<![CDATA[New Weezer Song Showcases Rivers Cuomo's Medley-Writing Ambitions (Or Something Like That) - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[New Weezer Song Showcases Rivers Cuomo's Medley-Writing Ambitions (Or Something Like That) - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Thu, 15 May 2008 20:48:51 EDT Thu, 15 May 2008 20:48:51 EDT http://idolator.com/388582/new-weezer-song-showcases-rivers-cuomos-medley+writing-ambitions-or-something-like-that <![CDATA[New Weezer Song Showcases Rivers Cuomo's Medley-Writing Ambitions (Or Something Like That)]]> http://idolator.com/388582/new-weezer-song-showcases-rivers-cuomos-medley+writing-ambitions-or-something-like-that#c5727771 Man alive...Pinkerton is one of my favorite albums of all time and these new songs SUCK. WHY...RIVERS, WHY?

YalethaJobo

]]> 33:388582:c5727771 Thu, 15 May 2008 20:48:51 EDT <![CDATA[New Weezer Song Showcases Rivers Cuomo's Medley-Writing Ambitions (Or Something Like That)]]> http://idolator.com/388582/new-weezer-song-showcases-rivers-cuomos-medley+writing-ambitions-or-something-like-that#c5615558 Oh, Pinkerton.

mykul

]]> 33:388582:c5615558 Fri, 09 May 2008 11:41:31 EDT <![CDATA[New Weezer Song Showcases Rivers Cuomo's Medley-Writing Ambitions (Or Something Like That)]]> http://idolator.com/388582/new-weezer-song-showcases-rivers-cuomos-medley+writing-ambitions-or-something-like-that#c5606761 @HomefrontRadio: While your math is about right--3 to 2, so far, with the latest as-yet-undecided--the first two records are legitimately great. Let's fight.

tigerpop

]]> 33:388582:c5606761 Thu, 08 May 2008 20:34:33 EDT <![CDATA[New Weezer Song Showcases Rivers Cuomo's Medley-Writing Ambitions (Or Something Like That)]]> http://idolator.com/388582/new-weezer-song-showcases-rivers-cuomos-medley+writing-ambitions-or-something-like-that#c5606225 Weezer are basically the Duran Duran of the grunge years - more releases people passionately hate than actually like, and what was liked was shockingly average in the first place, but for some reason people can't give up on them.

If a band consistently disappoints you and you keep buying their records anyway, then is it their fault for sucking, or your fault for being a undemanding consumer?

HomefrontRadio

]]> 33:388582:c5606225 Thu, 08 May 2008 19:55:14 EDT <![CDATA[New Weezer Song Showcases Rivers Cuomo's Medley-Writing Ambitions (Or Something Like That)]]> http://idolator.com/388582/new-weezer-song-showcases-rivers-cuomos-medley+writing-ambitions-or-something-like-that#c5602939 where are the guitar solos rivers? i need to listen to these songs multiple times for a good review... I don't know if I like brian bell's voice.

andyanks

]]> 33:388582:c5602939 Thu, 08 May 2008 17:10:23 EDT <![CDATA[New Weezer Song Showcases Rivers Cuomo's Medley-Writing Ambitions (Or Something Like That)]]> http://idolator.com/388582/new-weezer-song-showcases-rivers-cuomos-medley+writing-ambitions-or-something-like-that#c5600214 @El-Zilcho: concept album?

Maura Johnston

]]> 33:388582:c5600214 Thu, 08 May 2008 15:46:11 EDT <![CDATA[New Weezer Song Showcases Rivers Cuomo's Medley-Writing Ambitions (Or Something Like That)]]> http://idolator.com/388582/new-weezer-song-showcases-rivers-cuomos-medley+writing-ambitions-or-something-like-that#c5599792 Way to look like the sex offender version of the Hold Steady, guys.

natepatrin

]]> 33:388582:c5599792 Thu, 08 May 2008 15:32:10 EDT <![CDATA[New Weezer Song Showcases Rivers Cuomo's Medley-Writing Ambitions (Or Something Like That)]]> http://idolator.com/388582/new-weezer-song-showcases-rivers-cuomos-medley+writing-ambitions-or-something-like-that#c5599569 Man, I had high hopes after hearing "Pork & Beans," but this is no good.

What's with Rivers and singing about underwear? He mentions it in this and in "Pork & Beans."

