Weezer (White Album)
by Weezer
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Apr 1, 2016
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 29
  3. Negative: 1 out of 29
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  1. Under The Radar
    Apr 5, 2016
    60
    Although The White Album is predictable in that its singles are stand-outs, that just feels like another way that Weezer are doing a great job at sounding like Weezer.
  2. The 405
    Apr 4, 2016
    60
    The White Album is a return to a particular state, but it was never going to be a return to form.
  3. The Guardian
    Mar 31, 2016
    60
    This being late-era Weezer there are of course some erratic songwriting decisions--the dorky half-rhymes of Thank God For Girls--and a fair bit of filler (Jacked Up, (Girl We Got a) Good Thing are entirely unmemorable), but there’s also enough here to stir feelings of nostalgia in anyone who fell for the band the first time around.
  5. Mojo
    Mar 24, 2016
    60
    Sadly, there's a few too many tunes like (Girl We Got A) Good Thing--the sort of throwaway preppy drivel critics of Weezer think they sound like all the time--for this to sit alongside the band's classic work. [May 2016, p.90]
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  6. Boston Globe
    Mar 31, 2016
    50
    The music ranges from Beach Boys baroque-pop to the awkward hip-hop flow of “Thank God for Girls” when not reiterating rote (if pleasant) Weezer crunch-pop anthems.
  7. Drowned In Sound
    Mar 31, 2016
    50
    It’s OK, it’s not bad, but it’s largely standard Weezer and the stand-out tracks are fewer and further between.
  8. Pretty Much Amazing
    Mar 29, 2016
    50
    Cuomo seems to have found his commercial home embracing a beach-party rock flavor for California kids who’ll “throw you a lifeline” and “show you the sunshine”, and indeed the beach tone persists through the album. This should be fine and modest, but in Weezer’s hands it’s just too overbearingly gross-sounding to let off that easy.

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User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 218 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 201 out of 218
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 218
  3. Negative: 6 out of 218
  1. lenny68
    Apr 7, 2016
    5
    As a fan it pains me to say it but this is sadly another patchy offering from Weezer . They've been 'treading water' now for a long time andAs a fan it pains me to say it but this is sadly another patchy offering from Weezer . They've been 'treading water' now for a long time and maybe it's time to call it a day.… Full Review »
  2. jbraid89
    Apr 1, 2016
    10
    As a long-time fan I am undoubtedly biased, but this album - like 2014's Everything Will Be Alright In The End - is Weezer at their best. AAs a long-time fan I am undoubtedly biased, but this album - like 2014's Everything Will Be Alright In The End - is Weezer at their best. A fantastic mix of 90s-reminiscent tracks (e.g. Do You Wanna Get High, LA Girlz), upbeat pop-rock (e.g. Wind In Our Sail, King of the World) and interesting new directions (e.g. Thank God For Girls, Jacked Up). A perfect summer album.… Full Review »
  3. Sshaban1
    Apr 11, 2016
    6
    There's a few good songs on this album although, most of them are repetitive in sound. Artistically it doesn't break any barriers or pushThere's a few good songs on this album although, most of them are repetitive in sound. Artistically it doesn't break any barriers or push music forward. I felt as if it was stale at times, and upbeat at others. Solid 6.5… Full Review »
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