Weezer: 10 Worst Songs You Need To Forget
They don't care what we say about them anyway.
Weezer are a band known for their crunchy sound, power pop hooks and geeky subject matter. Sometimes if one or more of these factors is absent in a track if often nothing more than forgettable.
The Californian band led by Rivers Cuomo have produced 13 albums since 1994, and are currently experiencing a revival in popularity following a series of viral cover song hits.
Weezer’s 1990s releases before the exit of original member Matt Sharp are often viewed as perfect albums. The Blue Album released in 1994 was an honest debut about nerd culture produced by the late Ric Ocasek. It was followed by Pinkerton in 1996, a self-deprecating, self-produced epic about Cuomo's post-fame anxiety.
Both albums are all killer, no filler.
Weezer have been more prolific with their album releases in recent years, but with great quantity comes a reduction in quality. As the band prepares to release their 2020 album Van Weezer, let’s take a look back in their discography and remind ourselves of their most forgettable tunes.
These are a handful of tracks Weezer certainly won’t be playing on the Hella Mega Tour next summer.
10. The Prince Who Wanted Everything
The Black Album was built up in press interviews to be Weezer’s "darkest album yet", but knowing their trolling nature in hindsight they were probably just referring to the cover art. After a few misleading singles including their first songs with swear words, and the brilliant High As A Kite, the album was anything but bleak.
Meant as a heartfelt tribute to the late legend Prince who died in 2016, a death tribute to a beloved musician wasn't the dark themes fans were expecting. Starting off a track on the Black album with “Once upon a time there was a Prince” and sunny instrumentation really is quite jarring.
The tracks around this song cover themes of paranoia and references to cocaine addiction, and make a much more interesting listen than to a tribute to Prince that doesn’t even sound like Prince. It is no wonder this track has the least streams on their latest effort the Black Album.