@CZsWorld I 100% Agree, I feel like White Album sorta was their revival, and everyone thought they were dead after that. Then SZNZ came along, and it was the new White. This is my opinion, of course. But ultimately, these two points were definite highs for Weezer, and in between was the lows. I am truly happy though with how Weezer turned out nowadays.
@@NN-mo6xw yeah, they’ve put out some of their best and worst material in the over the last decade. Everything Will be Alright in the End and White were great. Pacific Day and Black were kinda ass. But then OK Human was great. But Van Weezer and SZNZ have been kinda eh
I actually felt that OK Human was the first time Weezer was able to consistently surpass their 90s output. Pinkerton may still be my fav but I can now comfortably say that OK Human beats Blue by a hair.
I agree! I'm a new weezer fan but dang the evolution of the band is what fascinates me every time they release new music. Now they are going full swing sooooo good
I’m so happy you mentioned Pat Finn. He was crucial to the formation and sound of early Weezer and yet no one ever talks about him. I want to share what Rivers said about Pat many years ago on his Myspace page. It’s pretty long but it explains a lot haha “Nuts Pat Finn was there tonight. He played Undone with us. That would have been a perfect opportunity to tell a story on stage. Pat Finn was the guy who introduced me to Pat and Matt, and the guy that introduced them to each other. I was working at Tower Records on Sunset Boulevard in 1990-1991. One day a skin-head looking punk came in to start his first day of work. It was Pat Finn. I thought he was the coolest thing ever. A real punk. At the end of his shift he inexplicably said “Hey man, do you want my peanut butter and banana sandwich?” Food was at a premium at the time for me. “Sure. Thanks!” A real punk not only talked to me but gave me his sandwich. I idolized him. He was always trying to get our boss to punch him so he could file for unemployment or sue or something. He also always tried to grab my nuts forcefully. I didn’t know if he was gay or just insane but I thought he was the coolest. I tried to get him in my horrible metal band to be a DJ of all things. For some reason he was interested in playing music with me too but on HIS terms. One day he said, “You’ve got to meet my friend Winky Smiles.” I went over to his apartment on Gordon and saw first thing as I entered a large grown man lying in a heaping pile of filth and garbage. He looked up. “Hey Man.” It was Pat Wilson. “Hey.” They played me Morrissey songs and I tried my best to understand why it was cool because I knew that it was but I couldn’t. Everything they played me had clean jangly guitars and that just didn’t jibe with my heavy metal background. “This is great stuff,” I said. I knew I had to latch on to Pat Finn. We eventually formed a band, Sixty Wrong Sausages. Jason Cropper was in the band too. We all wrote and took turns singing. Four-tracking was on in full force. Pat Finn also joined Kyokushin with me. He was gangly at first but he came to kick some serious ass eventually because of his incredible determination. He was one really intense guy, kind of like me. He was a vegetarian, a conspiracy theorist, a punk. He told me about a musical duo he had formed back in Buffalo called “Skraper”. The other member was apparently a Teutonic titan who rapped a violent breed of nonsense. I had a pretty scary image in my mind and was surprised eventually when I met the guy, a complete lamb of soul, when he helped me move into my apartment with Pat and Matt. I’m talking about Karl. Pat Finn was the nexus between all of us, Pat, Matt, Karl, me, the guys in Wax, the guys in the Dum Dums. It was cool to play with him tonight." - Rivers Cuomo 2005
The green album, while I do agree that it can be very boring, I believe is severely underrated. Songs like O Girlfriend, Smile, Knockout Dragout, Crab, and Photograph are very solid songs (especially O Girlfriend).
Let’s just forget about Maladroit. Rivers always had his creative spark and just because Green was kinda boring and Raditude had “Can’t Stop Partying” and Hurley had a weird cover doesn’t mean Weezer is hit or miss and Rivers lost his spark. Weezer never sucked, Weezer never was bad.
I know; the Green Album is fantastic. It gets a ton of crap just because it’s all short pop rock songs but that’s exactly why I like it. It’s their “early years Beatles” album, and it may not be for everyone, but that doesn’t make it garbage by a long shot.
Great vid. I've never heard of Pat Finn before. I'm definitely looking into that relationship. It explains so much. Rivers inhabits characters with his music. (Most obviously recently with Ok Human and Van Weezer. But even as a religious figure with SZNZ.) and I guess everybody thought Blue Rivers was the genuine one. But even on Blue he talks about songs like No One Else that he's singing as a character. I'd say the least "character-based" albums are Green and Maladroit, but even on those lps individual songs are sung through a character's voice. Looking forward to the doc!
