ill never forget one time found a bassist covering it and during the solo he was like “wtf is going here???” dude was so wack couldn’t comprehend greatness composition he needed his tame rock music... seriously solo onto the bridge of good life breakdown is everything, that calm after the storm onto that vulnerability.... so raw

rivers wrote the song on his hospital bed so when he mentions walking with a cane it’s literal he really wanted to go back to f*** some p**** lol

did u know the girl from the video is the one that later played in 24

yeah the quieter breakdown part on good life takes it to the next level

me every time there’s a steel guitar that gets in a song like that:

Finally connected with Byzantine on Black, that and High As A Kite only ones I’ll probably come back to

this whole performance video was the first live video i watched of weezer when i got into them with the red album and was looking for older stuff or like understand the legacy of pinkerton

means a lot to me loved that s***, brings heavy memories

this was in toronto @Womanpuncher69

Need to check them out!

byzantine is so good, it’s the creativity i wanted more from, this bossanova mixed in with bunch of cute synth - where else could you get that from? who else be putting this out??

big fan of california snow tho, that’s how i envisioned black to be, it’s 100% modern yet it’s a super weezer song from a lyrical pov, the saddest of how the “woo’s” goes on the last verse are heartbreaking, love that contrast, he’s really singing thiis of the rockstar party lifestyle we al chase for yet leaves you more lonesome, the song of every rockstar that died lost in that...

what i love the most about california snow is how structure wise even tho the prod is ultra pop and rap it super progressive it reminds me of red for that: starts with those dope saturated synths and that baseline on the low with rivers going on into the first verse right away, setting the tone and image of the rockstar being the big s*** fooling you this song is just bragging ego trip

kick into the chorus where the drums drops and rivers uses california snow as the image for coke , the synth loops goes on and bass louder

then switch all that, chorus ends and the synth and bass gone, piano comes in and takes over it all and we get a new verse different from the opening lines, rivers goes on to set imagery which slowly leads from the bragging of the party lifestyle onto the lonesomeness outcome of it

the chorus comes back with huge bass but the synth isn’t here, the piano follows in and you didn’t even notice, amazing transition and prod - synth comes back on the second half often hook (cause im dooowwnn) but with a new element that is the lead guitar that comes in to add more texture to it all, again we keep progressing

then a break down, the first half of it - notice so far we havnt had a verse section that has repeated itself , super dramatic classic rivers buildup (panic attack stay the hell back it’s me and you against the world) with beautiful harmonies then second half of the break down which brings back the intro section verse of the song but not just repeating it, now the lyrics got dark since the story progressed, the theme is not egotrip anymore but the fall yet with the contrast of the “woo!” as if he still goes on to that lifestyle, the cry behind the shout (come on judas give me a kiss woo i can’t take no more of this...woo don’t nobody look at me.. woo just nail me up by the wrist) the woo sounds more and more sad, it’s like this echo of tht turmoil hell

then the chorus and it ends with a dope outro with the guitar that takes a nice spot

another example to me of the greatness of rivers subtle songwriting through the styles he ventures into, a chameleon through the sounds he loved bc just his passion of music yet he still gets better how to write songs and gets an expert at crafting it from structure wise musically but also lyrically and how to display that whilethe fans just shuts down to and asks for more rock basic musicabout longing girls..

it’s redondant they’re missing the point and that’s why i always stress how weezer is the most overlooked band ever and deserves so much more credit (im not saying this about you heyfella just in general consensus, just wanted to talk about this song and why it’s slept on imo)

to me this song is as much peak weezer as high as a kite, it just happens that high as a kite sounds more like traditional weezer

@Womanpuncher69 @RVI @Unwound @deepsleep

@Jerry_Seinfeld @cotton_dockers

Listening to the track rn while I read this. Always appreciate the effort you put into this.

im glad some ppl do

@Key1256 @Ground @Terry @VizeGuy ^

youd like them for sure

Man that chorus is beautiful.

never let me go...

@ZEKE dont know if it will make you appreciate the song more but i can hope my essay above gives you new perspective on it

@PerryTheMADLADYPUS

we really do

you made me appreciate California Snow a bit more. Always liked some aspects of it (the instrumental and especially the chorus) but the verses and bridge never really connected with my ears

On the other hand, been listening to Pacific Daydream lately and it's growing on me such a fun album. QB Blitz the one

awman the bridge kills me every time PANIC ATTACK STAY THE HELL BACK ITS YOU N ME AGAINST THE WORLD

ily pacific daydream my goat album, so diverse and colorful yet so weezer to the core... qb blitz lyrics i feel that s***

honestly i rank that album over white tbh

IN

internet kinda buggy right now is there a new song out, or did i misread?

no sorry false alarm not yet tho word is that something is dropping january, I’ll let you know

we just chatting on some of the weez catalogue and i nerded out on one of their song on the black album i really love and so i broke it down what makes it amazing

oh, okay gotchu thanks for linking me, the first song posted above in the thread is f***ing fire tho
thank you for your time put into this

the good life!m? thats from pinkerton their cult favorite, you should try it! i didn’t first recommend it to you before the white or blue album bc i feel it’s better appreciated when you’re familiar with these two

pinkerton is the most open book raw and intense recording release of the band, it’s very intense! rivers was pissed and on a mission to prove himself to the critics to be taken seriously and not be a joke lol (reason he is ppl thought like “undone- the sweater song” was a corky song about sweaters lol the verses are bluntly spot on about depression, the sweater is a metaphor for it)

everything on pinkerton is fire

thank you taking time to read 🥺