Hey, Weezer's new album Raditude is coming out on 11/3. Is anyone else as stoked as I am that it's coming out?

I feel like I should be a big Weezer fan, since they seem cool, but I'm too lazy to love them as much as they deserve.

Weezer is collaborating on a record with Katy Perry.

The fuck?

Eeew.

That's what I said.

Credibility, meet window. Throw yourself out.

For the record, I dig Weezer, but I've always found them, and Rivers Cuomo, to be way too full of themselves, in that "I'm being ironic in that I don't realize I'm being ironic, but I'm fully aware that I'm being ironic" kind of way.

I used to love Weezer. I have seen them 3 times I believe. I dont like them much @ all anymore...The Blue Album and Pinkerton. Thats about it. So I always have to point out that I like Weezer but only old Weezer.

WEEEEEEZZEERRRRRR!!!

WEEEEEZIEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Jaime wrote: "I used to love Weezer. I have seen them 3 times I believe. I dont like them much @ all anymore...The Blue Album and Pinkerton. Thats about it. So I always have to point out that I like Weezer b..."

Ditto, and ditto.
I remember being so freakin' excited when their third album was coming out.
Then I listened to it.
Blah.
It was very disappointing.

Julie! I saw an El Camino the other day and thought of you.

Yeah, pretty much with Jamie there, too. I have another album (Maladroit?) and it kinda blows. Sorry.

Weezer is one of those bands I'm comfortable having left behind in my college years. I enjoyed their catchy brand of punk-pop in the mid-90s, and will still bop along to "Buddy Holly" if I hear it on the radio, but they haven't had any kind of staying power in my life.

Speaking of mid-90s music with staying power, I still find James' Laid CD to be one of the best in my collection. It's held up quite well, IMO.

I don't remember the rest of the album, but Laid was a great song.

As previously mentioned, my big 90s loves were the Afghan Whigs and Shudder to Think.

One of the things that kind of bugs me about the post Pinkerton material is that it doesn't seem like Weezer actually writes songs about things that matter to them. Maybe they felt that having songs that were more pop would make them commercially viable. The Red Album though returns them to some of those emotional themes of the Blue Album and Pinkerton. For all of you who think Weezer is dead, I encourage you to listen to "Heart Songs" on the red album. It shows that they can still produce music about things that are sentimental and in ways that don't necessarily align with the popish stuff they're use to.

What I've heard of the new one has been very commercial sounding.

I'm curious what you think of Weezer's collaboration with Kenny G, Daniel. Does this alter their cool cred in your view? Or is this kitschy brilliance along the lines of Ben Folds' collaboration with William Shatner?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiIwgcrv4...

Nothing touches that Shatner album. NOTHING.

I agree, KD. Shatner defines kitschy brilliance. He is The Man.

Shatner's version of Pulp's Common People is sublime genius.

Shatner is the bomb. I don't even know what that means, but he IS.

And, what the hell was that Kenny G thing?!? I'm a little traumatized...

Weezer rocks, old weezer is better though

Gus wrote: "Shatner's version of Pulp's Common People is sublime genius."

Agreed. I like it better than the original.

every time i scroll past this thread i sing Beverly Hills in my head. that is all

That's funny, Kevin. I sing "Hash Pipe" in my head.

just the catchy hook of the beverly hills drums i think

Flipper does a version of "Hash Pipe". I guess Krist Novoselic does bass duties for the legendary punkers.