Blue is a High School album, Pinkerton is a college album, and the rest are what happens when you believe you peaked in high school

@GrahamSlam

2 жыл бұрын

Perfection

@cheekybananaboy3361

2 жыл бұрын

nah white album and ok human are what happens when you believe you peaked in college

@nn8009

2 жыл бұрын

us weezer fans never peaked wdym

@kevinwillems8720

2 жыл бұрын

Goddamn

@scottikemire9259

2 жыл бұрын

Ok. You need to be a music critic.

an essential element of being a Weezer fan is regularly hating half of their stuff

@Georgeirfx

2 жыл бұрын

Half? More like 85%

@johnpaulcross424

2 жыл бұрын

@@Georgeirfx nah more like 60, the other 40 ranges from passable to top albums OAT

@KrikZ32

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnpaulcross424 so true, and there's zero rhythm or rhyme to when a good album will come along. you'll think they're done making good music and then they drop EWBAITE or the white album and blow you away before dropping albums you can't stand again.

@morganfreeman2102

2 жыл бұрын

@@Georgeirfx you aren’t a fan

@bruhmingo

2 жыл бұрын

@@Georgeirfx it’s really more like 60%. No one who has heard their stuff actually thinks they only have 2 good albums.

8:40 The “goddamn you half Japanese girls…” line on El Scorcho, and most of the rest of the song (and much of the rest of the album) is a direct reference to Madame Butterfly. Basically, a play about a Japanese woman who falls in love with, and is eventually driven to suicide by, a heartless American man. The woman protagonist is named “Cho Cho San”, and the American man is named “Pinkerton”.

@Robyn_iz_Here

Жыл бұрын

Oh shit

@sanityslayer5291

Жыл бұрын

@@Robyn_iz_Here shut the duck up anime pfp

@ninja_tony

Жыл бұрын

That's all completely true, but unfortunately, if people accept the actual truth about the song they can't pretend to be offended by it anymore.

@nathandorsey9145

Жыл бұрын

@@ninja_tony It's not. It's part of the truth but the version of the song that ended up getting released is pretty blatantly not about that. Was the character in Madame Butterfly even half-Japanese? I don't think so. Pretty sure she was Japanese. Is the rest of the song a reference to Madame Butterfly? Well there is a reference to the main character. A reference to the girl listening to the opera. Not at all the same. Does Rivers have a bit of a weird relationship with Japanese women? Lets ask the man himself "Well, I suppose that halfway through writing the album, I started to realize or become aware of a pattern in my life that I seem to be having a lot of disastrous encounters with half Japanese girls. And then it developed into disastrous encounters with Asian girls of all sorts. Yeah, I suppose it’s fair to say that I’m fascinated by Asian girls [grimaces]. For some reason, they’re particularly beautiful to me. I don’t know why." Yeah. He does.

@winstonsmith513

Жыл бұрын

Not only that but he later learned that particular woman was actually Korean. (Based on a quote used in the Genius annotation)

Your videos are good enough to watch while eating. You don’t just throw something on willy nilly & waste the food on it

@wrinklchu

2 жыл бұрын

OMG THIS EXACTLY

@cornifsh

2 жыл бұрын

Dude I’m literally watching this while eating are you a mastermind

@mr.worldwide4758

2 жыл бұрын

r/mealtimevideos?

@daniel6678

2 жыл бұрын

the highest compliment

@emmettthompson5512

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah wtf same

you're not even gonna mention their 2018 masterpiece "twin fantasy?" damn.

@msicouldntthinkofafunnynam4770

2 жыл бұрын

i am gonna be so happy when he finally does car seat headrest and calls all the albums up to Teens of Denial shit cuz of the lo-fi production :(

@bjorn_joseph

2 жыл бұрын

@@msicouldntthinkofafunnynam4770 i am gonna be so happy when he does car seat headrest and calls all the albums shit :)

@themandownstairs4765

2 жыл бұрын

2011 has way more charm tbh

@msicouldntthinkofafunnynam4770

2 жыл бұрын

@@themandownstairs4765 perhaps, i like both equally - like 2 halves of a whole project (though i slightly prefer 2011)

@ledzeppelinrestores

2 жыл бұрын

You mean 2017?

i'll never forget a classmate who found out the historical significance of the pink triangle because of that one weezer song…

