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Weezer- The "Blue" Album

BrainofdzBrainofdz Posts: 1,617
edited February 2007 in Other Music
Quite possibly my favorite album of all time.
How do you guys feel about it?
"Stunned by my own reflection, It's looking back, sees me too clearly and I swore I'd never go there again, Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down,down,down"

When you see me on the street, yell out "FAVO!!!"

I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
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  • pearljam0000pearljam0000 Posts: 450
    I used to think the blue album was my favorite weezer album, but now i think pinkerton is my favorite.....actually i dont know, at different times of the day i could pick either to be my favorite
  • bestsanebestsane Posts: 131
    I like the Blue album but I like Pinkerton more. Pinkerton's strength is the album is strong and solid as a whole without fillers, while the Blue album's strength is the inclusion of their 2 biggest singles that defined them, Buddy Holly and Say It Ain't So with some songs worth skipping.

    Nonetheless, Rivers Cuomo is better than Kurt Cobain.
  • BrainofdzBrainofdz Posts: 1,617
    bestsane wrote:
    I like the Blue album but I like Pinkerton more. Pinkerton's strength is the album is strong and solid as a whole without fillers, while the Blue album's strength is the inclusion of their 2 biggest singles that defined them, Buddy Holly and Say It Ain't So with some songs worth skipping.

    Nonetheless, Rivers Cuomo is better than Kurt Cobain.

    I'd be interested to Know which songs you consider filler, because I love every song. I'm not discounting your opinion. I'm just curious
    "Stunned by my own reflection, It's looking back, sees me too clearly and I swore I'd never go there again, Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down,down,down"

    When you see me on the street, yell out "FAVO!!!"

    I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Love both Pinkerton and the Blue album.
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  • off_the_recordoff_the_record Posts: 843
    overrated

    i'd take pinkerton, green, and maladroit over it
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  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    It's a keeper.
  • adam42381adam42381 Posts: 2,505
    One of my favorite albums of all time. Every song is good. Only in Dreams is my favorite Weezer song.
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  • chris01chris01 Posts: 559
    bestsane wrote:
    Nonetheless, Rivers Cuomo is better than Kurt Cobain.

    Lol, where did that come from?.... no one mentioned Cobain/Nirvana.

    Its a pretty good album, ive been put off Weezer over the past few years though. Beverly Hills is an awful song.
  • orig_long redorig_long red Posts: 2,029
    blue album is great...so is pinkerton...they should have retired after that...everything since has been garbage.
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  • JulienJulien Posts: 2,457
    the blue album is very great.
    I just bought the vinyl.
    This is a very good record o listen in the morning, to make the day start in good mood...
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  • bharQbharQ Posts: 1,201
    blue is a classic.. pink is my fav.. the others are smelly
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  • Lisa81Lisa81 Posts: 132
    Got some good songs on it. I like The Sweater Song
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  • BrainofdzBrainofdz Posts: 1,617
    off_the_record wrote:
    overrated

    i'd take pinkerton, green, and maladroit over it

    Really, Have you listened to them all extesively? How old were you when "Blue" came out?
    I only ask because this album has taken on extended meaning to me over time

    Here's some of my thoughts on it
    Many of Rivers' lyrics seem simple and childish, However even a line as simple as "You take your car to work, I'll take my board(Surf Wax America) conveys a message of: I know my methods are unconventional but they work for me and i'm happy, so I don't care what tou think
    The World Has Turned and Left Me Here, My God, Who couln't relate to that? you think your ahead of the game and things are going well, and than poof, your left behind by an unforseen change and all you can do is lament what went wrong and how to go on
    Only in Dreams is one of the most beatifiul statements of unrequited love I have ever heard.
    In short I LOVE THIS RECORD
    The melodies are tight and "Beach Boyesque"
    The lyrics are underestated but good
    The music is sharp and heavy without sacrificing melody

    I'm sure some will flame away,
    but I just wanted to stimulate some conversation
    "Stunned by my own reflection, It's looking back, sees me too clearly and I swore I'd never go there again, Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down,down,down"

    When you see me on the street, yell out "FAVO!!!"

