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Weezer (Red Album) - Weezer
  • Band Name: Weezer
  • Record Label: Geffen
  • Release Date: Jun 3, 2008
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Metascore
64 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 118 Ratings

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  • Summary: The sixth studio album for the Los Angeles band was produced by Rick Rubin and Jacknife Lee.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 32
  3. Negative: 5 out of 32
  1. All Music Guide
    90
    A cheerfully restless record, one where all the parts don't fit and it's better because of it, as it has a wild, willing personality, suggesting that Weezer is comfortable as a band in a way they never quite have been before.
  2. No Ripcord
    60
    Just download the good stuff or buy the album and don't expect much from Rivers because he never really gave you more than a few minutes of cheap thrills in the first place, which is plenty to thank him for.
  3. cokemachineglow
    38
    As such, it is both a strong refutation of every album Weezer has made since "Green" (as it, in its time, seemed to balk at "Pinkerton") and a numbing confirmation of the only available place this band has left: comic shearing, loose plagiarism, three separate solo projects (all of which are balls).

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 79
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 79
  3. Negative: 21 out of 79
  1. BlakeW
    10
    First off , buy the deluxe album . If you don't you're an Idiot. Secondly , these guys are progressing on every album (minus make believe). Tehy will never sound like the blue album or pinkerton ever again so the cool thing for peopel to do is bash them. but let's cut the crap, Pork and Beans was a #1 song for a while , this album is great and brings Weezer back on track from the last album that was MEH. This band is growing and people don't wanna let it grow , it's a shame. This Album kicks ass as well as the band itself.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. JoeB.
    5
    This album is slightly better than their last two album combined; but it still plays to the masses a little too much. They seem to have lost their creative edge they had on Weezer (Blue) and Pinkerton.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. TBone
    3
    Yes, sad to say, it's over for weezer. Blue album and pinkerton were defining for the 90s, but other 90s heroes have lapped the hell out of weezer. This album makes me think they should hang it up... Thom Yorke, Stephen Malkmus and Beck have all released much better stuff than this in 2008. Hell, Kurt Cobain could probably best this effort.… Expand
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