I meant to write this 2 weeks ago when the album came out but...it just slipped my mind. Anyway...
The new Weezer album blows. And it blows hard.
The aptly titled "Red Album" (they must have known it would make my ears bleed) starts off decent. The first two tracks are nothing to write home about, but they kept me entertained. But by track 3 ("Pork and Beans", the first single), I had started to lose interest. The tracks just started blurring together. And by track 7, I had lost all hope for humanity. I forced myself to listen to the rest of the album, then stared at a blank wall for a second because it was more interesting that what I had just heard. As a whole, it felt like a remake of the "Make Believe" album, which sucked pretty bad as well except for the song "Perfect Situation".
On the second listen (I always try to give music a second chance, no matter how hard an album blew the first time), nothing improved. Seriously, nothing.
I will give them credit where credit is due - they still have a sense of humor. The video for "Pork and Beans" is kinda funny, but the song sounds like...well...sounds like they're channeling past singles, like "Hash Pipe" and the utterly terrible "Beverly Hills".
Overall - save your $15. Just listen to Make Believe, it sounds the same anyway.
Weezer - The Red Album - 1.5/5
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...but we need to go to a Weezer show. They now ask their fans to bring instruments and play some of their classic songs while they just sing them...
Biggest... Jam... Ever.
I would still pay to see them, don't get me wrong.
But the new album does blow.
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