Weezer

**Triple A** · 05-01-2008, 02:59 PM

Hmmm nobody has posted anything about this yet. New album coming out June 24. Gonna be called Weezer, and will have a red cover, so it's gonna be The Red Album. First single is released. I like it.

G · 05-01-2008, 03:45 PM

God, I haven't cared about them since the blue/green albums.

G · 05-01-2008, 03:47 PM

After listening to this, I still don't care.

**FakeLaser** · 05-01-2008, 04:58 PM

Yeah, downloaded the single a couple weeks ago and have enjoyed

**Indifferent Clox** · 05-01-2008, 10:29 PM

yeah I used to be the biggggest weezer fan like loved them, went to the boards everyday, had all their stuff, but make believe kinda made me feel like crap inside.

**Bad Company** · 05-02-2008, 12:46 AM

I love weezer, but I do not know about this song, or their last album really.

**thedamndest** · 05-02-2008, 10:03 AM

Sounds like a lot of other weezer.

**Indifferent Clox** · 05-02-2008, 12:41 PM

I listened to Pinkerton last night.

Weezer needs to get that angry raw angst back. that was the shit.

**D Mac** · 05-02-2008, 02:54 PM

suck

**Indifferent Clox** · 05-07-2008, 04:24 AM

The more i listen the more i like it, it gets old weezer esque toward the end. it starts of quirky and ends hard. I like it better than anything on make believe prolly.

**Impeccable** · 05-11-2008, 07:44 AM

Make Believe felt to me like they'd "sold out" and were only making music for commercial purposes. This sounds better than anything off Make Believe, but I'll reserve judgement until I hear the rest of the album.

**FakeLaser** · 05-11-2008, 12:00 PM

I heard 9 tracks off of this and I love it so far. It's like a return to old Weezer with goofy ass lyrics and shit.

**Indifferent Clox** · 05-11-2008, 10:26 PM

I just downloaded a thing with 8 of the tracks.. where'd you hear the 9th one?

**FakeLaser** · 05-12-2008, 01:51 AM

I dunno, my friend burnt it for me.

**Indifferent Clox** · 05-12-2008, 10:27 AM

Keep in mind I've heard only 8 of the ten tracks out of order, the order and the final rating has a lot to do with how the songs are placed and the final two songs.

Weezer and I have a somewhat tumultous history, I used to be a total fan, they could do know wrong. Once I got a little bit older and detached from the situation I realized their first two albums were great, some of the best of the 90s but their others were lacking, the best of which was maladroit a mix of some interesting noises but nothing really that quirky and emotional, the worst make believe was just 3 decent singles and a lot of eh, and green.. was not quite versatile enough and had duration problems (I never have these problems ladies!).

This album is quirky for sure, musically it's got the crunchy riffs you've come to love from the weez. But it's their most complex album. The songs have the great harmonies of Blue, the random quirkiness and raw agression of Pinkerton, the interesting sounds of maladroit, and something comepletely new from weezer; input from other band members on an album. Pat sings two songs. This is their most ironic and I am certain to say will hold up well against blue and pinkerton and far better than their current 3 from the 2000s.

Here's a track by track review (0/5 means it's absolute crap I don't want to listen to this song again -2 from the overall album score,.1/5 means it takes away from the album and isn't a good song -1.5 from the album score, 2/5 means it may or may not flow well with the album and may or may not be a good song, but it's sure not both -1 from the album, 3 means it's fine song and fits in okay with the album, but not that good it effects the album score neither way, 4 means it fits in well and has a great relistinablity to it +1 for the album, 5 means it's a great song molds perfectley with the album it adds 2 points to the album. 5/5 doesn't mean it's the best song ever it just means it does what it needs to do and does it very, very well. Individual tracks aren't comparable between albums.) keep in mind placement and overall effecteffness will also determine the overall album score.

TroubleMaker: It's has a "good life" feel to it and has some crazy lyrics "who needs stupid books, books they are for crooks, and i will learn from studying the lessons in my dreams" pretty ironic since he majored in English at Harvard. That's right Weezer's got the irony back! The song goes on to talk about how Rivers is a troublemaker and what he wants to do in life and how he wants to get their "gonna be a star people with crane necks/ to get a glimpse at me and see if I'm having sex" he talks about being a mystery and being different than all the other lead singers, which if you know about Rivers this is one thing about him, he's a very charismatic enigma. Also I love how he somehow makes "Marry a biatch, Having seven kids" rhyme. Wait for the arts and crafts section. Quirky and Catchy. 5/5. This is a weezer classic.