@lupaloops4166

2 жыл бұрын

well, the more you know 👍

@quackerbarrel3709

2 жыл бұрын

It me

@mokat

Жыл бұрын

@@quackerbarrel3709 me too

@user-xb2kz9wm5f

10 ай бұрын

Degenerate symbols

@captainflappyarms8277

5 ай бұрын

I learned that from Weezer too lol

Pinkerton’s lyrics are extremely disturbing to me. But in a way... that’s exactly why I love them. It’s emotionally open to the point of extreme discomfort, making it a real and accurate depiction of a human with all its flaws and insecurities. It’s not trying to look good, it’s just real and I find it fascinating

@duke86fan

2 жыл бұрын

yeah thats eactly what makes it a great album.... its basically spilling out all those uncomfortable feelings you had when you were like 14, it had all the bad thoughts a lot of people kept inside for years and had a way to vent them without becoming... well brock turner hell one of the last lyrics on the album is "I'm sorry for what i did", basically an apology for the perverted nature he had

@philly_sports1558

2 жыл бұрын

I really don’t think Pinkerton’s lyrics are that disturbing (except for a few lines in Across the Sea). They just seem very personal and real to me. They sound like things that lots of people think about but Weezer actually had the guts to release them on an album.

@patriciofernandez2711

2 жыл бұрын

Extremely disturbing is a bit of a stretch. Most rap songs have way more disturbing lyrics.

@michaelvessel4604

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, like Rivers himself said with that album that he wanted to project all of the ugliest and worst parts of his personality at the time into music, and that’s what really makes the album work for me. It’s just an insanely honest and open album in a lot of ways, and even if a lot of the lyrics have aged poorly and Rivers comes across as a bit of an incel on that album now, I still really commend that a major label band released an album this out there and ballsy.

@jml6263

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I would call them uncomfortably honest rather than severely disturbing myself (for the most part, I agree there are definitely a few parts that veer into a little suspect lol) but as mentioned, that's the point. His physical pain and emotional discomfort was the crux of the album and it's not made for people who aren't willing to look at that kind of honesty. That's why a lot of people react to it with jokes and scorn and such, basically as a defense mechanism. I agree with Philly, I think if someone's out here saying they've never shared a single thread of thought with anything on Pinkerton, they're lying to themselves. It's really quite human to be awkward and weird and frankly a little gross. We just hide it.

Weezer is like the Sonic of rock bands. Peaked in the 90s, passionate fans argue about what releases afterward are good/bad, a couple returns-to-form in the 2010s that people really like, and outsiders just think it all sucks no matter what and was possibly never good to begin with (wrong).

@jackieburkhart3268

10 ай бұрын

if weezer is sonic, who's mario

@ahoksure

10 ай бұрын

@@jackieburkhart3268…Foo Fighters?

@neko_guy

8 ай бұрын

@@jackieburkhart3268 Radiohead

@psycho_dog33

6 ай бұрын

@@ahoksure Or Green Day.

@daniidanboy

6 ай бұрын

​@@jackieburkhart3268Nirvana

You claim there is no depth to Raditude, yet this is entirely false. You have to have a very high IQ to understand songs like Can’t Stop Partying and Love Is The Answer. There are so many interesting layers that Raditude fans are still dissecting and analyzing to this very day. Lil’ Wayne’s verse on Can’t Stop Partying contains many fascinating statements about human existence and the meaning of life as a whole. This album is pure genius, and clearly the band’s magnum opus. It reaches new heights that Blue and Pinkerton never could, just like how I reached new heights with my epic jump that I never could before. Some people just don’t understand art. P.S. I am most definitely a funny doggo.

@MicTheSnare

2 жыл бұрын

thank you dog from raditude, i'm a huge fan of your work

@very025

2 жыл бұрын

I am so glad that one of the most popular KZread commenters right now is promoting the best Weezer album. I am still disappointed they didn’t include the Lil Wayne feature on OK Human

@philly_sports1558

2 жыл бұрын

Love is the Answer is worse than Can’t Stop Partying. I stand by that.

@musicman6555

2 жыл бұрын

Can't Stop Partying actually feels a lot more meaningful now that I've listened to the solo acoustic version. Feels like a desperate plea to stop the constant "drugs sex money" expectation of fame

@radoverpink

2 жыл бұрын

Fax

Mic, I think a 'The Cure' DDD would be amazing for you and your viewers. Thank you for this one in the meanwhile!

@michaelvessel4604

2 жыл бұрын

The Cure has an insanely prolific, diverse and incredible discography that not many people on this website really talk about, so I would love a DDD on them.