El-Zilcho

]]> 33:388582:c5599569 Thu, 08 May 2008 15:25:08 EDT <![CDATA[New Weezer Song Showcases Rivers Cuomo's Medley-Writing Ambitions (Or Something Like That)]]> http://idolator.com/388582/new-weezer-song-showcases-rivers-cuomos-medley+writing-ambitions-or-something-like-that#c5598335 Wow, someone who liked Make Believe thinks this bad. Not a good indication. "Trouble Maker" is a lot better, but not necessarily good.

cassidy2099

]]> 33:388582:c5598335 Thu, 08 May 2008 14:48:26 EDT <![CDATA[New Weezer Song Showcases Rivers Cuomo's Medley-Writing Ambitions (Or Something Like That)]]> http://idolator.com/388582/new-weezer-song-showcases-rivers-cuomos-medley+writing-ambitions-or-something-like-that#c5598032 note to curious listeners: "based on that melody" apparently means Rivers faux-rapping over tuneless power chord crunches while a piano tinkles the melody way the fuck down in the mix, with two or three other half-songs (that were probably the "good parts" *shudder* of songs he threw away) stapled on to the end of it, one after the other.

dog door

]]> 33:388582:c5598032 Thu, 08 May 2008 14:39:32 EDT <![CDATA[New Weezer Song Showcases Rivers Cuomo's Medley-Writing Ambitions (Or Something Like That)]]> http://idolator.com/388582/new-weezer-song-showcases-rivers-cuomos-medley+writing-ambitions-or-something-like-that#c5598028 Is it possible to be so bad that it all spins back around? This song plays on so many ridiculous stereotypes (both of Weezer and others), that it's almost aweosme. Almost...

Will say, "Pork and Beans" and "Dreamin'" are almost not embarrassing...

TheBeard

]]> 33:388582:c5598028 Thu, 08 May 2008 14:39:27 EDT <![CDATA[New Weezer Song Showcases Rivers Cuomo's Medley-Writing Ambitions (Or Something Like That)]]> http://idolator.com/388582/new-weezer-song-showcases-rivers-cuomos-medley+writing-ambitions-or-something-like-that#c5597523 @GhostOfDuane: hahaha, that's exactly what I was thinking!

Weezer just gets continually worse. I agree that the falsetto part is the best, by far. The military drum part just pushed every coherent thought out of my head, though, so that's all I have to say.

katekate

]]> 33:388582:c5597523 Thu, 08 May 2008 14:23:27 EDT <![CDATA[New Weezer Song Showcases Rivers Cuomo's Medley-Writing Ambitions (Or Something Like That)]]> http://idolator.com/388582/new-weezer-song-showcases-rivers-cuomos-medley+writing-ambitions-or-something-like-that#c5596257

Wait, Dickey Betts is in Weezer now?

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GhostOfDuane

]]> 33:388582:c5596257 Thu, 08 May 2008 13:47:36 EDT <![CDATA[New Weezer Song Showcases Rivers Cuomo's Medley-Writing Ambitions (Or Something Like That)]]> http://idolator.com/388582/new-weezer-song-showcases-rivers-cuomos-medley+writing-ambitions-or-something-like-that#c5596131 ...although this six-minute thing could really end around 2:10.

tigerpop

]]> 33:388582:c5596131 Thu, 08 May 2008 13:44:01 EDT <![CDATA[New Weezer Song Showcases Rivers Cuomo's Medley-Writing Ambitions (Or Something Like That)]]> http://idolator.com/388582/new-weezer-song-showcases-rivers-cuomos-medley+writing-ambitions-or-something-like-that#c5596082 Hmm. Weezer has decided to not suck this time around. Good for them.

tigerpop

]]> 33:388582:c5596082 Thu, 08 May 2008 13:42:35 EDT <![CDATA[New Weezer Song Showcases Rivers Cuomo's Medley-Writing Ambitions (Or Something Like That)]]> http://idolator.com/388582/new-weezer-song-showcases-rivers-cuomos-medley+writing-ambitions-or-something-like-that#c5596012 I heard the whole record minus the final two tracks this morning and, as a staunch defender of "Make Believe," I have to say I was embarrassed to be listening to it. "Heart Songs," particularly. Just plain stupid.

I dunno, maybe it's all a prank or some lesson in Jeff Koons-y banality. Terrible, terrible record.

NickEddy

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