Fella

5y

I’m cold as f*** right now but it sure does feeeeeeeeeeel like summmmmmer!!!!!

Cant pick

5y

didn't get a ton out of the last 3 songs

would probably be better without those

Fella

5y

1. Pacific Daydream
2. Pinkerton
3. White
4. Blue
5. OK Human
6. Red Deluxe
7. Maladroit
8. EWBAITE
9. Green
10. Make Believe
11. Hurley
12. Black
13. Raditude

Eyesonthesmile

5y

this is good

ithaka

5y

NAH MAN PACIFIC DAYDREAM IS MY NUMBER ONE DONT TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME 😤😤😭

Fella

5y

I actually think I like Black more than it cause that at least tried some new sounds. The first half is good but I think the second half is bad to bland and overall it just kinda feels like a lifeless album. Trainwrecks is a stand out to me tho.

Eyesonthesmile

5y

California snow

ithaka

6y

byzantine is so good, it’s the creativity i wanted more from, this bossanova mixed in with bunch of cute synth - where else could you get that from? who else be putting this out??

big fan of california snow tho, that’s how i envisioned black to be, it’s 100% modern yet it’s a super weezer song from a lyrical pov, the saddest of how the “woo’s” goes on the last verse are heartbreaking, love that contrast, he’s really singing thiis of the rockstar party lifestyle we al chase for yet leaves you more lonesome, the song of every rockstar that died lost in that...

what i love the most about california snow is how structure wise even tho the prod is ultra pop and rap it super progressive it reminds me of red for that: starts with those dope saturated synths and that baseline on the low with rivers going on into the first verse right away, setting the tone and image of the rockstar being the big s*** fooling you this song is just bragging ego trip

kick into the chorus where the drums drops and rivers uses california snow as the image for coke , the synth loops goes on and bass louder

then switch all that, chorus ends and the synth and bass gone, piano comes in and takes over it all and we get a new verse different from the opening lines, rivers goes on to set imagery which slowly leads from the bragging of the party lifestyle onto the lonesomeness outcome of it

the chorus comes back with huge bass but the synth isn’t here, the piano follows in and you didn’t even notice, amazing transition and prod - synth comes back on the second half often hook (cause im dooowwnn) but with a new element that is the lead guitar that comes in to add more texture to it all, again we keep progressing

then a break down, the first half of it - notice so far we havnt had a verse section that has repeated itself , super dramatic classic rivers buildup (panic attack stay the hell back it’s me and you against the world) with beautiful harmonies then second half of the break down which brings back the intro section verse of the song but not just repeating it, now the lyrics got dark since the story progressed, the theme is not egotrip anymore but the fall yet with the contrast of the “woo!” as if he still goes on to that lifestyle, the cry behind the shout (come on judas give me a kiss woo i can’t take no more of this...woo don’t nobody look at me.. woo just nail me up by the wrist) the woo sounds more and more sad, it’s like this echo of tht turmoil hell

then the chorus and it ends with a dope outro with the guitar that takes a nice spot

another example to me of the greatness of rivers subtle songwriting through the styles he ventures into, a chameleon through the sounds he loved bc just his passion of music yet he still gets better how to write songs and gets an expert at crafting it from structure wise musically but also lyrically and how to display that whilethe fans just shuts down to and asks for more rock basic musicabout longing girls..

it’s redondant they’re missing the point and that’s why i always stress how weezer is the most overlooked band ever and deserves so much more credit (im not saying this about you heyfella just in general consensus, just wanted to talk about this song and why it’s slept on imo)

to me this song is as much peak weezer as high as a kite, it just happens that high as a kite sounds more like traditional weezer

@Womanpuncher69 @RVI @Unwound @deepsleep

ithaka

5y

not even return to ithaka?

Cant pick

5y

I would like it more if Foolish Father was the last song

Cant pick

5y

I would like it more if Foolish Father was the last song

ithaka

5y

what are your faves from okh

rozco

5y

At the moment probably Numbers (might be one of the best Weezer songs ever imo) and Dead Roses have been the standouts. But it's all so good, like really insanely great.

Wbu?

Bad Finger Boogie

5y

dunno if anyone answered you yet ( @Ithaka probably saw this somewhere by now) but basically Rivers father Frank is in his 70s now, sometime in the last few years he was brutally beaten while walking home from work, now he's no longer able to eat solid foods and the beating is causing him gradual brain damage so piece by piece he's losing cognitive abilities

Dead Roses features lyrics along the lines of "they beat you till you begged to live, you were mine and you were always mine"

rozco

5y

At the moment probably Numbers (might be one of the best Weezer songs ever imo) and Dead Roses have been the standouts. But it's all so good, like really insanely great.

Wbu?

ithaka

5y

@based4life

rozco

5y

F*** bro

ithaka

5y

i flashed on mirror image, the poetic lyrics plus the memo clip ending

but more times goes and listens goes it’s dam near impossible

numbers with its radiohead feel and amazing hitting lyrics..

aloo gabi and grapes of wrath both boos of the year

bird in a broken wing and all my favorite songs.. so beautiful

dead roses is special

and la brea tar with its brian wilson type chorus

even everything happens for a reason interlude - gives me across the sea intro feels

maybe numbers or grapes or mirror image tho for sure 🥵

ithaka

5y

rivers started learning webmastering and coded his own website and put out a market to sell his home made demos, there’s over 2,000 songs by now (he crosses a line to not include collaborations with the exceptions of ozma bc they agreed since he can’t reach out to most and only songs that are considered abandonned if not already set up for van weezer)

ill make you some best of list of something

great stuff in there

this in consideration for the summer album of next year apparently

along with this

mr get dough

5y

Yeah Blue had a long fight but it definitely is my fav now and in my top 5 albums oat

Blonde, In Utero, In Search Of..., Blue, Hell Hath No Fury