While explaining Rivers reconnecting with his creative spark, Rules of Life was playing in the background. If you meant that Rules of Life was an example of the fire he's producing nowadays, then I completely agree, I absolutely love Rules of Life. I also get what you've been saying throughout the whole video.
I personally think maladroit was a great album, sure dope nose didn’t really mean anything, but the rest of the songs had deep personal lyrics, creative yet classic weezer song writing, burndt jamb is definitely in their top 10 best songs. Side note, I dislike the “smile” slander, the song is beautiful. But I’m glad you’re not one of those “weezer sucked after Pinkerton” people, and I like the make believe appreciation, good video 👍
I think this is a very interesting video. I’m glad that you mention that there are gems within their 2000s output. Honestly though, I think there has always been a gem on every album, even on Hurley or Make Believe. And I honestly do agree with some of their recent stuff being pretty ok honestly. Personally, “Run Raven Run” and “Dark Enough To See The Stars” I think are the best songs they’ve done since probably “King Of The World” from The White Album…
Love the video!! Pink on top tho❗️❗️ also check out maladroit and purple flowers weezer demo, and maybe death to false metal for some awesome og weezee
brilliant video. glad you acknowledge the underrated gem that is the red album. ok human is their best album fight me also ozma fucks. cant wait for that documentary
Long time Weezer fan. Listen to all their records up to seasons etc. records is a massive tune: make believe is also fantastic - don’t know why people hate it
After Pinkerton, and before the rentals weezer hadn’t broken up yet. I was at their comeback show at the whiskey, it was free; nobody knew the band was recording the green album, or getting back together, or what band was even playing until the doors opened.
Weezer has always been Weezer. There's no reason to judge the music they put out. Everybody connects with songs differently. There are songs I don't care for that others may love.
Weezer was never bad, and among my favorite albums are Maladroit, Raditude and Black. It isn't a question of the band writing "good" music, but whether fans are stuck in one sound.
weezer for me.. is one a kind band on planet earth.. :) maybe during the era of thier blue album and following is the pinkertone.. i find it hard to listen to thier another new red album.. but as years and years gOes by.. i slowly like thirr other album.. green, and maladriot.. hehe.. and now i even have the everything must be alright in the end.. and the white album.. is also good to hear.. rivers the man behind.. is really gOod.. :) weezer fan here also.. gOd bless..
Imo, I think Rivers just doesn't give a f*ck anymore. He won't care what the critics say when he goes for a sound that he would want rather than the usual pop-rock or writing cringey lyrics. I think in particular, he started not giving a damn anymore after the White Album. Even if it's a miss at times, I appreciate Rivers going out of his comfort zone while maintaining the band's longevity.
I’m a long time 72 yr old Weezer fan and I thought Pinkerton was awful. He rest has been great to me, all colors included. Pacific Daydream might be my favorite and the “Teal” album might be the greatest collection of covers I’ve ever heard.
Personally I love OK human because it gives me a chance to reflect on what I was doing during quarantine vs what I'm doing now, also the songs are good.
malandroit has some emotional great songs and just alot of good bumpin' tracks i dont think that era was there worst at all. Make believe - radidtude of course has good moments but from the consistency in their albums it was their all time low with make believe only having a handful of good songs, along with red, rad and hurley
either way, i think all "weezer eras" have their great moments worth highlighting and the fact rivers still hasn't lost his touch to this day is so impressive to me
dunno manye. their output since white has been extremely hit or miss. ok human is a rare gem though and belongs in the top 3 imo. winter gets a nod, but it's like an ewbaite nod. pretty good, great at times, but a cut below the really good stuff.
Loved Blue and Pinkerton. Looked forward to Green but it was a huge letdown when it came out. Stuck around and bought Maladroit but gave up after that because the magic was seemingly gone. Didn’t buy another album until Everything Will Be Alright In The End because of all the good I’d heard and it was a good album. Got White next, pretty good again, but then they started making mediocre stuff again so I just quit.
Honestly to me, since EWBAITE Weezer has been at least A tier for the vast majority of the albums. I think Autumn and Winter might be better than Blue even, but that's my hot take.
