Why is the Blue Album? 

Nobody ever asks how is the blue album?

I think we don’t thank Weezer enough for inventing colors

The fact that Weezer kicked out their guitarist for having a girlfriend tells you everything you need to know about Weezer

Rivers' rule of "no girlfriends in the studio" rule is hilarious. The joke just writes itself

We really should start a petition to get that specific hex code named “Weezer Blue.” It’s genuinely so iconic. Same with all the Weezer colours

It's funny how Rivers was so troubled by being associated to humour because he thought they wouldn't be considered the next Nirvana, when Nirvana were such a humorous band.

I love how the thumbnail says “Why would Weezer do this?” like, “O God, what horrors this lot hath wreaked upon the land! What ever could have motivated these men to harm the people in such a brutal way? What could have possibly justified these unspeakable horrors in their minds?” and then the album is just Rivers Cuomo saying he’s going to surf to work.

I don't know where or how you found all of this information that I've never heard about the Blue Album, but this is amazing!

Rivers's divorce with reality was cemented when he wrote a song about how he wished to be a celebrity, a decade after becoming a celebrity.

We were robbed of a world where all the weezers had moustaches on the blue album. Thankfully rivers attempted to correct this with the release of the red album in 2008

The saddest part about Kurt Cobain was that he could’ve listened to weezer if DGC released it earlier

I remember buying this album off the cover alone when it first came out. The tone of the album influenced a lot of my musical tastes in high school and college. I embraced Nirvana when all of my friends were stuck in hair metal’s imminent demise. But there was even something about Nirvana that just seemed too earnest. They and their fans seemed to take the band and music WAY too seriously. But Weezer defied this and at the same time never seemed like a novelty act to me. It disarmed the earnestness of the grunge scene with a truthful cheekiness and a wink. It was like the album was saying “Yes the ennui of youth is real but it is also fleeting along as is the desperation of hormone soaked young love and heartbreak.” The blue album captured that ontological lightness of my youth so perfectly. I bought every CD single with all of the B sides and even bought the soundtrack to the movie Angus for “You gave your love to me softly”. It’s in the b sides to the blue album where I finally understood what hooked me into this album. But it’s like the way of all things. No other Weezer album could live up to that first discovery of something new and different that spoke to me. A comedian once said “It’s hard to stay funny when you stop riding the bus.” I would say about Weezer it’s hard to stay awkward and desperate when you start being a rock star.

Back in the 80s, when I was a kid, my dad had developed a device that would automatically switch out the cartridges on our Nintendo NES console. There was nothing like it in existence at that time. It would automatically remove the current game cartridge, and insert the next game cartridge. It would also automatically blow on the contacts to make sure they were clean! He never went to market with this great invention, and I wish he would have. It would’ve been a real game changer.

i first saw weezer through memes now i have blue and pinkerton as one of my favourite album with songs i return to on the regular. the fact that both albums aged quite well is great and leads in more generations to come and appreciate and possibly get inspired by them to pick up and write.

Every time marc uploads I basically jump out of my seat. I can expect a high quality, funny, and comprehensive videos every single time and very few youtubers can ever create that feeling. Amazing job, Marc.

Holy hell Brian Bell has a sharp jawline

Cant believe music was invented in 1994 by Weezer so they could make buddy holly

My favorite comment gets pinned in one week!

When I got into rock the 90s and I heard Buddy Holly and Say It Ain’t So on the radio..I was sold! I bought the Blue album and love all the tracks…That album will always be a classic to me..always!

Saw 'em on the Pinkerton tour in a mid sized club. One of the best gigs I've ever been to. And I've been to a LOT of gigs.

Rik knew how to make real, genuine rock music that was as accessible as the most poppy pop. Surprisingly harder than it seems, as the road is littered with the bodies of bands that knew how to rock but didn't have pop appeal, or strayed too far from rock and lost their authenticity. The Cars bridged the gap as seamlessly as anyone, and Weezer managed the same.

The blue album is a perfect album. Not a single bad track. You can plop the CD on at Track one, and listen to the whole thing without the desire to skip a track.

rivers just casually gets into harvard

I love the choice of having them all do something different, but subtle, with their hands.

The creation of the blue album was a canon event

Holy cow I have that same lightning bolt guitar strap. I suddenly feel so much cooler.

Fun fact: my uncle was great buddies with Rivers back when they were in high school here in CT

I think my entire teen angst was shaped by Pinkerton and other people “not getting it”.

