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''Make Believe'' marked a drastic shift in the critical narrative surrounding Weezer's career. While the band had never received unanimously positive reviews, Weezer had enjoyed a resurgence of approval following the critical reappraisal of ''Pinkerton'' in the late 90's. The band's first two albums began to be appreciated as modern classics, with a number of more junior bands citing them as important influences. The reviews of both [[2001|2001's]] ''[[Green|Weezer]]'' and [[2002|2002's]] ''[[Maladroit]]'' proved less enthusiastic than this general consensus, but did not stray notably stray from it. ''Make Believe'' brought an abrupt end to this, as indicated by the album's Metacritic score of 52 out of 100, the lowest of their discography. While some compared the album's emotionalism to that of ''[[Pinkerton]]'', many criticized it as cliche. Pitchfork Media - which dominated music criticism in 2005 - gave the album a 0.4/10, and deemed it a "terrible," citing Rubin and Cuomo as the culprits. The review described the writing as "lazy", and said that not only was the album terrible, but it makes the listener rethink their opinions on past Weezer work.