Since 2020: OK Human was completely different but a fantastic album. Van Weezer was average. The SZNZ albums were mostly average (bar Autumn) but not in a bad way. Autumn was the best out of the 4 by a long way.
Only two problems with the Green Album. The production, and the fake guitar solos. If Green sounded more raw and had maladroit style solos, it would be fantastic. The songwriting is great.
I never understood when weezer listeners say The White album was their revival album, its a great album but White Album was way to over produced and happy compared to their 90s material. In my opinion EWBAITE and Hurley was Weezers revival album both had that 90s garage sound.
You're resentful of an incredible band because they're diverse? Imagine being a music fan is sets themselves up for failure like this. Oh dear, a band doesn't fit in the pigeonhole I put them in anymore. They suck. 🙄 I love all the albums you said you hated. I also love the ones you loved. You're a fan of Weezer? Seems like a stretch.
IMO Matt Sharp was also a key part of the cohesiveness of the first 2 records. While Rivers was the key songwriter, you can listen to the first 2 albums by The Rentals and then go back to Pinkerton/Blue Album and hear where Matt had influence.
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Pat Finnerty reference? 😱😱😱
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This is my first video of yours, really good stuff! Thanks for the Donkey Kong Country bit i literally died 😂
where's btgg?
I agree that Weezer is on top of their game again, but don't act like you couldn't have made this same argument in 2016.
@CZsWorld I 100% Agree, I feel like White Album sorta was their revival, and everyone thought they were dead after that. Then SZNZ came along, and it was the new White. This is my opinion, of course. But ultimately, these two points were definite highs for Weezer, and in between was the lows. I am truly happy though with how Weezer turned out nowadays.
they were good again... and then they werent but now they are again
@@penguin380 I honestly think white and ok human are great but szns black album van weezer have been mediocre to straight bad
@@NN-mo6xw yeah, they’ve put out some of their best and worst material in the over the last decade. Everything Will be Alright in the End and White were great. Pacific Day and Black were kinda ass. But then OK Human was great. But Van Weezer and SZNZ have been kinda eh
@@Danceeagle9725 SZNZ Spring and Summer were very middle of the road but Autumn and Winter are both just as good as their best recent output
brilliant video but i’ll never tolerate Smile slander
people are definitely taking cues from your videos dude. this feels exactly likes something you'd make
Yeah Smile and O Girlfriend are the best songs on that album for me
MARC VIDEO MAKER MAN!?! WHAT ARE YOUU DO DOING HERE!?!
Why are is you marcbutevil?
I actually felt that OK Human was the first time Weezer was able to consistently surpass their 90s output. Pinkerton may still be my fav but I can now comfortably say that OK Human beats Blue by a hair.
It's certainly up there
not better than blue but it definitely is on top 5 weezer album.
It's not a pimple on Blue's balls but it's good
Nah, but it’s pretty cool
I agree! I'm a new weezer fan but dang the evolution of the band is what fascinates me every time they release new music. Now they are going full swing sooooo good
I’m so happy you mentioned Pat Finn. He was crucial to the formation and sound of early Weezer and yet no one ever talks about him. I want to share what Rivers said about Pat many years ago on his Myspace page. It’s pretty long but it explains a lot haha
“Nuts
Pat Finn was there tonight. He played Undone with us. That would have been a perfect opportunity to tell a story on stage.
Pat Finn was the guy who introduced me to Pat and Matt, and the guy that introduced them to each other. I was working at Tower Records on Sunset Boulevard in 1990-1991. One day a skin-head looking punk came in to start his first day of work. It was Pat Finn. I thought he was the coolest thing ever. A real punk.
At the end of his shift he inexplicably said
“Hey man, do you want my peanut butter and banana sandwich?”
Food was at a premium at the time for me.
“Sure. Thanks!”
A real punk not only talked to me but gave me his sandwich.
I idolized him. He was always trying to get our boss to punch him so he could file for unemployment or sue or something. He also always tried to grab my nuts forcefully. I didn’t know if he was gay or just insane but I thought he was the coolest. I tried to get him in my horrible metal band to be a DJ of all things. For some reason he was interested in playing music with me too but on HIS terms.
One day he said, “You’ve got to meet my friend Winky Smiles.”
I went over to his apartment on Gordon and saw first thing as I entered a large grown man lying in a heaping pile of filth and garbage. He looked up.