As someone born a month after this album came out, this was my first album I listened to as a baby and first favorite. They're also my first favorite band. Its not just a literally iconic album, but also personally iconic.

bro why does the brian introduction sound so accurate 😭

i’ve never heard of this album before

As someone who has only ever heard memes and memes about Weezer and only actively listened to Buddy Holly ironically because of the memes, after watching this video I went and watched every video that you made about Weezer. Now I am doing a deep discography dive of Weezer and am actually enjoying it. Congratulations, you may have just created a new Weezer fan. Hard subscribe.

I want my introduction to joining a band to be someone mooning me, a true showing of how good this band I join will be.

8:54 shoutout to Pat's Lush shirt, very underrated band

"Weezer"... That's an interesting name, I always called them "GAY Nirvana"

The only reason that public opinion of Weezer changed so quickly was on the strength of the album as a whole and the mythology Rivers spun seamlessly throughout the entirety of the album in his lyrics

I love weezer but i didn’t know most of this. Can’t wait for Pinkerton.

This channel deserves so many more subscribers. The videos on this channel are really well put together

Super interesting , would love a dive into rivers College days and/or the making of Pinkerton!

marcbutevil is my favorite youtuber. i wish weezer was real

ironically they were actually poised to be the next pop-rock headliners (nirvana) among the youngins and kids o the day. it was really only that they didn't have a sophomore release because of rivers/harvard that the mantle was dropped. middle school and high school kids don't really keep up with rolling stone articles.

What *is* with these homies? But seriously, this is amazingly scripted and endearingly put together. A topic I wouldn't normally have cared enough about to research much less watch a 20 minute video on, your powerful voice and enjoyable demeanor coupled with your top notch editing skill had me hooked from start to finish. Bravissimo my dear sir.

You really could make any kind of content- your editing is on point, youre very funny and charming and you got a good voice for narrations. Never change goddammit

Blue album became blue album after green came out. Super similar cover just different color and self titled.

When I looked up this video, this was (obviously) the first result. The second result was Zeepsterd's video about the album. For some reason, seeing the two thumbnails together was so funny that I had to talk about it.

When I was 15 a good friend of mine who was dying from cancer gave me this album. The next day my family piled into our minivan to drive from Philly to the Jersey Shore. I listened to it front to back, while staring at the album insert, the whole car ride. It was the first time I ever experienced nostalgia from something I had never heard or seen before. They really did capture that perfect feeling of transition from childhood to teenager/adulthood. Weezer wanted to be the next Nirvana but I wanted to be the next Weezer.

Marc, as always when you make one of your videos, you arouse my curiosity to find more information about something that caught my attention. In this case it was buddy holly, the singer. I've found out a lot I didn't know about him and his career. Thank you Marc. Good job.

I'm very surprised there's no references on here or in the comments to the eerily similar Feelie's album cover for their debut "Crazy Rhythms". It can't be a coincidence.

I got to see weezer tour the blue album when i was 16 yrs old. It was the winter of '97 at the The brewery- Louisville, KY. Nerf herder opened. It was my first show. It was a small venue..much smaller than you'll ever see them play now. It was $20 general admission. No seats. And of course they were incredible. I gotta say nerf herder was pretty damn good too. The blue album is easily top 5 favorite albums of all time. And if i had to pick one album that defined my youth, it would have to be this one. At 16 I was strange mix of personality. The odd ball amongst outcast types. Not to be so cliche but i really was the quintessential old soul. In my 20s i discovered this type of stuff and it completely explained everything that befuddled me. But at the time, I didnt understand myself but i knew how i felt. I knew who i was. And i never hid from it. I was really really shy w girls so it was a super lonely time, until i discovered alcohol. But in a nutshell thats why i would pick this album as my youth album. Because of its honesty. It wasn't trying to be anything but true to itself. It wore its heart on its sleeve. A true rock n roll masterpiece that thought me what punk was before i encountered punk. Its embracing your true self. Its championing individualism. Part of my core essence. And thats why this album will always speak to me. ✌️

Companies have trademarked hexcodes of colors. Tiffany Teal and UPS Brown to name a few. They can't be used in the same type of business, for example, FedEx can't use UPS Brown but can use Tiffany Teal.

great video, this was a fantastic walk throught. I was legit shocked once I realized you only have 30k subs. Also, 14:16 jesus I've never heard about STP being thrashed like that. Maybe because I'm yet young and from another country.

im high as balls right now ive got noodles and im gonna watch this my day has been lovely I reckon this is gonna go say so good anyhow have lovely days and lives all of you :))))

Wait til Marc finds out you actually can trademark colors

I've been listening to this album for almost 30 years now. It never gets old and there's always something new. Weezer, Cake, Smashing Pumpkins, Gorillaz (demon days) are seared in to my brain forever.

