Gar Veteran Member Posts:1676  
| 6/7/2005 11:54 PM |
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Anyone at the gig?
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ishrink Basic Member Posts:195
| 6/8/2005 12:28 AM |
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In a word; "meh".
While there were indeed some excellent moments, the new stuff proved itself as cack and there were some very messy renditions in there too.
Jonas, In the Garage, Say it ain't so, Undone, Tired of Sex, Good Life - all fantastic. Even Hash Pipe and Island in the Sun sounded pretty good.
The new songs were drab, at best. Even worse than any of the new crap, I thought, was the woefully sloppy version of Getchoo they half-heartedly made their way through. Disappointing to say the least.
No Only in Dreams either, or lighty uppy =w=, or exploding confetti.
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| 6/8/2005 1:08 AM |
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Ah thought it twas good, good bit of 'rock n roll', 
wouldn't be too critical, mind you they couldn't do anything bad in my books..
benni man you and BSP what, you bloody groupie? What is it with groupies?  Can't you buy your own drink! ha ha  |
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benni Advanced Member Posts:947
| 6/8/2005 9:12 AM |
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oh my god you bitch you better edit that post man seriously.
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GarVeteran Member Posts:1676
| 6/8/2005 11:11 AM |
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Nah I'd disagree with you. I thought the majority of their set was great (only about three songs were poor) with 'Beverly Hills' and 'We Are All On Drugs' sounding excellent from the new album. A class gig overall.
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| 6/8/2005 11:45 AM |
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MWAH HA HA HA Ahh, Groupie fever hitting town!
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benniAdvanced Member Posts:947
| 6/8/2005 12:38 PM |
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You are a dead woman
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ishrinkBasic Member Posts:195
| 6/10/2005 12:28 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Gar
'We Are All On Drugs' sounding excellent
"When you're out with your friends
In your new Mercedes Benz and you're
On drugs
And you show up late for school cuz
You think your really cool when you're
On drugs
And you put on your headphones
And you step into the zone when you're
On drugs
But the world don't care
If your not there cuz you're
On drugs
Give it to me"
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GarVeteran Member Posts:1676
| 6/10/2005 12:37 AM |
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Yep....quality Weezer at their cheesy best :-)
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ishrinkBasic Member Posts:195
| 6/10/2005 8:42 AM |
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Originally posted by Gar
Yep....quality Weezer at their cheesy best :-)
Wow. I guess we just like the exact opposite parts of Weezer.
What I loved about them was the breakdowns and crescendos, intelligent witty lyrics and raw intensity that was found in abundance on blue and pinkerton. Their new direction, well not that new, since Green really, into mindless pop-by-numbers has never sat comfortably with me. I think maladroit and the new album are appallingly bad.
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GarVeteran Member Posts:1676
| 6/10/2005 10:24 AM |
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I love the same things about the blue album but some of the tracks on 'Make Believe' are decent and I like 'We Are All On Drugs' because it is light-hearted and a little cheesy. People's expectations seemed to be too high for the new album, considering they were away for so long. But it isn't that bad of an album.
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ishrinkBasic Member Posts:195
| 6/10/2005 11:54 AM |
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Originally posted by Gar
But it isn't that bad of an album.
I think it's unimaginative, lazy and dull.
1. verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-combo-outro.
2. verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-combo-outro.
3. verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-combo-outro.
4. verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-combo-outro.
5. verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-combo-outro.
6. verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-combo-outro.
7. verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-combo-outro.
8. verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-combo-outro.
9. verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-combo-outro.
10. verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-combo-outro.
11. verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-combo-outro.
And all with lyrics stacked full of hackneyed cliches.
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amawasterBasic Member Posts:127
| 6/10/2005 6:19 PM |
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thought the gig was great meself, great set and a good buzz. as for the new stuff i think its fine and as regads being formulaic, well they were always a pop band whether ya admit it or not and pop is a formula
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ishrinkBasic Member Posts:195
| 6/11/2005 3:28 PM |
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Originally posted by amawaster
i think its fine
Indeed.
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and as regads being formulaic, well they were always a pop band whether ya admit it or not and pop is a formula
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amawasterBasic Member Posts:127
| 6/11/2005 5:44 PM |
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verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-combo-outro is what pop music is and always will be. weezer are a pop band so they have to work within that formula, therefore in my opinion they're not being unimaginative or lazy
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ishrinkBasic Member Posts:195
| 6/12/2005 10:54 PM |
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Originally posted by amawaster
verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-combo-outro is what pop music is and always will be.
The Beach Boys were one of my favourite pop bands. The vast majority of their better material does not come close to fitting that description.
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weezer are a pop band so they have to work within that formula, therefore in my opinion they're not being unimaginative or lazy
Have you heard pinkerton or blue?
Only in Dreams, Across the sea, Surfwax America, Undone,
The Good Life, Say in aint so. Formulaic?
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amawasterBasic Member Posts:127
| 6/12/2005 11:52 PM |
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i have yeah, dont get me wrong im a huge weezer fan and not having a go at you, but feel people saying they are dull and lazy isnt fair. Rivers is a huge historian of music almost and tries to write songs to fit within a certain formula, so you could argue trying by to write within a formula and making it sound fresh is a challenge in itself. Now if you feel he fails at that, well then fair enough i suppose.
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