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| WeezerThe Green Album2001 Geffen 
  Review by: Scott See others by this writer ![[staff]](/images/icons/staffsticker.gif){kind=icon}
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Published on May 15th 2001
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I agree that the green album is not at its full weezer potential, but it isn't as bad as some people would lead one to beleive. Pinkerton and the blue album were the best records not only because of their originality and catchy-ness, but because the music itself was just well done. Rivers, obviosly poured his heart out into pinkerton, and he did not get a very kind response... i would like to beleive that the green album was Rivers sorting out his anguish for the many things he could not control, one thing being the measley sales of his heartfelt music. Also, me being a Weezer fan, I realize how this album's song topics lowers their grade as a band, and its dissappointing as well as the short range of instrumentals. Just a comment about the emo/punk topic, all i can say about it is, that i would not consider weezer to be punk, only because of the image the band and its music portrays... you don't see them wearing spikes and leather, theyre caught wearing sweater vests, nerd glasses, and brightly coloured shoes. Their physical appearance just screams EMO. Emo is the word used for music that borderlines several types of music, but has the lyrics of a sappy nerd who never gets the hot chick in math class, or gets onto the football team. It also covers the garage band rock genre which is full of confused teenagers dealing with the many aspects of growing up. River's lyrics show this in great detail. I do not see how the band cannot be considered emo! that is just my opinion, but just consider my arguments at least! what a joke, such a dissapointment. I've recently been on an old-school Weezer kick, and that made me think..... wow,sorry im a big weezer fan but this album kinda sucked....a lot D.I.S.A.P.P.O.I.N.T.I.N.G why the fuck would you say fuck punk music on a punk website? what the fuck is wrong with you? It's not dead it's just changed. and btw green day was the closest thing to original punk there was in the 90's. Green Day=Sex Pistols. all of you=fucking morons. why don't you talk shit somewhere else. like where someone cares. rivers is a little crybaby and the green album is one of the worst records i have heard in years. i cant believe they release such shit. Oi! Weezer is punker than punk, dude! They may be on a major but they're still keepin' it real on the emo scene, dogg. The Green Album takes hardcore into unexplored territory, the likes only Bon Jovi have seen before. Keep rockin' out with yer cocks out, boys. America loves your honest song writing and forgives you for that tripe you released called Pinkerton. I hope you embrace ska next 'cause that would be sweet. Peace out. hahaha, no... this album... omg, if you ask me, Weezer has no business releasing garbage like this. When you know what the band is capable of, this is unimaginative trash. I'm only being so hard on it, because the band is much better than the Green album would like you to believe. There is ONE... ONE song i like. Actually, i love "Photograph". The rest of it can go to music hell for all i care. It's really a shame. : "weezer could have done something for the emo scene" you guys are all posers. think your hardcore cause you listen to punk like green day, fuck green day. fuck punk music, its dead (and i know that phrase is cliched, its the fuckin truth). GG Allen is fucking punk, joey ramone was punk. you arent. I FINALLY got this CD (about freakin' time, I know), and I really love it. I can't compare it to their other two albums, but as itself, it's a fantastic CD. My 3 favorite bands: The Misfits, Minor Threat and... Weezer. I think that says something for their mass appeal. This is one band that truly everyone can like. Does anyone else know of a modern band more popular with more different people than these guys? You don't have to play hardcore music to be hardcore.Shit Sell outs sums it up.They could have done something for emo and put out this garbage.Go collect tour money and run off in the sun.you could have done something for emo. Hey Eddie, I think all of the lard from your thighs has gotten to your brain or something cause this is clearly hardcore. The only reason you're saying they're not is because they're on vh1. If Jurrasic Slapass was on vh1 storytellers would that make them ravers? Fuck no! They're hardcore as hell!!! Leave Weezer alone. dude, weezer is from wisconsin, not hollywood Rory, you're a fucking idiot. Weezer is hardly hardcore. They used to be ok, I have the blue album from back when they were emo, but they sold out since then. They realized it "wasn't cool" for them to be emo and now they're just a bunch of ravers who wanna sing about drugs and stuff. See it's not about the music for them, it about fame and drugs...Weezer's the classic hollywood tragedy, like Marylin Monroe. this cd kinda sounds like the new good riddance, only heavy as fuck and with organs. perfect ten, yo. weezer is the new napalm death (with organs). - laslow Weezer is not even close to hard ANYTHING. I didnt use to like this album and put it away for a while then i decided one day to listen to it. Its not as bad as I thought. The first 4 songs are pretty good and there are like 2 more decent songs thrown in there. Weezer is not the greatest band ever but I'm warming up to them slowly. they're hardcore?? what are you talking about? none of their CDs are hardcore punk, and i doubt the fact that they've suddenly started writing hardcore music now that they've established such a unique sound. I saw Weezer last year at the Metro in Chicago with Hatebreed and the Mad Caddies. That was fucking awesome! Not so much the Mad Caddies though. Weezer is hardcore as hell these days. I think they should tour with the Hope Conspiracy and Poison the Well and Hepcat. That would be a cool show. Weezer RULES!!!! They are the band that is keeping punk alive today and this album shows. They have always been one of the best punk bands around and this album is no exception. While they aren't as good as greenday, they are still one of the best punk bands ever. this is plainly my opinion here but read it anyway.i saw that one person put down that the CD is hit after hit.and that is true.But does that make a bad album or a reely good album.i'd say if there were more songs with differnt varyations of good songs it would be great.but on this it was almost the same hit over and over.if evry song hadent sounded exactly alike exept for "hash pipe" and "island in the sun" the new Weezer would of been fucking GREAT.but it turned out to be OK I have to agree with you on that one Sr. Weezer's good, they put on a good live show. As for this album... meh. plain old fucking terrible music. give me a break. now emo's big, so here comes weezer with a half-assed album