Just when I thought that I knew everything about this album I watched the video and I learned even more. Thank you Marc. You did a great job.

If I am remembering correctly, the blue album was the very first “cd” I ever bought. It was all cassette tapes until then.

Very informative and enjoyable information!!!! ❤❤❤

Well done! Hope to see a vid on Pinkerton next.

8:57 shoutout that member with the lush shirt, I love him now hes my favourite

I'm literally piecing together a "commemorative" skirt to wear to a Weezer concert next week and finding fabric has been remarkably successful since many of their album covers are solid blocks of colours. I'm struggling to find fabric to stand in for Van Weezer. My only struggle right now is if I peice it together by album release or which order I bought the albums or what looks good.

i literally put this on like a bedtime story and fell asleep. i love this video and you

I’m late to the video but this album is one of my favorite albums to ever be released, my dad has it on CD and when I was little he would play it whenever we went for a drive so it makes me feel a very specific kind of nostalgia every time I hear it

Too bad they didn’t just force Rivers into some hardcore counseling/life coaching. He wouldn’t have collapsed with the bad press on Pinkerton

That clip of Renholm jumling out the window from "The IT Crowd" was a superb.choice!! Well done sir!!!

I told my wife that if I ever fall into a coma, she needs to play Only In Dreams to bring me out of it.

Another awesome video, learnt a lot of new stuff. Really dig this channel. Hope you can give nirvana a similar treatment sometime.

man this is sick, will you do one of these for Pinkerton?

Now if only we could convince Rivers to finally release Let's Go To The 33rd Dimension 😌

why isn't the Hurley?

Rivers literally got bullied, listened to The Beach Boys, and then decided to invent Blue.

I find it funny that depending on where you look, the shade of blue changes.

I saw them as a annoying radio rock band but little did I know they have actual fans who argue over which album is the best. They still made Beverly Hills so I can’t respect them.

This world wouldn't be the same if the blue was either a bit darker or a bit brighter

i loved the blue album when it came out. it was so unique and different. i also loved the fact it discussed subject i loved like kiss, d&d, comic books, etc. it was beatuiful, "I've got ace frehley I've got peter criss waiting there for me yes i do" hit me in the nostalgia

Bums me out that the aspects of this album that made it so special and relatable to so many people are exactly what Rivers didnt wanna come off as. Amazing video dude 🤘

the editing is hilarious. hope you do pinkerton soon

so true

How do you only have 30k subs?? Criminally underrated channel

Babe wake u- wait im a weezer fan

I bought a ticket to see Weezer open for Live in the fall of '94 at a small venue in Iowa. Met them outside after their set, nice guys, their show was great. Still have my autographed ticket stub. Saw them a few times more but that first show was the best.

I had the Cars greatest hits album and it definitely reminded me of Weezer or the Rentals somehow. The Moog part on “Just What I Needed” especially. It’s interesting learning that Ric Ocasek played a role in putting the blue album 💿 together. Btw, my first Fender strat. was similar to Rivers’s strat. Although they’re not my biggest influence, Weezer definitely influenced me as a musician. In fact, I recently bought a new copy of the blue album on CD.

Oh, I can see a lot of potential in you doing biographies, and exciting stories branching out of that. A pity you only did music related so far. I thought you had 600k subs and tons of videos at first when I saw the Kurt's video.

i wish blue was a real color

Can't lavish "in" something. One lavishes something (such as Praise) "upon" someone/something.

8:22 This quote killed me 😆

As a colour neurodivergent who lives in a world of pink focus and grey deflection, this video is going to be a treat. Thanks in advance.

Marc got me so into Weezer that I open Weezerpedia once a day just to read up on Weezer lore

Great video. Thanks for sharing!

Awesome awesome video. Love everything you’re doing about Weezer great stories you did your homework very well.🤘🏽😉🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

To be or not to be blue that is the question.

me when the weezer blue album is a blue color and then I make everything blue: 😯

WEZZER IS WHY IM MARRIED

Right as you said "...in their back pocket...", a Samsung phone ad started playing...never change youtube ad sense...never...change...

I feel like the blue album just like pinkerton also laid the foundation for mid west emo

we still wait for the dark side of hurley vid, tho cool video

weezer formed on February 14, 1992. weezer signed with Geffen on June 25, 1993

I never thought of weezer as a comical band

are you making timeline of weezer is pinkerton next?

I've never been a big Weezer fan but you are good story teller

Great video, you covered a lot of stuff others don't.