Holy Weezer!

my buddy just won two tickets to see Weezer Friday night in Toronto…..and apparently I am the nicest guy he knows (or is free this Friday)


woooohooooo!!!!!!!!!!

Awww, that's nice. have a good time!

Be sure and give him a nice big juicy kiss at the end of the night. ;)

Originally posted by sonickteam3:
apparently I am the nicest guy he knows

He doesn't know many people, eh…..?

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:

Originally posted by sonickteam3:
apparently I am the nicest guy he knows

He doesn't know many people, eh…..?

apparently not.

though I did get him backstage at the Fiona Apple concert…..

Originally posted by sonickteam3:
though I did get him backstage at the Fiona Apple concert…..

Is she the one that curls up in the fetal position during her show, or the one that has a sobbing breakdown mid-set?

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Is she the one that curls up in the fetal position during her show, or the one that has a sobbing breakdown mid-set?

i only saw her once, and no fetal position.

It was towards the end of her tour for "when the pawn" in 2000. I think she was past her chlidish antics stage.

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Is she the one that curls up in the fetal position during her show, or the one that has a sobbing breakdown mid-set?

no, she's the one who insults people who paid to see her and never shuts up about maya angelou and how deeply she feels about various socio-economic issues….. :roll:

oh, and I feel sorry for you sonick; you have to go to a weezer show. that's too bad.

Stream the new album here.

Originally posted by kubrickpalahniuk:

oh, and I feel sorry for you sonick; you have to go to a weezer show. that's too bad.

really? i used to HATE Weezer. thier first album is horrific. and then , to my delight, Rivers apologizes for making it!!! haha, perfect.

now if they would just stop playing that "Buddy Holly" song and play "Getchoo" more often.

i dunno me likey the blue record… except for that jonas song ;)

weezer is good but they need a strong support act for me to attend a live show…

rivers is a fucking nut … did anyone read the rolling stone cover story on him?

i love the blue album and pinkerton, not a huge fan of the rest

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Stream the new album here.

Thanks, ggw….I'm digging this album. I have one Weezer album, but I'm not sure I ever listened to it. Does this sound like their other stuff?

yeah, this ablum is great. "Perfect Situation" and "We're All On Drugs" are my favourites so far.

simply cant wait for tomorrow night….

Originally posted by Bags:
I have one Weezer album, but I'm not sure I ever listened to it.

It's good to know that I'm not the only one who does things like this. :)

Well, got back last night from the motherland.

I wanted to report back to anyone who likes Weezer or just maybe thinks they are ok. read this: YOU HAVE TO GO SEE THEM!!!!

I hated Weezer when Buddy Holly came out and the Sweater Song made me want to kill people, but after Pinkerton and the Green Album i began to warm up to them.

Friday night in Toronto, they blew me away. They have such a powerful sound and they are very polished, as a band should be after playing together for over 10 years. They drove through a lot of new stuff which is some of thier best, and they played all kinds of old songs, even Buddy Holly and the Sweater song for those of you who like the Weezer of old.

Rivers is totally wierd, and you can tell cause he doesnt even do wierd things on stage, hes just THAT WIERD!!!! They were all friendly with the crowd and seem to be glad to be out on the road.

When they make it to DC, I know I'll be back to see them again. I think they'll be winning a lot of new fans this time around….

I met the guys in the band back in 2001 I think, whenever it was they reformed. Rivers is extremely shy and reserved. He seemed alright, but I really ended up probably feeling more uncomfortable than he did. Sometimes that happens with a musician. They clearly are thrust into this crazy place that they probably never expected. Mikey Walsh was with the band at that point and you could already see the cracks starting to show. Did anyone see Pitchfork's review of the new record? OUCH!

Originally posted by sonickteam3:
They drove through a lot of new stuff which is some of thier best,

Weezer
Make Believe
[Interscope; 2005]
Rating: 0.4

If you're one of those poor souls who while away the day job by keeping a scorecard of music review sites, there's one thing you already know: There are two distinct groups of bad albums. The more prevalent kind is the fodder that fills a critic's mailbox, bands with awkward names and laser-printed cover art that don't inspire ire so much as pity. The second group is more treacherous: Bands that yield high expectations due to past achievements, yet, for one reason or another, wipe out like "The Wide World of Sports"' agony-of-defeat skier.

Often, these albums are bombarded with website tomatoes for reasons you can't necessarily hear through speakers: the band changes their sound and image to court a new crossover audience, perhaps, or attempts a mid-career shift into ill-advised territory. Or maybe they start writing songs about Moses in hip-hop slang. But sometimes the bad album in question is none of the above; it doesn't offend anyone's delicate scene-politics sensibilities or try to rewrite a once-successful formula in unfortunate ways. Sometimes an album is just awful. Make Believe is one of those albums.

I have never felt so good about disagreeing with some Pitchfork snot 100%.

Originally posted by bearman:
I met the guys in the band back in 2001 I think, whenever it was they reformed. Rivers is extremely shy and reserved. He seemed alright, but I really ended up probably feeling more uncomfortable than he did. Sometimes that happens with a musician. They clearly are thrust into this crazy place that they probably never expected.

check out the rolling stone cover story on Rivers … that's actually just an excerpt, but it gives you the idea … i had no idea how crazy he was and how fractured the band is …