of utter shittiness. i loved the blue album, pinkerton was pretty good, but what in good fucking christ is this. Weazer is a jem in the rock of music out there today. But i have to say, Weazer should have sticked with the blue album, it was inflable, something you could listen to from the 90's to today, every song cetchy yet deep and insturmental. The green album, on the other hand, is one hit song after another, one popy bubble gum hit again and agian. Spread 5 of those songs out in each album and it's good. But one hit song after another is not good contrast listening. I love Weazer, and i am so happy they have made a come back, and with such a bright style. But i just hope their next album, if one, is better and put out without the presure of making a come back, but what we know weazer is capable of. haha kick ass review. Weezer kicks ass but this album doesnt. i can still listen to it since i waited so long for it but its nothing compared to Pinkerton and "the blue album" They completely went south over here. It's so blatently terrible compared to Pinkerton that it's almost laughable. I think Weezer is playing a big joke on us all with this one. I know they are capabable of so much more. genius review. this kid should write from something big. good review. i love the little story with jimmy and his mother. weezer is good. i don't care if they're punk or not. You know, i just don't like this album. Don't get me wrong, I love Weezer but the more I listen to this the more i begin to dislike it. It lacks everthing that is Weezer, the guitar solos are absolutly horrible compared to earlier work, the emotion of either of the first two albums seems to be missing as well. I tried really, really hard to like this album but it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I hope Rivers can just write some more music that we all know he is capable of. Cus lets face it, this album is mediocre at best. weezer is cool. people who use the word "posuers" are posuers. wait, i just used it, guess i'm one too. People who label music are posers? Why is that? I think you're being defensive because you like Weezer and hate to hear them being bashed. The bottom line is this: Weezer isn't punk (yes, i'm labeling, and no, i'm not a poser), and the viewers of this site are punk listeners. Therefore there will be a considerable amount of those who don't like Weezer on this site. Don't get your panties in a ruffle if Weezer gets put down here. Go read Rolling Stone if you're offended. This is a decent album. But who cares whether or not weezer is "punk"? Not me. Labeling music is lame. Music is music. You either like the way it sounds or you don't. Period. There's no point in trying to define everything. People who label music are posers. I thought this album was great. Although Rivers vocals matured on Pinkerton, I always liked the blue album more, because i'm a pop fiend. if you're so open minded, you need to realize that people like creed and brittany spears(drool). I'm not one of them, but bashing artists for what they play in one sentence then bashing people for being closed minded in the next is just as dumb as being closed minded. I am personally glad brittany spears is around. all you have to do is mute the tv, turn on some screeching weasel (or weezer), and wham, you have the sexiest chick in the world dancing to punk rock (or geek rock) .This rating is for her body Who cares if it's punk or not... not all punk is good, and everything not punk isnt bad. Weezer is a great band. I admit the lenght of the cd is disapointing. I still adore the cd but i have to admit it's really not as good as the first two. But you have to understand, these are different times and when the other cds came out, it was when grunge ruled the world. Now it's britney and fucking creed. Altough not as good as the other 2 cds, it beats the hell out of creed and britney. And all you little punk bitches, stop being so fucking closed minded. i agree, yet about half of the the top ten reviews are as pop as they get. at least propaghandi's still up there. I dunno, weezer is just so damn catchy some times. this score os for their preformance on saturday night live. not great, not bad. Guys its nice to know Weezer can put out a great pop album but it would have been nicer of them to put out a new Weezer album I've been listening to this album quite extensivelly lately, and I must say that it is pretty good. This album is sort of a let down though. After the unbelievable goodness known as Pinkerton, I though this would at least match that. But this falls very short of the bar set by Pinkerton. To be fair, I think Pinkerton may be an unattainable bar for any band to pass though. Even though Weezer isn't "Punk", I will defend them to the death. Weezer is better than punk. I think the first half is incredible. Then the second half... is... bleh "I could fill an entire paragraph right now simply repeating the name Weezer. Oh, Weezer, Weezer, Weezer. Oh, Weezer. How sad I am for Weezer. Let's backtrack. This requires a lot of personal history to be revealed, totally stream-of-consciousness memory recall. We'll start in 1994. In 1994, I was ten years old. Rock music was a new and relatively unknown concept to me. By rock music, I mean rock music: distorted guitars, hard-hitting drums, the harshness of grunge and rock. It had already broken onto mainstream radio, but I was too young to pay attention. I was a weird child, busying myself with Talking Heads and Laurie Anderson records. I must say, this has been one of the few reviews of Scott's i got into (nothing personal). Very well done, and quite refreshing to see some length for once...the records not bad either... that was a great review. makes me feel much better after i read an e-mail a friend sent me. i thought it was a joke review so i laughed a bit. but then i realized that it was real and it was from one of cd-now's resident reviewers. I heard about 4 of the new songs on Yahoo tour, and they all bored me to death. Maybe I need to listen to them again, but the Weezer I saw on tour makes me NOT want to run out and buy the new album. to the man who posted the comment with 1 star and said that weezer is about as punk as the new Blink: ha. weezer isn't punk at all. they're kind of geek rock. mayeb the vocals sound emo and maybe i see some punk style structuring. but what weezer is is great. i hated the single, but when i heard the rest of the cd, i was quite pleased. might not be the blue album but there's enough good stuff on here to pull money from my pocket. weezer is quite a bit more punk than blink 182. if you have comments, send them to mfort2@hotmail.com That was a great review. Fuck, I actually had fun reading it. What's the cd like? I don't know jack about the CD, but that was a GREAT review. sorry guys weezer is as much punk as new Blink Good Cd, kind of boring me, but netter then most anything else I have heard for a while. Refreshing compared to all the rap-metal crap thats been crammed down my throat. |