@geoffreyheckroodt2018

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. The Cure DDD would be great.

@amongus.impostor

2 жыл бұрын

i was surprised he didn't mention Pornography on the list of mass exodus albums, since that's one of the most notable ones

@jacksonperry117

2 жыл бұрын

hell yes my most wanted one for sure

@alleyg6716

2 жыл бұрын

I second this

Let's start a petition to call the next album Weezens. Also, way to sneak in the Billy Cobb Carl Weezer Say It Ain't So Cover there.

@Marco-xu1ss

2 жыл бұрын

Weasons

@WhyHelloThere779

Жыл бұрын

Weazons

@1mpassion

Жыл бұрын

well it’s called SZNS (Seasons) so pretty close ☠️

@davinaali8068

11 ай бұрын

CZsWorld is a Weezer fan???!?!

@calebthemusicjunkie

5 ай бұрын

Well hello professor Fancy seeing you here

"Pump it up into me" is the most catchy part of Van Weezer, actually

@TheDeadFlashYT

2 жыл бұрын

Please daddy please daddy

Holy shit, I can’t believe it took this long to do a deep discog dive on the greatest band in virgin history.

@very025

2 жыл бұрын

You forgot about NMH and Can

@very025

2 жыл бұрын

And Radiohead

@gab2876

2 жыл бұрын

@@very025 One of the members of Can had a girlfriend so no

@garmen-

Жыл бұрын

@@very025 Radiohead is too edgy to be put in the same category as Weezer

@abook2141

8 ай бұрын

@@garmen- 🤓☝

"raditude is one of the Weezer albums of all time" lol

Weezer's Raditude had the best album cover of all time, and it's not even close. That jump took years for that dog to master, and it had finally paid off he's not only a National Geographic spotlight, but also an iconic role on the front cover of Weezer's masterpiece. i guess you could say it put the dogs confidence back together, and he got hot and started tripping down the freeway. And to this day he's still jumping and still partying!!!

Honestly, the lyrics on Pinkerton are my favorite part of the album. They're dark, gross, creepy, and unflattering, and I think that kind of blunt honesty is what I like the most in Weezer. Pinkerton shows you every part of Rivers, especially the dark corners of his mind. Everyone has darkness in them that we try to ignore, so it's interesting to see it almost embraced in this strange, nervous way. That's why my least favorite Weezer albums are the ones that feel less authentic, like Green and Raditude. Even though the other material is a mixed bag, I like that Rivers can unapologetically be himself and write what he wants to write. That all being said, White is their best album

@bitterman7258

2 жыл бұрын

@ghost mall cope

@curly_wyn

2 жыл бұрын

Pinkerton is misogynistic, predatory, and awful.

@ninja_tony

Жыл бұрын

@@bitterman7258 grow up.

@bitterman7258

Жыл бұрын

@@ninja_tony im sorry ninja tony, i will indeed grow up in the future, ninja tony

@DirtyWorldRecords1

Жыл бұрын

Maladroit man, don't forget Maladroit

I swear I’ve voted for Weezer every DDDD, so happy to see it finally

@very025

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@pixel-hy4jx

2 жыл бұрын

thank you funny dog from the funny video game

@burner2823

2 жыл бұрын

@Verycoolguy what the hell are you talking about you replied this on like every comment

Are you planning to do one of these for, like, ABBA or something and call it "Deep Disco Dive"? Or have you already used that joke?

@halmiller1208

2 жыл бұрын

@Reinald object shows are bad

@johnpaulcross424

2 жыл бұрын

This joke is way too good

@petergabriel8961

6 ай бұрын

He really should cover abba

Wow, I can’t believe you suggested that Weezer is the best band of all time. You’re 100% correct btw.

@weeztard45

2 жыл бұрын

Aye love your work dude!

@captainflappyarms8277

5 ай бұрын

Nosiree bob

@mattdadpleaseno

2 ай бұрын

truest comment ever i love weezer

Just my 2 cents as a guy who first listened to Pinkerton two years ago in college: I love this album precisely because it's so willing to make Rivers look so pathetic and resentful. It's not a pleasant listen, and it's embarrassing, but it knows that and leans into it. There's no ego here, no desire to present a positive image to the listener. It's callous and bitter in a way that feels very lucid and insightful to me, even though I don't "relate" to it in the way that word is usually used. I find it cathartic because it's such a great portrait of pure, isolated id.

