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 enlarge | Artist: Weezer
Label: Geffen Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  114 reviews
Sales Rank: 1140
Format: Extra Tracks
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 001133602
UPC: 602517726451
EAN: 0602517726451
ASIN: B00188HR3G
Release Date: June 3, 2008
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 Different but still great. September 21, 2008
This album is definitley a detour from Weezer's other albums, but I think it is a succesful and interesting one. It took a few listens to soak in because it is so different, but songs that I originally dismissed like The Greatest Man that Ever Lived is now one of my favorites from the album. I would definitley put this above Make Believe. I think that Miss Sweeney is a great song and should be on the actual album instead of being a Bonus Track. I know that the earlier Weezer albums have more merit, but this album still holds up as a good Weezer album and a great rock album in general. It is still a lot better then most bands out there today.
 Should be the pink album September 17, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was embarrassed when I purchased the last Avril Lavigne album and it was covered pink. And listening to the junior high-type references, I wondered what I was expecting.
Now though, listening to Weezer's opening lyrics on this album: "Put me in a special school cuz I am such a fool, and I don't need a single book to teach me how to read. Who needs stupid books? They are for petty crooks-" SKIP!
Next song: "You try to play cool like you just don't care, but soon I'll be playin' in your underwear-" SKIP!
Last chance to redeem on this song: "They say I need some Rogaine to put in my hair, work it out at the gym to fit my underwear-" EJECT!
What happened to Weezer? I listened more and tried to find something to cling to. Nothing. The music doesn't cover up the embarrassment of the childish lyrics. Today, I put in that pink Avril Lavigne CD and it sounds so much better than the last time I listened. I think if this Weezer album was the pink album you would have the same feeling of embarrassment when purchasing it that you would have when listening to it.
(2 stars for Pig)
 Not what you'd expect from Weezer September 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Weezer has bitten off more than they can chew. Pork N Beans is a great song (and a great video), and it's what you'd expect from Weezer: it's fun! That's about as far as the Red Album goes. They've tried to expand their horizons and go beyond the 'norm', but they have a gangsta rap song, an elevator music song, and the rest of the songs are just boring. You're better off recording Pork N Beans off of YouTube and buying this only if oyu have a sick obsession to own all things Weezer.
Great Album September 14, 2008
When I first heard the songs on this album I immediately liked some and really didn't like some of the others. However I thought the album was good enough to buy because there were some songs I really liked. But after listening to all the songs a few times I liked more of them and more of them - until now I just like all of them. You can't take all the lyrics too seriously in this album or really in Weezer songs in general. Weezer's more about fun and good listening than anything I think. To the point I think this is one of the best albums ever done. Previously my list was 3 albums. Hotel California by the Eagles, Breakfast in America by Supertramp , and Eye in the Sky by the Allan Parsons Project. These are all 70s albums so alot of readers will not be familiar with these. The were coincidently all the best selling albums of the year in which they came out. I doubt that the Weezer Red album will achieve that distinction but I hope it does. This is just my opinion, but I think it's a great album. Extraordinarily well produced, well performed, fun to listen too and many times awe inspiring , seeming to lift you up to a higher dimension. It is alittle different than previous Weezer music in that its more of a studio album. It is obvious that alot of hard work was involved in putting it togeather. If you buy it - give it a chance and don't judge all the songs right away and I hope you come away liking it as well as I do. By the way - definitely buy the deluxe version. It makes the album Soooo much better.
The Great Sound of Weezer is Back September 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's been since 2005's Make Believe that we've gotten music from the LA faves Weezer and now they return with another self-titled release this one referred to as The Red Album. We had the Blue Album and The Green Album in the past which I loved and underground alternative rock fans loved as well. So after Make Believe it seemed the band was dying down and due to comments made by the band and singer Rivers Cuomo in interviews, I wasn't sure if they were going to remain together or go off with their own side projects like they've done in the past, but now they come forth with The Red Album.
I love the energy of this album because it brings back the fun and quirky nerdi-ness that got you to fall in love with Weezer in the early 1990's. It features songs like "Troublemaker" and "Everybody Get Dangerous" along with a rendition of EMF's "Unbelievable" (which we all remember, unfortunately). I especially love the first single "Pork and Beans" because it is classic Weezer. So again this album brings back the great sound of Weezer that was lost for a while but now has returned.
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