The Greatest Man That Ever Lived: Rivers Raps!, then he rocks out, then croons, the the whole band jumps in channeling queen, then something similiar to SFTBH or pinkerton with some awesome guitar in the back happens and I'm already blown away and it's not yet over. He picks up again with something that could be blue era sounds like something from the 50s, finally he then talks to us, and then a harmony part with him and pat jsut gets me stoked. Then River starts talking to us, it's a little quirky but it's weezer and hey he's still rhyming, his voice even cuts out, and then a shaker hymn follows, the song just keep changing ending in some awesome rock. clocking in at nearly 6 minutes this one gets a 5/5

Pork and Beans- The first single. available now at weezer.com. When I heard it on the site apart from the album I found it interesting and different, but wasn't sure if I liked it or not, if it was just a standout from an otherwise crappy album or a radio friendly hit. I knew it'd be popular, just didn't know why. It's catchy, it's versatile, it's quirky. It's great but it falls a little short in comparision with the other songs so far, but I think it flows well. -4/5

Heart Songs- This song is Rivers mentioning a lot of bands and songs first verse from the 70s, second verse 80s, and then the bridge is about Nirvana and why he started playing music. The intro is nice and the chorus is a little eh, but the verses are interesting to find out where he's from the lyrics sound forced at times. But I really find it endearing, and the the guitars make it pretty awesome, and the last chorus is much better than the others. I like the way it builds and it's a nice slower song for the album. -3/5

Everybody Get Dangerous- This one is pure rock. It's shredding and is probably a next single. It's about River's supposed dangerous aspects of his life. It's pretty funny and ironic. He talks about stabbing roadkill corpes and licking the knives. Now he's a buddhist. This song makes me laugh and it's the Rock out tune of the album, but it reminds me of Make Believe but it's better than anything on Make Believe because it's much more quirky and the music changes throughout. The end is pretty beautiful with Harmonies calling out the blue album. It's a nice mix of weezer. It ends and it sounds somewhat like... get this... Animal Collective.. it just doesn't go on long enough with that part. 4/5

Dreamin'- is a song that could have been on the green album and made it better or the blue album and been nice, but here it fits in well and brings back the album (and depending on where it is placed may be the cooldown or the heat up it works either way) I love the melodies and harmonies in this song. It's def. got a Holiday/ Surf Wax America with Brian singing (i believe) and it's amazing. It's a little trippy too. Then the power comes back in for a second but nope more harmony parts, and yet.. here comes more guitar under the crooning! wooh. And toward the end after a chorus more rock from a Pinkerton Era/ Maladroit feel. 5/5

Thought I Knew- I love the intro of this, the hand claps and keyboards are nice. I'm all for various singers on an album, Brian, the rhythm guitarist doing the vocals on this one is nice, the lyrics kinda don't sound like they belong on the album, but depending on where it's placed again may fit, I can't tell yet. I think this might've been a song fromBrian's side project Space Twins. It's a good song for sure. I dunno if it's weezer though. When the girl from That Dog sang I Just Threw out the Love of my Dreams it still felt like weezer. This is weezer guitar and I just don't know if the song is has that it factor for the rest of this album, but I'll have to see where it's placed- 3/5

Cold Dark World- this reminds me of early weezer songs Theif, Paperface and Let's Sew Our Pants Together. The lyrics are a little eh at times but mostly interesting but that def. takes away. The music is crazy cool though. Random noises and amazing guitar shredding. Don't know if it fits or not with the first songs , but the ending is very pinkerton esque which I like and may transition nicely. 3/5 for now.

This album gets an 8 so far. But it may change depending on the next two songs.Definetley worth a check out.-

8

**Indifferent Clox** · 05-12-2008, 10:41 AM

For me Blue and Pinkerton are 10s, green is a 7, Maladroit is a 7.8, Make Believe is a 3.