Captions are still being worked, they'll be added sometime this weekend. Thanks for being patient while I moved! EDIT: Captions are now available!

@peepnox7747

2 жыл бұрын

👁👅👁

@ryantubbs9173

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Michael Snareman

@LandonRhodus

2 жыл бұрын

Thx bro! You are still one of my favorite Channels on KZread right now and that is not an exaggeration! Can’t wait for the new content in the new place and I hope your move went very well! :)

@finkey29

2 жыл бұрын

your background looks like the art for The Eraser.

@freddysamjacob363

2 жыл бұрын

Pls do QRB. There have been way too many significant releases

As someone who had my own deep dive into Weezer in January of this year after OK Human, I guess I can comment on the Pinkerton thing. I had listened to Blue and Pinkerton during the last of my high school years, and I really treasured the songs off of Blue on my drive to and from high school. Pinkerton was never that sort of thing that I really grasped onto in the same way, it felt so foreign that I didn't really know what to make of it, but I would still say I liked it enough. Fast-forward to OK Human's release, and I started going through Weezer's back-catalogue and found upon revisiting as a college student that Pinkerton is one of my favorite albums of all time, and possibly my favorite of the 90s. I love how relistenable it is, how progressive and complex it is, and how embarrassing and heartfelt it is. That fact that an album can have such good hooks, such delectable noise, and such cutting lyrics, to me, shows tremendous artistry. So yes, I would start a cult over this album, but the cult already exists, and I'm a member of it.

@kristideeley

2 жыл бұрын

This guy gets it. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@TheDeadFlashYT

2 жыл бұрын

Tbh, I really think you need to have a certain age to start appreciating pinkerton. Sounds dumb as fuck but it's true

Pinkerton is not only my favorite Weezer album, it’s one of my favorite albums of all time

@mcnater

2 жыл бұрын

correct!

Rivers yelling KEVIN GREENE is one of the most entertaining things I’ve seen in a while

this guy is the Scott the Woz of music

@goofyahhafcat

Ай бұрын

More like fred of jshshhyyshbsvebeueiiejs9soskdndnfncjcifkfnfnrnrkeosos

White Album was a sleeper hit for me. First I was like "This is pretty good!" and now it's my second favorite Weezer album. Nothing in my life will ever be as thematically linked to music ever again as when I spent 6 months living by the beach in San Francisco during the pandemic and moved right after the summer ended; that album legit felt like the soundtrack to my life, closer "Endless Bummer" in particular.

@pepperbytez8128

2 жыл бұрын

White album I feel is on par with Blue and Pinkerton.

@al3ph35

2 жыл бұрын

Which is first? I have it as second as well, just below Pinkerton

@wpk914

2 жыл бұрын

@@al3ph35 I have it behind Blue Album, personally

@Crazyness2122

2 жыл бұрын

For me it Goes Blue Album Pinkerton and White Album.

@user-vi4xy1jw7e

2 жыл бұрын

Where did you move to after?

As you said, there is a certain abrasiveness to Pinkerton. Raw energy mixed with raw emotion, unfiltered through the mixing really stuck to me. The desperation of some tracks resonates the feeling of being an emotionally depraved teenager, some great examples of this is No Other One or Butterfly. Pinkerton can also be fun and light hearted sometimes. I feel like El Scorcho and The Good Life is a fun song to play and sing along to. In a sense, Pinkerton defined my teenage years: confused, deprived, tired and just want to find happiness. I know there are other ways to cope with the previous mentioned, but the roughness of Pinkerton just WORKED for me.

what is a weezer

@heisenbergshatisalive

10 күн бұрын

idk, ask weezer

This was maybe the best Weezer take I've seen in a long, long time.

Bold of you to tackle Weezer after Pat Finnerty’s legendary video

@johnnytwidd

2 жыл бұрын

One of the best KZread videos I’ve ever seen!!

@Nic33rd

2 жыл бұрын

It's incredible

@playgroundchooser

2 жыл бұрын

Beato.

@seffor

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't like it.

@wheatstack5018

2 жыл бұрын

i don't know about that guy

I'm 29 yo. Listened to Pinkerton for the first time february this year and I would start a cult over this album. Pinkerton is so disgusting, raw and weird that makes It a unique experience. Rivers was really brave to put himself in such a bad light, because the content of those lyrics are embarassing to say the least (and he knew that). It isn't an easy listening, but there aren't many album like Pinkerton out there. I think Its a special work

I think you should do a DDD on Kid Cudi. He's such an influential figure in modern rap and I would love to see your take on speedin bullet 2 heaven.

