Stephen Lopezok as a major weezer fan, this kinda sucks.
remember the rebel weezer alliance?
that sure was a long time ago.
i just don’t know what to think….
=rwa= and related fansites (weezerone, weezerfanclub, weerez) are the only reason the band stayed popular enough to even attempt a successful comeback in 2000. Those were the good ol’ days.
I don’t know why anyone is shocked by how bad this new song is. Did you people even listen to the crap on Raditude? Do you remember “Heart Songs” from the red album? How about “We Are All On Drugs” from Make Believe? Oh, and don’t forget about “Love Explosion” from Maladroit and “Crab” from the green album.
Each post-pinkerton record has had bullshit songs on it. Stop expecting weezer to release something that sounds like it was written and performed by the 1997-pre-Matt-Sharp-departure-version of the band. Rivers is FORTY. Most of those songs you fell in love with… he wrote when he was TWENTY.
Nothing since their 1999 cover of Pixies Velouria has given the world any reason to expect more greatness. That was the last time the band sounded great… and it wasn’t even their song. Yet, year-in and year-out, people hold them to the same ridiculous standards, and these people never learn, and they’re subsequently disappointed, and then they act all surprised when it happens again the next year.
Perhaps it’s because I’m a Buffalo Bills fan that I’ve learned to keep my expectations low and hope for a positive surprise, rather than expect too much and be continually disappointed. On Hurley: I expect to hear one great song, a few that are listenable, and a bunch that are embarrassing. I’m just being realistic.