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intereact!Weezer
Retail Price (not our price): $13.98
Release Date: 2001-05-15
Manufacturer: Interscope Records
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...
| Disc 1 |
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com's Best of 2001
Weezer, those geek rockers who topped mid-'90s charts with those oh-so-precious pop fables "Undone (The Sweater Song)" and "Buddy Holly," were almost undone by 1997's bombastic Pinkerton. Their sophomore release turned its back on the band's clean-cut debut, with a thrash approach more influenced by Sabbath and Kiss than the Beach Boys. On their third album (self-titled, like their first, but referred to as the "Green Album"), the band makes a concentrated effort to return to anthemic '60s punky pop, demonstrating that, for Weezer at least, it's rather easy being green. In fact, one could say they're almost as green as Green Day, especially on "Knockdown Dragout." At their best, Weezer show such boundless energy and gleeful aplomb that you'd swear you were listening to a lost Badfinger album. Conversely, Rivers Cuomo's twisted genius makes its way onto the anxious and paranoid "Hash Pipe" and the jittery "Glorious Days," making the "Green Album" the most absorbing and rounded vision from these pop masters yet. --Jaan Uhelszki
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5
1) I finally get it... [Rating: 3 out of 5]
It took a while, but I finally understand what Weezer was getting at with the Green Album.Its a total parody of the Blue Album.Yes, I said a parody.Think about it, virtually identical cover, same title, same production, same amount of songs... What really tipped me off, though, was that every single song has a solo, and every single solo is a note for note shadow of the vocal melody. Sometimes to the point of only being two or three notes.I can't think of any other explanation. It sounds like an entire album doing a mock imitation of Weezer's Blue album. Its Weezer making fun of how generic their own music was on the Blue album. Which is hilarious, honestly. I mean, if any other band put out the Green album, they'd be hailed as genius satirists. Weezer actually does it, and NO ONE gets it. They completely miss the straight faced sarcasm, and for some reason undyingly praise what sounds like 10 songs that were written and arranged in 10 minutes.Just so funny...The actual album is okay, but as I said before its super generic. The lyics, the chord changes, the melodies. Its all pleasant enough ("Island in the Sun" in particular is quite enjoyable), but it lacks any and all ambition or creative thought.And thats EXACTLY the point. Too bad virtually everyone missed the joke.2) Green [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I am a big fan of Weezer and this is my favorite album they have released. I have like other songs better, but as far as complete albums this is the best. This is very short, but there isn't a bad song to be found. Everything is catchy and moves along. This is the perfect cd for the car ride home from work. Sure they could have added a few songs, but why add filler for the sake of length. This is what I would call a perfect album from start to finish. Out of the 600 albums I have purchased, this would only be the 4th that I have considered to be great from beginning to end.3) ;afjkasdpofjsd [Rating: 3 out of 5]
i like weezer alright but hash pipe and island in the sun were the only two songs i liked on this entirely too short album. the rest sounded like filler to me. their blue album was better.4) Beware of CD errors [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Hash Pipe is occasionally mis-burned on copies of the Green Album so when you get your copy, make sure Hash Pipe is greater than 3 minutes long. Otherwise...talk about a brilliant album.5) Joyous Little Record. [Rating: 4 out of 5]
I've had this CD for several years and am only now taking the time to mention it but the Green Album is an even and invigorating release. It's short but it raises your blood pressure a little bit with every listen. I find it arousing and elevating which are emotions that all of us can use in the course of the day. I'd have to rate it slightly ahead of Maladroit on the Weezer scale--a good buy.