Weezer (The Green Album) Amazon record review: Difference between revisions

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[[Weezer]], those geek rockers who topped mid-'90s charts with those oh-so-precious pop fables "[[Undone (The Sweater Song)]]" and "[[Buddy Holly]]," were almost undone by [[1997]]'s bombastic [[Pinkerton]]. Their sophomore release turned its back on the band's clean-cut debut, with a thrash approach more influenced by Sabbath and [[Kiss]] than [[the Beach Boys]]. On their third album (self-titled, like their first, but referred to as the "Green Album"), the band makes a concentrated effort to return to anthemic '60s punky pop, demonstrating that, for Weezer at least, it's rather easy being green. In fact, one could say they're almost as green as [[Green Day]], especially on "[[Knockdown Dragout]]." At their best, Weezer show such boundless energy and gleeful aplomb that you'd swear you were listening to a lost Badfinger album. Conversely, [[Rivers Cuomo's]] twisted genius makes its way onto the anxious and paranoid "[[Hash Pipe]]" and the jittery "[[Glorious Day|Glorious Days]]," making the "Green Album" the most absorbing and rounded vision from these pop masters yet.