Comments on: (It’s Not My Fault) If I Like Weezer

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:05:17 +0000

Weezer are giving fans a chance to mix their demo for new track ‘Shusui’. There’s more about it here http://bit.ly/8lnOx1

By: steve

steve — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:13:09 +0000

I have been a weezer fan since “undone the sweater song” was first deemed “buzzworthy” on mtv. I listened to “blue” every night before bed for months and It has never been out of my cd case.Pinkerton was jarring at first ” I remember really not liking it at all on first listen) But like everyone else has said, It Is a masterpiece, I think I have listened to it more than blue by now. I have purchased every new weezer album on day one since Pinkerton, and they all have had pros and cons (maladroit has very short, similar sounding songs) but I still love Weezer. I have no problem with a band evolving, I think It is great. To me Raditude is a pretty good album, I want you too is very catchy. The girl got hot is a great song that I hope will be a single and a fun video. I must say I like the alone 2 version of can’t stop partying better. can’t wait for whats next. enjoy the ride weezer fans.

By: Josh Dingus

Josh Dingus — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:26:54 +0000

I’m with Michael, these last few albums do sound intentionally bad. It’s a real slap in the face to all the fans that stuck with Weezer after their post-Pinkerton hiatus and the only reason the band’s been able to exist since. I wish they woulda just broken up instead.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:17:38 +0000

…my initial reaction to the new album was, “Wow, where has this band been my whole life?”

My initial reaction was, “Wow, this band is still laughing at everyone’s expense by profiting off of them with intentionally horrible albums after enjoying success with their first two.” There is absolutely no musical value in this album and everyone needs to move on. Deluxe albums, B-side releases… Weezer has become nothing more than a marketing gimmick for tweens. It’s downright sad.

By: Raymond Wakefield

Raymond Wakefield — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:58:37 +0000

In my opinion, the best to least best Weezer albums:
Blue-best
Pink-better
Red-great
Make Believe-good
Green/ Ratitude-decent
Maladroit-decentish

I like them all for different reasons. But I respect the song writing and unique aspects of: Blue, Pink, and Red. Those three CD’s stand on their own, while the others use these three as a crutch. The catalog as a whole is always compared against Blue & Pink. Red, when compared, is the best work post Blue & pink. Thanks Rivers for the memories, past and future!

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:44:32 +0000

As an old school fan, this review saddens me. It’s actually a great review and has that ring of truth, and that’s the sad part. I like a band that no longer exists – which would be fine, except to see the same guys out there creating and performing music I don’t like is heartbreaking and frustrating.

I actually do think Rivers could have evolved the Weezer sound in exciting and interesting ways without resorting to the teenybopper POV though. And though Raditude is a good example of modern pop music, I do feel Rivers is now chasing trends rather than setting them like he used to.

By: demo kid

demo kid — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:28:14 +0000

great post. I am a weez fan from day one. They are the only band to put out good songs (not all of them, but that is just impossible for any band)year after year. They stay fresh whether you like it or not! Some people can’t stop living their high school years and stop listening to new music, they are the ones that have died… Give weezer the respect. that have not slowed down or become nostalgic. They live it now! Mind you, Raditude does have a few stinkers, but man, compared to any CD by any band & it rocks. Metallica ruled the world for a few years then sucked for 18 years with not one good song for 18 years. Weezer had a FEW genious songs every album for 17 years! Weezer will get its due respect, through time. They have the song writing to carry them past every fad band that will come along. Thanks for the article man. Demo Kid.

By: Joey

Joey — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:27:51 +0000

It’s funny, because I became a fan of Weezer after listening to The Red Album, and I too had thought of them as lukewarm at best before. Now I love everything they do, and I really don’t get the hate for new Weezer from old fans. They just want another Blue or Pinkerton, and can’t accept that its never going to happen, so they write off every new album after one listen.
Despite being a new fan though, I agree with the opinion that Pinkerton is the best thing they’ve ever done.

By: Leah

Leah — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:36:47 +0000

BRAVO! When I was in the 6th grade I got and iPod and was opened up into the musical abyss that is itunes. I downloaded “Island in the Sun” because I loved it as that-song-from-that-MaryKate-and-Ashley movie. I was 11, cut me some slack. Then in May, Make Believe came out, “Beverly Hills” was a hit, and I was hooked. Their catalogue is just so deep though. I started off with the fun “Keep Fishing”, the emotional “Only in Dreams”, and only tapped Pinkerton with “The Good Life”. In 7th grade, while cleaning up at my friends Halloween party, “Jaime” came on and it was a total “What is this song???” moment. I went home, typed “Jaime” into my itunes search engine, and sure enough, it was Weezer. As I sunk further and further into my teenage years I needed Weezer more than ever. Blue was for starting my day off right, and Pinkerton was for soothing the wounds in the evening. My freshman year of high school I listened to “Across the Sea” religiously. It was the nearest and dearest to my heart because Rivers wrote it for a fan. I was a fan! 10 years sooner that could’ve been me, and that was something special! The Red album came out in 2008, 5 years after Make Believe, and I was more loyal than ever. September 26th, 2008 I was 15-years-old and saw Weezer front row with my best friend. It was the single greatest night of my entire life. I had never felt happiness like that before and the high lasted for months on end. Then when I heard the first single off of Raditude this summer I was terrified. “People are going to be mean,” was all I could keep thinking. But, they just don’t understand. Without Blue and Pinkerton, sure Weezer may not have had the same imense impact on me that they did, but because of those 2 albums I love them completely unconditionally with the utmost loyalty. Those 2 albums are masterpieces, everyone knows that, but Weezer isn’t an ironic hipster band that Pitchfork gives good scores so that everyone can listen to their new album for a week and pretend to like them. Pitchfork gave Make Believe a 0.4 score, which is so absurdly low it can only be attributed to douchebaggery in its sneakiest form. Holier-than-thou music fans want to be able to say they love Weezer, but they are too unemotionally atattched to accept them. Weezer never was and never will be a trend. If and when you choose it, Weezer is for life.

By: teapot

teapot — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:49:33 +0000

I think you make some interesting points in your review. Undoubtedly this new album, Raditude, is a pop album and Weezer has moved away from that indie persona that they use to have. They are expanding their fans with more catchy mainstream songs. It seems like you are included in that mix of new fans. I love the Green Album which is what I consider Weezer’s first pop record. The task now is to use that popularity to put something out there that’s fresh and innovative. Think the Beach Boy’s and Pet Sounds. That is what I hope the band has in mind for there next album.