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-'''The Allmusic album review of "''[[Maladroit]]''" was written by Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Its publishing date is not listed.''' For more reviews of "''Maladroit''," see [[:Category:Maladroit reviews|here]].<br><br>'''Rating:''' {{rating-big|4.0|5}} (4.0/5)
+{{Box rating|4|5|Maladroit|Stephen Thomas Erlewine|[[:Category:Allmusic|Allmusic]]|Unlisted}}
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-===Allmusic track picks for ''Maladroit''===
+Bands used to make records like this all the time. They'd release an album, tour all year, write a bunch of songs, record 'em, release another album a year later. Since hardly anybody — not even indie bands — did that in [[2002]], it's a remarkable event when [[Weezer]] does exactly that, especially following a half a decade of inactivity. But, it's hard not to think that this is the way it should be done by all bands, since Maladroit retains the high quality of [[The Green Album]]. True, it doesn't offer much that's new — it has a similarly short length, clocking in at 33 minutes, it favors riff-heavy, melodic rockers and has a lack of ballads, while [[Rivers Cuomo]] is doggedly avoiding the exposed-nerve confessions of [[Pinkerton]]  — but there are a couple notable differences that give it its own character. Since the band has returned to self-producing, there's a tougher sound — nowhere near as raw as Pinkerton, yet similarly loud and raucous, overflowing with guitars spitting out riffs and solos with a gleeful abandon. So, it's essentially a harder-rocking version of the last album. But you know what? It doesn't matter because the band is at a peak. Cuomo  continues to write consistently strong songs, occasionally penning a flat-out stunner ("[[Dope Nose]]" is one of Weezer's all-time greatest songs), the band is tighter than ever, and the record crackles with energy — nothing new, per se, but still vibrant, catchy, and satisfying. It's so good, it's hard not to think that it offers definitive proof that even in 2002, it's best for a band to keep going once they've hit a peak, to turn out a bunch of records that find them at the top of their game instead of waiting three or four years to craft a follow-up. After all, that's what builds not only a body of work, but a legacy.
+===Track picks for ''Maladroit''===
 *"[[Dope Nose]]"
 *"[[Keep Fishin']]"
 *"[[Slave]]"
-Bands used to make records like this all the time. They'd release an album, tour all year, write a bunch of songs, record 'em, release another album a year later. Since hardly anybody — not even indie bands — did that in [[2002]], it's a remarkable event when [[Weezer]] does exactly that, especially following a half a decade of inactivity. But, it's hard not to think that this is the way it should be done by all bands, since Maladroit retains the high quality of [[The Green Album]]. True, it doesn't offer much that's new — it has a similarly short length, clocking in at 33 minutes, it favors riff-heavy, melodic rockers and has a lack of ballads, while [[Rivers Cuomo]] is doggedly avoiding the exposed-nerve confessions of [[Pinkerton]]  — but there are a couple notable differences that give it its own character. Since the band has returned to self-producing, there's a tougher sound — nowhere near as raw as Pinkerton, yet similarly loud and raucous, overflowing with guitars spitting out riffs and solos with a gleeful abandon. So, it's essentially a harder-rocking version of the last album. But you know what? It doesn't matter because the band is at a peak. Cuomo  continues to write consistently strong songs, occasionally penning a flat-out stunner ("[[Dope Nose]]" is one of Weezer's all-time greatest songs), the band is tighter than ever, and the record crackles with energy — nothing new, per se, but still vibrant, catchy, and satisfying. It's so good, it's hard not to think that it offers definitive proof that even in 2002, it's best for a band to keep going once they've hit a peak, to turn out a bunch of records that find them at the top of their game instead of waiting three or four years to craft a follow-up. After all, that's what builds not only a body of work, but a legacy.
 — Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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+==See also==
+*[[:Category:Maladroit reviews|More reviews of ''Maladroit'']]
+*[[:Category:Album review|All Weezer album reviews]]
-'''See the review [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Ayf9ks32qa3dg here].'''
+==External links==
+*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Ayf9ks32qa3dg Original review]
-[[Category:Album review]]
-[[Category:Maladroit reviews]]
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