“Hey Man.” It was Pat Wilson.
“Hey.”
They played me Morrissey songs and I tried my best to understand why it was cool because I knew that it was but I couldn’t. Everything they played me had clean jangly guitars and that just didn’t jibe with my heavy metal background.
“This is great stuff,” I said. I knew I had to latch on to Pat Finn.
We eventually formed a band, Sixty Wrong Sausages. Jason Cropper was in the band too. We all wrote and took turns singing. Four-tracking was on in full force.
Pat Finn also joined Kyokushin with me. He was gangly at first but he came to kick some serious ass eventually because of his incredible determination.
He was one really intense guy, kind of like me. He was a vegetarian, a conspiracy theorist, a punk. He told me about a musical duo he had formed back in Buffalo called “Skraper”. The other member was apparently a Teutonic titan who rapped a violent breed of nonsense. I had a pretty scary image in my mind and was surprised eventually when I met the guy, a complete lamb of soul, when he helped me move into my apartment with Pat and Matt. I’m talking about Karl.
Pat Finn was the nexus between all of us, Pat, Matt, Karl, me, the guys in Wax, the guys in the Dum Dums.
It was cool to play with him tonight."
- Rivers Cuomo 2005
that clip of them from 1995 looks like it was filmed yesterday. I like this video style a lot please make more
I think Weezer has always been good. Even when they suck they are great. Rivers never lost his melody writing ability.
Rivers writing is based boomer now which is either hit (white or miss pacific daydream/black)
@@romeohio19 youre so cute i wanna hold ur nails, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
The green album, while I do agree that it can be very boring, I believe is severely underrated. Songs like O Girlfriend, Smile, Knockout Dragout, Crab, and Photograph are very solid songs (especially O Girlfriend).
You are now my best friend for saying that. Green has solid tracks, O girlfriend is like top tier weez
understand and respect your opinion but crab fucking sucks
@@nolan_sage crab is a great song
crab if you wanna
island in the sun is good too, even tho it’s kinda basic
I feel like ever since 2019 Rivers has just been doing whatever he wants and if it sticks it sticks
Let’s just forget about Maladroit. Rivers always had his creative spark and just because Green was kinda boring and Raditude had “Can’t Stop Partying” and Hurley had a weird cover doesn’t mean Weezer is hit or miss and Rivers lost his spark. Weezer never sucked, Weezer never was bad.
I won't take this Green album slander smh
I know; the Green Album is fantastic. It gets a ton of crap just because it’s all short pop rock songs but that’s exactly why I like it. It’s their “early years Beatles” album, and it may not be for everyone, but that doesn’t make it garbage by a long shot.
@@ninja_tony Nothing by them is really garbage. I'm just one of the people who happens to find most of their pop rock songs boring. It happens.
Great vid. I've never heard of Pat Finn before. I'm definitely looking into that relationship. It explains so much. Rivers inhabits characters with his music. (Most obviously recently with Ok Human and Van Weezer. But even as a religious figure with SZNZ.) and I guess everybody thought Blue Rivers was the genuine one. But even on Blue he talks about songs like No One Else that he's singing as a character.
I'd say the least "character-based" albums are Green and Maladroit, but even on those lps individual songs are sung through a character's voice.
Looking forward to the doc!
Pat Finn was the guy who introduced Rivers to Matt Sharp and Pat Wilson.
There’s 2 or more great songs on every Weezer album and you can’t change my mind
Very true, but also very not good enough
Even Raditude has at least 3 good songs
@@UndertaleFan-cx2mc aside from the fact that they massacred Can't Stop Partying
Hurley is my least favorite Weezer album but still has three songs that I like.
While explaining Rivers reconnecting with his creative spark, Rules of Life was playing in the background. If you meant that Rules of Life was an example of the fire he's producing nowadays, then I completely agree, I absolutely love Rules of Life. I also get what you've been saying throughout the whole video.
I actually really like Maladroit. I also really like the red album, and their white album is pretty good.
I would have to say SZNZ, and especially Autumn and Winter would make the answer a resounding yes.
great video ‼
i love the use of everybody wants a chance to feel all alone @ 3:20
This whole video is something I agree with and I also wanna say you are SO GOOD for putting Dark Enough To See The Stars at the end
The Donkey Kong part alone was enough for me to subscribe. Great video!
