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Weezer
- Pinkerton
[1] Tired
Of Sex
[2] Getchoo
[3] No Other
One
[4] Why Bother?
[5] Across
The Sea
[6] The Good
Life
[7] El Scorcho
[8] Pink
Triangle
[9] Falling
For You
[10] Butterfly
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Rivers
Cuomo is a very unique individual. Essentially a guy with geeky
glasses, a pinch introverted behaviour and fragile genius, he
was propelled to stardom in 1994 as the lead singer and guitarist
with pop-rock newcomers Weezer. Following up their self-titled
and critically acclaimed debut album was always going to be a
difficult task. Tiring of the debut album’s oh-so-hip Spike
Jonze-directed videos, Rivers decided to take the band in a different
direction. Placing his heart firmly on his sleeve, this album
is horrendously personal. Too personal for some it would seem;
at the time of release the critics were disappointed at best.
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For my money
though, those reviewers have missed all that is great about this
album. The songs are filled with Rivers’ angst and emotion;
tentatively walking a fine line between genius and madness. Falling
in love with a lesbian can be a difficult time for any young man,
and it seems at points these stresses have taken their toll on young
Rivers’ fragile mind. The songs reflect this, and as a collection
are inspired and riddled with his eccentric self-reflection. This
is a very important album for Weezer, and for the geeks of the world
like me. After the media lambasting, Rivers himself turned his back
on this album, calling it a mistake, all but lyrically. This is
a shame, and shouldn’t put you off what is a raw and evocative
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Summing up this
album is a difficult task, befitting of the album itself. It’s
one which grows and endears itself to the listener after every play,
leaving it firmly in my personal list of favourite albums. If nothing
else I urge you to pick this up and give it ago, you’ll learn
something about the awkward individual Rivers in the process, and you
might just like it.
5 out of 5
Richard
Sawyer
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