So, right now I’m enjoying Weezer’s new album Hurley. It’s no Blue/Pink or even Green for that matter, but it didn’t fail like everyone wanted expected it to. I still got to digest it more fully, but I think Weezer have made their best record in many years.
Where Red and Raditude felt like sloppy albums with a couple of memorable moments, Hurley seems to be a more cohesive album. It flows, and the songs seem more natural for the boys. It sounds to me like the band is more comfortable on indie label Epitaph, returning to natural songwriting. I mean, I doubt “I Can’t Stop Partying” was a true heart to heart moment for the guys.
“Ruling Me”, the 2nd song off the album really caught my ear immediately. It has that vintage honest feel that the old Weezer used to give me. “Unspoken” may just be the closest thing to a Pinkerton cut that Weezer have given us. When everything breaks down at the 2:12 mark with that classic Weezer guitar jam crunch, it makes me feel good for sticking around with Weezer through this last decade. I knew they still had it in them.
Stream both of these bad boys below. The whole thing is streaming on myspace as well:
Ruling Me:
Weezer – Ruling Me by Weallwantsomeone
Unspoken:
Weezer – Unspoken by Weallwantsomeone
Hurley comes out next week (9/14) via Epitaph Records. Pre-Order it from Insound
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Tom Calabrese — 10 Sep 10
It’s definitely going to be one of the albums that you have to listen to over and over again, and then you fall in love with. I’m happy with it.
Can’t wait for the Blue/Pinkerton tour.
ben — 10 Sep 10
It is SO GOOD. I am really impressed, I loathed the last album, Red was trying to hard, I had zero problems with any of the other previous albums. The first 4 songs really have a green album feel.
Jon — 10 Sep 10
I love hearing Rivers’ voice again, for the last few albums it’s been buried in production, but the opening of “Ruling Me” made me really happy.
James — 12 Sep 10
Yeah, this is their third best album. It doesn’t come close to Blue or Pinkerton in terms of quality, but it’s still better than everything else. There’s hardly any filler, with the exception of maybe Brave New World (which is better than anything off of the last record), and the only track I can’t stand is Where’s My Sex.
Unspoken, Ruling Me, Run Away, Smart Girls, and Time Flies are all extremely good. I have a soft spot for Hold On as well, although I could see how it could get annoying if it’s a single, since it sounds like a huge hit. That being said, at least it’s quality – definitely no Beverly Hills.