Weezer (Teal Album)
by Weezer
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5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 79 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 79
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 79
  3. Negative: 24 out of 79
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  1. lenny68
    Jan 27, 2019
    6
    Cher put out an ABBA covers album last year that was a horrible and blatant cash grab. Weezer on the other hand clearly don't care about your money or your opinion. They're just having fun. They at least deserve some credit for that.
  2. Superboy2k6
    Jan 30, 2019
    10
    Fun and completely non serious album. a few 70s songs, mostly 80s songs, and a few more 90s songs. They are all fun and strange but that is Weezer for you!
  3. Beffcake
    Mar 1, 2019
    6
    This album of straightforward karaoke covers is somehow less embarrassing than the followup Black album.
  4. RageAndGrace
    Jan 27, 2019
    10
    I hate reviewers. Reviewers absolutely suck. I'm not going to review the Teal Album, because it DOESN'T NEED TO BE REVIEWED. THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS ALBUM. Listen, I get that this is their job, but seriously, does anyone REALLY care if they put together a little fun album to improve the hype for the Black album? Nobody should. This wasn't meant to please reviewers. They've never wanted to doI hate reviewers. Reviewers absolutely suck. I'm not going to review the Teal Album, because it DOESN'T NEED TO BE REVIEWED. THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS ALBUM. Listen, I get that this is their job, but seriously, does anyone REALLY care if they put together a little fun album to improve the hype for the Black album? Nobody should. This wasn't meant to please reviewers. They've never wanted to do that. My problem is that I hate that people look at this album and decide to hate it for no reason. It's not like it's a good album, but it doesn't deserve to be BEATEN TO THE GROUND by a group of **** with no sense of humor.

    I'm aware that the previous paragraph makes me sound ungrateful and full of hatred for society, but I'm generally not. I need to vent. I'm giving it a 10 to compensate for the lousy reviews from especially lousy reviewers.    … Expand
  5. wowee
    Jan 24, 2019
    10
    It's really amazing to get something unexpected out of the sudden..... Screw the critic reviews they've always been harsh on Weezer, but who cares people still love Weezer and love the fun.
  6. Gigs
    Jan 25, 2019
    3
    Going to add to @TarpsyBaby's review. Feels very much like a Karaoke album. Doing any type of cover is always tricky. A good cover = not going too far off from the original so people recognize the original song but also making it your own and add a new twist to it. It can be done a variety of ways most commonly speeding it up or slowing it down. Weezer is basically putting out aGoing to add to @TarpsyBaby's review. Feels very much like a Karaoke album. Doing any type of cover is always tricky. A good cover = not going too far off from the original so people recognize the original song but also making it your own and add a new twist to it. It can be done a variety of ways most commonly speeding it up or slowing it down. Weezer is basically putting out a Karaoke album pretty much trying to sound like all the original songs. You can get away with it on some songs but not the entire album.

    Africa, Take on Me, and an honorable mention to Mr. Blue Sky. I want to say Scrubs as well but its both interesting and bad at the same time if that makes sense?

    Billie Jean sounds like a Weird Al cover without the jokes. Stand by me is just awful.

    C- For effort?    … Expand
  7. TarpsyBaby
    Jan 25, 2019
    0
    This is not a covers album. This is a karaoke album... and a really bad one at that. Weezer would have been better had they been left back in 1994. Time to retire, fellas.
  8. marcmyworks
    Jan 26, 2019
    5
    Weezer's 'Teal' album is unfortunately the worst of their career. There is no originality in the interpretation of the tracks, and sounds like a Karaoke or 'Sung-in-the-style' of compilation. I will say there is enjoyment in a few tracks such as 'Sweet Dreams', 'Africa' and 'Mr. Blue Sky', but overall there is nothing new, fun or that interesting going on. The worst track? Their cover ofWeezer's 'Teal' album is unfortunately the worst of their career. There is no originality in the interpretation of the tracks, and sounds like a Karaoke or 'Sung-in-the-style' of compilation. I will say there is enjoyment in a few tracks such as 'Sweet Dreams', 'Africa' and 'Mr. Blue Sky', but overall there is nothing new, fun or that interesting going on. The worst track? Their cover of TLC's 'No Scrubs'.… Expand
  9. RalphieLu
    Jan 29, 2019
    0
    band sucks and they are not even a good meme. these covers are way too overproduced and make normal pop music look better in comparison(and modern pop sucks for the record). what happened rivers?
  10. micbrc
    Feb 17, 2019
    8
    Zero expectations but honestly this is a great fun album i love seeing bands cover other songs and they absolutely nail a lot of these covers with highlights like Mr blue sky and Africa with a slight weezer twist it's just a fun album.

