Walter said:I see no need to pick one.
Oburi said:Pinkerton, hands down. I love the Blue Album as well (I've recently learned to play My Name Is Jonas on guitar and it's a lot of fun) but Pinkerton holds a special place in my heart since it was one of the first "emo" albums that really hit me. I was very young obviously, and like most people I didn't like it at first because it was too emotional and sounded less polished than their debut.
Griffith said:Kidding aside, I'll go with the Blue Album.
NeaR said:@ Walt and Griffith, what were your reactions to Pinkerton when it came out, being so different from Blue album. Did you guys dislike it or what?
NeaR said:May I ask why? I'm not old enough to have seen the music videos that were so famous with their songs Buddy Holly or the Sweater Song, so do you associate the songs a lot with their videos? But yeah I do like Blue Album better.
NeaR said:@ Walt and Griffith, what were your reactions to Pinkerton when it came out, being so different from Blue album. Did you guys dislike it or what?
Gobolatula said:When Pinkerton came out, I didn't appreciate it right away. It was a lot more rough. Kind of like The Pixies' album Surfer Rosa (which is one of my favorite albums of all time). It wasn't until about 2002 that I gave it a second chance. It blew my mind!
For that era of music, I think its central weakness was no one could latch onto a solid "single." The whole album kind of melts together in this big ejaculation of teenaged, sexual angst (perfectly emulated by a guy in his late 20s; who would go on to continue to emulate these feelings well into his 30s. Gross.). It has an atmosphere to it, even if it's one that feels a little sullen and pouty when I look back on it as an adult. But it's solid. Blue feels almost piecemeal, or a la carte by comparison. Achieving higher highs, but lacking cohesion.
Unfortunately, those are the only two Weezer albums I like. I really don't know what happened. I think they lost a lot of that sweet charming nerdy innocence that was prevalent in their early stuff..
rather than them reacting to the reaction to their music or trying to live up to or deviate from expectations.
IncantatioN said:Listening to now, I'd never heard of them before reading the topic.
IncantatioN said:Those vocals ...
Gobolatula said:Unfortunately, those are the only two Weezer albums I like. I really don't know what happened. I think they lost a lot of that sweet charming nerdy innocence that was prevalent in their early stuff..