What the hell is wrong with me and why am I listening to Weezer?

sadprofessor
sadprofessor Posts: 1,034
edited February 2006 in Other Music
So I have totally fallen in love with Pinkerton. I hate the rest of their material, but damn is that a great album. I have fought it for years, I have been screaming for the death of this band, since roughly a few minutes after I first heard Hash Pipe and realized they weren't dead anymore. But I have always carried a secret torch for that unheralded in its own time masterpiece of a record that they released. I feel so dirty, cause honestly, other than those ten songs, I fucking hate Weezer. I just had to get that out.
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  • mattosborne
    mattosborne Posts: 339
    This is easy, it's because they are a good band.
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  • dan_vedder
    dan_vedder Posts: 213
    There a little to emo for me, i cant really listen to them, alothough i did have a brief love affair with insland in the sun, its so relaxing haha.
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  • sadprofessor
    sadprofessor Posts: 1,034
    mattosborne wrote:
    This is easy, it's because they are a good band.


    No, it can't be!
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  • dont_go_on_me
    dont_go_on_me Posts: 877
    don't worry, there's nothing wrong with you.

    pinkerton is glorious.
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  • El_Kabong
    El_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    i like pinkerton and a lot of maladroit and the blue album kicks ass...the green is decent...but that last one...what a stanky piece of shit that was!!
    standin above the crowd
    he had a voice that was strong and loud and
    i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
    eager to identify with
    someone above the crowd
    someone who seemed to feel the same
    someone prepared to lead the way
  • sadprofessor
    sadprofessor Posts: 1,034
    don't_go_on_me wrote:
    don't worry, there's nothing wrong with you.

    pinkerton is glorious.

    It really is... not to get into specifics, but some of those songs are pretty much narrating shit that is going on in my head and life right now... its crazy.
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  • mariposa
    mariposa Posts: 2,523
    It's actually a good album.

    Just as I thought...you've been feeling like one of their songs lately? :D Well that's what Weezer's gonna do with you.
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  • AxlUlrich
    AxlUlrich Posts: 12,652
    can't see why anyone would hate Pinkerton..Pinkerton is by far their best album with Blue album and Maladroit behind in second imo.
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  • kenny olav
    kenny olav Posts: 3,319
    when that record came out, I was the only person I knew that loved it, and it was either love it or hate it.

    i didn't even really relate to what rivers was singing about, but he sang it with such passion, and the band backed up his emotions so perfectly, particularly the drummer - that its just truly a record that's one in a million. i don't listen to it that often now, but when it came out i listened to it so much that i still remember every word, every note. when i met my fiance, the fact that she could sing every word of Pinkerton is, other than her being a Pearl Jam fanatic primarily, a pretty damn big reason i'm with her! LOL

    when the green album came out, i couldn't help but notice rivers didn't have the same passion as he did on Pinkerton or the blue album for that matter. but all well written songs, and rivers sings them better live.

    maladroit is EASILY their best guitar record. i can't think of any other record by any other band where the guitar playing is like it, in fact.

    make believe has some of their best songs and their first ever bad songs - like Hold Me and a few others i'd rather forget the name of.
  • El_Kabong
    El_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    Kenny Olav wrote:
    maladroit is EASILY their best guitar record. i can't think of any other record by any other band where the guitar playing is like it, in fact.

    make believe has some of their best songs and their first ever bad songs - like Hold Me and a few others i'd rather forget the name of.


    i've always loved the guitar on maladroit, too.

    to be honest i've only given make believe 1 listen...but i really disliked beverly hills and some of the others...what would you say are some of the good songs on it so maybe i can work myself thru another listen?
    standin above the crowd
    he had a voice that was strong and loud and
    i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
    eager to identify with
    someone above the crowd
    someone who seemed to feel the same
    someone prepared to lead the way
  • bayleaf
    bayleaf Posts: 128
    Weezer kick ass
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  • kenny olav
    kenny olav Posts: 3,319
    El_Kabong wrote:
    i've always loved the guitar on maladroit, too.

    to be honest i've only given make believe 1 listen...but i really disliked beverly hills and some of the others...what would you say are some of the good songs on it so maybe i can work myself thru another listen?

    its funny because i think the singles are the weakest songs from that album, although Perfect Situation is pretty good. my favorite songs are Peace, The Damage in Your Heart, My Best Friend, and The Other Way
  • olderman
    olderman Posts: 1,765
    not up on all the weezer material. but a radio station in kc used to play a weezer song alot and i liked it. what are the weezer "hits?"

    thanks!
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  • hailhail82
    hailhail82 Posts: 330
    About a year before Green came out I was all about them. Telling everyone I saw about Pinkerton and how great it was. And it is. Then Green came out and, here's the part that gets me, I actually thought it was great. I even hung on up until Maladroit (which I think is a little better than green). I think I was in soem sort of denial or something cause I don't understand what I saw in those that was so great.
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  • Hitch-Hiker
    Hitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    Weezer are brilliant. Don't be ashamed of liking something thats brilliant.
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  • mattosborne
    mattosborne Posts: 339
    Weezer Hits:

    Buddy Holly
    Say It Ain't So
    Hash Pipe
    Island In The Sun
    Beverly Hills
    Perfect Situation
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  • JSBE
    JSBE Posts: 1,078
    weezer is dead to me after the blue album and pinkerton.
  • whatsthefreezer
    whatsthefreezer Posts: 347
    For me it's the other sounds than the guitars that really make Pinkerton a great album. The little piano touches, the background vocals, etc. I still think the Blue Album is their all time best though.
  • mattosborne
    mattosborne Posts: 339
    whatsthefreezer wrote:
    For me it's the other sounds than the guitars that really make Pinkerton a great album. The little piano touches, the background vocals, etc. I still think the Blue Album is their all time best though.

    well said, production wise...that's an interesting album.
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  • UpHereInMyTree500
    UpHereInMyTree500 Posts: 1,772
    Weezer are sick!

    Dopenose....ho ho ho what a song
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