@nn8009

2 жыл бұрын

i still think its ome of the best cudi albums

I didn’t hear Pinkerton back when it came out. I was way too young. However, I discovered it in like 2005 or so when I was an awkward, nerdy teen, insecure with mental illness. It hit me incredibly hard in a way that none of their other albums ever did. I also played Blue to death. I remember feeling so let down by the Beverly Hill single and super angsty about it getting popular. Haha, god I was cringe. It’s still a bad album though.

@qayyim3299

2 жыл бұрын

Still bad lmao 💀💀

@curly_wyn

2 жыл бұрын

I 💯 agree. Pinkerton is garbage.

Blows my mind how much the quality of these videos has improved over the last 2 years. Need a deep discog dive on deep discog dive

Adult who got into Pinkerton fairly recently here: I've been into Weezer, particularly the blue album, since I was a teen, but Pinkerton was always one with a few songs I enjoyed, but overall didn't get into, until the pandemic hit. I was a regularly touring musician, and just like that, the industry I had spent my life working in was essentially gone, and instead of doing what I loved, I spent a year stuck at home without a single other person. All the loneliness and insanity of the record spoke to me more and more with every listen. I can relate to the apathy of Tired Of Sex and Why Bother, the longing for human connection of Across The Sea and Pink Triangle (without the creepy aspects), and most of all the desire of to be able to go back to the good life of... El Scorcho.

Weezer are just so, weird, nerdy, inconsistent, and are basically the ultimate meme band. And that's exactly why I love them so much. They're one of my favorite bands of all time, warts and all. Blue and EWBAITE are their best albums, I've really grown to admire Pinkerton (it's an album that takes a while for you to like or get into, but it's worth it), Red I think is underrated (Dreamin' and Angel and the One are top tier tracks), and overall, there's just so much mythos and content to love and explore with this band.

@mackielunkey2205

Жыл бұрын

I love how post-Pinkerton, they just cared about having fun as a band.

I left the radio playing on accident while I went to sleep once. During this epic, cinematic dream, "Hero" was playing the whole time. I developed a new found appreciation for Weezer after that.

I didn't think it was my personal situation that made me fall in love with Pinkerton, but then I realised I was in a situation with unrequited love, frustration, feeling aimless... so yeah. I was 21. I still love the album but it's definitely not personally relatable to me anymore. What I respect the most is Rivers just putting himself unabashedly out there with no pretense.

@kristideeley

2 жыл бұрын

"I'mma do the things that I wanna do. I ain't got a thing to prove to you." ❤❤❤

I can't believe Mic skipped over the Statefarm jingle cover, it's unironically one of the best things Weezer has ever done

I'm slightly devastated you passed over 'All My Friends Are Insects' that they recorded for Yo Gabba Gabba. It is genuinely my favourite weezer track from post 2010

Just like his idol, Scott the Woz, Mic commits Arson when he moves house

See, the key is to have gotten really into Raditude and Hurley when you’re young so then everything else sounds GREAT after

Not a big Weezer fan but I love their hits. There is something very charming about their music

"In conclusion, Raditude is one of the Weezer albums of all time." -Mic the Snare

I'd love to see blink-182 covered on here. For the face of goofy pop punk in the early 2000's, their discography is incredibly varied, from mid-90's skate punk, to classic 2000's pop punk, and even some pretty experimental albums. Their untitled record from 2003 is my favorite album of all time, and I'd love to hear your opinion on the band.

“I don’t wanna let you go” is my favorite from Raditude, it’s gorgeous

Would love to see Cocteau Twins and Pinback added to the poll. Iconic and deeply influential groups that often aren’t given the proper recognition IMO. Fantastic, hilarious, brilliantly written and edited as always. Thank you for being the only god-tier music KZreadr with a consistent upload schedule (RIP rickthelai)

@iamdisgusted

Жыл бұрын

Yes please. I love the cocteau twins. Exceptional band

I thought I knew a lot about Weezer. Nope. Loved the video, thanks for all the work putting it together!

I won't accept that "Trippin' Down the Freeway" diss. Song is insanely catchy, as is "Let It All Hang Out". I was 14 when the album came out and thought "Can't Stop Partying" was dark and bleak at the time, so take this with a grain of salt. (I really hate "Love is the Answer" and "In The Mall" though, the former might just be their worst ever). Really great video, you nailed nearly everything and your humor is sharp as always. Only missed the b-sides and deluxe songs, I mean, Red Album's bonus tracks are top-tier.

