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Make Believe - Weezer
  • Band Name: Weezer
  • Record Label: Geffen
  • Release Date: May 10, 2005
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52 out of 100

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6.0 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 250 Ratings

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  • Summary: Rick Rubin produced album number five for the Rivers Cuomo-led band.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 25
  3. Negative: 8 out of 25
  1. Dot Music
    80
    "Make Believe" is classic Weezer, further refining the template of unthreatening heavy metal riffs... welded to smart lyrics, largely of satirical nature, and infectious melody.
  2. Mojo
    60
    Another patchily edifying addition to the Cuomo enigma. [Jul 2005, p.106]
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  3. ShakingThrough.net
    34
    Make Believe might sound more sincere if the clean, precision-metal production didn't steamroll Cuomo's lyrical misery in bombastic arrangements featuring factory-issue power chords and a MOR-safe rhythm section.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 108 out of 186
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 186
  3. Negative: 63 out of 186
  1. BriJ.
    10
    This album is not Pinkerton or the Blue album. It is better. It shows that they have evolved and every song is very catch. To me, the weakest songs are the 2 that got the air play; Beverly Hills and We are all on drugs. Those 2 were ok, but the rest of the album was awesome. Take it for what it is. It's happy upbeat power pop. There's nothing with that when in this day things are so depressing. This is one of my most listened to cd's still? My concern would be whether they will be able to top this cd on their next one, if there is a next one.… Expand
    • 2 of 3 users said yes
  2. j30
    5
    Not a terrible album but not a good one either. Average at best.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. RobbinL
    3
    Wow! I am truly at a loss for words. The band is clearly just a shadow of its former self. The hooks are gone, the melodies too. The lyrics?! Rivers is this what you are getting for your tuition money at Harvard? I'd ask for a refund, Dude. And No, getting Hugh Heffner to appear in your video will not help you save your faded reputation either. May the real Weezer R.I.P.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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