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.”
To help you celebrate the end of the week, here are some web sites to kill time:
Netdisaster - Destroy web sites with a chainsaw, scribbling baby, or meteors, just to name a few. Make sure you pick the “mouse” option over the “auto” option to control the chaos.
FACEinHOLE - Many scenarios to stick a picture of your face (or someone else’s) for photochop fun.
And then here’s an oldie but goodie, The Grape Lady.
I don’t know if that’s a new addition to Donald Trump’s usual “You’re fired” line, but he’s been using it in most of The Celebrity Apprentice episodes. Hopefully he’ll stop saying it soon because it’s tacky and really uncalled for. Also, because I think of this video when I hear that phrase:
I’ll dedicate a post to what’s been up all week soon, but I just caught up with a few shows I DVRed while out of town Thursday.
Survivor was the first show to shock me when the Fans decided to kick out one of the very few physically strong men on the team. I think it’s a little too early in the game, but what do I know? I just watch the game. Wait, they did too.
I watched enough of the American Idol elimination show to know that one of my ponies, Alaina Whitaker, was voted out. America, why not Rocker Nurse or Britney Impersonator??? Seriously? Alaina is young and maybe a little inexperienced, but I think if we had given her more time, she would’ve been a memorable finalist. Oh well, kudos for the rest of the elimination choices. I won’t have to endure Sir Karaoke Smiles-A-Lot or Redneck Rocker any longer.
Finally, I watched The Celebrity Apprentice which was slightly anticlimactic. I guess because it a cut-and-dry choice. It’s weird, this season has been full of either cut-and-dry cases or long drawn out drama sessions. Not sure what to think, but if Trace Adkins doesn’t win, I will cry a little inside. If Omarosa or Piers wins, I will cry a lot outside.
I just switched over to AT&T’s U-VERSE service this week. Took two weeks for an installer to come out and another two hours for him to get everything setup, but now my home theater is complete (for now.) With over 30 HD channels streaming in, I can finally make use of my new fancy TV. I’ve enjoyed several on demand shows and lots of movies from the movie channels have kept me company. There’s the occasional digital glitch or two, but so far, excusable problems. This is a young service with promises of being better.
Just in time too, I just read this article - Time Warner: Download Too Much and You Might Pay $30 a Movie - which basically says TWC is trying out extra charges to those who use extra bandwidth. With HD content and more music and movie streaming, they are onto something. Milking the cash cow, that’s what. I think it may be too early to try this tactic, but whatever! Tomorrow I return my hardware to TWC and finally bid adieu.
In other TV news:
I’ve been keeping up with The Biggest Loser for the first time. It’s actually pretty inspiring. Instead of taking a nap, I went and worked out after watching this the other day! I am incredibly intimidated by trainer Jillian Michaels and think I would hide if I saw her in real life.
I didn’t understand Gene Simmons’ move on The Celebrity Apprentice. I’ve never seen Donald try and help someone so much. I think Simmons may be “too smart for his britches.” Hard to believe he rocked it with KISS, he’s so serious.
I am very glad Friday Night Lights still has new episodes and has not been canned.
Finally, my mom called me right after American Idol Wednesday night. I was behind fifteen minutes because I was watching it on my DVR (to avoid commercials!) so I didn’t know what she was laughing about. And then I saw. The “Asian man dressed like Elvis” my mom described was actually a “Filipino man dressed like a Simon worshiping angel.” It was very strange. (And admittedly, catchy!) But I did chuckle when Paula Abdul started breaking out the dance moves. Oh Dallas, you disappoint me sometimes.
I am your brother
Your best friend forever
Singing the songs, the music that you like.
We’re brothers ’till the end of time
Together or not, you’re always in my heart
Your hurt, your feelings in you will worry no more.
