Monday, March 26, 2012

Top 200 Albums of All Time: Weezer

Weezer: Weezer (1994)
Weezer’s debut is a masterpiece of 90s alt rock. Since its release, the album has grown in stature and is now considered one of the great albums of the decade. Rivers Cuomo’s playing on the album is unique for the period. At the time, he was one of the few not copying Eddie Van Halen or grunge.

Pinkerton: Weezer (1996)
Originally, Cuomo wanted to create some sort of space opera, but he scraped it for the painkiller induced Pinkerton. The Weezer front man had leg surgery and wrote the album under the influence. At the time, no one understood the album and it was a disappointment. Fifteen years later, no one understands the album and it is considered artistic genius!

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