cldtrlsslfls56

5y

ithagoat the legend

some thoughts after my first listen:

its just full of great melodies and choruses, you will probably say this is a thing that weezer never stopped doing right and this is fair. i was afraid that rivers would somehow end up in the car commercial type of song (ho hey, fun.) but he never did, at least not completely, even at the most boring songs there were still very charming passages and the production worked generally in his favor (like when 'playing my piano' turns into martha my dear or the very lovable moment of 'everything happens for a reason')

this comparison won't make much sense but i sense rivers turning into a full on jonathan richman post-modern lovers figure, it probably didn't happen already because he still makes music under the weezer name, but i would be perfectly okay if he started releasing like spanish or italian albums or maybe an album full of covers from 50s and 60s songs

DonutHole

5y

Y'all sleeping on "dead roses" let's talk about it

mr get dough

5y

Finally spinning this

imdoinf

5y

Next song for me
I was sleeping on bird with a broken wing first listen tbh but now

imdoinf

5y

I wanna sample the (what i think is a piano) on dead roses that s*** is so dark but beautiful

mr get dough

5y

Numbers was amazing

DonutHole

5y

Y'all sleeping on "dead roses" let's talk about it

ithaka

5y

LETS
F***ING

GO

mr get dough

5y

They shoulda gave this album to a movie to use as the soundtrack

Like an animated movie or something

ithaka

5y

goated review from the best oat... love you thank you for listening and giving such in-depth review 🙏 ♥️

totally agree, rivers said it had to happen bc he’s big on classical but saw weezer as a rock band and didn’t want to go soft too soon but it all came at the right time and im so grateful it doesn’t get too serious, only 30mins short and lot of sweetness and bops to it

i see the comparison, he did said he’s working on a solo album inspired by barry manilow so you’re not far off - he wants to bring back beautiful 90s ballads like Whitney houston and what not that ppl don’t really do anymore - thru rivers songwritting style and intact vocals i can’t wait for it

cldtrlsslfls56

5y

man this solo album is gonna be really something, tbf i can totally see rivers being a big jim steinman guy

DonutHole

5y

What y'all doing tonight?

ithaka

5y

goated review from the best oat... love you thank you for listening and giving such in-depth review 🙏 ♥️

totally agree, rivers said it had to happen bc he’s big on classical but saw weezer as a rock band and didn’t want to go soft too soon but it all came at the right time and im so grateful it doesn’t get too serious, only 30mins short and lot of sweetness and bops to it

i see the comparison, he did said he’s working on a solo album inspired by barry manilow so you’re not far off - he wants to bring back beautiful 90s ballads like Whitney houston and what not that ppl don’t really do anymore - thru rivers songwritting style and intact vocals i can’t wait for it

ithaka

5y

not much just dealing with lotta bs thank god this is here to help me block it out, kinda, and you

Bad Finger Boogie

5y

Jelqing

and you?

DonutHole

5y

Y'all sleeping on "dead roses" let's talk about it

DonutHole

5y

" - he wants to bring back beautiful 90s ballads like Whitney houston and what not that ppl don’t really do anymore"
goat recognizing a goat

I felt since the beginning of me listening to Weezer that they are about melodies and songwriting more so than being seen as "hard rockers"

The way they use vocals is more interesting than most of what I come across in modern music + it's not what I expected from a rock band

Them being "different" in that regard is what drew me to them (well after being introduced by some cool ass dude 😏)

Bad Finger Boogie

5y

here for you brother

much love