    I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
  • Peter CPeter C Posts: 237
    Can't beat the Green record,reminds me of a great holiday in California.
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  • KellerKeller Posts: 177
    Blue has to be the best work they put out. I listen to it without skipping a song. It works in soo many situations, weather you are chillin outside in the summer drinking a beer or sitting inside on a cold day.
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  • off_the_recordoff_the_record Posts: 843
    Brainofdz wrote:
    Really, Have you listened to them all extesively? How old were you when "Blue" came out?
    I only ask because this album has taken on extended meaning to me over time

    i was 18 or 19 when blue came out. i dunno, its just kinda bland for me. i love green and maladroit (talk about an underrated album) though.
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  • GRIMMYGRIMMY Posts: 370
    Brainofdz wrote:
    Quite possibly my favorite album of all time.
    How do you guys feel about it?
    i love this album...anyone heard of The Rentals? Matt Sharp?
    grimmy
  • BremertonBremerton Posts: 279
    I think the blue album is a 100x better than anything else they have put out.

    The world has turned, my name is jonas, and only in dreams are amazing.

    Definitely one of my favorite albums of the 90's.
  • MotorCityMikeMotorCityMike Posts: 73
    I like the Blue album a lot..i've just heard it so much. Pinkerton is my fave, that album is just beyond awesome. And yeah, I, too, believe Maladroit is underated. I'd easily call it my second fave from them. It's just such a different darker feel from the Green album. I tend to think of those albums together as they came out relatively close to each other by todays standards.
  • BrainofdzBrainofdz Posts: 1,617
    GRIMMY wrote:
    i love this album...anyone heard of The Rentals? Matt Sharp?

    Terrific album. I saw them lst summer in NYC. Lots of fun.

    I always said that Weezer was never the same after Matt Sharp left. It threw off the whole nerd/cool guy ratio.
    "Stunned by my own reflection, It's looking back, sees me too clearly and I swore I'd never go there again, Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down,down,down"

    When you see me on the street, yell out "FAVO!!!"

    I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
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  • BrainofdzBrainofdz Posts: 1,617
    I'm giving this thread new life because I think it deserves it. Any thougt's?
    "Stunned by my own reflection, It's looking back, sees me too clearly and I swore I'd never go there again, Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down,down,down"

    When you see me on the street, yell out "FAVO!!!"

    I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
  • GardenpartyGardenparty Posts: 1,910
    Blue rocks!

    Hey, I just saw an interview with Rick Rubin and he mentions that Rivers just gave him some demos for the new Weezer album.

    I thought rivers said tthat basically they were finished. Interesting news.
    “I know this song so well, I can smoke a cigarette, have a drink, brush my teeth, take a shit, and mow the lawn while singing it. But I'll only be doing a couple of those things during this version.”
  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    Gardenparty wrote:
    I thought rivers said tthat basically they were finished. Interesting news.
    MTV misquoted him and it snowballed. They are still together :)
  • JoanneJoanne Posts: 98
    I, too, love this album. When I find it in my stack of unfiled CD's it makes me totally giddy to put it on. It exists in the CD player for a couple of weeks of unadultered pleasure. My name is Jonah just rocks my world. Such a fun album.
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    someone special pointed me in the direction of this album and i have come to love it. my 8 and a half year old loves it too and she has impeccable music taste... so how can you go wrong with that. :D
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  • dirtyTdirtyT Posts: 3,620
    Brainofdz wrote:
    Quite possibly my favorite album of all time.
    How do you guys feel about it?
    I love this album. I will say though that I like Pinkerton better!
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  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    adam42381 wrote:
    One of my favorite albums of all time. Every song is good. Only in Dreams is my favorite Weezer song.

    Tempted to agree.
    I used to think it was My Name Is Jonas,
    yet Only In Dreams just has that constant appeal.

    However in recent months (why am i still listening to this album any how?) i have become really attached to Surfwax America ... that song just uplifts me in an indescribable way ... its something i turn on and turn up loud when i'm about ready to break something.
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  • dirtyTdirtyT Posts: 3,620
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    Tempted to agree.
    I used to think it was My Name Is Jonas,
    yet Only In Dreams just has that constant appeal.

    However in recent months (why am i still listening to this album any how?) i have become really attached to Surfwax America ... that song just uplifts me in an indescribable way ... its something i turn on and turn up loud when i'm about ready to break something.
    Off the blue album, I love Holiday....
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  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    dirtyT wrote:
    Off the blue album, I love Holiday....

    Favorites (as of this month, lol) in near order:
    Surf Wax America
    Only In Dreams
    My Name Is Jonas
    The World Has Turned
    In The Garage
    Holiday

    ...
    i like that one, but it drags just a smidge for me.
    ;)
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