Timestamps 0:46 My Name Is Jonas 2:16 No One Else 3:07 The World Has Turned And Left Me Here 4:20 Buddy Holly 5:26 Undone - The Sweater Song 6:44 Surf Wax America 7:40 Say It Ain't So 9:25 In The Garage 10:40 Holiday 11:50 Only In Dreams 14:00 Review
@@holypaper polarizing as in it's like a complete 180 from the blue album. People coming to Pinkerton expecting the blue album 2.0 are gonna be disappointed. That being said, I think Pinkerton is better than blue, the raw emotion in each song elevates it for me
You have to do Pinkerton now. Many weezer fans argue which album is better between the blue album and pinkerton. I'd love to hear your take on the discussion.
One of the best debut albums of all time and a personal favorite of mine, only bested in their career by their follow-up "Pinkerton". Also, not sure if you are aware but Deftones have covered almost every song on this album at one point or another and "Say It Ain't So" became a staple of their live shows for nearly a decade. They count the Blue/Pinkerton era of the band as one of their highest influences.
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I know i'm WAY late on this video. But, as a weezer FAN i had to click. The way you empowered the whole album just by laughing made me think so much more about it. I have watched so many videos to understand the blue album... but god you made me love this band even more. I couldn't stop smiling through the entire thing, and I'm so glad you posted this. I know you wouldn't ever see this (i mean, its been 2 years) but I hope that you do just so that you know that you're amazing. Truly. By the way, I wanted to add on to this review. Not my space to add on, but I wanted to say that I love weezer because of the teenage dirtbag vibe to it. I could dance, sing and SCREAM undone any time of the day. It makes me feel understood and its my go- to song for people who don't know weezer. Surf Wax America is the perfect song to jam out to with friends on a car ride, and Only in Dreams is such a passionate song unlike any other. Many other rock bands pour their hearts into songs, but with Only in Dreams, you can hear EVERY INSTRUMENT go through phases of sadness and energy. This album has its flaws, obviously. But it is and will always be close to my heart.
This was so fun to watch. This has been my favorite album for many years as I discovered it in 6th grade and I am now 35. Your reactions were very endearing and your review was spot on. Thank you for this.✌
I hate resorting to this level of hyperbole for fear of not being taken seriously, but this album is the best album to have come out in my lifetime, and honestly, I can't ever imagine anything ever being a more concisely perfect album ever again. I'm incredibly biased and I recognize that not everyone is gonna share this opinion, but man, every single track on this album is killer, front to back. It could stay in a broken cd player in a half broken down Chevy Cavalier that is struggling to stay alive just to get me from A to B at my boring minimum wage job and struggling to fit in socially in high school, and there would be zero complaints listening to nothing but this day after day after day, for years on end. Few albums did for me what this album did.
Thanks for reviewing! This is just a great album. Loved Blue from the first day I heard it! Saw Weezer and Pixies together in concert just 2 years ago. loved it! Can you believe it? Pixies opening for Weezer? Talk about the student outshining the teacher, but they both rocked out the joint though!
heyo! this is sort of random, but i was wondering if you would ever consider reacting to the album “marvin’s marvelous mechanical muesam” by tall hall? if you need specific tracks “ruler of everything” and “the bidding” are the one’s i’d recommend! not sure if you’re taking requests or anything but still if you happened to be haha! i just wanted to let you know anyway, i usually don’t watch music reviews but your channel is the only exception! love your work! stay awesome!
snowdinpoffs I’ve been sleeping in a cardboard box, spending every dollar at the liquor shop, and even though I haven’t got a lot, I’ll give you lovin’ till the day you drop
Cool reaction, thanks. Also I can offer to: Crystal Castles (II). Very cool electronic album, you did reaction to one song from this album that you enjoyed. Boards Of Canada - Music has the right to children. This is one of the best electronic albums of all time, rest assured. Burial - Untrue. One of the best dubstep/uk garage albums. Coil - Horse Rotorvator. Very atmospheric and dark industrial music.
I think you should check out Ozma's debut album Rock and Roll Part 3. I think since you liked this album so much you would like Ozma's stuff too. Also I can't wait until you listen to Pinkerton. :)
funny, but I got to know Weezer when the Green Album was out (yeah, I was 14 at the time, giving out my age lol), and I was already a huge grunge listener, but I NEVER considered them grunge, it was so weird for me to see you comparing them to Nirvana (and Sex Pistols), and even tho they are from the same era, I still don't think they are grunge \o/ Nice reaction, tho
only in dreams' solo and that entire buildup was improvised in a day when rivers was alone in the studio w the engineer and knowing that makes it hit so much harder. just raw muscianship
The hell ? I like it way more here listening it with you than the first time I did on my own. Pinkerton's still better IMO. Anyway again I recommend you Slint - Spiderland, Big Black - Atomizer and MBV - Loveless if you haven't listened to those yet
My opinion of the songs from best to least best 1. Say it ain't so 2. Undone - the sweater song 3. In the garage 4. Buddy holly 5. The world has turned and left me here 6. Only in dreams 7. Surf wax America 8. My name is Jonas 9. No one else 10. Holiday
My opinion: 1. No One Else 2. Undone - The Sweater Song 3. Say It Ain't So 4. The World Has Turned and Left Me Here 5. Only In Dreams 6. Buddy Holly 7. My Name is Jonas 8. In The Garage 9. Surf Wax America 10. Holiday
Those are the lyrics for Summertime Sadness by Lana Del Rey. I got it years ago when I used to like Lana. Is an interesting coincidence with Swain, tho.
