Weezer - Van Weezer (May 7, 2021) Album • Page 22

Do You Wanna Get High is fucking great, it sounds like Pinkerton

 

That's a damn good song

 

It’s from around 2001, thank god it wasn’t put on green and sterilized.

 

Listening to White for the first time in forever, how did they do this lol? It’s so good.

 

Jake Sinclair

 

Jake Sinclair, producer, had a huge hand in it. Basically a huge fan of Blue and Pink.

Rivers obviously did not bring him back for Pacific Daydream lol.

 

But he's doing OK Human!

 

And as someone who did not at all like PD or Black, I am SO happy about that.

Its very clear when Rivers wants to put out stuff for early Weezer fans and when he just wants to follow whatever crazy phase he’s in.

 

disappointed at all these lists of recommended songs that do not include “blowin my stack”

 

Sinclair also has a co-write on "Mexican Fender" which explains why, much like White, it has a fucking stupid good bridge

 

They need to just work with Jake Sinclair for every release going forward. He's a Weezer fan, first and foremost, and he was actually willing and able to rein Rivers in and get him to make great songs in a way that really only Ric Ocasek (RIP) had been able to do previously.

 

Yeah I feel like if they don’t have someone there to tell Rivers “No.” then we get his worst impulses.

 

Eh, I'm probably in the minority but I think I'm more interested in getting whatever weird concept Rivers has in mind with varying execution than a bunch of solid Blue/Pink/Green rehashes. It's part of the reason I'm never bored with a new Weezer release, even if it's not m favorite

 

dammit

At least we're getting a new song though. Hopefully we'll learn the new release date also.

 

Was this officially delayed?

 

There goes my hero

 

I don't think EWBAITE or White are rehashes of Blue or Pinkerton, though. They incorporate elements of the band's original sound, but they are unquestionably progressions of that sound. As much as I enjoy a bunch of the songs from PD and Black, I'd much rather have more of what we got on EWBAITE and White.

 

not announced yet in any official fan-facing way, but it seems like retailers have been given a new date

 

Obviously this forum loves it, but I feel like White Album doesn't get its due. It's basically a perfect record, and along with WORRY. and Goodness comprises three different records that could be my #1 for 2016 on any given day.

 

This is true. With the exception of The Black Album, I at least engage with every Weezer record, even if it is a negative engagement. It's been over a year of The Black Album now and it might be their most forgettable record outside of a few songs.

 

it was one of my favourite albums of the decade lol, maybe it's not art but nothing else scratched that itch of brilliant pop songs slowly getting darker like White did. the last three songs still give me chills

 

The Offspring as well

 

I'd rather forget like 90-95% of Raditude haha

 

White album was nominated for a grammy!
But yeah it is underrated. Straight upmasterpiece.