I personally think maladroit was a great album, sure dope nose didn’t really mean anything, but the rest of the songs had deep personal lyrics, creative yet classic weezer song writing, burndt jamb is definitely in their top 10 best songs. Side note, I dislike the “smile” slander, the song is beautiful. But I’m glad you’re not one of those “weezer sucked after Pinkerton” people, and I like the make believe appreciation, good video 👍
Yeah, weird to gloss over Maladroit like that.
Instant subscription earned. Great video dude.
I think this is a very interesting video. I’m glad that you mention that there are gems within their 2000s output. Honestly though, I think there has always been a gem on every album, even on Hurley or Make Believe.
And I honestly do agree with some of their recent stuff being pretty ok honestly. Personally, “Run Raven Run” and “Dark Enough To See The Stars” I think are the best songs they’ve done since probably “King Of The World” from The White Album…
Love the video!! Pink on top tho❗️❗️ also check out maladroit and purple flowers weezer demo, and maybe death to false metal for some awesome og weezee
brilliant video. glad you acknowledge the underrated gem that is the red album. ok human is their best album fight me
also ozma fucks. cant wait for that documentary
YO i love ozma
I CAN'T wait for that Weezer documentary, for sure will stay in tune for it.
1:15🤣And yes, I totally agree with this statement. Pink Triangle and I Just Threw Out The Love of My Dreams are my favorite songs...ever.
Dude! That's right on point! I feel the absolute same way.👌🍻
great vid man
Long time Weezer fan. Listen to all their records up to seasons etc. records is a massive tune: make believe is also fantastic - don’t know why people hate it
Fuck yeah! i want to know about the other members. Brian, Pat and Scott. Weezer is not only Rivers u.u but everyone thing so.
The one that got away is my favorite from the new album. It’s gotta be my top 10 weezer songs.
After Pinkerton, and before the rentals weezer hadn’t broken up yet. I was at their comeback show at the whiskey, it was free; nobody knew the band was recording the green album, or getting back together, or what band was even playing until the doors opened.
Weezer has always been Weezer. There's no reason to judge the music they put out. Everybody connects with songs differently. There are songs I don't care for that others may love.
oh my gosh he's back
Blue and Pinkerton are still on my playlist...
Ok Human is their best lp. They’ve been good for years now.
Weezer was never bad, and among my favorite albums are Maladroit, Raditude and Black. It isn't a question of the band writing "good" music, but whether fans are stuck in one sound.
I wouldn't say stuck. Some people just don't like certain music.
They have definitely been bad, many times, with little moments of greatness.
weezer for me.. is one a kind band on planet earth.. :) maybe during the era of thier blue album and following is the pinkertone.. i find it
hard to listen to thier another new
red album.. but as years and years gOes by.. i slowly like thirr other album.. green, and maladriot.. hehe.. and now i even have the everything must be alright in the end.. and the white album.. is also good to hear.. rivers the man behind.. is really gOod.. :) weezer fan here also.. gOd bless..
I only like there first two albums 😭 I don’t know what happened after those.
What song is playing in background at the beginning?
based ozma shoutout 💪💪
2:26, don’t diss smile, easily one of the best off green
No one hates on Weezer as much as Weezer fans. Glad I just like their music and dont have to be weird about it.
We 're the UNOFFICIALS baby!
Well done sir.
That Shakespeare song is great. I don't really like it musically (I like the more rock stuff) but the concept is so unique
The thumbnail made me think it was a scott the woz video
Green album FTW
2:43 what is that song in the backgroudn called
If you like Pinkerton and blue album you’ll LOVE the band OZMA
Great vid although the disrespect for maladroit hurts me
Imo, I think Rivers just doesn't give a f*ck anymore. He won't care what the critics say when he goes for a sound that he would want rather than the usual pop-rock or writing cringey lyrics.
I think in particular, he started not giving a damn anymore after the White Album. Even if it's a miss at times, I appreciate Rivers going out of his comfort zone while maintaining the band's longevity.
Weezer was never bad
what song is at the beginning?
what was the first song being played?
ozma shoutout wahoo
Maladroit is amazing. It’s the third best album by them.
Shakespeare makes me happy
💥🦋💥
Autumn is kinda fire ngl but idk about the other 3
Listening to Ozma now and asdklfjsdlfj this is good; so thanks, mysterious youtube man!
Ozma is so underrated, glad you found them!
