Weezer

Like many of you know, Weezer came into the music scene in the early 90's. I was only a week tyke at the time of the band's formation so I obviously didn't get into them until later. Their first album "Weezer" a.k.a. "The Blue Album" had a few hits that made it a success. One of the songs that I personally like from that album is "Say it Ain't So." It's got just enough rock it to please my "rough" side and just enough pop it to make it listenable.

I have to say that I have listened to "Pinkerton" in its totality and did not enjoy the album very much. I guess it's too hardcore for my taste. I think there was a couple of songs that I enjoyed on that album, but I would have to re-listen to the album and I don't really want to do that.

I will have to tell you that my all-time favorite Weezer song is "Beverly Hills." It's from the album, "Make Believe." I have no idea what it is. Part of it is the lyrics, "no class, beat down fool." Ahh the description. It somehow always gets me. That and honesty. I'm a fan. The video is really funny, too. You should check it out some time if you want a laugh.

Another song that I really like that comes off "The Red Album" is "The Greatest Man that Ever Lived." It's a very cocky song, which I like for some reason. It's kind of arrogance that you can laugh at because you know that it's not true. I'm sure there is some truth to it. The best lyric from that song is "You come like a dog when I ring your bell." The simile and imagery in that one phrase is one word: amazing. I cannot help loving that line as much as I do.

I did not like Raditude very much. I felt like it trying too hard to have a hip hop feel to it, if that makes any sense at all. I just feel like Weezer should go back to their roots. They need to go back to the good old days when they actually knew how to make and perform good music.
 
Here's an example of one of their good songs.