**Indifferent Clox** · 05-12-2008, 06:13 PM

Okay so apparentley
this is the order of the album^
it's brian on lead vocals on track 7 (it's a the relationship track)
Scott on vocals on track 8
on track 9 Automatic will be pat

and the final track "the angel and the One" (which is a theme in this album) could possibly be all 4 members singing. nice.

Once i figure out the lyrics for everybody get dangerous I might give it a 5/5 to.

DS · 05-12-2008, 09:16 PM

I can barely take reading your one line posts. There is no way that I will ever read anything you type that is that long.

**Indifferent Clox** · 05-12-2008, 09:55 PM

Yeah and your girlfriend can barely take my dick. But I hear yours doesn't even phase her.

**Triple A** · 05-12-2008, 10:01 PM

I am listening to it now. The Greatest Man That Ever Lived is the greatest song of all time.

**Indifferent Clox** · 05-12-2008, 10:36 PM

Step up I'll mess with your face alsoVVVV

**Requiem** · 05-13-2008, 03:37 AM

Seriously dislike you, Clox.

Also, heard some of this today. Pretty good stuff.

**St. Jimmy** · 05-13-2008, 10:19 AM

WTF is this? Besides the single this is going to be the worst Weezer album ever. Wow. Mad depressed right now.

**FakeLaser** · 05-13-2008, 11:27 AM

Everybody Get Dangerous is mad funny. The one part about the kid coming up to him and asking about slicing people's faces with a ninja sword, LOL

**Indifferent Clox** · 05-13-2008, 12:24 PM

yeah Dreamin' is so amazing to.

**Indifferent Clox** · 05-28-2008, 04:55 AM

The last two songs have leaked along with the cover of The Band's "Tha Weight"

http://www.twelvemajorchords.com/wp-...d-the-one1.mp3

that's the closer.

05-01-2008, 02:59 PM	#1
Triple A Triple A Posts: 133,040	Weezer Hmmm nobody has posted anything about this yet. New album coming out June 24. Gonna be called Weezer, and will have a red cover, so it's gonna be The Red Album. First single is released. I like it.

