As I write, Blue has more votes than Pinkerton. Personally, I think there's not much comparison; Pinkerton is classic. The rest of their music is so-so at best... often formulaic, with albums seemingly built around singles. I have to note, too, that I only discovered Pinkerton lately when its re-release scored a 100 on Metacritic. They are easy to dismiss aside from a few songs and all of Pinkerton. There are a good handful of great songs on Blue for sure, though. _________________ Top Canadian songs, keyless entry remotes, home care, whatever...
Interesting arrangements? 🤔 Maybe I should A/B them again. If you're thinking of El Scorcho though, keep in mind that they were most likely aping Pavement at the time.
A few months ago, I listened to both and I found I just liked the Blue album a little better. To me, at the end of the day, Weezer is basically a power pop band. That's it! At one time, they were a very good one and over time, descended into mediocrity. Sure they had clever, angsty, often funny lyrics (similar to Green Day or Fountains of Wayne). Now there's nothing wrong with that. I'm not in the Hairy Marx-Art for Art's Sake Camp. I love their first two albums for their catchy melodicism, gen-x slacker angst, and cleverness. The world needs soundtracks for a summer day, but let's be honest. They're not Bob Dylan. They're not The Clash, The Smiths, R.E.M. or Radiohead. They're Weezer. At least, that's my perspective.
I'd rank Pinkerton above any album by those artists you mentioned at the end (with the possible exception of OK Computer). It's true, they weren't musical geniuses. But to me that's what makes it so incredible that their music is so ridiculously catchy.
It's like why I love Nevermind so much. Was Kurt Cobain a genius? Oh, God no. But could he write damn good music? Yes he could. Same thing here, I think.
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