Weezer - Weezer (The Black Album) (March 1, 2019) Album • Page 19

Was working the Ringo Starr show tonight and they played Rosanna and Africa and gave Weezer a shout out!

 

So does this album actually exist?

 

It’s widely believed that it was scrapped after the horrible reaction to “Cardigan Disaster”.

And the fact that Rivers/Crush seemed to have no idea how to capitalize on the “Africa” hype.

 

I'd never even heard of this song. Just looked it up. Not sure what you're referring to because the YouTube videos of it have great comments and reactions. Sounds like a ridiculous theory IMO..

 

I've never even heard of that song

 

Yeah I just listened to Cardigan Disaster for the first time now. I actually dig it. Catchy hook.

 

wat

 

AllThingsWeezer ripped it to shreds, and Karl/Crush definitely keep tabs on what that places general reaction is, though they usually ignore it so whatever.

 

I don't know anything about AllThingsWeezer, but I checked out the song and it's catchy as hell. Did a google search and pretty much all the YouTube and Reddit comments are really positive. It also shows up in some industry databases registered under Warner so I highly doubt a couple negative comments derailed the release for good lol

 

It’s not really a “couple negative comments” as much as it is the negative reaction of like the hardcore weez fan community, which makes it sound like gatekeeping, which I guess it kind of is. They’re the one who worked with Karl to make weezerpedia and all that stuff.

 

I mean, they’re pretty used to releasing albums that hardcore Weezer fans despise, no?

Like, they’ve don’t that more than not. Lol

 

Right. Weezer hasn’t pleased the ‘hardcore fans’ essentially ever - even Pinkerton was a flop commercially, and Green’s follow up was everything the fan base didn’t want it to be after that. And sometimes it’s seemed as if they’re actively trolling the fan base (see: Raditude, Red, Hurley). Basically, there isn’t a band on this planet who does whatever the hell they want, whenever the hell they want, however the hell they want more than Weezer.

If anything, this ‘I’ll announce a firm date for an album, including its title, and then never address it in any way ever again’ business is classic Rivers/Weezer. I don’t know anyone else would would do that sort of thing, but nothing about it remotely surprises me from these guys.

 

Well THIS is interesting, gimme gimme gimme!

 

I would guess they're more interested in continuing Weezer's legacy, doing what makes them happy, and reaching a new audience rather than pleasing a couple die-hards on some fan site. Scrapping a song that's already recorded/prepped for release because a couple people (who are probably going to complain about what they release anyway) didn't like it sounds absurd.

 

Hm

 

Actually really liked that haha. Black Album me now.

 

It's weird and fun - basically all I ask from the band at this point. I'll take it.

 

pretty fun but Rivers sounds bored, hopefully he's more switched-on if they ever release any form of album

 

I like this a l o t

 

Yeah, this works for me.

 

Into it

 

Not my thing tbh.

 

^ same, I think it’s bad.