@Aubry92

2 жыл бұрын

I think Raditude is one of Weezer's best albums, despite all direction of good taste saying otherwise. Fun, goofy, cringy, its everything i need from Weezer, its a huge guilty pleasure i guess but i think its real underrated.

I marathoned the entire discography of this band, amde a tierlist and wrote pocket size reviews for my friends in 12 hours befroe watching this video. I MADE MY HOMEWORK, MIC.

@SUNSHINE-t-m

Жыл бұрын

Somehow matched in most of the opinions, except i thought greater of hurley due to the course correction attempt, finding white a bit too pop to rate higher over others albums like green i.e., hating black more than your meh rating, liking ok human a lot more and somehow gettigna complete lyrical meaning from you? (i need to get my ears checked) and not enjoying van wezzer due to it' cut n paste approach to homage. It's been a year has an of this changed with time?

I listened to Weezer’s new stuff first, starting with none other than Pacific Daydream. Knowing nothing about them, I thought the music was cool and that was it. With the release of the Black Album, I thought I’d give them a try and ended up falling in love with Rivers and the crew. I dig deeper, and though my tastes wouldn’t initially allow me to listen to their older stuff, I appreciated the band enough that I started listening to it. Honestly the more I learn about this band the more I love it. They are relatable to me in some sense, and I got every reference on their latest album Van Weezer. I think that I come from a different “backwards” perspective if you will on Weezer. As a result, I am one of the few fans that truly loves ALL their music (if not every song, at least every album). I love the phases Rivers has gone through and I have lots of love for everything about this band. I will also note that, unsurprisingly, more than the Blue Album, Pacific Daydream, Everything Will be Alright, and the Black Album, are the most nostalgic to me.

Raditude is a fantastic record. It's super original, fun to listen to, and asks some deep questions we have to ponder for ourselves. I didn't understand its beauty until years after discovering it, but now it's all clear and I've become enlightened

@endgameisbad2733

2 жыл бұрын

Parting partying

@endgameisbad2733

2 жыл бұрын

Partying partying

I believe an interesting band to do a DDD on would be U2. They have a lot of material to cover, especially from Unforgettable Fire to Pop

@dereklasker5350

2 жыл бұрын

I also find it interesting to see when people think they fall off, as well as how good they thought the band was during their peak

@philly_sports1558

2 жыл бұрын

It interesting how they started as a post-punk band, transitioned into being an earnest and heartfelt rock band, transformed into a ironic flashy alternative band in the 90s, and now they're back to their earnest rock and roll roots. They’re a great band with many great eras.

@anyway96

2 жыл бұрын

U2 is fantastic and I think still mostly release great albums.

@dereklasker5350

2 жыл бұрын

@@anyway96 I agree although I think it’s a noticeable step down from their best work. Unfortunately a lot of people don’t seem to agree

@anyway96

2 жыл бұрын

@@dereklasker5350 I think All That You Can’t Leave Behind was one of their best, Atomic Bomb was good but had a couple misses, No Line has some of their best songs in the last two decades but also some of their worst, SOI was a surprise album not just because of the iPhone roll out but because it sounds like a classic U2 album. But unfortunately I hate SOE. Hoping to like their next album.

I got into Weezer and fell in love with Pinkerton in Uni, so I fell in love with it without that nostalgic perspective. The music itself is amazing of course, with Falling for you as a highlight. And this might also be the most important song for explaining my love for the album at a later age. It is the realisation that you still haven't overcome the demons of a previous you. You are still afraid of being vulnerable again after thinking you've left that behind in the past (The Good Life, Pink Triangle and to an extent El Scorcho), but instead you feel like you are hitting that wall again. But before returning to that old place and thinking you are just a simple 3-chord loser, you think to yourself, fuck it, "I'm ready lets do it". With this, you can appreciate the journey before Falling for you, with Across the Sea as a clear low point: "So you send me your love from all around the world As if I could live on Words and dreams and a million screams Oh, how I need a hand in mine to feel" It inspires to have an honest look back at your lows in order to explain the insecurities you are still having, of which you used to think that you would grow out of them somehow. I would still rank Blue over Pinkerton, but it is a clear #2 for me. Oh btw, Everybody get Dangerous is an amazing song and your trash opinion about it deserves to be burned as well.

