Raditude
by Weezer
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5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 159 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 29 out of 159
  3. Negative: 47 out of 159

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  1. Danm95VFF
    Apr 18, 2016
    5
    With Raditude, Weezer hit creative lows in order to achieve commercial highs. "If You're Wondering..." seems to start the album off on a positive note; it's a perfectly tolerable Weezer hit. But then, things start to go downhill. Most songs are simply mediocre, a couple of others and just downright offensive, namely "Can't Stop Partying." The usage of Lil Wayne as a guest appearance isWith Raditude, Weezer hit creative lows in order to achieve commercial highs. "If You're Wondering..." seems to start the album off on a positive note; it's a perfectly tolerable Weezer hit. But then, things start to go downhill. Most songs are simply mediocre, a couple of others and just downright offensive, namely "Can't Stop Partying." The usage of Lil Wayne as a guest appearance is almost unforgivable. Plus, it's hard to tell whether Rivers is parodying mainstream pop with this song or if he's being deadly serious - but he sounds particularly miserable despite singing about having women around him as he parties. Either way it's just a mess that doesn't work. Some of the old Weezer charm manages to slip in at sporadic moments, but all in all it's unremarkable and simply not very well written.… Expand
  2. andy
    Nov 26, 2009
    5
    I'm sorry, this is weezer's worst. the 5 is for the deluxe. Run over by a truck and prettiest girl are awesome. the single great and i like trippin'. i love every album and i thought the red album was a step forward, but some of this is just so bad. i dont care if its not pinkerton but there so much more capable of aking beter music. In one year they went from the kick ass I'm sorry, this is weezer's worst. the 5 is for the deluxe. Run over by a truck and prettiest girl are awesome. the single great and i like trippin'. i love every album and i thought the red album was a step forward, but some of this is just so bad. i dont care if its not pinkerton but there so much more capable of aking beter music. In one year they went from the kick ass "greatest man that ever lived" to " im your daddy". "dreamin" to "the girl got hot" (which is the worst weezer song ive ever heard). im sorry but this album is quite the dissapointment, and im one of the unusual weezer fans who really does love (inspite of a few clunkers here and there) every weezer album.… Expand
  3. NathanS
    Nov 23, 2009
    4
    To put it most simply, this album is the musical version of a horrifyingly embarrassing mid-life crisis. It's nothing more than Weezer trying to sound young and fresh and hip and cool and blah blah blah, while forgetting that, not only are they too old to be cool, they've long been the poster children for geek rock and thus will never truly BE cool. I don't want a repeat of To put it most simply, this album is the musical version of a horrifyingly embarrassing mid-life crisis. It's nothing more than Weezer trying to sound young and fresh and hip and cool and blah blah blah, while forgetting that, not only are they too old to be cool, they've long been the poster children for geek rock and thus will never truly BE cool. I don't want a repeat of Blue. or Pinkerton, or Green. I'm not looking for them to go back to what they where. I"m just asking for Weezer's next step in evolution to actually BE evolution, and not just an attempt to cash in on pop melodies marketed to teenagers.… Expand
  4. JoeyB
    Nov 6, 2009
    6
    It's alright, and has some good songs, Weezer fans should get it.
  5. JT
    Nov 9, 2009
    4
    The main problem with the album is that there isn't one song on here that is better than anything else the band has released. Even their worst album (which I consider to be "Make Believe"), is light years better than "Raditude". There was only a one year hiatus between "The Red Album" and "Raditude", which makes me think that this could have been a decent album had they waited and The main problem with the album is that there isn't one song on here that is better than anything else the band has released. Even their worst album (which I consider to be "Make Believe"), is light years better than "Raditude". There was only a one year hiatus between "The Red Album" and "Raditude", which makes me think that this could have been a decent album had they waited and tooled their songs instead of just releasing ANYTHING in hopes it will sell. Disappointing to say the least.… Collapse
  6. Kyle
    Nov 5, 2009
    4
    This ranges from merely acceptable ((If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To) to horrific and dry (In the Mall, Love is the Answer). Where is the personality? Where is the brain tickling? Dear God, why must Weezer be a pale shadow of their former self?
  7. Ricko
    Dec 17, 2014
    5
    Raditude, Weezer's 7th studio album, starts off in promising fashion with opening track "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To". Next we have the unfortunately named "I'm You Daddy" which has a decent hook and a typical Weezer chorus. Unfortunately things go rapidly downhill from here and by the time we get to the end of the record you start feeling sorry for the once greatRaditude, Weezer's 7th studio album, starts off in promising fashion with opening track "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To". Next we have the unfortunately named "I'm You Daddy" which has a decent hook and a typical Weezer chorus. Unfortunately things go rapidly downhill from here and by the time we get to the end of the record you start feeling sorry for the once great Rivers Cuomo and the fact that a man who was once rightly considered a surf punk genius has been reduced to this. The last third of the album is painful to listen to. I have to give credit where its due for the first 2 tracks and a few others that tread along mediocrity territory without being offensively bad. If your a fan of early Weezer then avoid this to keep your romantic notions of the band intact.… Expand
  8. MysticManiac
    Apr 10, 2018
    4
    This album to me can be summarized in 2 words: Wasted potential

    It's not as abysmal as many make it out to me and it's definitely not a 10/10 classic like some users have rated it on here. But every song, even the worst ones show some potential. A lot of the choruses are hooky and catchy as pop music tends to be and the musicality isn't too bad most of the time. The lyrics are what puts    This album to me can be summarized in 2 words: Wasted potential

    It's not as abysmal as many make it out to me and it's definitely not a 10/10 classic like some users have rated it on here. But every song, even the worst ones show some potential. A lot of the choruses are hooky and catchy as pop music tends to be and the musicality isn't too bad most of the time. The lyrics are what puts this album's rating lower down the most with either dumb meaningless lyrics or some kind of creepy lyrics (that might've been okay if it happened once or twice, but it seems to be endless on this album).

    But I do get the hate this album gets from actual Weezer fans. I'm not a huge fan of Weezer aside from certain songs. This album is so unlike Weezer in pretty much every way.

    I think a combination of the best traits of this album combined with the best traits of other Weezer albums could make Weezer's best album to date    … Expand
  9. rextree
    Feb 19, 2019
    4
    Definitely their weakest point. "If I Want You To" is a good song but the others are mediocre... we're not even going to bring up the Lil Wayne feature.

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57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 25
  3. Negative: 7 out of 25
  1. Boston Globe
    80
    Instead of trying to divine the line between earnest and ironic, Weezer fans should just sit back and enjoy what works here. And like every Weezer record, plenty does.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    50
    The weird aftertaste of Raditude isn't that Cuomo has so surrendered the oddball charm of his band's first two albums, though. It's that his late-career pursuit of mindless, opulent fun is so transparent that it almost taps a deeper vein of interior sadness than anything on "Pinkerton."
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    Given what we know about Cuomo’s eccentric inner world, it’s hard not to find those dazzlingly perfect melodies kind of hollow.
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