My review of Weezer's newest album

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Okay probably not a review but just my thoughts on the Deluxe Edition tracks

Overall: I'm listening to this album and I wonder What happened to Weezer? This album isn't Weezer, it's a mix of stuff that could probably be done by any band. So now here are my thoughts on the tracks:

1. Troublemaker-Quick and no solo whatsoever, you don't get a real appreciation for the music behind the lyrics if that makes sense. Is pretty catchy though.

2. The Greatest Man That Ever Lived- A song that changes styles every few seconds, surprisingly good, but most people will be turned off by it's schizophrenic nature.

3. Pork and Beans- Good song and is the only one that could be Weezer but I only think that because it's been around for a month.

4. Heart Songs- The only other song that could be considered a single in my idea. Soft and almost like a ballad at times, Rivers sings about his influences.

5. Everybody Get Dangerous- rap/rock, and just semi-annoying, rather generic sounding.

6. Dreamin'- Sounds like Weezer, tastes like Weezer. Why couldn't Weezer have performed the last five tracks and made them better?

Thoughts on tracks 7-14 coming later, will the rest of the album be any better?

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7. Thought I knew- The first of the three tracks with other members of the band doing lead. Okay song but the lead on this vocals is a bit annoying, decent song overall.

8. Cold Dark World- Another decent song, not a Weezer song and has the bassist sorta rapping, sounds a bit like Red Hot Chili Pepper but more of a classic song style.

9. Automatic- This time the drummer sings lead and it's not a bad song, it's just not the same without Rivers as the lead. I like the classic rock sound to it.

10. The Angel and the One- I like it, like the last song on all of Weezer's albums its a bit of a slower song and it is another of the few songs that sound like Weezer.

The following four tracks are on the Deluxe Edition of the Album only:

11. Miss Sweeney- Good song, doesn't fit in with the rest of the album, and has a ballad like feel to it.

12. Pig- Another ballady song but the ballads are getting a bit tired at this point. Should've saved this one for the next album

13. Spider- Reminds me a bit of Butterfly from Pinkerton, but a bit more polished sound, and a little depressing.

14. King- My favorite song from this album and sounds nothing like Weezer but I don't know there's something about it. I'm not even sure that this is Rivers' voice it sounds that different.

Now overall this is an average album, it's most certaintly the most polished of Weezer's albums and also the most experimental.

Perhaps when I heard Weezer was experimenting with their sound I had unrealistically high expectations and was expecting something more along the lines of when the Beach Boys did Pet Sounds where you could still tell they were the Beach Boys and they made something truly unique. This album is unique in the way but you can't tell it is Weezer in fact you could plop any band's name on here and it may be a better album. But I expected more. Maybe in twenty years this album will be remembered as something truly great but until then I can only hope

Now this album has it's high points, the first four songs are more of what I wanted but the rest of the album was just sort of yeah. I mean I liked it but I'm predisposed to Weezer's albums. I can't help but like the album. I just wish the album was more like the balance between the Blue Album and Pinkerton that was in Make Believe.

Final score: For all Weezer fans it's reccomended, non Weezer fans:

Not Reccomended

And just for fun where I rank the 6 Weezer Albums:

1. Pinkerton
2. Make Believe
3. Blue
4. Red (for now)
5. Maladroit
6. Green