Theoria

When we first heard the new Weezer song, “Pork and Beans,” on the radio, we were quite excited – it sounded like Rivers Cuomo had recognized what everyone knew all along: the best of Weezer relied upon Matt Sharp. The single is reminiscent of both “The Blue Album” and “Pinkerton,” which rank as among the best “alternative” albums ever produced. So, I was really excited yesterday when I discovered that the first eight (of ten) songs from “The Red Album” had been “leaked” on to the internets. I promptly downloaded the album and we listened to it on our way to Dairy Queen. Like Dairy Queen, which isn’t the best ice cream in the world but at least it is consistent, “The Red Album” is likewise consistent: consistently terrible. I believe listening to a Nickelback album would be less appalling. Not only do I wish I could get my time back, but I wish I could get the ink from my Sharpie that I wrote “Weezer” and “The Red Album (‘Leaked’)” on the CD, but I also wish I could get that blank CD back. As Blythe pointed out, the situation is comparable to when Murray sells a bunch of Flight of the Conchords CDs to Dave’s pawnshop – Dave explains that the CDs are more valuable blank. With respect to the eight leaked songs (notwithstanding “Pork and Beans”), I couldn’t agree more.

Fortunately, our hopes for good music in the near future have not yet been entirely destroyed. For instance, Sam Roberts “Love at the End of the World” and “Parallel Play” from Sloan.