Yeah, especially because it wasn’t a big hit. And especially because they have so many songs (can confirm: they have an alarming number of great...
So I’m the guy who discovered this band was a thing a month ago, so I don’t know a lot about this outside of the obvious stuff you can read. But...
This came out shortly before I was diagnosed as bipolar. I had spent the previous year suicidal, but since I have an anxiety disorder and panic...
I think there’s an argument to be made that JEW does what they do better than anyone. Meaning, they stay in their lane, but that lane is always...
As a counter point, I’ve had a couple good friends who absolutely love the band live but never listen to them otherwise because they say the songs...
I think in the conversation about losing songs off of Manchester Orchestra albums, I would choose not losing songs off of Manchester Orchestra...
As I recall, they said their music never sounded the way it did when they play live, so they wanted Cope to sound like a live show. And I think...
I’m not super interested in ranking albums, but I’ll just say Cope is perfect. Hope also. For 98% of the planet, that’s the best album a band...
I think it’s actually cheaper than his last one (which was $25? Maybe?). I get it, in that no one can tour. But I’ve had a hard time justifying...
Holy shit, Diamond Eyes. You guys have all heard that album, right? It was just me that missed it? It feels like someone should have texted me or...
The update no one is asking for: I’ve basically listened to nothing but Deftones since this album released, and have gotten through ‘Saturday...
As a random update, I think I’ve spent enough time with ‘Around the Fur’ and ‘White Pony’ to say those are very good and I’m very sorry I haven’t...
I have absolutely no interest in revisiting GC for any reason. But when I was 16 and filled with angst and confusion about the world and life and...
The guitars on ‘Radiant City’ get stuck in my head. Perpetually, constantly, I’m singing that riff to myself.
I’m not a Deftones fan. And had never actually listened to them except for that ‘Change’ song that was on MTV when I was in high school. But Apple...
The new version of this is absolutely perfect. I love the original, but this is immediately better. Also, to go back to an old conversation,...
Yeah I remember thinking they wouldn’t play anything off Pinkerton and sure enough they played like five songs. It was so cool.
Weezer is my original favorite band and the reason I like the kind of music I do - I was in middle school when I discovered Blue, and then I...
So a weird thing about Perfect Situation - I like it a lot. It’s a great song on a great album. But I don’t think of it as one of Weezer’s most...
The only thing with Make Believe for me is that two singles seem almost tacked into a somewhat serious, introspective record. Hold Me, Peace, The...
And while we’re here: I think that Weezer’s career, through Make Believe, makes sense. Blue, Pinkerton, Green, Maladroit, MB - every record has...
Green is, IMO, the world’s most perfect pop-with-guitars album. It’s a functionally perfect almost 30 minutes of shiny, shimmery music that’s a...
I don’t expect Weezer fans to ever agree or appreciate their entire catalog, but I don’t know what to do, on an emotional or spiritual level, when...
I always struggle with stuff like New Surrender. I love it, and it means a whole lot to me. If it’s not my favorite record of theirs, it’s...
It’s a real contender for my favorite album of all time.