05-12-2008, 10:27 AM	#15
Indifferent Clox emerge Posts: 16,710	Keep in mind I've heard only 8 of the ten tracks out of order, the order and the final rating has a lot to do with how the songs are placed and the final two songs. Weezer and I have a somewhat tumultous history, I used to be a total fan, they could do know wrong. Once I got a little bit older and detached from the situation I realized their first two albums were great, some of the best of the 90s but their others were lacking, the best of which was maladroit a mix of some interesting noises but nothing really that quirky and emotional, the worst make believe was just 3 decent singles and a lot of eh, and green.. was not quite versatile enough and had duration problems (I never have these problems ladies!). This album is quirky for sure, musically it's got the crunchy riffs you've come to love from the weez. But it's their most complex album. The songs have the great harmonies of Blue, the random quirkiness and raw agression of Pinkerton, the interesting sounds of maladroit, and something comepletely new from weezer; input from other band members on an album. Pat sings two songs. This is their most ironic and I am certain to say will hold up well against blue and pinkerton and far better than their current 3 from the 2000s. Here's a track by track review (0/5 means it's absolute crap I don't want to listen to this song again -2 from the overall album score,.1/5 means it takes away from the album and isn't a good song -1.5 from the album score, 2/5 means it may or may not flow well with the album and may or may not be a good song, but it's sure not both -1 from the album, 3 means it's fine song and fits in okay with the album, but not that good it effects the album score neither way, 4 means it fits in well and has a great relistinablity to it +1 for the album, 5 means it's a great song molds perfectley with the album it adds 2 points to the album. 5/5 doesn't mean it's the best song ever it just means it does what it needs to do and does it very, very well. Individual tracks aren't comparable between albums.) keep in mind placement and overall effecteffness will also determine the overall album score. TroubleMaker: It's has a "good life" feel to it and has some crazy lyrics "who needs stupid books, books they are for crooks, and i will learn from studying the lessons in my dreams" pretty ironic since he majored in English at Harvard. That's right Weezer's got the irony back! The song goes on to talk about how Rivers is a troublemaker and what he wants to do in life and how he wants to get their "gonna be a star people with crane necks/ to get a glimpse at me and see if I'm having sex" he talks about being a mystery and being different than all the other lead singers, which if you know about Rivers this is one thing about him, he's a very charismatic enigma. Also I love how he somehow makes "Marry a biatch, Having seven kids" rhyme. Wait for the arts and crafts section. Quirky and Catchy. 5/5. This is a weezer classic. The Greatest Man That Ever Lived: Rivers Raps!, then he rocks out, then croons, the the whole band jumps in channeling queen, then something similiar to SFTBH or pinkerton with some awesome guitar in the back happens and I'm already blown away and it's not yet over. He picks up again with something that could be blue era sounds like something from the 50s, finally he then talks to us, and then a harmony part with him and pat jsut gets me stoked. Then River starts talking to us, it's a little quirky but it's weezer and hey he's still rhyming, his voice even cuts out, and then a shaker hymn follows, the song just keep changing ending in some awesome rock. clocking in at nearly 6 minutes this one gets a 5/5 Pork and Beans- The first single. available now at weezer.com. When I heard it on the site apart from the album I found it interesting and different, but wasn't sure if I liked it or not, if it was just a standout from an otherwise crappy album or a radio friendly hit. I knew it'd be popular, just didn't know why. It's catchy, it's versatile, it's quirky. It's great but it falls a little short in comparision with the other songs so far, but I think it flows well. -4/5 Heart Songs- This song is Rivers mentioning a lot of bands and songs first verse from the 70s, second verse 80s, and then the bridge is about Nirvana and why he started playing music. The intro is nice and the chorus is a little eh, but the verses are interesting to find out where he's from the lyrics sound forced at times. But I really find it endearing, and the the guitars make it pretty awesome, and the last chorus is much better than the others. I like the way it builds and it's a nice slower song for the album. -3/5 Everybody Get Dangerous- This one is pure rock. It's shredding and is probably a next single. It's about River's supposed dangerous aspects of his life. It's pretty funny and ironic. He talks about stabbing roadkill corpes and licking the knives. Now he's a buddhist. This song makes me laugh and it's the Rock out tune of the album, but it reminds me of Make Believe but it's better than anything on Make Believe because it's much more quirky and the music changes throughout. The end is pretty beautiful with Harmonies calling out the blue album. It's a nice mix of weezer. It ends and it sounds somewhat like... get this... Animal Collective.. it just doesn't go on long enough with that part. 4/5 Dreamin'- is a song that could have been on the green album and made it better or the blue album and been nice, but here it fits in well and brings back the album (and depending on where it is placed may be the cooldown or the heat up it works either way) I love the melodies and harmonies in this song. It's def. got a Holiday/ Surf Wax America with Brian singing (i believe) and it's amazing. It's a little trippy too. Then the power comes back in for a second but nope more harmony parts, and yet.. here comes more guitar under the crooning! wooh. And toward the end after a chorus more rock from a Pinkerton Era/ Maladroit feel. 5/5 Thought I Knew- I love the intro of this, the hand claps and keyboards are nice. I'm all for various singers on an album, Brian, the rhythm guitarist doing the vocals on this one is nice, the lyrics kinda don't sound like they belong on the album, but depending on where it's placed again may fit, I can't tell yet. I think this might've been a song fromBrian's side project Space Twins. It's a good song for sure. I dunno if it's weezer though. When the girl from That Dog sang I Just Threw out the Love of my Dreams it still felt like weezer. This is weezer guitar and I just don't know if the song is has that it factor for the rest of this album, but I'll have to see where it's placed- 3/5 Cold Dark World- this reminds me of early weezer songs Theif, Paperface and Let's Sew Our Pants Together. The lyrics are a little eh at times but mostly interesting but that def. takes away. The music is crazy cool though. Random noises and amazing guitar shredding. Don't know if it fits or not with the first songs , but the ending is very pinkerton esque which I like and may transition nicely. 3/5 for now. This album gets an 8 so far. But it may change depending on the next two songs.Definetley worth a check out.- 8 Last edited by Indifferent Clox; 05-12-2008 at 05:53 PM.