    I hope we see more of this from other bands
  11. Gamesearcher1
    Aug 29, 2019
    5
    A covers album needs to nail home a particular sound to be exciting, especially when the songs on the album are so well known. But Weezer does none of that on this album.
    The instrumentals do nothing exciting and (while it isn't necessary) much things new. Does anyone want to hear Paranoid transformed into a synthpop song? Rivers sounds quite boring, and the songs tend to stay similar the    A covers album needs to nail home a particular sound to be exciting, especially when the songs on the album are so well known. But Weezer does none of that on this album.
    The instrumentals do nothing exciting and (while it isn't necessary) much things new. Does anyone want to hear Paranoid transformed into a synthpop song? Rivers sounds quite boring, and the songs tend to stay similar the whole way through, and I was left disappointed at how dull they managed to make some of the choruses.
    There isn't much to like about this album, but there isn't an extraordinary amount to hate, either. It's just a consistently average album, that could've been made so much better.
    Favourites: Africa, Sweet Dreams, Paranoid
    Least Favourites: Mr. Blue Sky, Take on Me    … Expand
  12. LebowskiRams
    Feb 26, 2019
    5
    Remove the stick. It's a fun album.

    No, they're not necessary. No, they're not even that good. But Weezer isn' taking themselves seriously and neither should you (on this record)
  13. Mayfieldja
    Jan 29, 2019
    4
    If you like covers and you enjoy Weezer then you might really enjoy this album. For everyone else, you are not going to miss anything if you decide to skip this one. Weezer adds very little to their renditions of these popular songs and I feel like most would just rather listen to the originals. Tracks to enjoy are Africa and Happy Together.
  14. Tigs
    Mar 1, 2019
    8
    2nd time listening and I still like it. I don't care about what everyone else says. I loved how it was a surprise album as well.
  15. TheRaggedFlygon
    Mar 10, 2019
    4
    Some of the covers are okay, others are terrible, all are inferior to their original versions. None of the songs on this album make any deviations from the source material. The music is by no means unlistenable, I would just question anyone who would rather listen to any of these covers than their original versions. It's a fun album, but by no means revolutionary.
  16. mhucker28
    Feb 1, 2019
    7
    A really fun surprise cover album from Weezer. Don't take this release too seriously and just have fun with it. Good selection of songs as most of these aren't overdone already. Great for roadtrips.
  17. rextree
    Feb 19, 2019
    7
    It's a cover album that was created in part by a Twitter campaign... of course it's not going to be their best work! Nonetheless, a very interesting experience. "Take On Me" and "EWTRTW" are my picks.
  18. serialteg
    Feb 18, 2019
    9
    I like Weezer, the covers are nicely done, so ... I will give this album a solid 8/10. In fact, I might just give it a 9 just to stick it to all those haters who love to hate but can't even play the ABC tune on a plastic flute.
  19. Raiden301
    Oct 4, 2022
    3
    It's boring and forgettable. The choice to cover songs that everyone and their mother has already covered ends up making this an easily skippable record unfortunately.

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58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. Pretty Much Amazing
    Feb 28, 2019
    58
    For an album with both a Eurythmics cover AND a Black Sabbath cover it’s a surprisingly listenable, albeit pointless entry in their discography, Weezer has spent a decade becoming more interesting to read about than listen to.
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  2. Under The Radar
    Feb 5, 2019
    35
    The whole endeavor feels like a joke set-up with no punchline. The Teal Album's greatest sin is it is neither the best nor worst version of itself and by being so overwhelming mediocre, it renders itself completely pointless. It is essentially musical copypasta.
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  3. Drowned In Sound
    Jan 31, 2019
    60
    As well as they’ve delivered The Teal Album, they don’t quite hit the mark with every one of its takes, with their version ‘No Scrubs’ feeling more than a little bit uncomfortable.
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