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Looks like Cuomo’s going to be well taken care. Good thing, because Weezer’s tour for “Raditude?? is going to resume its normal touring schedule in January...
...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 for his love of pop culture, referencing bands and pop icons from the Beatles to Green Day in his previous work. With “Raditude...
...Raditude?? also includes elements of mainstream pop to which Weezer has not even attempted to attain in the past, the results of which are largely unfortunate. One of the most anticipated songs on the album is “Can’t Stop Partying,” co-written by Jermaine Dupri and featuring a rap solo by one of the hip-hop world’s most recognizable figures, Lil’ Wayne. Weezer takes a shot at dance-pop, using the cliché R&B babes and booze formula: “I gotta have...
...over-the-top nature of “Raditude?? undermines any attempts Weezer makes at deviating from their new-found direction. “Love is the Answer” is a failed attempt at semi-serious themes, embodied in lyrics such as “There will come a day / When we transcend our pain,” which seems out of place on an album of stories filled with teenage drama (cf. “The Girl Got Hot,” “In the Mall?...
...draw of “Raditude?? is 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...
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