05-12-2008, 06:13 PM	#17
Indifferent Clox emerge Posts: 16,710	Okay so apparentley this is the order of the album^ it's brian on lead vocals on track 7 (it's a the relationship track) Scott on vocals on track 8 on track 9 Automatic will be pat and the final track "the angel and the One" (which is a theme in this album) could possibly be all 4 members singing. nice. Once i figure out the lyrics for everybody get dangerous I might give it a 5/5 to. Last edited by Indifferent Clox; 05-12-2008 at 06:18 PM.

05-01-2008, 03:45 PM	#2
G Selectively Social Posts: 16,336	God, I haven't cared about them since the blue/green albums.

05-01-2008, 03:47 PM	#3
G Selectively Social Posts: 16,336	After listening to this, I still don't care.

05-01-2008, 04:58 PM	#4
FakeLaser continental drift Posts: 46,731	Yeah, downloaded the single a couple weeks ago and have enjoyed

05-01-2008, 10:29 PM	#5
Indifferent Clox emerge Posts: 16,710	yeah I used to be the biggggest weezer fan like loved them, went to the boards everyday, had all their stuff, but make believe kinda made me feel like crap inside.

05-02-2008, 12:46 AM	#6
Bad Company Mad Posts: 26,227	I love weezer, but I do not know about this song, or their last album really.

05-02-2008, 10:03 AM	#7
thedamndest A Property of Matter Posts: 25,543	Sounds like a lot of other weezer.

05-02-2008, 12:41 PM	#8
Indifferent Clox emerge Posts: 16,710	I listened to Pinkerton last night. Weezer needs to get that angry raw angst back. that was the shit.

05-07-2008, 04:24 AM	#10
Indifferent Clox emerge Posts: 16,710	The more i listen the more i like it, it gets old weezer esque toward the end. it starts of quirky and ends hard. I like it better than anything on make believe prolly.

05-11-2008, 07:44 AM	#11
Impeccable Tag Team Wrestling Mark! Posts: 2,339	Make Believe felt to me like they'd "sold out" and were only making music for commercial purposes. This sounds better than anything off Make Believe, but I'll reserve judgement until I hear the rest of the album.

05-11-2008, 12:00 PM	#12
FakeLaser continental drift Posts: 46,731	I heard 9 tracks off of this and I love it so far. It's like a return to old Weezer with goofy ass lyrics and shit.

05-02-2008, 02:54 PM	#9
D Mac Posts: 21,603	suck

05-11-2008, 10:26 PM	#13
Indifferent Clox emerge Posts: 16,710	I just downloaded a thing with 8 of the tracks.. where'd you hear the 9th one?

05-12-2008, 01:51 AM	#14
FakeLaser continental drift Posts: 46,731	I dunno, my friend burnt it for me.

05-12-2008, 10:41 AM	#16
Indifferent Clox emerge Posts: 16,710	For me Blue and Pinkerton are 10s, green is a 7, Maladroit is a 7.8, Make Believe is a 3.

05-12-2008, 09:16 PM	#18
DS look at that hat Posts: 4,520	I can barely take reading your one line posts. There is no way that I will ever read anything you type that is that long.

05-12-2008, 09:55 PM	#19
Indifferent Clox emerge Posts: 16,710	Yeah and your girlfriend can barely take my dick. But I hear yours doesn't even phase her.

05-12-2008, 10:01 PM	#20
Triple A Triple A Posts: 133,040	I am listening to it now. The Greatest Man That Ever Lived is the greatest song of all time.

05-13-2008, 03:37 AM	#22
Requiem Posts: 19,294	Seriously dislike you, Clox. Also, heard some of this today. Pretty good stuff.

05-13-2008, 10:19 AM	#23
St. Jimmy Last of a Dying Forum Posts: 16,215	WTF is this? Besides the single this is going to be the worst Weezer album ever. Wow. Mad depressed right now.

05-13-2008, 11:27 AM	#24
FakeLaser continental drift Posts: 46,731	Everybody Get Dangerous is mad funny. The one part about the kid coming up to him and asking about slicing people's faces with a ninja sword, LOL

05-13-2008, 12:24 PM	#25
Indifferent Clox emerge Posts: 16,710	yeah Dreamin' is so amazing to.

05-28-2008, 04:55 AM	#26
Indifferent Clox emerge Posts: 16,710	The last two songs have leaked along with the cover of The Band's "Tha Weight" http://www.twelvemajorchords.com/wp-...d-the-one1.mp3 that's the closer.