Everything Will Be Alright in the End
by Weezer
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Oct 7, 2014
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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 373 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 326 out of 373
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 373
  3. Negative: 37 out of 373
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  1. Raiden301
    Oct 4, 2022
    9
    One of the best comeback records of them all, with a diverse range of sounds on each track this album is easily just as essential as blue or Pinkerton to any Weezer fans collection
  2. nce93
    May 10, 2021
    10
    A great return to form while still offering up something new. An earnest, fun, interesting ride through the future of Weezer capped off with the "future scope trilogy" ending which is just too epic for words.
  3. CrabAtTheBooty
    Dec 3, 2020
    10
    **** epic record It’s better then white
    And I think it’s a return to form
    And it’s like nobody talks about this album which really sucks.
  4. peo
    Mar 1, 2019
    8
    This album it was a dream come true. Is not very cohesive , but the songwriting quality makes the record.
  5. MysticManiac
    Mar 10, 2018
    7
    Like pretty much every other Weezer album I've heard, this one is a decent album but fails to stand out as one of the greats. There are some great highlights though like Back to the Shack, Eulogy to a Rock Band and I've Had It Up To Here.
  6. TheArchetypes
    Sep 9, 2016
    8
    This is a great album. It has the perfect opening and closing, and there are great thematic elements throughout. Every track is so good, you can tell that this album is coming from the band and it means a lot to them. Truly fantastic and deserves all the praise it is getting.
  7. JArriaga11
    Apr 3, 2016
    10
    In no way perfect... but it's close. From the crunching opening of Ain't Got Nobody to the Shredding of the Futurescope Trilogy, it almost never stops. Welcome return to form for Weezer.
  8. Swishalicious29
    Apr 1, 2016
    7
    A very nice Weezer album. Hurley was a good return to quality music for the band and EWBAITE continues this trend. You can do a lot worse if you are looking for catchy pop rock.

    "Da Vinci" might be one of my favorite Weezer songs. It has one of the best hooks that Weezer has ever put together to complement a theme of ambiguity along with nice chord progression. "I've Had it up to Here"    A very nice Weezer album. Hurley was a good return to quality music for the band and EWBAITE continues this trend. You can do a lot worse if you are looking for catchy pop rock.

    "Da Vinci" might be one of my favorite Weezer songs. It has one of the best hooks that Weezer has ever put together to complement a theme of ambiguity along with nice chord progression. "I've Had it up to Here" has a great funky groove and an excellent theme discussing how they are trying to put out great music but fans have stopped paying attention. "Eulogy for a Rock Band" is a great song talking about how Weezer might have lost their relevance over the years and "The British are Coming" has a funny historical-fiction twits. The Futurescope Trilogy is a pretty epic way to end off the album.

    Some songs like "Ain't Got Nobody" and "Back to the Shack" were just okay, and songs like "Lonely Girl" and "Go Away" I could have done completely without. Still this record is enjoyable and its pros far outweigh its cons.    … Expand
  9. Ricko
    Aug 12, 2015
    7
    To say Weezer in the 21st century have been inconsistent is a massive understatement. 2001's Green album and 2002's Maladroit both had some of the bands finer moments on them. Even if they paled next to the bands 90's output, they represent the last decent records produced by the band. Since then, for every occasional glimpse of Rivers Cuomo's genius, we need to spend hours listening toTo say Weezer in the 21st century have been inconsistent is a massive understatement. 2001's Green album and 2002's Maladroit both had some of the bands finer moments on them. Even if they paled next to the bands 90's output, they represent the last decent records produced by the band. Since then, for every occasional glimpse of Rivers Cuomo's genius, we need to spend hours listening to pop rock by numbers or poorly thought out rock opera. "Everything Will Be Alright in the End" is Weezer's best effort in over a decade and is closer to where they were in 01/02 than what we've been subjected to since. The albums highlights for me are concentrated around the middle of the album and include "The British Are Coming", "Go Away" and "Cleopatra". It's not bad and far from terrible. With such lowered expectations from Weezer these days, comments like that could be considered a qualified success.… Expand
  10. showbizjunkie
    May 21, 2015
    9
    Best Weezer album since Pinkerton. From the producer of the blue and green albums, this has much of that old sound, with little remnants of Pinkerton sprinkled in and a bit of something new. Every song sounds good, which is not an easily achieved feat. Ain't Got Nobody catches your ear from the start, and from then on, you're hooked. Every song is unique and could easily be used as aBest Weezer album since Pinkerton. From the producer of the blue and green albums, this has much of that old sound, with little remnants of Pinkerton sprinkled in and a bit of something new. Every song sounds good, which is not an easily achieved feat. Ain't Got Nobody catches your ear from the start, and from then on, you're hooked. Every song is unique and could easily be used as a single in substitution of the others. My personal favorite is "I've Had it Up to Here." The trilogy at the end of the album is fantastic, one of the best musical trilogies out there. It comes to a great close in Return to Ithaka. At the end of this album you'll feel satisfied. Weezer's back.… Expand
  11. dinklsoons
    May 5, 2015
    10
    I had hopes for this album, but this, this FAR exceeded my expectations. After years upon years of screwing around. Weezer finally gave us another classic. I love all the songs with very little let down in this album. The entire album is in your face loud bass, drums, and guitar. The lyrics are great for any long time Weezer fans due to its overly apologetic tone. While the firstI had hopes for this album, but this, this FAR exceeded my expectations. After years upon years of screwing around. Weezer finally gave us another classic. I love all the songs with very little let down in this album. The entire album is in your face loud bass, drums, and guitar. The lyrics are great for any long time Weezer fans due to its overly apologetic tone. While the first half of this album is great. The second half really takes it home. Especially with Foolish Father and the Trilogy. Definitely a must have for any Weezer fan.… Expand
  12. Shady313
    Mar 22, 2015
    10
    10/10 ................................................................................................................................................
