Comments on: Weezer’s “Embrace The Internet” Strategy Probably Won’t Lead It To The No. 1 Spot

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:24:38 +0000

Rather:

WEEZER SHOULD RECORD A COUNTRY RECORD.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:39:04 +0000

Weezer should record a country record.

By: loudersoft

loudersoft — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:57:15 +0000

Which resurrects the Jonas Brothers career momentarily

By: loudersoft

loudersoft — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:56:36 +0000

Then the Jonas Brothers record a tribute album to them

By: tankboy

tankboy — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:37:24 +0000

@How do I say this ... THROWDINI!: ...I was actually just about to bring Phair into the mix to make the same point. Hell, if her next album was half as good as Red is, that'd make me happy. Talk about a truly downward artistic turn...

It should also be noted that the bonus tracks on Red are pretty durn good. "Ms. Sweeney" is particularly winning with its Pinkerton vibe.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:35:18 +0000

"while Jewel's attempt to cash in on the fact that country fans still buy albums may fool as many as 50,000 people"

That line is soooooo the laugh I needed as I'm still in the office at this late hour ahahah

And hey, Mr. Weezer fan club - tell your boys that, if they've got any decent material left in their repertoire, to please release THAT to the radio so that the rest of us don't have to sit through garbage like 'Beverly Hills' over and over.

I'm not a Weezer hater but wow do some of their songs suck hard. Sorry.

By: Ned Raggett

Ned Raggett — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:22:35 +0000

Then their comeback album released via Starbucks.

By: loudersoft

loudersoft — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:13:28 +0000

They're overdue for making their Nashville album

Then they follow it up with their relationship breakup album

By: How do I say this ... THROWDINI!

How do I say this ... THROWDINI! — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:17:39 +0000

@tankboy: What's wrong with just writing geeky pop songs at this point in his life?

I would argue nothing. But the problem is that once you put out an album that connects to people in a way that 99.999% of albums never will, people want those feelings again. And again. And again.

And you know what, that has both its positives and negatives. On the positive side, how great is it that you once greated a work so awesome, so beloved that people long to have that feeling again? On the negative side, that's probably impossible because such albums are inevitably tied to feelings of youth (of both the artist and the audience), but you're only young once.

Maybe Liz Phair and Rivers should start a support group.

By: loudersoft

loudersoft — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:07:03 +0000

Forgive my hubris. I'm not asking them to remake Blue or Pinkerton. I think that's what they've actually been trying to do, so I'm asking quite the opposite: I'm asking them to make records that seem even the least bit inspired instead of mediocre attempts to reinvent the same wheel every time.

I don't think Weezer sucks -- I just seriously believe in them so much that I would think, perhaps incorrectly, that they're capable of turning out something better than they've been turning out. I apologize for being one of those people who really can't understand their need to embrace mediocrity.

I don't think they're going to write some epic opera or remake Pet Sounds. Actually, at this point, I don't know what I think. I just don't like this album.