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''Maladroit'' was released on [[May 14]], [[2002]], and was self-produced like ''[[Pinkerton]]'' (Rivers would describe it as "unproduced" at the time). The release date between ''[[The Green Album]]'' and ''Maladroit'' was, at the time, the shortest between any two Weezer yet released, at only one day shy of a year between them (although this record has since been beaten with the release of ''[[Hurley]]'' ten months after ''[[Raditude]]'', and again with ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|The Black Album]]'', released just 37 days after ''[[Weezer (The Teal Album)|The Teal Album]]''). The man on the cover was dubbed [[Rupert Peasley]] by fans. The cover was ranked as one of "The Worst Record Covers of All Time" by [[Pitchfork Media]] in [[2005]].<ref>DiCrescenzo, Brent "The Worst Record Covers of All Time." ''Pitchfork''. 14 November 2005. http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6194-the-worst-record-covers-of-all-time/7/</ref> | ''Maladroit'' was released on [[May 14]], [[2002]], and was self-produced like ''[[Pinkerton]]'' (Rivers would describe it as "unproduced" at the time). The release date between ''[[The Green Album]]'' and ''Maladroit'' was, at the time, the shortest between any two Weezer yet released, at only one day shy of a year between them (although this record has since been beaten with the release of ''[[Hurley]]'' ten months after ''[[Raditude]]'', and again with ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|The Black Album]]'', released just 37 days after ''[[Weezer (The Teal Album)|The Teal Album]]''). The man on the cover was dubbed [[Rupert Peasley]] by fans. The cover was ranked as one of "The Worst Record Covers of All Time" by [[Pitchfork Media]] in [[2005]].<ref>DiCrescenzo, Brent "The Worst Record Covers of All Time." ''Pitchfork''. 14 November 2005. http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6194-the-worst-record-covers-of-all-time/7/</ref> | ||
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 | 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 feature more than ten songs. The first 600,000 copies of ''Maladroit'' were numbered in a limited edition, with gold foil digits at the bottom corner. | ||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
===Critics=== | ===Critics=== | ||