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Weezer used to be geek rock titans, singing charming love songs over mellow California-pop melodies. Their self-titled debut and sophomore album “Pinkerton?? eschewed the oft gloom-ridden nature of early ’90s grunge and pop rock. In the years since, Weezer has released a series of disappointing albums that have driven the band more toward a radio pop direction. Their latest album, “Raditude” is the current apex of that progression. Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo ’99-’06 is notorious...
...Weezer’s willingness not to hold back or make excuses for their drive toward predictable pop songs. Cuomo and crew present themselves with the challenge of taking their pop sensibilities even further, a challenge which will surely scare away any remaining members of the “Pinkerton?? cult...
When Weezer released their second album, “Pinkerton,” in 1996, it was voted the second worst album of the year by the readers of Rolling Stone. This is strange considering that “Pinkerton?? is now regarded as one of the best albums of the 90s and worshipped by many of the fans who detested it so much after a first listen. People don’t like it when their favorite bands develop and move in different directions, particularly when they evolve from classic pop songs to deeper and more troubling...
...Obviously, “Pink Triangle” [a ballad about a man falling in love with a lesbian] seems to be about a different girl—are the six songs [on “Pinkerton??] about just those two, or were there a number of girls that you were romantically intertwined with...
...you’re trying to rid yourself of pain, but it sounds like [writing “Pinkerton??] was a really powerful experience because of the pain that you went through. Do you feel like you still need to stick a knife into yourself, emotionally...