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'''''Maladroit''''' is the fourth studio album by [[Weezer]], released on [[May 14]], [[2002]]. ''Maladroit'' shows off a more heavy sound for Weezer with [[Rivers Cuomo]] taking more control of the band than he ever had before. Cuomo also took fan consideration into the making and title of the album, despite the declining relationship he felt like he had with the fans. The personal songwriting is still suppressed on ''Maladroit'' due to the commerical failure of Weezer’s second studio album ''[[Pinkerton]]''. It was more suppressed with Weezer’s third studio album ''[[Weezer (The Green Album)]]'', which influenced him to write more pop songs and heavily suppress his personal side. This wouldn’t be fixed until Weezer’s fifth studio album ''Make Believe'' | '''''Maladroit''''' is the fourth studio album by [[Weezer]], released on [[May 14]], [[2002]]. ''Maladroit'' shows off a more heavy sound for Weezer with [[Rivers Cuomo]] taking more control of the band than he ever had before. Cuomo also took fan consideration into the making and title of the album, despite the declining relationship he felt like he had with the fans. The personal songwriting is still suppressed on ''Maladroit'' due to the commerical failure of Weezer’s second studio album ''[[Pinkerton]]''. It was more suppressed with Weezer’s third studio album ''[[Weezer (The Green Album)]]'', which influenced him to write more pop songs and heavily suppress his personal side. This wouldn’t be fixed until Weezer’s fifth studio album ''Make Believe]]''Maladroit'' marks the first time a Weezer album has more than the standard 10 tracks, stretching to | ||
==Writing== | ==Writing== | ||
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''Maladroit'' was released on [[May 14]], [[2002]], and was self-produced like ''[[Pinkerton]]'' (Rivers would say 'unproduced'). The gap between ''[[The Green Album]]'' and ''Maladroit'' was the shortest gap between any two Weezer albums at a day short of one year, although this record has since been beaten with the release of ''[[Hurley]]'' ten months after ''[[Raditude]]'' and has been beaten again with the release of ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)]]'', released just 37 days after ''[[Weezer (The Teal Album)]]''. The man on the cover is [[Rupert Peasley]]. The cover was ranked as one of [http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6194-the-worst-record-covers-of-all-time/7/ "The Worst Record Covers of All Time"] by Pitchfork Media in 2005. | ''Maladroit'' was released on [[May 14]], [[2002]], and was self-produced like ''[[Pinkerton]]'' (Rivers would say 'unproduced'). The gap between ''[[The Green Album]]'' and ''Maladroit'' was the shortest gap between any two Weezer albums at a day short of one year, although this record has since been beaten with the release of ''[[Hurley]]'' ten months after ''[[Raditude]]'' and has been beaten again with the release of ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)]]'', released just 37 days after ''[[Weezer (The Teal Album)]]''. The man on the cover is [[Rupert Peasley]]. The cover was ranked as one of [http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6194-the-worst-record-covers-of-all-time/7/ "The Worst Record Covers of All Time"] by Pitchfork Media in 2005. | ||
As with all Weezer albums, it was an album of firsts. It was the first album to feature current bassist [[Scott Shriner]] after the breakdown and departure of [[Mikey Welsh]], the first to contain a booklet with lyrics (which included a special message thanking Weezer boardies), and the first to | As with all Weezer albums, it was an album of firsts. It was the first album to feature current bassist [[Scott Shriner]] after the breakdown and departure of [[Mikey Welsh]], the first to contain a booklet with lyrics (which included a special message thanking Weezer boardies), and the first time a Weezer album has ventured further than the standard tracklist of 10 songs, stretching to 13 songs but still retaining the normal album length of a normal Weezer album. This was only repeated twice afterwards, with the twelve track ''[[Make Believe]]'' and eleven track '''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''. The first 600,000 copies were numbered in a limited edition, with gold foildigits at the bottom corner. | ||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||