  13. Shrimpinator
    Dec 6, 2014
    9
    In my opinion, this album is the best Weezer has made since Maladroit. It doesn't fall flat at all as every song on the album is very catchy and they'll probably end up getting stuck in your head. It starts out with a huge open with "Ain't Got Nobody", which has huge, loud sounding guitars and ends with the appropriately epic, "The Futurescope Trilogy". Unlike some of their last efforts,In my opinion, this album is the best Weezer has made since Maladroit. It doesn't fall flat at all as every song on the album is very catchy and they'll probably end up getting stuck in your head. It starts out with a huge open with "Ain't Got Nobody", which has huge, loud sounding guitars and ends with the appropriately epic, "The Futurescope Trilogy". Unlike some of their last efforts, like Ratitude, a lot of the lyrics aren't painful to listen to except for in the song "Da Vinci". This song isn't bad, but it has a lot of lyrical goofiness with lines like, "Even Da Vinci couldn't paint you, and Stephen Hawking can't explain you. Rosetta Stone could not translate you." And even including a line with Ancestry.com. But besides that, this is a very solid album that I highly recommend picking up.… Expand
  14. The_PUNisher97
    Nov 27, 2014
    9
    I think we were all worried about how this album would do, given that Weezer's last few attempts had not done well (especially Raditude, God help that album). With that in mind, I was pleasantly surprised by the freshness of what was brought to the table here. It felt more like a Weezer album from their heyday in the mid 90's and early 2000's. There are some seriously great cuts on thisI think we were all worried about how this album would do, given that Weezer's last few attempts had not done well (especially Raditude, God help that album). With that in mind, I was pleasantly surprised by the freshness of what was brought to the table here. It felt more like a Weezer album from their heyday in the mid 90's and early 2000's. There are some seriously great cuts on this album, my favorites probably being "Eulogy for a Rock Band" and "Foolish Father". And yeah, there's several other great tracks on there, those two just really stand out to me. Granted, I was kind of let down by their 3 part finale. I expected it to be absolutely massive and out of this world and thematic and awesome, and it ended up just being mostly instrumental. It sounds fine, don't get me wrong, but I was expecting more.
    I was gonna give this an 8, but hell, I'm just so happy to hear a Weezer album that sounds like a Weezer album, so I gotta give it some extra love for that. Is it as good as Blue Album and Pinkerton? No, but it's definitely up there with Green Album, Maladroit, and Red Album. So good job, Weezer. It's good to hear you sounding like this again :)    … Expand
  15. godwinkent888
    Nov 8, 2014
    10
    Probably their best album since Pinkerton. I love love love this album, it's so nostalgic hearing Weezer go back to their older musical style. :))))))
  16. normankant
    Oct 25, 2014
    9
    No one expected an album like this one from the LA band, a unique project started in 1992 that has sold 9,200,000 albums in the US and 17,525,000 worldwide. Lots of people wished to have a Weezer's album like EWBAITE in their iPods or CDs collection, a record with great songs, unforgettable hooks and powerful guitars, but in the end it was only hope.
    This time, instead of creating another    No one expected an album like this one from the LA band, a unique project started in 1992 that has sold 9,200,000 albums in the US and 17,525,000 worldwide. Lots of people wished to have a Weezer's album like EWBAITE in their iPods or CDs collection, a record with great songs, unforgettable hooks and powerful guitars, but in the end it was only hope.
