All Along the Rainbow...
It is another year and the influential band known as Weezer releases another color coded album, this time we have red. The colored albums are more similiar to each other than any of the bands other releases. We have the familiar pop/rock craft from Rivers & company, only this time it is more experimental and not as straight ahead. Is that a good thing though? Well, with "The Greatest Man that ever Lived" it shows experimentation can go a long way, on other tracks it is more of a strike than a homerun. "Everybody Get Dangerous" is just silly and juvenile, now that may be the point, but seriously how old is the band now? Do they really need to squeeze this track on this otherwise good album? It's the choices like these that can make or break an album. The band does hint at past glories with the excellent "Troublemaker", "Pork and Beans", and "Dreamin". Weezer have been together for over 15 years, and I applaud the democratic approach to songwriting. We have Brian Bell, Pat Wilson, and Scott Shriner taking lead vocals on three of the ten tracks on Red. Sadly, only the Brian Bell penned "Thought I Knew" works. It sounds like it could be a scenery setting song in any Farrely Brothers Movie, give it a listen and you will know what I mean. The album closes with "Angel and the One" which happens to be a fitting closer. I'm not sure what else Weezer can do with future albums, if they decide to do so. It seems at this point, the well has been tapped dry. Here's to hoping they have another classic in them, something the fans have been craving since the pop/rock gem "Green" album was released.

The Great Sound of Weezer is Back
It's been since 2005's Make Believe that we've gotten music from the LA faves Weezer and now they return with another self-titled release this one referred to as The Red Album. We had the Blue Album and The Green Album in the past which I loved and underground alternative rock fans loved as well. So after Make Believe it seemed the band was dying down and due to comments made by the band and singer Rivers Cuomo in interviews, I wasn't sure if they were going to remain together or go off with their own side projects like they've done in the past, but now they come forth with The Red Album.

I love the energy of this album because it brings back the fun and quirky nerdi-ness that got you to fall in love with Weezer in the early 1990's. It features songs like "Troublemaker" and "Everybody Get Dangerous" along with a rendition of EMF's "Unbelievable" (which we all remember, unfortunately). I especially love the first single "Pork and Beans" because it is classic Weezer. So again this album brings back the great sound of Weezer that was lost for a while but now has returned.

The weezer we all use to love
i call this the cd that finally sounds like the weezer i fell in love with back in high school. If you were like me and really lost your love of this band after Pinkerton then this cd is for you. It's fantastic and Angel and the one is so like only in dreams in the that feel that you should fall in love all over again.

If you ever listen to me on anything it's giving this cd a try.

Doesn't match earlier works, but could be a grower
To elaborate on the title, this was the first Weezer album I'd ever heard. I liked it, though parts of it sounded dated (I was going for that, anyway). But after hearing Blue and Pinkerton, I'm not sure how I feel anymore. On one hand, its decently catchy pop, but on the other, it doesn't come anywhere near the previously mentioned albums. The stand-out tracks would have to be "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived", "Pork and Beans", and "The Angel and the One". The rest is fairly forgettable, but its not BAD, like a lot of people say. Could be a grower in the months and years to come.

worst weezer cd by far!!!!
lyrics are like a 12 year old little boy wrote them, im sorry rivers what school did you attend harvard? harvard elementry? k... the worst music ever you think 10 songs would be picked and they would be amazing, everyone just give up with weezer they will never put out another pinkerton or blue album again its over they had there 2 great albums then ran out of good ideas, i'd buy a britney spears album before this garbage im very dissapointed in this cd thank god i downloaded it

1/5 dont even bother downloading it