Im a green album fan and therefore i disagree with every word you’ve said about it 🥴
^^^ I agree with Matt Damon on this ^^^
what is the song at 3:20?
what are the songs at 2:43 , 2:56 , and 4:45 playing in the background?
1/ cryin and lonely
2/ the christmas song
3/ rules of life v36
@@neonxx7267 thanks!
i'm weezing
Good video! But unfortunately Weezer won't be good again until they make can't stop partying 2.
I’m a long time 72 yr old Weezer fan and I thought Pinkerton was awful. He rest has been great to me, all colors included. Pacific Daydream might be my favorite and the “Teal” album might be the greatest collection of covers I’ve ever heard.
thank you for being honest about the albums (being yourself) and not pretending like others who "love these, hate these.." etc.
Green and Maladroit are fantastic. I don't know what you are thinking. I have been a fan since 94.
Why does everyone love OK Human so much. I mean, it's OK.
Personally I love OK human because it gives me a chance to reflect on what I was doing during quarantine vs what I'm doing now, also the songs are good.
This guy has my exact same weezer taste.
I like the green album
malandroit has some emotional great songs and just alot of good bumpin' tracks i dont think that era was there worst at all. Make believe - radidtude of course has good moments but from the consistency in their albums it was their all time low with make believe only having a handful of good songs, along with red, rad and hurley
either way, i think all "weezer eras" have their great moments worth highlighting and the fact rivers still hasn't lost his touch to this day is so impressive to me
Dope nose.... Criminally underrated
does anyone know every song he used as bg music? looking for specifically the first one.. rest i know, i think
it's called rosemary iirc
Thoughts on maladroit ?
Dawg you look like they tried to reconstruct rivers with his skeleton after he died
dunno manye. their output since white has been extremely hit or miss. ok human is a rare gem though and belongs in the top 3 imo. winter gets a nod, but it's like an ewbaite nod. pretty good, great at times, but a cut below the really good stuff.
weezer is my fav band, rivers is a god and SZNZ was amazing
Weezer is the Nic Cage of music. Some of the best and worst output without any discernable pattern of when they will release what
Loved Blue and Pinkerton. Looked forward to Green but it was a huge letdown when it came out. Stuck around and bought Maladroit but gave up after that because the magic was seemingly gone.
Didn’t buy another album until Everything Will Be Alright In The End because of all the good I’d heard and it was a good album. Got White next, pretty good again, but then they started making mediocre stuff again so I just quit.
THIS IS WHAT I'M SAYIN'!!
Who writes a song about Crab? 🦀
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Honestly I feel that Pat leaving was a huge deal. the sound changed with his departure. listen to Pats band The Rentals and you can see what I mean.
The Rentals is awesome.
Weezer has always been good. Definitely had a lull, but since EWBAITE it has picked up
weezer has been good again for a decade
Honestly to me, since EWBAITE Weezer has been at least A tier for the vast majority of the albums. I think Autumn and Winter might be better than Blue even, but that's my hot take.
What is the song at 2:45
Cryin' And Lonely
sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssh
Since 2020: OK Human was completely different but a fantastic album. Van Weezer was average. The SZNZ albums were mostly average (bar Autumn) but not in a bad way. Autumn was the best out of the 4 by a long way.
Only two problems with the Green Album. The production, and the fake guitar solos. If Green sounded more raw and had maladroit style solos, it would be fantastic. The songwriting is great.
I never understood when weezer listeners say The White album was their revival album, its a great album but White Album was way to over produced and happy compared to their 90s material. In my opinion EWBAITE and Hurley was Weezers revival album both had that 90s garage sound.
At least Shakespeare makes Weezer happy :)
My English teacher kinda looks like Rivers Cuomo...
You're resentful of an incredible band because they're diverse? Imagine being a music fan is sets themselves up for failure like this. Oh dear, a band doesn't fit in the pigeonhole I put them in anymore. They suck. 🙄
I love all the albums you said you hated. I also love the ones you loved. You're a fan of Weezer? Seems like a stretch.
Smile slander and Maladroit erasure, damn
I will not take this Maladroit slander
3:00
Not 9/11
Weezer
Put that on a T-shirt
Those are not the lyrocs come on!
IMO Matt Sharp was also a key part of the cohesiveness of the first 2 records. While Rivers was the key songwriter, you can listen to the first 2 albums by The Rentals and then go back to Pinkerton/Blue Album and hear where Matt had influence.