Raditude - Weezer
Metascore
57 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 25
  3. Negative: 7 out of 25
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  1. Paste Magazine
    39
    Raditude is an album of surface appeal--there’s no heart beating inside these plasticized tunes.
  2. Dot Music
    30
    Driving yet jaunty guitars abound and backing chants fill the required spaces, yet it all comes across too much like a sub-par parody of their former selves.
  3. Drowned In Sound
    30
    In general, the choruses are forgettable, the guitars are woefully exaggerated, and the quirkiness that made Weezer a band to be cherished now seems forced and stale.
  4. Tiny Mix Tapes
    30
    Raditude is not a great album or even an interesting one.
  5. cokemachineglow
    20
    Raditude is thoroughly extraneous. It is Weezer’s worst album.
  6. Under The Radar
    10
    Raditude is just the latest and fullest articulation of Cuomo's wincingly sad desire to become a mainstream success, [Holiday, 2009, p.79]
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  7. Slant Magazine
    10
    Raditude is a thematically vacant and sonically uninspired collection of ditties tailor-made for mainstream radio; it consistently fringes on unlistenable.

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User Score
6.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 99 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 43
  3. Negative: 7 out of 43
  1. MaryH
    10
    I thoroughly enjoy this album. If you're looking for the blue album you won't find it with Raditude. I think people forget that bands learn and grow with each passing year just people do. So what if it's trying to be a "pop" album? This album exhibits their fantastic musicianship, as well as well thought musical composition. It's what I know, love and expect from a Weezer Album!… Full Review »
  2. Jamison12
    6
    As a huge Weezer fan, it's hard to admit that this album isn't their strongest. With really 2-3 songs carrying the album. Usually that'll pass, but Weezer is known for having all but 1 good song on their albums.… Full Review »
  3. ChrisA
    7
    I enjoyed this album for what it was, that being a very poppy rock album. Definitely no where as good as their older albums Raditude still had very catchy tunes. Despite this I believe it to be the worst Weezer album.… Full Review »
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