how the heck do you only have 6k? you're such an observant and experienced reviewer! (Observation and comment: I use the world has turned and left me here's song structure a lot. Opening, Chorus, Verse, Pre-chorus, Chorus, Verse, Pre-chorus, Chorus, Solo, Pre-chorus, Chorus, Closer. It's different.)
Hey Tony! Been a fan of your Death Grips reactions, and was wondering if you ever thought of doing some classic post-rock albums (Slint-Spiderland, Godspeed You! Black Emperor-F♯ A♯ ∞ or Lift Your Skinny Fists..., Sigur Ros- Ágætis byrjun, Swans- The Seer or To Be Kind, Mogwai-Mogwai Young Team). Thanks and keep doing what you are doing! :)
@@Onche518 True that, true that. In terms of post-rock though, I would start at Slint first, just because Spiderland is the shortest and most direct of all the albums listed.
Curiously enough, one of those albums will be next week's reaction. Also, I've been thinking about getting into Sigur Ros since a friend of mine recommended me to listen to them whenever I wanted to meditate, haha. It might come as a surprise, but I've already heard F#A# infinte. East Hastings stills haunting me nowadays. As for the other records, I will keep them in close consideration, although something tells me you won't have to wait much to watch me reacting to several of them. Thanks for watching!
Hey dude Liked your videos about Nick Drake and now Weezer! You should check out Steve Harlett He is the singer songwriter and guitarist from Ovlov and Stove and he published two solo albums last year Everything he does is amazing. The stuff he wrote for ovlov and stove are somehow influenced by Weezer but it's more 'violent' (the album AM is a real masterpiece, favorite friend from Stove is amazing too) His two solo albums are more acoustic stuff and really beautiful. He deserves a lot more attention and maybe you could review some of his stuff! He is my personal favorite artist from the 2010s, a guitar genius, very raw and emo. Everything he wrote is moving, even the most violent and rock songs because of the honesty and the passion he and his bandmates put into it. It's shoegaze, grunge and lo-fi (the production) Hope you can check it out, Your videos are cool keep doing stuff (sorry for the mistakes i'm french)
Weezer dropped off after the second album Pinkerton for me. Matt Sharp left at that time, wonder how much that has been the reason. Weezer have bright spots after the first two, but nothing approaching a complete album like those two.
One of my all time favorite albums. But that album cover was an odd choice, to be sure. It’s the band, doing nothing- like they are standing in a police lineup
In the world has turned, has tony yet realized that the song starts with the chorus? Edit: (im very defensive of the world has turned because it is my second fav on the album, runner up to Only In Dreams.)
1. My Name is Jonas - A song about how the plan always f*cks you over 2. No One Else - About when he was a controlling, misogynistic bastard with his girlfriend when I first moved to L.A. from Connecticut 3. The World Has Turned And Left Me Here - Same misogynistic bastard wondering why she's gone and crying about it 4. Buddy Holly - Song Rivers wrote with no intention of putting on any album and Ric Ocasek said, "that!" and the rest is history 5. Undone - The Sweater Song - The feeling you get when the train left without you...or how you feel when you're overwhelmed at a loud party and you're a social introvert 6. Surf Wax America - Hedonism vs. the Rat Race 7. Say It Ain't So - Song about his complicated relationship with father-figures, one abandoning him as a child, the other he mistook for an alcoholic, but really, they both weren't alcoholics 8. In the Garage - Rivers' anthem and ode to Kiss and all things particularly nerdy about him 9. Holiday - Fuck it, let's go on vacation, enjoy this newfound fame and see where it takes us 10. Only In Dreams - Unrequited love and weird shit about not crushing toenails into a thousand pieces. Overall, a f*cking amazing album.
I wouldn't say No One Else is misogynistic, rather a guy who's controlling over his girlfriend, but it kind of has a good message because it's for the most part describing a girl you shouldn't be with. Otherwise spot on.
When it comes to WEEZER all you need to listen to is the BLUE album and then PINKERTON. Everything after that, when they got back together in 2000, just doesn't compare.
@@morganfreeman2102 Oh, I'm not alone in this. They just weren't the same after they got back together for the Green album and after Matt Sharp left the band. They now sound too studio-polished, and generic to me. Once I heard Hash Pipe I knew it was over.
@@lazrpo Well, you got me there. I moved on from Weezer after the Green album and what I've heard since then just sounds like radio-friendly filler. But apart from all that, your previous statement screams “I was born after 1990." Am I right?!
