Weerez (The Red Album - Weezer)

Member Name: OliDavis88

Product:	The Red Album - Weezer
Date:	02/08/09 (2 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: The Greatest Man That Ever Lived

Disadvantages: Thought I Knew

Weezer continue their trend of leaving albums untitled. Instead that duty falls to their devoted fans, imaginatively entitling them by the front cover's colour. The "Red Album" follows the "Blue" and "Green" albums in this respect.

Red, however, may be more than just another colour in the spectrum, but also symbolic of what they wish to accomplish with this album. Most of Weezer are now in their early 40s, an admirable age for a still rather active rock group to reach. The subject matter of their songs has changed drastically as a result. Whereas before it was all about isolation from society (albeit in a poppy way) the "Red Album" appears to project the anger of Weezer by singing about how great they are and all the cool things they get up to. This is not Weezer, and you may despise it on first listen. But go back! With a few more replays, one can detect the melancholy behind Rivers' voice in The Greatest Man That Ever Lived, the sense of lying to impress in Troublemaker. Weezer are still Weezer, they're just seem to be entering a new realm.

Summary: An interesting, new direction.