Karl's Corner - 11/19/2001

11/19/01 we knew the way back to San Jose

...San Jose, the first of 2 make up dates from shows cancelled after the 9/11 attacks. These people had to wait extra long for their dose of the rock, but i think the 3 band rock assault was sufficient to slake their thirst for the roaring highs and deafening lows. Good 'mush pit' action again tonight, to borrow a phrase from Jack Black, who along with KG put on a particularly rib-splitting show, reminding all of the power of, uh, electronic saxophones. And i thought the J.E.W. and weez blew another set of doors off in style...

...some fans' "p.o.v.'s"...

"I have to admit, I was losing a lot of faith in

Weezer, in Rivers. But you guys are proving me and

many others wrong. You guys are really brave for

sticking to your guns no matter how much fans wanted

certain songs played. Now i'm getting a feel for what

you guys are doing musically. If you guys keep this up

you might change the landscape of American music the

way kurt did. Im really proud of Weezer. You guys

ROCK!! Oh and good f---n call bringin the D on tour.

Theyre showin people that you dont need loud guitars

adn screaming to rock the house (ahem* COLD)." --DAVIN

"I just got back from the Weezer concert in San Jose, and I just have to say that it was absolutely mind-blowing!! They played a perfect mix of old and new stuff, and even threw in a few never-before-heard tracks. The high-point for me was when they played "Only in Dreams" and the whole stage filled with smoke and blue light, and all you could see was Rivers' shilouette in the background. Still brings me chills! I hope you decide to come back to the Bay Area very soon!! Thank you so much for an amazing show!" --Helen

"I was at the Weezer/ Jimmy/ Tenecious D show last night in San

Jose. Oh my frickin' gosh! It was the best show I've ever seen!

Okay, okay. I haven't seen a lot of shows, but it was. I saw

Weezer, the Start, and Cold on Sept. 12 in Oakland, and this show

was WWWAAAYYY better! There were a few reasons for that:

1: Cold wasn't there.

2: Jimmy Eat World was.

3: Weezer played "Only In Dreams" (easily the best song of the

evening)

4: I had purchased Pinkerton between the two concerts and it was

really nice hearing "Tired of Sex", now that I know the song.

5: Rivers said: "Thanks Be-oches", to one of the Techies.

6: Some of the production glitches were worked out (Oakland was the

first night of the Midget Tour)

7: I've taken in a lot of Weezer over the last two months:

Purchasing Pinkerton, Watching re-runs of Saturday Night Live, On

the Web Site twice a day, Watching Reverb twice. I had about as

much Weezer as I could handle. I wasn't expecting any surprises.

Weezer was better than I'd ever heard them before. Totally

refreshing! Thanks for Rockin' hard! One more thing: Two more songs of Jimmy

couldn't hurt anyone. One less song of the "D" also couldn't hurt

anyone. The "D" was really funny, but I kinda got uncomfortable

when JB was singin' all those swear words, and all that stuff about

Sex. Anyway, overall, an extremely enjoyable experience!" --Fuz

"This show was pretty great. J.E.W f***ing rocked and

Tenacious D put on a great show too. Weezer was

awsome, but they didn't look like they were having a

lot of fun. They weren't rocking out on stage and he

didn't really talk to the crowd, it seemed too much

like a routine (which I'm sure it was). But I guess if

I'd been on the road a while and the fans got pissed

everytime I played something off of my new album, I'd

probably react the same way. The fans were seriously

dead for anything that wasn't made prior to the Green

Album (with the exception of Hashpipe), and everytime

there was a song break they yelled "El Scorcho" and

"Pink Triangle". I hope the next time they come around

they act a little more lively and play El Scorcho,

just hearing that song would have made up for all the

lack of expression. But anyway... thanks guys for

putting on a good show." --Nick

"Upon arriving at the Event Center, I noticed a lot of cars had Weezer

stickers and decorations, and they looked great. Tenacious D was really

enjoyable live; they were funny and energetic and the crowd seemed to enjoy

them a lot. Weezer played a nice set of songs and a new one that Rivers

said had never been played in an arena before. The new song had a sweet

electric guitar riff. There is only one thing I can say about "Only In

Dreams": beautiful. The confetti, the smoke, the blue light...it did in

fact feel like a beautiful dream. On a personal note, I want to thank the

band and their crew for coming back to San Jose to play the postponed Sept.

11 show. For a brief moment, I forgot about the troubles of the world.

Music lives on!" --Amy