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Music : Weezer (The Red Album)
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Weezer (The Red Album) by: Weezer List Price: £14.99 CD-Charts Price: £5.98 You Save: £9.01 (60%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0602517744936 Label: Polydor Group Manufacturer: Polydor Group Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Polydor Group Release Date: June 16, 2008 Running Time: 64 minutes Studio: Polydor Group Sales Rank: 759 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: Early word on the sixth album from Weezer--and their third self-titled record, although fans, sensibly, are referring to it as 'The Red Album'--is that this is their 'experimental' record. Luckily, Rivers Cuomo isn’t interested in penning his own jazz odyssey; for him, experimental is just finding cunning ways to nuance Weezer’s stock-in-trade--crunchy, candy-sweet guitars and vocal harmonies--with new pop tricks. The sardonic lyric of "Pork and Beans" hints at a new direction: "Timabaland knows the way to reach the top of the charts," Cuomo sings, "maybe if I work with him I can perfect the art". Actually, Timbaland’s not on board, but producer Jacknife Lee brings a variety of drum machines and electronics, and Weezer rise to the challenge with some generally inspired messing around. "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Theme)" sees Cuomo adopt a gangsta rap slur over screaming sirens, while elsewhere, the other three Weezer members take a turn at the microphone. But it’s Cuomo’s songs that are the winners--notably "Heart Songs", a tribute to the songs that "never feel wrong" that swoops from melodic schmaltz to grunge scuzz with a deft invocation of Nirvana. Skip to the bonus tracks, meanwhile, for a great cover of "The Weight" that takes The Band’s original and drenches it in chundering guitars.--Louis Pattison Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - If you like Weezer, you'll LOVE most of thisOr the "Red Album" if you're losing track as this is the third self-titled Weezer album out of six. It's also the first since the debut (the Blue Album for those keeping track) to see Rivers Cuomo slightly loosen his autocratic leading of the band to let his bandmates show us their own songwriting chops. Things didn't seem all that promising at first; not only were there rumours that this album was to see a highly experimental Weezer but record label Geffen were apparently of the opinion that the album didn't have any hits on it. The result was Pork and Beans, the album's lead single and one written entirely as a sly knock to the label's opinions. "Timbaland knows the way to reach the top of the charts" sneers Cuomo, "maybe if I ... Read More: Rating:  - A treat: weezer has grown musically - and become even better'The Red Album' is weezer's masterpiece so far. Don't let it fool you that the opener 'Troublemaker' is an archetype of the dynamic and melodic power rock known so well from earlier releases, 'cause what follows adds new and surprising dimensions to weezer's style. The second track 'The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations On A Shaker Hymn)' plays with the surprised but spoiled listener in its style variations based on the same rough yet harmonious theme and is, in my opinion, not only weezer's best composition ever, but no less than one of the most surprising, catchiest and simply... best rock songs released in years! Yes, you read right: weezer goes from straight-forward melodic rock craftmanship to boasting out their musical ... Read More: Rating: - Alternative Rock at it's experimental best!Weezer are one of those bands that stand out on their own, quite happy to mix it up with different musical styles over an Indie-Alternative-Rock backbone. Personally I got into the band on the back of Weezer's first of their 3 eponymous albums (with this one being the third) that have an unspoken subtitle of colours (`94's Blue album; 01's Green album; and this one the Red album). In 1994 the rock scene had changed from Party-Rock to Grunge, and whilst the likes of The Offspring and Green Day were starting to make waves to stardom, it was also Weezer who grabbed my attention with what used to be known as Geek-Rock, but was a slightly Harder Indie-Rock with a few Beach Boys-esque harmonies (in Britain we had Silver Sun), and their breakthrough single, ... Read More: Rating: - Amaing albumAwhile back i bought The Blue Album (Deluxe Edition) to see what it was like and it was awesome. The other day i was watching tv and i saw the song Pork And Beans and i loved so i immediatly downloaded this edition and it was amazing. I love every song on this album. This is an awesome rock album by Weezer. If you're a Weezer fan and have heard Pork And Beans then buy the deluxe edition. I'll be buying that edition when i have the money. Deffinetly an album worth buying for any fan of music. You just dont find that many rock bands like this anymore. Rating: - Buy the Deluxe Edition !!!!Attention all weezer fans dont even contemplate spending £9 on this when the deluxe version is only £13 the extra tracks are worth £13 on their own!!!! GO BUY THE DELUXE VERSION Apart than that its another classic Weezer Albulm highlights being ..... well all of them really but especially the bonus tracks PIG,THE SPIDER & KING |
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