I would like to hear what mikejasond thinks about the lyrics to Beverly Hills.

I missed Summer Elaine on my list. That's a good one

Hmm. The music is basically no different from Radiohead's version; only Cuomo's vox are different. Not sure what the point of that endeavor was, but interesting nonetheless.

What's thaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt?

i still laugh at this

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/oct/07/weezer-offered-10m-split-up

What has happened to this band?

That fucking ain't Weezer.

i kind of enjoyed it at first but then i turned it off.

Can someone share a playlist of an album's worth of their strongest material from Green album onward? Or what are the 10 best songs they've done since then?

Any 10 songs from Maladroit

Rivers was on some podcast a while back where he described his songwriting process in depth. It's very...methodical? Basically he keeps a huge spreadsheet of riffs, chord progressions, and short lyrical phrases, organized by time signature, key, number of syllables, etc. When he needs a song he goes through and matches up the music with lyrics that fit the meter, even if the lyrics don't really fit together thematically. For guitar solos he hums and scats over the basic track until he finds something he likes, then figures out how to play it on guitar.

It's not totally crazy, but maybe explains why their recent stuff has been so hit and miss.

My post Green list:

Slave
Slob
Death & Deconstruction
Fall Together
Haunt You Everyday
Perfect Situation
Hold Me
Ms Sweeney
King
Angel & the One
Put Me Back Together
I've Had it Up to Here
Summer Elaine & Drunk Dorie
L.A. Girlz
Wind in Our Sail
King of the World

He talked at one point (and this is going back years to when they were good...I think while he was in school?) anyway, he said that he has a list of ten songs because that's what's going on an album. When he write a new song, if it's better than the worst of those ten songs it gets cut. I remember thinking at the time that it seems a wasteful process for a listener of Weezer music since that means there are a ton of songs that we'll never get to hear.

Then as the Internet got bigger I was able to hear some of the leaked songs. Wugh.

Thanks guys, I'll throw all of these onto a playlist.

Just listen to Miss Sweeney on repeat for an hour.

Death & Destruction
Slob
Fall Together
Perfect Situation
The Damage in Your Heart
Pork & Beans
Miss Sweeney
Pig
I've Had It Up To Here
Da Vinci
California Kids
(Girl We've Got A) Good Thing
Do You Wanna Get High?
L.A. Girlz
Friend of a Friend
Endless Bummer

Thanks ZJ, added, and about to spin this thing.