Alright guys. I want some honest opinions about the new album. I listened to the album on myspace yesterday and I was painfully letdown. I found myself thinking, “well, these songs could grow on me.” Man I wish I didn't have to say that though. I was so hoping that the melodies would jump out at me and have me rocking out saying, “hell yeah!” Instead I was wincing at the boring guitar riffs and weak choruses. Many times, I feel the verses would be good, then the chorus would hit which is supposed to be the explosion of the song, and it would be completely weak. I remember I was digging one of the songs and then the chorus hit and all River sang was, “aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh, uuuhhhhhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhhhhhh.” Sometimes this can be catchy, but I wasn't feeling it.

What sucks, is that in listening to most of the lyrics besides Beverly Hills and We’re All on Drugs, Rivers is pouring out some emotion. His emotional outcry didn't seem to have quite the same effect as Pinkerton however.

I know we all want to love everything weezer comes out with for the mere fact that they are weezer, but I want some honest opinions here. If you guys had never heard of weezer, would you like this album? What do you all think it's stopping weezer from coming out with that another kick ass album?

I think I will go out and buy this album and I'm sure it will grow on me. But it may end up collecting dust in my CD case just like the green album and Maladroit. Who knows, I may have a different opinion next week.

Colin