Tuesday, November 10, 2009
I do have moments I love on Maladroit, like ‘Falling For You.’ —Brian Bell, Alternative Press cover story, 2005 Of course, as the interviewer quickly points out in his article, “Falling For You” has nothing to do with Maladroit, and is rather a key moment in the band’s much-lauded Pinkerton album. A telling Freudian slip, [...]
Monday, September 28, 2009
A 120-second hemorrhage of sub-Green Day derivative-derivative pop punk puke, this putrid piece of shit may not be the worst Weezer song ever released, but it’s certainly the least listenable. Beyond that I won’t even bother to acknowledge this song with sonic description, and the lyrics are total nonsense too, as evidenced by its original [...]
Thursday, September 24, 2009
I don’t think it’s unfair to say that, as a general rule, the closer is the most sincere and genuine song on any given Weezer album. (The only possible exception I can think of is The Blue Album‘s “Only In Dreams,” if only because it must compete with “Say It Ain’t So”) Which, for the [...]
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“Slob” has had a pretty interesting life, for a Weezer song. The tune was debuted during the Summer Songs 2000 tour, which found it sticking out in the memory of fans as a rare slab of raw emotion in a batch of Rivers Cuomo’s least personal songs to date. Truth be told, the semi-officially released [...]
Monday, September 15, 2008
Going from an entry about a song representing what I wish Maladroit could have been, to a song that represents what Maladroit actually was — or at least, one of the best examples of what I wish it weren’t. In general music terminology, “space rock” refers to a subgenre of rock innovated by bands like [...]
Speaking of Homie, Rivers Cuomo introduced “Think About” from the same show they played “Hot Tub” by comparing the opening riff to the Sesame Street theme song. The audience laughed, Fred Eltringham counted off the song, and indeed the opening chord progression bore a striking resemblance — but it wouldn’t be the last time Weezer [...]
“Burndt Jamb” is, without question, one of Maladroit’s finest tunes. It has a delectably Brazilian bossanova kind of feel to it that just screams “summer jam” — probably the best song for rolled down windows and open sunroofs in the post-Green Album discography. And damn, those backups! What a great feel-good tune. Rivers’ lyric, while [...]
I pondered for a few moments on how to introduce Maladroit, and “Love Explosion” wound up being what I chose. This may seem like a bit of a dubious call to anyone familiar with the album, what with it being one of the less-remembered, late-album tracks…But I’m confident that I have good reason. To be [...]
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