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Before the dust had settled from the alternative explosion, however, a band out of Los Angeles called [[Weezer]] came along to challenge the guitar anti-heroes. Mixing radically distorted guitars, catchy pop hooks, and geek-chic visuals, Weezer—and its leader and chief songwriter, [[Rivers Cuomo]]—became a huge part of the alt-pop revolution. But rather than deny his hard-rock roots, Cuomo displays them proudly, and he has never been afraid to break alternative music's unwritten rule against loud, prominent guitar solos. | Before the dust had settled from the alternative explosion, however, a band out of Los Angeles called [[Weezer]] came along to challenge the guitar anti-heroes. Mixing radically distorted guitars, catchy pop hooks, and geek-chic visuals, Weezer—and its leader and chief songwriter, [[Rivers Cuomo]]—became a huge part of the alt-pop revolution. But rather than deny his hard-rock roots, Cuomo displays them proudly, and he has never been afraid to break alternative music's unwritten rule against loud, prominent guitar solos. | ||
And yet, Cuomo has never been wilder than on Weezer's current release, ''[[Maladroit]]'' <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Geffen Records|Geffen]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>. The album is wall-to-wall guitar, complete with crushing rhythm lines and intricate, ferocious solos. Indeed, Cuomo might be the missing link between Judas Priest and Nirvana—a cutting edge, | And yet, Cuomo has never been wilder than on Weezer's current release, ''[[Maladroit]]'' <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Geffen Records|Geffen]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>. The album is wall-to-wall guitar, complete with crushing rhythm lines and intricate, ferocious solos. Indeed, Cuomo might be the missing link between Judas Priest and Nirvana—a cutting edge, modern-rock icon who isn't afraid to shred and shred again. | ||
:"We try to get the tunes recorded and then move on," says [[Brian Bell|Bell]]. "We think you get better results that way than by thinking about the songs for years." | :"We try to get the tunes recorded and then move on," says [[Brian Bell|Bell]]. "We think you get better results that way than by thinking about the songs for years." | ||