The Weezer POX

No.

I believe all these songs to be true classics. I know there's a lot of anti-Weezer sentiment out there, but goddamnit these are just good songs. fuck the stuff that came out after pinkerton, that stuff sucks. this is just good pop music.

Actually, out of curiousity. Which is better, Pinkerton or the Blue Album? Personally, it depends on my self-opinion at the time of listening as to whether the cutesypoo woo-woo's or the near monotonous all-girls-are-better-than-me self loathing sounds more like filler.

The gist of that line is anything but hateful.

Goddamn you half-Japanese girls
Do it to me every time
Oh, the redhead said you shred the cello
And I'm jello, baby
But you won't talk, won't look, won't think of me
I'm the epitome of public enemy
Why you wanna go and do me like that?
Come down on the street and dance with me

...and two of the album #5 demos, the names of which I no longer remember.

I totally agree.

I KNEW someone was gonna pull that. But then you're ignoring all the awesome b-sides!

The Island In The Sun single had a nice b-side on it, Oh Lisa or something like that.

Discuss.

Across the Sea
El Scorcho
Susanne
Mykel and Carli
My Name is Jonas
The Good Life
Say It Ain't So
The World Has Turned...
Island in the Sun
Longtime Sunshine download this. it's a not-officially released song, written right before the blue album was recorded. absolutely gorgeous

except, y'know, good

Yes, Weezer is one hell of a singles band.

Ok, in brief sketches. Both Pinkerton and Pet Sounds are written from the first person point POV of someone who's making the changeover from adolescence to adulthood, and a little late at that, and both albums are about growing via the pain of romantic relationships. "Why Bother" is a not-too-distant cousin of "Here Today," and "Wouldn't It Be Nice" is not at all far away from "I wish I could get my head out of the sand 'cuz I think we'd make a good team / and you would keep my fingernails clean / but that's just a stupid dream that I won't realize."

also, i dunno what that has to do with pet sounds

"pinketron" was a misspelling that became a minor ilm meme for a while, but now apparently has died out, which sadden me (jess in nostalgia shockah)

Friends Of P is dandy, but I must admit I prefer "The Love I'm Searching For" and "Waiting" off of the first Rentals album. My pal Theodore Fogelsanger loves the second Rentals album, but I confess only "The Cruise" excited me much on that. My sister saw a Matt Sharp show recently and said it was fun. I'm kinda pissed that evidently Rivers implied Matt Sharp would be let back in the band when Mikey Walsh left, and then got so excited about Scott Shriner that he wouldn't let his second banana back in the group, which SUCKS!

There's a GREAT version "Please Let That Be You" at mattsharp.net - it's an older version that is arranged in large part by rivers. i never noticed the song on ROTR; this version though is really nice though.

You know, pretty much the same thing as the last four albums.

best case scenario: Rivers realized he's basically reading the phone book over the great riffs he writes as often as he farts and has decided to just STOP for a second and rediscover his lyrical muse by rediscovering his best songs.

worst case scenario: he's making a stop-gap album so that the audience doesn't realize he's reading the phone book over great riffs.

I think his vocal melodies are what carry the band, the actual musical arrangements aren't nearly as exciting to me.

Only In Dreams
Undone (The Sweater Song)
Getchoo
In The Garage
El Scorcho
No One Else
Surf Wax America
Say It Ain't So
Pink Triangle
Tired Of Sex

Is it okay if I think this is a really lame answer?

Let's Sew Our Pants Together
Devotion
American Girls
Undone The Sweater Song
No One Else
No Other One
The Good Life
El Scorcho
Falling For You
Across The Sea

Or if Matt Sharp originals (that were intended for Weezer) are allowed, replaced "American Girls" with "Mrs Jones," that early version of "Please Let That Be You."

My mistake, "Mrs Young." !!

say it ain't so
the world has turned and left me here
only in dreams
in the garage
tired of sex
pink triangle
devotion
suzanne
jamie
you gave your love to me softly

My new 10...

Undone The Sweater Song
Say It Ain't So
I Just Threw Out The Love Of My Dreams
Susanne
Lullaby for Wayne
Thief You've Taken All That Was Me
You Gave Your Love To Me Softly
No One Else
El Scorcho
Tired Of Sex
The Good Life
Falling For You

impossible, so i had to do 12.

Also the demo'd Rentals track "Frisbee Days" receives honorable mention.

no particular order. probably 3 or 4 i had to leave off that wanted on.

My Name Is Jonas
Say It Ain't So
No Other One
No One Else
Jaime
I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams
The Good Life
Surf Wax America
Across the Sea
Only In Dreams

Don't Let Go
Photograph
Hash Pipe
Island in the Sun
Crab
Knock-down Drag-out
Smile
Simple Pages
Glorious Day
O Girlfriend

(Sorry y'all, it's challoppy, but I believe it's true)

you really think "crab" is better than anything on the first two albums?

I love Crab. I don't like much on the first two albums. No bullshit.

that new single is really fuckin good

thank you thread for reminding me how great "Jamie" is. Hadn't heard it in probably 10 years and damn... immediate smile on my face. now i gotta hunt down that dgc rarities disc that my old roommate stole.

ewwww "Crab" gross

Negativland
Waiting on You
In the Garage
Across the Sea
No One Else
Why Bother?
Mykel & Carli
Pink Triangle
Susanne
You Gave Your Love to Me Softly

good interview with Rivers today on marc maron

Maron ruined it for me. Seemed to be pushing the Rivers is crazy angle pretty hard and in turn Rivers clammed up.

Yeah, imo Maron had imagined some kind of weird narrative for Cuomo's life that didn't fit (and was full of things I don't remember ever hearing about). But enh...didn't have a lot invested in this episode anyway.

Rivers supposedly spent a long time (post Pinkertown) just bouncing a ball against the wall in an apartment where all the walls and windows were painted black. He's also done plenty of weird songwriting experiments over the years, but if that's the angle Maron wanted to go he shouldn't have framed it as "remember when you were insane and did these weird things?"

as usual he didn't do his research, which i expected, given that i thought it was pretty good. i knew he wasn't going to be asking about songs from the black hole or something

a POX for these guys = surprisingly difficult to do

(well maybe not surprisingly. I've always maintained that their eventual singles collection will be their third best album.)

easy.

Don't Let Go
Photograph
Hash Pipe
Island in the Sun
Crab
Knock-down Drag-out
Smile
Simple Pages
Glorious Day
O Girlfriend

oh wait, I forgot this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qbKkkG7Q2o

i just threw out the love of my dreams
slave
holiday
da vinci
pink triangle
only in dreams
blowin' my stack
jamie
keep fishin'
smile

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

decided today that "blowin' my stack" is the best weezer song ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H1Aao1_9gY

This is my pick for the most underrated Weezer song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI-jAhAU1eY