wtf is going on with patrick

I edited this for my friend Cepheid :-) the only flag I’ll be waving 🎆 🙂‍↕️

After seeing multiple tier lists, I felt inspired to make my own

Teal Album is the only Weezer release that I have extremely little desire to go back to, I really like "Mr Blue Sky" and "No Scrubs" but the rest of it is an instant skip for me

Raditude is a common album for people to put in the bottom, but for me, it has more good songs than it does bad

Make Believe is another one that I see people put low, and I love the album, I think it's underrated in comparison to the general perception of the album

Green Album, for me, just hasn't ever hit for me. Outside of "Island In the Sun", "Hash Pipe", "Crab" and "O Girlfriend" the rest of it doesn't do much for me

Black Album is underrated in my opinion, it's 90% bangers for me

Pinkerton is my number one

Feel free to critique!

Just an exercise

I literally got into Weezer at the very beginning of June and since then I've listened to every single album except for Teal, Black, and Death to False Metal and I have had quite a few of these albums on absolute repeat (Pinkerton, Autumn, Winter, Make Believe, Blue, OK Human) but even I'm surprised I got this high since it's just dwarfing all of my favourite artists of May, who I would say I like more than Weezer. Though it's really only been the last month or so where YT Music has become my PRIMARY music listening app so maybe it'll be different once I get my other badges for June.

Not literally… but hear me out. The guy somehow built a devoted following just by being an awkward dude writing songs about heartbreak and overthinking. Pinkerton was rejected when it first came out, only to be resurrected years later as a masterpiece. Fans treat demos and B-sides like lost gospels, and every new Weezer album starts the kind of arguments you’d expect from rival churches.

I’m convinced there are way more parallels than these. What have I missed? Convince me that Rivers really is the Messiah of power pop.

Synopsis:

Few albums in alternative rock history have drawn a line in the sand quite like Weezer's fifth studio album, Make Believe (2005). To casual listeners, it was a massive commercial triumph that spawned the ubiquitous multi-platinum smash "Beverly Hills." To the band's fiercely defensive, Pinkerton-loving fanbase, it was viewed as an existential betrayal. Looking to repair fractured relationships within the band and write more empathetic, universal lyrics, Cuomo brought in  Rick Rubin and encouraged Cuomo to dig deep into his feelings, resulting in hundreds of demo songs. However, the final product took a sharp turn. Instead of raw, unvarnished emotion, Rubin polished the songs into hyper-slick, radio-friendly modern pop-rock. The production is completely stripped of the crunchy, messy guitar feedback that made early Weezer great, replacing it with rigid drum mixes and clean, heavily compressed arena hooks. It became an album caught between genuine introspective pain and a desperate desire for commercial validation.
Review:
The album opens  with “Beverly Hills” ; it is one of the more polarizing songs in the Weezer catalog. Built on a stomp stomp clap beat and a simple three chord progression. It also has a talk box guitar solo. It is just a catchy pop rock track. It gave Weezer one of its biggest hits but infuriated the Weezer stans who wanted a Pickerton or Malatriot sounding first single. “Perfect Situation" begins with a great guitar hook but then levels off into this nice pop-rock melody. It sounds like classic Weezer. “This Is Such A Pity” has this sharp synth rock groove. It feels like it was recorded in the 80’s. It gives off such Cars energy. The duel guitar solos from Cuomo and Brian Bell top off one the album’ finest moments. “Hold Me” is one of the emotional highlights of the album. It is a melodic power ballad. The song feels so fragile before it explodes into a dense catchy hook. “Peace” is your pretty standard 2000’s power-pop track. With its heavy distorted guitar riffs and crisp clean rhythms. Rivers is reflecting on his meditation journey he was going on during that time. “We Are All Drugs” has this slick yet heavy modern rock groove. The song is about how we are all addicted to communism and hooked on our screens. It is the moment on the album that the Weezer die hard fans felt the album was turning corny. I love this song. I think its one of the best in the Weezer catalog. “The Damage In Your Heart” is this melodic power ballad. It channels Pickerton era sadness but is wrapped in a power-pop melodic haze. “Pardon Me” is Rivers' attempt to apologize to everyone he hurt during his egocentric rock star phase. The song is built on a simple power-pop rhythm. “My Best Friend” has this bouncy pop-punk vibe. It feels out of place on an album filled with melodic power ballads. “The Other Way” is inspired by the woman who inspired Pickerton. It is a moment of empathy for Rivers as he attempts to show some empathy for her after her partner’s death. “Freak Me Out” has this weird creepy sound. Brian Bell plays a warbling harmonica. Lyrically it is about Rivers finding a spider in his room and being freaked out but tries to empathize with it. Pure Rivers awkward weirdness. The album closes with “Haunt You Everyday” it is the first song that Rivers wrote on a piano rather than guitar. It gives off a dark atmospheric vibe. One of the more gothic sounding songs in the Weezer songbook.   
Final Thoughts:

I know I am supposed to hate it but I find myself putting this album as one of my favorite Weezer albums. It might be a bit too polished at times but there’s real emotion underneath it. Being a Weezer fan is hard you never know what you going to get from Mr. Cuomo the band has had so many ups and downs in their career but I will always come back to them. If you want to go down the Weezer rabbit hole this one should be a part of it for sure.