Music : Weezer (Green Album)

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 6069493045220
Label: Interscope Records
Manufacturer: Interscope Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Interscope Records
Release Date: May 15, 2001
Sales Rank: 1042
Studio: Interscope Records

Editorial Review:

Amazon.com's Best of 2001:
Weezer, those geek rockers who topped mid-'90s charts with those oh-so-precious pop fables "Undone (The Sweater Song)" and "Buddy Holly," were almost undone by 1997's bombastic Pinkerton. Their sophomore release turned its back on the band's clean-cut debut, with a thrash approach more influenced by Sabbath and Kiss than the Beach Boys. On their third album (self-titled, like their first, but referred to as the "Green Album"), the band makes a concentrated effort to return to anthemic '60s punky pop, demonstrating that, for Weezer at least, it's rather easy being green. In fact, one could say they're almost as green as Green Day, especially on "Knockdown Dragout." At their best, Weezer show such boundless energy and gleeful aplomb that you'd swear you were listening to a lost Badfinger album. Conversely, Rivers Cuomo's twisted genius makes its way onto the anxious and paranoid "Hash Pipe" and the jittery "Glorious Days," making the "Green Album" the most absorbing and rounded vision from these pop masters yet. --Jaan Uhelszki

Average Rating:

Rating: - Really Dang Good
This really made my funny bone tickle when it came out. It's kinda funny cause every song is great but it's not even 30 minutes long. Don't get me wrong, this os a really great album, but it only has 28 minutes of music on it. This is a really good release by the best band ever, but you should also buy all of their ohter albums. Hash Pipe Roks!

Rating: - One of my favorites!
You either love or hate this album, period.

The Good

Every song on this album has a hook and Rivers' guitar solos, though simple, sound awesome!!

The Bad

Almost every song follows the same formula; there's really no variation whatsoever.

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Rating: - Dragged out, but not knocked down
Despite the enormous success of their irresistible candy-sweet debut in 1994, after the commercial and critical failure of their sophomore effort, 1996's dark, heavy, bittersweet "Pinkerton," Weezer packed it in and it looked like they were done for. Then some funny things happened: the Internet brought Weezer fans together, who gradually raised "Pinkerton"'s rep from big failure to huge masterpiece (a reputation it retains to this day), those fans buzzed enough to drag Weezer out of their little ... Read More

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Rating: - I finally get it...
It took a while, but I finally understand what Weezer was getting at with the Green Album.

Its a total parody of the Blue Album.

Yes, I said a parody.

Think about it, virtually identical cover, same title, same production, same amount of songs... What really tipped me off, though, was that every single song has a solo, and every single solo is a note for note shadow of the vocal melody. Sometimes to the point of only being two or three notes.

I can't ... Read More

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Rating: - Green
I am a big fan of Weezer and this is my favorite album they have released. I have like other songs better, but as far as complete albums this is the best. This is very short, but there isn't a bad song to be found. Everything is catchy and moves along. This is the perfect cd for the car ride home from work. Sure they could have added a few songs, but why add filler for the sake of length. This is what I would call a perfect album from start to finish. Out of the 600 albums I have purchased, this ... Read More