10 Underrated Albums By Legendary Rock Music Bands

10. Maladroit - Weezer

Weezer has always had a bit of an awkward relationship with their entire fanbase. Ever since the massive disappointment of Pinkerton, Rivers Cuomo has spent most of that time trying to run as far away from that sound as he possibly can, even though the fans have come around on it as one of the band’s best albums. There was a moment where Rivers actually decided to listen to the fans though, and if the result was Maladroit, he probably should listen to them more often.

While the Green Album may have been a good excuse to get Weezer back to the pop rockers they were in the beginning, this is where they start to take some chances again, making for some of the heaviest and most experimental songs in the band’s history. There are still some great singles to be sure like Dope Nose and Keep Fishin, but the best parts of this album are where the band decide to go outside of their comfort zone, going into full on heavy metal and punk territory on songs like Slob and even going atmospheric on Death and Destruction and downright funky on Burndt Jamb.

That didn’t necessarily translate to record sales though, and the rest of the next few albums saw Rivers trying to capture the same kind of success he had back in the day with the Blue Album, and failing almost every single time on singles like Beverly Hills and Can’t Stop Partying. It might not have sold as well, but if Weezer decided to follow the example they were doing here, we may have been looking at one of the more interesting careers in rock music.