@curly_wyn

Жыл бұрын

Pinkerton is a disgusting predatory album that deserves to burn.

perfect situation will forever hold a special place in my heart because that was the first song I listened to after my first breakup... lots of bitter-sweet memories lie in that opening guitar solo...

Now that you’ve covered Weezer, I can finally start voting for King Gizzard in every single DDDD. Hooray.

@ninjax9675

2 жыл бұрын

man of culture

I found OK Human to be Rivers’ most personal album next to Pinkerton. Listening to it made me feel that he really poured his heart and soul into this as well as what he learned from his depression era in the mid to late nineties.

Being a Weezer fan is a constant cycle of fleeting optimism and crushing disappointment.

"I hope the dog is getting lots of pets" Who's gonna tell him...

I don't know why but I love their take of Lost In The Woods from the Frozen 2 soundtrack. It's just a fantastic song

Cant wait for your speech on Raditude, the greatest work of art in musical history.

Didn’t get into Pinkerton until I was an adult, and it’s slowly become my favorite album in general. I appreciate the production, composition, and honesty the most. None of the criticisms of the lyrics ever made sense to me as they are clearly self aware and never attempt to glorify Rivers’ thoughts. It just seems like low having fruit to criticize something like across the sea for instance, as if you’re intentionally missing the point.

@curly_wyn

Жыл бұрын

Rivers Cuomo confessing to having a thing for teenage Japanese girls is not something that should be commended or celebrated. He should be in jail.

@user-xb2kz9wm5f

10 ай бұрын

It's cuz he's a white man who doesn't suck the peepee, the criticism of his lyrics

Pinkerton(and blue album) changed my life, I got into it after my first breakup, my ex cheated on me after 5 years,which caused me to drop out of college and move back into my parents house. I had never had experienced this much failure and sorrow at once in my life at this point. I listened to Pinkerton in the shower in the morning before I went to work, sobbing and singing along from the pain I felt. All I had known had gone to nothing, my potential dream career gone, my supposed best friends all gone and my ex who was my first kiss, first time and first girlfriend. A real turning point in my life and I felt the deep parts of Pinkerton because of this. Blue Album also contributed to this but Pinkerton really brought out the pain in my heart at the time and helped me cope with it.

The only centrist Weezer review

This series is really enjoyable especially the more “out there” artists. I think a deep dive on the Smashing Pumpkins or the Flaming Lips would be great!

I think I saw a post on the Weezer subreddit that confirmed that Sidney the dog passed away in November 2019, but he was indeed a very good boy. Sidney actually “interviewed” Rivers as part of the album’s rollout.

I can't hate Beverly Hills, it was the first music video I ever bought for my ipod video and I watched it over and over. I also related to the lyrics. I grew up very religious in a dull town, and romanticized California and teenage party culture bc I had none of that. And it was around when I started playing guitar and it introduced me to what a voice box was. Though as an adult I find the image of Californian culture to be shallow and off-putting and realizing this is a very simple song, I still have a soft spot for it.

the green record is one of the most perfect pop/rock records ever recorded.

OK Human is probably one of my favorite Weezer albums since I guess The Blue Album and Pinkerton. Just a total change of pace, from out of nowhere. Rivers is really at his songwriting best in my opinion.

Green Album for me. I hadn't really heard of Weezer before, but my college freshman roommate was a fan. He got me to go to a Weezer show the next Spring while they were promoting Maladroit. They opened the show with Dope Nose, and I've f'n loved them ever since.

I’m so glad you mentioned the opening line of “El Scorcho” because I and every other half-Japanese person I know hates it

When I caught Weezer in concert a handful of years ago, they changed the lyrics to El Scorcho to reference The Pixies instead of Green Day.

The year is 3021 and the spoon ddd still hasn’t dropped

I love Weezer. Thank you for doing this one!! It would be cool if you did a Fall Out Boy one since they just did a tour with Green Day and Weezer recently

Found this years later as an adult. I loved it and STILL love it. One of my all time favorite albums. Great songs, and the recording is great. Granted, I'm not much of a person for paying attention to lyrics so maybe that's it.

DUDEE YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!!! I asked you to do this last week and you ACTUALLY DID IT!! I love weezer

24:00 I'm glad you agree 17:00 I dont know but riff is pretty damn crunchy 34:25 I was disappointed Rivers didn't do that rap verse

Probably just recency bias, but OK Human is my currently favorite Weezer record. I’m glad out turned around on it!

