Weezer (The Red Album) Blender record review
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| Released | June 3, 2008 |
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| Metascore | 64 |
| Weezer (The Red Album) Reviewer: Tim Grierson (Blender) Publishing date: Unlisted Rating: 2.5/5 |
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On his L.A. foursome’s sixth LP—technically self-titled, already known as the Red Album for its cover—Rivers Cuomo serenades his one true love: the childhood tunes that inspire him. The name-dropping “Heart Songs” offers a cheat sheet to Weezer’s different sounds—they took angsty introspection from Nirvana, prettiness from Cat Stevens and learned to love metal pop from Quiet Riot. Unfortunately, Cuomo’s once-passionate relationship with his muses has settled into a rut. Weezer dwells on his well-documented obsessions with bad girlfriends and geek nostalgia, but without the usual giddy, mathematically precise songcraft. While the sprightly “Troublemaker” skewers rock-star excess with self-mocking humor and punk-lite guitars, too often Cuomo settles for wan melodies that unravel like that sweater he once sang about.
— Tim Grierson
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- Original review (archived webpage)