Pinkerton - Weezer

The career of Weezer began back in 1992 in Los Angeles, California. Their first album was released in 1994 and is the self-titled 'Weezer' which is more commonly called 'The Blue Album' due to its blue cover. 'Pinkerton' was the difficult second album, a far darker album than their first and one which I consider to be their best. The bands front man Rivers Cuomo is seen by some as somewhat of an artistic genius, I however just perceive him to be a socially awkward outcast of a man that happens to write exceptionally good music. There is something greatly engaging about the music of Weezer, they are not the most exciting band in the world and nor are they the ...  Read the complete review

Weezer are the most underrated band in the world. Their unique guitar pop goes unnoticed and that is a bad thing. Their latest album "Maladroit" has just been released and received critical acclaim. Reading recent articles on Weezer I was shocked to discover that their amazing 1996 effort "Pinkerton" was panned by music magazines and even the fans did not buy it. I do not understand why because it is clearly the bands best work. Rivers Cuomo had written and produced a dark and moody album. Even the artwork was moody and bleak. The artwork (for any people living in Manchester) was taken from a painting at the Whitworth gallery. ...  Read the complete review

It is hard to sum up in words how much this album means to me. Discovering it accidentally cheap at a car boot sale (good source of obscure CDs) I thought, "Oh... Weezer, they have some decent songs" (recalling "Hash Pipe" and "Island In The Sun" from the post-pinkerton Weezer and "Buddy Holly" and "Undone" from beforehand, and so I picked up the album on the cheap, expecting a good listen or two. I was absolutely blown away. As cliched as the above statement sounds, it is true. It is almost embarrassing how many plays this album has clocked up on my itunes. But it is surely a testament to one of ...  Read the complete review

In the summer of '96 whilst the entire country was stupefied by some bloody football tournament, Weezer released Pinkerton, their second album which was ignored and disappeared quietly. /this is one of music's biggest travesties allowing this masterpiece to be lost. What would I do without Weezer? They are essential to my music collection. Especially this their 1996 album, that many people don't know exists. I haven't owned this album for very long, but I've known the songs on it for quite awhile. Pinkerton is my favorite album by these guys so far, but it might not be liked too well by some people who were very fond of the first ...  Read the complete review

Pinkerton is Weezer’s second album, it was released to a lot more critical than their self-titled debut, but it was a little harder and it wasn’t as well received by the public. The same old Weezer is there, the lyrics still have their tongues stuck very firmly in their cheeks, but the sound is beefed up a little, the guitar work is more complicated and there’s a whole lot more distortion going on. This makes it a little less accessible than the first and third albums; it takes a few listens before you really start to appreciate. If you’ve read my opinion the Green Album, their latest album, you’ll know that that was my first Weezer ...  Read the complete review