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'''Rivers Cuomo and co. deliver another scintillating collection of punk-pop – with added experimentation''' | '''Rivers Cuomo and co. deliver another scintillating collection of punk-pop – with added experimentation''' | ||
[[Weezer’s]] huge international success is surely one of the most heartening rock stories of the decade. It was by no means a foregone conclusion that they would enjoy such widespread popularity when they returned from a five-year hiatus with [[2001|2001’s]] ''[[Green|Weezer]]'' (referred to by fans as The Brown Album | [[Weezer’s]] huge international success is surely one of the most heartening rock stories of the decade. It was by no means a foregone conclusion that they would enjoy such widespread popularity when they returned from a five-year hiatus with [[2001|2001’s]] ''[[Green|Weezer]]'' (referred to by fans as The Brown Album {{sic}} to distinguish it from the band’s two other self-titled LPs), but, thankfully, [[Rivers Cuomo’s]] gift for songwriting proved as irresistible to a new generation of fans as it had to Generation X-ers in the mid-’90s. | ||
Distressingly, in recent times Weezer have found themselves lumped in with the [[emo]] brigade by certain commentators, but they are so far ahead of any bands in that genre that it’s embarrassing. Co-produced by [[Rick Rubin]], the group’s latest eponymous offering (destined to be called The Red Album) once again demonstrates their mastery of punk-pop dynamics. | Distressingly, in recent times Weezer have found themselves lumped in with the [[emo]] brigade by certain commentators, but they are so far ahead of any bands in that genre that it’s embarrassing. Co-produced by [[Rick Rubin]], the group’s latest eponymous offering (destined to be called The Red Album) once again demonstrates their mastery of punk-pop dynamics. | ||
The single ‘[[Pork And Beans]]’ is an electrifying rock stomper in the classic Weezer mould, with [[Jacknife Lee|Jacknife Lee’s]] production really making the choruses leap from the speakers. Interestingly, the group have also added some new colours to their musical palette this time around. ‘[[The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived (Variations On A Shaker Hymn)]]’, for example, features a choral vocal section, which is swiftly followed by a R’n’B style falsetto from Cuomo. | The single ‘[[Pork And Beans]]’ is an electrifying rock stomper in the classic Weezer mould, with [[Jacknife Lee|Jacknife Lee’s]] production really making the choruses leap from the speakers. Interestingly, the group have also added some new colours to their musical palette this time around. ‘[[The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived (Variations On A Shaker Hymn)]]’, for example, features a choral vocal section, which is swiftly followed by a R’n’B style falsetto from Cuomo. | ||