MY FIRST TIME REACTING TO "WEEZER" THE BLUE ALBUM-Full Album Reaction/Review 

Lol this is why you do your research before releasing a video 😂 apologies to Wheatus who I thought was Weezer. Wheatus were the ones who released “Teenage Dirtbag” Thank you to you to those who let me know!!

This album was seen as a breath of fresh air in the midst of the grungy atmosphere of the 90’s.

Gotta listen to Pinkerton, their second album. Corrosive, explosive, existencialist, with depresive but honest lyrics, and goes one step beyond in terms of composition. Great album, unjustly underreated when it was released, and an icon of the '90 nowadays,

fuck yes. glad you caught my favorite lines: "I play my stupid songs, i write these stupid words, & i love every one". this was the anthem of my youth, always screaming along to this album with friends driving to go camping or somewhere.

You asked “was this a new sound?” Yes and no. Weezer came out amidst the dominance of grunge and its darker, angrier sound (which was a reaction from the super poppy 80s mainstream sound, whether it was hair metal that dominated rock radio, or r&b flavored pop). Weezer shared the raw, unpolished sound of grunge and other early 90s rock music, but where grunge was performed by tragically cool and tragically sad underground rebels, Weezer was 4 nerdy college guys. They weren’t “cool”. They shared grunge’s disaffected attitude, but had a completely different vibe, kinda awkward, dorky and secure in their insecurity. The real secret is that grunge music and Weezer alike (along with a number of other bands of the era) were profoundly influenced by the post-punk underground music of the mid-to-late 80s. Pixies, Sonic Youth, Jesus Lizard, Husker Du, The Replacements, etc. So was Weezer a new sound? Yeah but also not really. But their unique look and vibe helped them climb out of obscurity and bring their style of post-punk alternative rock into the mainstream, something that their inspirations never was able to fully achieve. The Pixies, Husker Du, and the Violent Femmes walked so Weezer and Nirvana and everyone else could run

The best part of this album is that it gets better every listen. As a rap fan, this is one of the few non-rap albums in my top 10.

You should react to Pinkerton next. Different but also amazing.

They had a formula and it worked somehow, against all odds. Still jam their first 3 albums every once in a blue moon. Nothing crazy but they knew how to write a catchy tune and their hits were HITS.

This album was prime house party rock in the 90’s.

please listen to pinkerton next!

To answer your question from the intro, Weezer did introduce a new sound (and look) in the 90s. More than anything, though, was the attitude. In about 5 years we went from hair bands like Poison to grunge like Nirvana - then Weezer came out with this hard rock (but still pop) sound from four nerdy guys. The heavy guitar tone is a trademark of their sound and they always reminded me a bit of the Beach Boys with harmonies and the way Rivers Cuomo (lead singer) really pours his introspective self into the music and lyrics.

Nice reaction as usual, glad to see Weezer caught on for you. The Blue Album is definitely a good introduction to Weezer! Their sound changes a lot throughout the years, but there's at least something to like about the stages of the journey. My personal favorites along with Blue are definitely Pinkerton and Maladroit, the somewhat darker albums. I hope you at least get to Pinkerton one day, it changed things forever for the band!

You’re awesome for this, there’s not enough good reactions for weezer albums. Obviously gotta do Pinkerton next but from there I think you got a few options. Although I’m a red defender, I understand why ppl dislike it. I think the White Album, EWBAE, and OK human are all good choices tho

Buddy Holly is one of the most famous musicians of the 50's/60's. Died tragically in a plane crash with some other well known musicians of the time. Everyday, Peggy Sue and that will be the day are classics.

