Being a Weezer fan is difficult. I avoid being the fan that begs for a sequel to Blue or Pinkerton, but with albums like last year's Red, you have to kind of wonder what made Weezer change so much. As for the Raditude clips, I like them. I wish I could love them, but for now, I like them (which is way better than what I could say for Red) Sure, hearing Rivers, in his 40's (?) and with a family, sing about hitting up the clubs ("Can't Stop Partying"? Really now?) is extremely cringeworthy, but it made me realize something about Weezer.
Have Weezer ever truly been loved by their fans at any point?
Sure, Blue Album was a hit, but it came out in the same time as albums like Pearl Jam's Vitalogy and, in general, the tail-end of the grunge era. Basically,...[read more] |