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May 7, 2021Any of its retro origins are washed away by big, dumb sounds that keep the record grounded in the eternal now, an aesthetic choice that also helps the album be a rousing good time.
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May 6, 2021With tons of great hooks, and minimal cringe, this is the rare Weezer record that is simply fun to listen to, without fear of having to jump for the “skip” button every couple of songs.
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May 6, 2021For the first time in too long, it is a Weezer record that rocks exactly how a Weezer record should.
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Q MagazineMay 5, 2021A sweet and heartfelt love letter to his own adolescence, mining a long-gone era of poodle hair and shiny Spandex for inspiration. ... Aficionados will have fun spotting the references, but there's emotional heft beneath the screaming solos. [Jul 2020, p.112]
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Classic Rock MagazineJun 22, 2021Van Weezer is a Lightweight guilty pleasure, but mostly delicious pleasure. [Summer 2021, p.80]
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May 18, 2021The whole thing mostly works, though, thanks to the generous application of a Blue Album power-pop filter. I Need Some of That channels The Cars (like much of Weezer’s finest work) and is the clear standout here, but there’s plenty more to raise a smile.
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May 5, 2021It’s an imperfect album that still manages to shine with catchy singles and gratifying deep cuts, even if never quite reaches the height of its predecessor, ‘OK Human’.
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May 5, 2021For the most part, this is just the same old Weezer with added two-hand tapping. That's a good thing, since the half-hearted metal schtick is mostly just an excuse for frontman Rivers Cuomo and his bandmates to crank their amps and play the power pop they do best. It's a less radical experiment than this year's all-acoustic, orchestra-assisted OK Human.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 40 out of 63
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Mixed: 18 out of 63
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Negative: 5 out of 63
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May 7, 2021
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May 7, 2021Wow just wow... that album is amazing, a lot of catchy and all are my favorite track. Van Weezer is just epic
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May 7, 2021Great Album! Not the best for sure but i loved it! Very catchy and with a lot of variety of sounds and styles.