    This time, instead of creating another incomprehensible bad album like Hurley or Raditude, Rivers Cuomo and his fellows created an album that glorifies their earlier times as Weezer, from the Blue Album to Pinkerton, giving to the listener a new "revival" version of what Weezer truly are and should always remember to be.    … Expand
  17. UShallntPASS
    Oct 22, 2014
    9
    Weezer just returned to their old style again, and what a great style, it's a great mix of a classic rock and a modern indie/alternative rock, great lycris, great songs like Eulogy For A Rock Band , which shows how Weezer loves to play their own old style, but for Weezer, no "Adios rock band that we loved the most".
  18. rwwmusic
    Oct 20, 2014
    9
    This album had me rocking out hard in my kitchen with tears of joy running down my cheeks. It is by far their best album since Pinkerton, though it doesn't match the quality of those first two records. In all fairness, though, nothing can and nothing likely will. That does not subtract from the sheer joy I feel when listening to this new album. The guitar parts are out of this world.This album had me rocking out hard in my kitchen with tears of joy running down my cheeks. It is by far their best album since Pinkerton, though it doesn't match the quality of those first two records. In all fairness, though, nothing can and nothing likely will. That does not subtract from the sheer joy I feel when listening to this new album. The guitar parts are out of this world. Rivers' voice is in top form, except when it shouldn't be. You can be sure EWBAITE will be on repeat well into 2015.… Expand
  19. Mab_987
    Oct 16, 2014
    9
    With their first album in 4 years, Weezer have made one of the most defining statements of their career, with an album that pays equal homage to the past, present and future with fantastic results. Ric Ocasek's return is very welcome & apparent in the production, and the songwriting finds great ways of keeping that same Weezer sensibility & appeal while still managing to matureWith their first album in 4 years, Weezer have made one of the most defining statements of their career, with an album that pays equal homage to the past, present and future with fantastic results. Ric Ocasek's return is very welcome & apparent in the production, and the songwriting finds great ways of keeping that same Weezer sensibility & appeal while still managing to mature gracefully. (Which hasn't exactly been the case on their last few albums...) I like all Weezer's albums to varying extents, but IMO this is their best since Pinkerton.

    (For a MUCH longer in-depth review, look up "Spin It Reviews" on YouTube.)    … Expand
  20. teaandtoast
    Oct 16, 2014
    8
    This is the best Weezer album since Pinkerton. A reminder of why we fell in love with them in the first place. If you loved the Blue album, you will like this.
  21. bleed0range
    Oct 15, 2014
    10
    Probably the best thing they've done since Blue and Pinkerton. Rivals the best of the Red era. Eulogy, Had It, British, Go Away, Foolish Father and The Futurescope Trilogy are particularly awesome tracks. If you like Weezer, you should like this. There's layers to it too... on the surface it's just another Weezer album, but beneath that is a concept with a storyline and deeper meaningsProbably the best thing they've done since Blue and Pinkerton. Rivals the best of the Red era. Eulogy, Had It, British, Go Away, Foolish Father and The Futurescope Trilogy are particularly awesome tracks. If you like Weezer, you should like this. There's layers to it too... on the surface it's just another Weezer album, but beneath that is a concept with a storyline and deeper meanings and metaphors hidden throughout the album... and if you have a physical copy, the actual album art/liner notes/packaging. (i.e. stuff not found in the music itself that explains more what's going on) It also helps if you check into all the teasers they uploaded leading up to the release.

    There's just a lot going on here. Blasting open with a couple of sound bytes that hint at the underlying message/meaning/story in Ain't Got Nobody... leading you down a path that eventually finds you dealing with failure and loss again and again. Ultimately arriving at an epic semi-instrumental ending that parallels the descent to hell, ascent to heaven and return home as reference in the title Return to ithaca via Homer's Odyssey. If you have the liner notes, like I mentioned before, there's an entire passage hinting at these deeper meanings. It's actually in latin, but if you translate the text it reads "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here" regarding The Wasteland... there's some other passages that explain more but I'll leave that to you the reader/listener to decode. This is a thinking person's album, with more to discover long after you know all the words.

    10/10    … Expand
  22. batnerdbeginz
    Oct 12, 2014
    10
    The best Weezer album since Pinkerton. Eighteen years! Legitimately shocking how great it is. The third classic Weezer album. One of the major themes running through the album is Rivers acknowledging that he and his band had lost their way in the last decade or so. This is about them finding the way again. Return to Ithaka.