It was pretty clear you weren't really feeling the first few tracks too much. I knew that you were gonna prefer the 2nd half of the album. Even though this album seems not to be what you usually listen to, it's cool to see you be open minded about albums like this I hope you have a Green Day album on the list for upcoming reactions. Dookie and American Idiot are their most well known,. If you are planning on listening to them, I think you should start with Dookie since it's their first big hit, and then depending on how you feel about that album, either listen to the follow up album Insomniac, or go to American Idiot if you want something different

I haven't listened to a lot of Weezer's music, but as a kid, hearing My Name is Jonas on guitar hero 3 is a staple memory of music in my childhood. also this comment section boutta be on you for that Wheatus misread lmaoo 😭

Lovely reaction! I'm interested to see if your opinion on My Name is Jonas changes as you keep listening to the album. I agree that No One Else and The World has Turned and Left Me Here are pretty standard rock sounding, but My Name is Jonas is one of my faves from this album and Weezer in general. Also you should definitely cover Pinkerton next, it was a big album for me growing up and it's their 2nd album so you'll get to see how they evolved after their debut. Also also, Teenage Dirtbag is by Wheatus, not weezer. If you go listen to it again you'll hear the lead singer sounds nothing like Weezer's singer. Don't worry, lots of people make that mistake!

would love a Pinkerton reaction!

A true classic. Was in middle school when this came out.

This album is a low key classic.

Loved your reaction and review of it! I highly recommend listening to and reviewing their next album, Pinkerton

So the funny thing is Teenage Dirtbag is by Wheatus not Weezer, very common mistake because i did the exact same thing lol, still a great album, and a great song on both ends.

this album means so much to me. not a single song on it i skip.

Excellent reaction 👏

Teenage Dirtbag is Wheatus, not Weezer.

Really good reaction i enjoyed your open thoughts about each track! Keep it Rockin! :)

Loved this, still probably my all-time favorite album. First time I heard undone the sweater song come on the radio it was like nothing I'd ever heard, but at the same time it was like everything I was listening to. It was fun and nerdy and angsty all at once.

9:15 I get your point totally, a mate showed me a band years ago but it didn't connect with me, listened to them years later again and now it's one of my all time favourites. It just was a band you have to take the time to take the whole album in. FYI 'Light Bearer' was that band for me, the whole project was a concept to tell one story

A perfect film ! Fantastic Mr Fox, Royal Tenenbaums and Life Aquatic are very enjoyable Wes films.

Caveman Jack and Weezer is a duo I never knew I needed.

its a good sign for an album where you're still in the middle of your first listen and sing the chorus, because the shit is so damn catchy. Great reaction as always, though Buddy Holly not working for you blows my mind lol

Pinkerton (the album after this one) is my favourite by them, but it’s a lot darker and grungier. When it first came out, critics absolutely killed it to the point where I believe weezer went on hiatus for a while. But as time’s gone on, people have been appreciating it more and more and to me it’s their best work. Another one of theirs worth checking out is the white album which is a little newer. I dunno they’re an odd band that goes all sorts of directions creatively but when they hit, they hit.

nice reaction! you should react to Pinkerton too, its the second album of Weezer and its completly different to the blue album, its personaly my favorite jsjs

Gotta continue now with Pinkerton.. Some would say one of the founding fathers of Emo and great album... Lighting in a bottle... 😊👌

This album brings me right back to childhood. 🥲

Pinkerton next! My fave from them

Love this reaction. Start: Ehhhhh not sure about this... End: Bopping around and singing along👍👍👍

Top 5 albums ever for me. Pinkerton is there too

This album was the Pet Sounds of the early 90's

Pinkerton next! It’s a classic and a their best!

Hell yeah weezer!

Only just discovered your fantastic channel gone 1am on a Friday night and wow, your reactions truly are something else, instantly a fan. Would love to hear your thoughts on A Perfect Circles Mer De Noms or even better Mansun's Six which is a timeless masterpiece to me sometime. Keep up the amazing work!

Let's go

gotta do pinkerton great review 🙏

When the blue album came out, there was a lot of comparisons to the Beach boys. People would simply describe Weezer as Beach boys with heavy distortion.

