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Mixed or average reviews- based on 325 Ratings
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Positive: 183 out of 325
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Mixed: 45 out of 325
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Negative: 97 out of 325
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AaronEMay 10, 2005F'n awesome! Its neither worse, better or equal to their previous material. make believe just is.
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JamesKMay 10, 2005Most underappreciated album of all time. This album is amazing.
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JamesJMay 10, 2005Weezer have it spot on. Great songs with feeling. Different from their previous albums, but in this case change is good. Their best since the Blue album.
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BrianneGMay 10, 2005Whether the lyrics are passionate, trite, or simply ironic, Weezer's strengths rely on their cohesive sound and familiar formula. Hopefully, non-Weezer fans will enjoy it as much as I do.
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BenAMay 10, 2005Don't listen to the snobby Pitchfork cronies. So what if the prissy indy in-crowd doesn't accept weezer. This album rules. The lyrics are laughably bad by themselves but the songs are so brilliant it makes them shine. I love this album. It makes me so happy. Weezer is back and they are dorky as ever. A+
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matthewsMay 10, 2005
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KevinMMay 10, 2005Amazing. i think its a great step forward for weezer and is in the same league as the first 2 records. I can't see where some of the mixed reviews are coming from.
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jinggMay 13, 2005
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frankdMay 14, 2005stop to always referring to blue album and pinkerton because this is a GOOD album, best song is the last one.
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SteveWMay 16, 2005I think some people are overanalyzing this release. It is a great combination of Weezer's new sound and the self deprecating honesty of Pinkerton and the Blue Album. If you're looking for another Pinkerton or Blue Album, you might be disappointed but if you look at this with a more open mind, you'll find that Weezer hasn't lost a step at all.
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MichaelVMay 9, 2005
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GregPJun 14, 2005This is the kind of album that makes me feel good about the music year.
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SamAJun 2, 2005This is a great album. Perfect Situation could be the best Weezer song yet.
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NicolasPAug 7, 2005Excellent!
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AndrewLJan 20, 2006Brilliant album. Do not listen to the detracters.
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BShortDec 23, 2005Love this album! First time i really became a fan of Weezer..love "this is such a pity"
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BillPMay 11, 2005Where do you folks get off attacking Rivers and his new album. What is so bad about it I wonder.... I THINK IT ROCKS YOUR SOCKS OFF!
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JackJMay 10, 2005Unbelievably good album.
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JoeMMay 12, 2005
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EdKMay 15, 2005oh my god. you guys dont get it. this is an amazing amazing record. only thing i can complain is the lyrics. the melodies are just great man. and it's certainly an improvement for weezer adding more depth and increasing their song lengths. not to mention the guitar solos. woohoo. you guys gotta give it a second listen! i cant stop playing the cd man.
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Sean-TambaMMay 24, 2005Make Believe is a great Pop-Modern Rock album. No its not your typical underground pinkerton album, but who said it was supposed to be.
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GeorgeJMay 27, 2005This album is great.
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FredoLMay 9, 2005best work since pinkerton. deserves to stand next to the first 2 albums.
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WilliamSMay 9, 2005Another great album from the Weez. Like the Rolling Stone review said, this is a breakthrough for Rivers and Weezer. The songwriting is emotional and optimistic. It's very different from their usual quirky geekiness and I really like it. Very mature yet still able to rocked out to!
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NeilFanJun 13, 2005A great Newe Album From Weezer. IT's their best album since Pinkerton.
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RyanMJun 19, 2005Top to bottom, better than you think. Some of the tracks take from current bands, seemingly (listen to The Bravery, then the track "This is Such a Pity), but others are their sound, through and through (Freak Me Out). Don't be turned off by Beverly Hills. It's as representative of this album as El Scorcho was of Pinkerton (in other words, not at all).
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MikeGJun 7, 2005Go ahead, say that my musical tastes are unrefined or whatever. I just love this album, and that's all there is to it.
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ChrisJun 8, 2005Although slanted towards the emo side, this album is packed with very original and great songs
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BriJ.Feb 23, 2008
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natebDec 8, 2005
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Awards & Rankings
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Entertainment WeeklyWeezer's most conventional disc... a cleaner-sounding record heavy on way-earnest power ballads. [13 May 2005, p.85]
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Rolling StoneA breakthrough for Weezer... Cuomo's songs are his most plaintive and brilliant since Pinkerton. [19 May 2005, p.74]
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Sometimes an album is just awful. Make Believe is one of those albums.