  23. samverhoeff
    Oct 12, 2014
    10
    Great album, upon first listen I was already half singing along, so catchy. Ain't got nobody and Da Vinci are instant classics! Usually when a band releases a new CD it takes time for it to be appreciated, and when they play the new songs live they are sort of lame compared to their old classics, but this album is just full of instant classics that I am excited just as much as the 90sGreat album, upon first listen I was already half singing along, so catchy. Ain't got nobody and Da Vinci are instant classics! Usually when a band releases a new CD it takes time for it to be appreciated, and when they play the new songs live they are sort of lame compared to their old classics, but this album is just full of instant classics that I am excited just as much as the 90s classics to hear live.… Expand
  24. Bblunty
    Oct 11, 2014
    10
    Amazing work. Guitar is not dead, ROCK is not dead. Rivers and the gang really bring it with roaring guitar solos and catchy and emotional lyrics. All I can say is that the final three songs literally bring me joy every time I hear them back to back.
  25. Tykam993
    Oct 11, 2014
    10
    After a few pretty low quality albums, EWBAITE is the first Weezer album in a long time that I can honestly say is phenomenal. I've had it on repeat since it came out and I can't see myself stopping it anytime soon. A+ work, Weezer.
  26. calebmc
    Oct 10, 2014
    9
    Rather good. Not Pinkerton but not Ratitude either. Overall best album since Weezer (Green Album). The tracks "The British are Coming" and "Eulogy for a Rock Band" really stand out.
  27. StephMC83
    Oct 10, 2014
    10
    Everything Will Be Alright in the End is an amazing album. It is not to be compared with Blue and Pinkerton because it is in a class of it's own, and will be a classic. I think it's the best combination of Rivers, Scott, Pat and Brian. There is hard rock, heavy guitar solos, heart-wrenching lyrics, great melodies, and even a nice female collaboration on "Go Away" with Bethany from BestEverything Will Be Alright in the End is an amazing album. It is not to be compared with Blue and Pinkerton because it is in a class of it's own, and will be a classic. I think it's the best combination of Rivers, Scott, Pat and Brian. There is hard rock, heavy guitar solos, heart-wrenching lyrics, great melodies, and even a nice female collaboration on "Go Away" with Bethany from Best Coast. You want simple old school Weezer? No problem! "Lonely Girl" does just that, and you can hear a light Nirvana influence in there as well. "Foolish Father" and "The Futurescope Trilogy" (The Wasteland/Anonymous/Return to Ithaka) really shows off how talented these musicians are and is just plain EPIC! Scott and Brian's back-up vocals are wonderful in this album and Pat's drums are the heartbeat of this record. River's voice is going into the higher range and is quite impressive. If you don't have this record, what are you waiting for? GO BUY IT NOW!!!!!!… Expand
  28. rb7_brady
    Oct 10, 2014
    9
    A good weezer album to anybody. An amazing weezer album for a fan. For those who know this history of Weezer, and have listened to them since Blue, this album will feel very personal and connected. Give it a few listens.
  29. Jadels
    Oct 10, 2014
    10
    Cant stop listening--incredible---Cant figure out why ratings are not better from Critics - The only mediocre songs is Back to the Shack--- Go weezer!!!!!!!!!
  30. comeatme90
    Oct 10, 2014
    7
    Compare this to blue or pinkerton and you might be disappointed. if you don't you have a great album without a single bad song unlike some songs you found on albums post maladroit (Beverly Hills, ugh). Nothing will really blow your mind and the lyrics are honest yet simple. But if you come here for the lyrics you are at the wrong address. That what makes this album so much fun are theCompare this to blue or pinkerton and you might be disappointed. if you don't you have a great album without a single bad song unlike some songs you found on albums post maladroit (Beverly Hills, ugh). Nothing will really blow your mind and the lyrics are honest yet simple. But if you come here for the lyrics you are at the wrong address. That what makes this album so much fun are the melody's and cuomo's refound ability to craft powerful power pop songs. Recommended tracks are: "Da Vinci", "Go Away", "The British are coming".… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Dec 17, 2014
    80
    A consistently sparkling Weezer album. [Nov 2014, p.97]
  2. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    Nov 11, 2014
    60
    It is not deserving of a Hurley-level bashing, and it’s too aware to be Pinkerton. It’s an album they could have made 10 years ago, but it’s also one that feels moderately current.
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  3. Mojo
    Nov 6, 2014
    80
    Mid-life crisis rarely sounded so appealing. [Nov 2014, p.90]
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