The Merriweather Post Pavillion name drop shook me to my core, I live in the same general area as micthesnare?!?!?! Sweet! Also, love the video!

I'm pretty sure the "you wanted arts and crafts" line is about fans hoping that they were gonna sign to that more indie and experimental label

I’VE BEEN VOTING FOR WEEZER FOR SO LONG

I didn't hear Pinkerton in it's entirety until last year (I'm 22). I actually prefer it to Blue because of it's abrasive nature. It's honest, nasty, weird and even creepy in some places. But that's how human emotion is, isn't it?

Finally a Weezer take that isn't just the "Blue good, Pinkerton bad, oh and the rest of the albums don't exist" kind. Great video man!

There’s nothing more satisfying than finishing an artist’s entire discography and watching these videos when your finished. I did it with AJR, Green Day and now Weezer.

I never really listened to Weezer. Sure, I was familiar with like Buddy Holly and My Name is Jonas, but that was really about it. When I heard OK Human for the first time last year, I instantly fell in love with it and then decided to start further looking into the band. I first heard "Pinkerton" when I was 28 years old. It's my second favorite weezer album right behind OK Human now.

I became a huge fan of Pinkerton after I turned 26 and got my first apartment all alone. I had just faced painful rejection from someone I really cared about and slept around with a lot of people and hung got into some drugs I’m glad I don’t do anymore. That album was a way for me to wallow in self pity but also sort of remind me that I wasn’t living the life I was meant to live. I remember starting the album right after sex in a car with someone I was getting sick of, and it was like a movie moment. TMI, but that’s my story. It will always be nostalgic to me for these reasons.

not even mentioning Neil Cicierega's mashup of "Say It Ain't So" with "In the Hall of the Mountain King"? smh my head

you know what I'm gonna play at my wedding? 'Crab'!"

Man I haven't listened to Weezer since High School, but I do have fond memories of their first 2 albums plus plenty of nostalgia. So it's nice to think about. Personally I'd recommend you check out the deluxe version of Pinkerton, there's a lot of excellent stuff on there.

I commemorate Rivers for writing those lyrics for Pinkerton especially for “Across The Sea”. 90% or more of people experience intrusive thoughts and when you’re in such a state as rivers was, you can go multiple ways but the ways that I think about it is. I think he might’ve consciously or unconsciously made the decision of not being a cynical asshole across Pinkerton. It can be real easy to be cynical when you’re in a state that he was in. I’d say it’s Alice In Chains type of honesty

@curly_wyn

Жыл бұрын

That disgusting shit shouldn’t be celebrated man. And no, it’s nothing like Alice in Chains. Alice in Chain aren’t confessing about being sexually attracted to teenagers.

This feels like a music reviewing Scott the Woz. I love it.

my favorite weezer song has always been susanne off the mallrats soundtrack. contains just about everything i enjoy in a weezer song condensed into a somewhat short runtime, feels like a shot of serotonin to my cranium

Damn, you didn't listen to Van Weezer on vinyl because you didn't mention "I've Thrown It All Away", the hidden track after "Precious Metal Girl". What a great return to form for Weezer despite it being an unreleased song from the Blue Album days.

Can we get a coheed and Cambria episode

@daishoryujin95

2 жыл бұрын

I’d love to see him try to dissect the plot.

I went to one of the 2000 shows and it was absolutely incredible. There were 4 unknown songs (none of them were on the green album), but the rest was from the Blue album or Pinkerton. The energy in the crowd was incredible. Seemed that almost all of us were huge fans and were so incredibly excited the band hadn't broken up.

I'm just here feeling down and rewatching your DDDs as my comfort show.

as I get older I actually grow to enjoy Pinkerton more, no clue why I always thoughts I just grew to like the compositions more and more but I think as I get older I grow more and more desperate feeling or at lest being able to understand and relate to those types of emotions more

I'm still waiting for that Bring Me the Horizon DDD that was supposed to be the first one of the series...

I was a pretty big Weezer fan growing up, but I didn’t discover Pinkerton until I was a freshman in college for whatever reason. As a nerdy, awkward kid who would fall in love with basically any girl who would talk to him, the lyrics of unrequited love and the frustrations that come from that really hit home with me. I still love the album and play it every now and then. Although I definitely agree with you that a few lyrics can be a bit problematic.

That Key of Awesome video (in which the host performs a very sweet love song for his wife and Weezer are also there) is still my favorite thing they’ve ever done.