Imo pinkerton is SO much better than blue you should totaly react to it

Great reaction. Though I noticed the version of Buddy Holly you listened to is a different mix than the actual album version, the funny background vocals are super high in the mix in this video lol

Soundtrack to the summer before freshman year high school

PLEASE listen to OK Human by Weezer. It’s very different and could match your tastes a bit more.

Fun band. Part of the soundtrack to my youth. If you like the last song with the build and the space, you’ll really like Sigur Ros, and Icelandic band that intoxicating. If not for views, for your soul. “Ágætis byrjun” is the starting point. Just sit back and drift away.

Weezer was an outlier in the 90s. They existed outside stereotypes. If the movie "Revenge of the Nerds" was a band.. you'd have Weezer.

oo wee oo it's time for Pinkerton

The greatest album ever made. Only in Dreams is my funeral song

10:23 Somehow I guessed you'd dig that sound

Next Pinkerton please =w=❤

Pinkerton please please please

Man, I highly recommend you listen to pinkerton!

What platform were you listening to this on? The mix sounds messed up, especially on buddu holly. For example the vocals sound pitched down, and during the bridge the backing harmonies are way too loud

i was walking my dog the other day listening to say it aint so a few days ago. and i thought "caveman jack should react to this". well it looks like my wish came true :)

Por favor, reacción a AMOK - Atoms for Peace!!

Day 37 checking in on the deftones white pony plea haha. Hopefully it's coming in May brother! Won't regret it.

listen to White Album by weezer next time.

Beck - Odelay

why does this guy's thumbnails look like the guy Dee dates in Season 3 of Always Sunny

they're called power chords

"I don't know who Buddy Holly is" damn.... this is where we're at. But hey you got a sense of music. Go check out a Buddy Holly song, "Cryin Waitin Hopin" was one of John Lennon's favorite song. Then do some John Lennon song's... all important to the history of rock.

You should research who buddy holly is then he's a legendary rock and roll musician who died at age 22 in a plane crash in 1959 with other legends Ritchie valens, the big bopper

Review maladroit - Weezer. It’s a great album my personal favourite

please listen to pinkerton next

wee ooh i look just like buddy holly

Still no Pinkerton reaction 😢

Wow, listen to some Buddy Holly. He's a rock OG.

weezer gets meme'd on alot but this a classic album, one of the best of the 1990s. Highly recommend listening to Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse which is my favorite 90's indie album by FAR. Another solid one is Perfect From Now On by Built to Spill, the guitar work on it is otherworldly

Not to be confused with Wheatus! TEENAGE DIRTBAG?!

Pinkerton, the white album, everything will be alright in the end, ok humans are great weezer albums

Desire i want to turn into you by Caroline Polachek

Teenage Dirtbag is by Wheetus lmao

I saw them play in 1994 at a local radio sponsored show featuring Rancid (a band formed after the break-up of Operation Ivy who's album art is the tattoo in my YT icon) - Green Day (Who performed their cover of Operation Ivy's song Knowlege with members of Op Ivy onstage with them!) - Sky Cries Mary (One of the most underrated bands to ever come out of Seattle) - Hole - and 311. Honestly I liked Weezer slightly more than hole and the offensivness that is 311 but over the years I've grown to appreciate them more and more.

Please react to more Gorillaz🙌🙌

Idk who buddy holly is. lol oh boy

Find out who Buddy Holly is :)

This is a common misconception, but teenage dirtbag is by a band called weetus not weezer.

The song no one else is better acoustic

😂 My man... Wheatus sang Teenage Dirtbag, Weezer is a different band.

Listen to pinkerton🙏

definitely one of the best reactions to weezer i’ve watched great video fam, but seriously! you’ve gotta check out their second album pinkerton such a different album, critics hated it when it was released now it’s a classic.

How does anybody related to music or a musican not know who Buddy Holly is? Lol. Dude if there wasn't Buddy Holly there would be no John Lennon or Beatles

Your intro was too offputting. Sorry, we're out.

Loveless - My Bloody Valentine plz