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. Beffcake
    Mar 1, 2019
    6
    This album of straightforward karaoke covers is somehow less embarrassing than the followup Black album.
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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)
  6. 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.
  7. 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.

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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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