Comments on: Play Weezer Off, Keyboard Cat

By: Thierry

Thierry — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:58:22 +0000

It’s sad that a guy that started out wanting to be a Brian Wilson for the 1990s has turned into a Mike Love for the new millennium (right down to the stupid dancing and focusing on novelty songs about teenage girls when you’re pushing 40).

By: cassidy2099

cassidy2099 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:49:39 +0000

These songs are even worse than I imagined. And the front man performance from River’s is just sad. There is only one Diamond Dave.

By: cheesebubble

cheesebubble — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:50:49 +0000

MayhemintheHood nailed it with the Offspring reference. These songs reaffirm my hunch that Weezer's brilliant debut was a one-shot deal. They should have closed up shop after Pinkerton. Matt Sharp hasn't made huge inroads on his own since his departure but at least he knew when to leave. Make Believe and the red album are farces. How can an artist come up with singles like Pork & Beans, Beverly Hills, plus these new songs - and expect to retain credibility? Rivers Cuomo is doing a great job of dismantling fans' respect. Sorry, Lax_Dangerhouse, I'm with Carrie Brownstein.

By: Lax_Dangerhouse

Lax_Dangerhouse — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:20:59 +0000

I don’t really see the problem with the songs. They’re better than Beverly Hills. They have a little bit of the annoying ironic “lol pop music” thing going on, but all this “sincerity” nonsense Brownstein’s harking on really gets me.

By: Weezy F Baby

Weezy F Baby — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:40:10 +0000

Since when does Rivers just sing and Pat play guitar??

Has anyone seen the Weezer show they’re playing on Palladia? It’s heartbreaking to see them tear through Across The Sea and then go into Brian Bell doing his best elvis costello impersonation to “Why Bother?” They even changed the lyrics!

“It’s not for real so you’d better get packin’!”

By: MayhemintheHood

MayhemintheHood — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:17:28 +0000

I’ve said that about them for a few years now, that they’ve taken the Offspring route and decided to just make joke songs.

I should read Carrie Brownsteins stuff more often. She figured out that Weezer writes bad music nowadays and that Phish is okay…not bad, but not great. Great story; compelling, and rich.