User ratings in Music are temporarily disabled. More info

Maladroit
by
Maladroit Image
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 119 Ratings

  • Summary: When it rains it pours: After going five years without a Weezer album, fans of the quirky alt-rockers get two new discs in two years, with this (their fourth release overall) quickly following 2001's Green Album.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. E! Online
    83
    Perfect pop fun for short attention spans.
  2. Dot Music
    80
    'Maladroit' is a more satisfying half an hour than the often-impersonal 'Green' album. Quick-fire melody-driven, riff-heavy pop songs that resurrect the gritty, edginess of 'Pinkerton'. The best of both worlds basically.
  3. Nude As The News
    80
    Maladroit combines the best parts of the three previous Weezer albums: creamy guitar riffs, addictive beats, staple "hoo hoo's" and the brilliant mystique of Cuomo’s lyrics.
  4. CultureDose.net
    70
    If 2001’s Weezer was a second-rate Blink-182, almost every composition on Maladroit is more strongly developed, whether it is the tight drumming to the point of showboating on the album’s first single, “Dope Nose,” the surprisingly successful intricate guitar work on the crunchy “Take Control,” or the band’s return to form, producing some of the best pop songs since their 1994 debut.
  5. Splendid
    70
    The short-but-sweet syrupiness of the past is gone, and the sound that has taken its place is heavier, mustier and a hell of a lot harder to swallow.
  6. Austin Chronicle
    67
    It seems Cuomo is destined to write great songs for as long as his heart keeps getting stepped on.
  7. Dusted Magazine
    30
    The kids will tolerate Maladroit, and probably many more dull records just like it, because it’s a product of Weezer.

See all 21 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 36
  3. Negative: 2 out of 36
  1. Tigs
    Aug 18, 2023
    10
    This is pretty, pretty, pretty good. rerated to a 10. Every song is a banger.
  2. TravisL
    Jan 13, 2007
    10
    this album is amazing!!
  4. HatR.
    May 26, 2002
    9
    Weezer's green album was OK but Maladroit is way better!
  5. jono
    Jan 31, 2006
    9
    It's my 2nd favorite full length of theirs. Best musical composition and dynamics. Great to listen to on "repeat all." No bad songs, It's my 2nd favorite full length of theirs. Best musical composition and dynamics. Great to listen to on "repeat all." No bad songs, every thing sounds unique, while flowing smoothly. My only complaint is that it wasn't retro-analog.… Expand
  6. mhmusicnmovies
    Sep 7, 2010
    8
    Another enjoyable Weezer album... Not as good as The Blue Album or Pinkerton but Maladroit is certainly a nice listen. Songs like "Dope Nose"Another enjoyable Weezer album... Not as good as The Blue Album or Pinkerton but Maladroit is certainly a nice listen. Songs like "Dope Nose" and "Keep Fishin" are amazing live and all the tunes are fun.… Expand
  7. JOYR1D3
    Jul 2, 2016
    8
    With the grinding guitars of Pinkerton and the lyrical style reminiscent of Green and Blue, Maladroit is the perfect rocker album for WeezerWith the grinding guitars of Pinkerton and the lyrical style reminiscent of Green and Blue, Maladroit is the perfect rocker album for Weezer fans. Possibly their best Post-Pinkerton release.… Expand
  8. BrandonR.
    May 1, 2005
    2
    Incredibly boring, formulaic, and uninspired; inevitably, it has a few bright moments, but given the blue album and Pinkerton, why in the Incredibly boring, formulaic, and uninspired; inevitably, it has a few bright moments, but given the blue album and Pinkerton, why in the world would you settle for this??… Expand

See all 36 User Reviews

Awards & Rankings

28
#28 Most Discussed Album of 2002
42
#42 Most Shared Album of 2002

Current Music Releases

Full List »
99 Tim: Let it Bleed Edition [Box Set] - The Replacements
97 Picture of Bunny Rabbit - Arthur Russell
95 Fountain Baby - Amaarae
95 Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die (world war) - Jaimie Branch
95 Smash: The Singles 1985-2020 [Box Set] - Pet Shop Boys
95 Who's Next/Life House [Super Deluxe Edition] - The Who
93 Evenings at the Village Gate: John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy - John Coltrane
91 The Greater Wings - Julie Byrne
91 Black Rainbows - Corinne Bailey Rae
91 Guts - Olivia Rodrigo
90 Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years 1972-1975 [Box Set] - Joni Mitchell
90 1989 (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
90 The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We - Mitski
89 Black Bayou - Robert Finley
89 Sanguivore - Creeper
89 I Am Not There Anymore - The Clientele
88 Chrome Dreams - Neil Young
88 The Complete Dirty South - Drive-By Truckers
88 Valley of Heart's Delight - Margo Cilker
88 i/o - Peter Gabriel
All Current Music »