If Music Could Talk

Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑

08 Sep 2020, 8:08am

https://thehardtimes.net/blog/we-look-b ... to-window/

Since lyrics are pretty low on the list of things I process in music, it took me way to long to really appreciate how brutally honest and ugly Pinkerton is.

matedog wrote: ↑

08 Sep 2020, 9:45am

Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑

08 Sep 2020, 8:08am

https://thehardtimes.net/blog/we-look-b ... to-window/

Since lyrics are pretty low on the list of things I process in music, it took me way to long to really appreciate how brutally honest and ugly Pinkerton is.

When I was younger and even more naive/less critical, I associated with ugly and honest with value. The act of confession of something horrible necessarily made it "good art." But I've lost a lot of that crude individualism.

yeah, pinkerton hasn't aged so well.

Flex wrote: ↑

08 Sep 2020, 10:32am

yeah, pinkerton hasn't aged so well.

I've been thinking about this recently. I don't know if I'd agree. It seemed pretty brutally honest and ugly from the get go. It took me awhile to really get it, but the whole arc is protagonist wants love, finds love, and fucks it up by cheating just because. There's even a letter he sent to friends/family/fans? (not sure) at time of release in the special edition where he talks about the "nastiness" on the album, so it seems at least somewhat self aware at the time.

Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑

30 May 2021, 7:52am

https://thehardtimes.net/blog/i-just-wa ... es-weezer/

Truer than true

Flex wrote: ↑

30 May 2021, 9:07am

Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑

30 May 2021, 7:52am

https://thehardtimes.net/blog/i-just-wa ... es-weezer/

Truer than true

Eh, it’s been done before.

https://thehardtimes.net/music/weezer-i ... al-lineup/

Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑

06 Aug 2021, 8:26am

https://thehardtimes.net/music/weezer-i ... al-lineup/

Like disclaimer for "Beverly Hills" and the mosh pit!

Sparky wrote: ↑

06 Aug 2021, 11:52am

Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑

06 Aug 2021, 8:26am

https://thehardtimes.net/music/weezer-i ... al-lineup/

Like disclaimer for "Beverly Hills" and the mosh pit!

Hard Times Weezer jokes are consistently excellent. They've achieved perfect punchline status.

matedog wrote: ↑

08 Nov 2009, 1:50pm

Dr. Medulla wrote:

Flex wrote:

eumaas wrote:I like Pinkerton. Never been interested enough to explore further, though.

You might like Blue Album well enough. I doubt you'd be impressed with much else.

I like the first three albums well enough, but since then it's seemed too much filler.

I think Green (the third one) is as soulless and generic as all the other ones that followed. I did pick it up right around high school graduation so do have a ton of fond memories of it.

Lyrically yes. But musically it was still quite solid and classy. I kind of feel like Weezer is the sort of band who still can crank out really good power pop singles and should honestly probably just stick to that. Like there's no reason for there to be another full weezer album stuffed to the gills with filler.

Driving in the car, radio set to Ottawa's "alternative" station—the Boss controls the radio cos she's the driver—and "Island in the Sun" comes on. She turns it up. I tell her Weezer fans hate that song. She replies, "I don't care," and cranks it even louder and starts singing along.

Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑

29 Aug 2021, 6:15pm

Driving in the car, radio set to Ottawa's "alternative" station—the Boss controls the radio cos she's the driver—and "Island in the Sun" comes on. She turns it up. I tell her Weezer fans hate that song. She replies, "I don't care," and cranks it even louder and starts singing along.

I love it!!! Only because I wasn't in the car though.

revbob wrote: ↑

29 Aug 2021, 9:19pm

Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑

29 Aug 2021, 6:15pm

Driving in the car, radio set to Ottawa's "alternative" station—the Boss controls the radio cos she's the driver—and "Island in the Sun" comes on. She turns it up. I tell her Weezer fans hate that song. She replies, "I don't care," and cranks it even louder and starts singing along.

I love it!!! Only because I wasn't in the car though.

I can do two things when in the car: generate a whoooole lot of snarky banter related to the radio; or go inside my head and think about dumb shit. A lot of pros and cons with either choice.