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- Summary: As its first independently released album, Weezer still remains true to form with a collection of Pinkerton-esque pop rock.
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- Record Label: Epitaph
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 28
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Mixed: 12 out of 28
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Negative: 1 out of 28
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Hurley wrestles with serious themes - heartbreak, nostalgia, busted and unrealized dreams; the kinds of things that songwriters usually write songs about when they're on the precipice of turning 40.
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Hurley isn't perfect, but it's the best thing Weezer have done in quite some time, and that's all we can hope for-until the next Nirvana comes along, of course.
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It's got the charm and spark of the Weezer of old, and that's a quality you just can't fake.
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The song's stitched-together feel is also emblematic of an album that feels a bit rushed.
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Hurley, named after the tragicomic Lost character (who also adorns the cover), continues this recent trend with no less than nine co-writers (for 10 songs), and an even longer list of featured musicians, including Michael Cera, who is enlisted to lay down some mandolin and harmonies for no discernible reason beyond his being Michael Cera.
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So the best songs on Hurley are immediately familiar, like an old lover's phone number you can't forget. This is great, but obviously not that great. Everybody should move on after a while.
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If there is a compliment to be paid to Hurley, it is that the band refrains from delving into the sort of WTF territory they've explored of late.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 16 out of 24
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Mixed: 6 out of 24
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Negative: 2 out of 24
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