Tuesday Tunes: Weezer (Red Album)
To make sure I update this at least once a week, here is the first installation of Tuesday Tunes! Normally, I’ll try and cover a new release but since no new release today really caught my eye, today’s album is Weezer (Red Album). (Although if you really like hip hop, I gave the new N.E.R.D. album a quick listen and it’s not too shabby!)
If you didn’t fall in love with Weezer’s first self-titled album (the Blue Album) with such classics as “Say It Ain’t So” and “The Sweater Song” then try again. That CD made its home in my giant CD Walkman in junior high and is still one of my all-time favorites. However, no other Weezer album has been able to win me over completely (as I sometimes cringe when I listen to “Beverly Hills”).
But! Enter Weezer’s third self-titled album! I read somewhere that this was going to be a very experimental album but for the most part, it is the Weezer I first came to know and love. The album kicks off with “Troublemaker” which fittingly sets a “I do what I want!” theme. The best song to portray this theme is “Pork and Beans,” their first single. This song is not complete until you have watched the music video. And if you’re a fan of viral youtube videos, there should be some familiar faces making cameo appearances.
Rivers Cuomo actually takes a break during some songs and lets others take the lead vocal position. Those songs were probably my least favorite but still had a little Weezer flavor. All in all, old school Weezer fans should not be disappointed with their sixth full-length release.
Top three songs to check out: “Everybody Get Dangerous,” “Troublemaker,” and “The Greatest Man That Ever Lived.”
By Kelly Lawson, June 11, 2008 @ 6:51 am
Hey! this is great! Thanks for the review… I loved the Blue Album. And you’re right– no other album of theirs quite lives up to the greatness of that one. I liked the Green Album, but unlike the Blue Album, it’s not one I can listen to at any time of any day and enjoy it– sometimes I think, “Oh. Hashpipe. Definitely not in the mood for that today.”
But the blue album? I can’t say it’s ever played on the iPod and caused me to hit the “skip” button.
Red Album here we come.
By Jeromy, June 11, 2008 @ 11:47 am
is it bad if i’ve seen every one of the video’s they refer to in the music video?
By neener, June 11, 2008 @ 12:18 pm
Haha, I think I am going to find all the videos they reference and post them here. There’s a shot or two that quickly scans the room that includes other viral video stars like Charlie the Unicorn and the sneezing panda. I hope that I will be able to say I’ve seen them all soon!