• Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Oct 7, 2014
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 373 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Negative: 37 out of 373
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  1. 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.
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  2. 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.
  3. Oct 8, 2014
    4
    For once I think the critics are right. This is another patchy offering from Weezer. I was hoping that this album would improve with repeated listenings but sadly it doesn't .

    Come on Weezer, I know you can do better.
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 33
  2. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Dec 17, 2014
    80
    A consistently sparkling Weezer album. [Nov 2014, p.97]
  2. 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.
  3. Mojo
    Nov 6, 2014
    80
    Mid-life crisis rarely sounded so appealing. [Nov 2014, p.90]