MINE
When the pointy stick landed on this CD, my dear husband did a happy dance around the room. Seriously. Because he doesn't just love Weezer, I think he'd have their babies if he could.
While I'm not as committed to the band, I do like the tunes - mostly - with the exception of a few less-than-girl-friendly lyrics and a couple of shouty numbers. I don't have any great Weezer moments to share with you, so all I can say is it's good music well done, and I'm happy to have it playing around me any time. In fact...
VERDICT: TURN IT UP
YOURZ
I love Weezer. No, seriously, I love Weezer. But not in the fanboy, collecting-every-last-bit-of-merchandise way. And certainly not in the way Mine would have you believe either. I love them for the same reason I've mentioned numerous times on these pages - they're lots of fun and they don't take themselves seriously. They also inspired a whole generation of geeks who previously thought they couldn't be in a cool band. And they also sound fucking huge live too (I also love their Van Halen logo ripoff). All right, I think I've said love sufficiently enough times for you to get the idea I like them a lot.
The original copy of this album (known as the Blue Album) has been in my collection since it was released. I was initially attracted to it because the cover looked similar to another favoured album by great Aussie band The Sunnyboys (although I only have this on vinyl... hmm, about time I got in on CD, I think). While the Sunnyboys name proved to be ironic, Weezer, on the other hand, are a full-winded, clear-throated rock fest of massive proportions.
It seems as though this record was destined to have an impact on me. First of all, its produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars, a band who I have loved since my teen days. But more of them later (we'll be reviewing this great band soon). Secondly, both Undone The Sweater Song and Buddy Holly videos were produced by Spike Jonze, another favourite. Add to this similar cultural references (Kiss, Ace Frehely, X-men etc) and its as though Weezer and I shared the same childhood. I wonder if they got beat up as much as I did?
The original copy of this album (known as the Blue Album) has been in my collection since it was released. I was initially attracted to it because the cover looked similar to another favoured album by great Aussie band The Sunnyboys (although I only have this on vinyl... hmm, about time I got in on CD, I think). While the Sunnyboys name proved to be ironic, Weezer, on the other hand, are a full-winded, clear-throated rock fest of massive proportions.
It seems as though this record was destined to have an impact on me. First of all, its produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars, a band who I have loved since my teen days. But more of them later (we'll be reviewing this great band soon). Secondly, both Undone The Sweater Song and Buddy Holly videos were produced by Spike Jonze, another favourite. Add to this similar cultural references (Kiss, Ace Frehely, X-men etc) and its as though Weezer and I shared the same childhood. I wonder if they got beat up as much as I did?
This copy, the Deluxe Edition, comes with a second CD and a booklet and was released 10 years after the original, which sold ridiculous amounts around the world. Considering lead Weezer Rivers Cuomo thought the album wouldn't sell more than 100, its done pretty well for itself.
VERDICT: TURN IT UP
For more information: http://www.weezer.com/
In our collection we also have Weezer (The Green Album), Weezer (The Red Album), Maladroit and Raditude
In our collection we also have Weezer (The Green Album), Weezer (The Red Album), Maladroit and Raditude
I LOVE Weezer as well - with the exception of their past two albums. I think Weezer had one of the most impressive runs in recent music history with amazing albums like Blue, Pinkerton, Maladroit and Green. The Blue album is probably my favorite, and the amount of fun melodies is unreal. It's a great album to turn on when you just feel like having something good to sing along to. Also, "Only in Dreams" is INCREDIBLE!.
ReplyDeleteJeff, I even like the Red album and Raditude. I don't think Weezer could do shit even if they tried. And I'm really pleased we share this common love. Without a doubt, though, Blue is my favourite album.
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Oh yeah, meant to say my favourite song is probably 'Say It Aint So'... no wait, 'Holiday'... ah, damn, what about 'The World Has Turned And Left Me Here'... Nah, this is too fuckin' hard.
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Nice write up. I am the first to admit that I haven't followed Weezer much over the past while, but Blue still just rocks my socks. This is a great album and one of those "moment" albums. You know, records (oh man, did I just call it that?!? I must be dating myself!) that instantly take you back to some specific moment. This one immediately transports me back to my Freshman year of college. Good stuff.
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