When I hear this, all I can think about is how badly Rivers Cuomo's lyrical growth was stunted by the failure of Pinkerton. On the first record, he wrote for 12 year olds, but when he started writing for 15 year olds, he was rejected. So, he reverted to writing for 12 year olds. When I saw Weezer a few years ago, it was the first concert I have attended at which I have felt truly old. It was just a bunch of kids screaming for "Hash Pipe". I mean, c'mon. Of course, this track is as pleasant on the ears as any Weezer track can be, so I can't really complain. But, god, I'm old.
i guess with this i was into it cause i've accepted that we'll never get another pinkerton from Rivers et al. it can be depressing that the same dude who gave us pink triangle or tired of sex is now content to sing about being content to sing about pork and beans, and the fact that the dude is almost 40 only adds to this minor tragedy. that said i feel like i've come to terms with the weez progression. after the pinkerton slump i feel like they tried to just be cheap trick; mega-huge rockstars who are too goofy to take rockstardom too seriously. in that respect i can enjoy pork and beans or even hash pipe. recently i've come to like the pleasant economy of recent weezer on its seperate terms.
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When I hear this, all I can think about is how badly Rivers Cuomo's lyrical growth was stunted by the failure of Pinkerton. On the first record, he wrote for 12 year olds, but when he started writing for 15 year olds, he was rejected. So, he reverted to writing for 12 year olds. When I saw Weezer a few years ago, it was the first concert I have attended at which I have felt truly old. It was just a bunch of kids screaming for "Hash Pipe". I mean, c'mon. Of course, this track is as pleasant on the ears as any Weezer track can be, so I can't really complain. But, god, I'm old.
i guess with this i was into it cause i've accepted that we'll never get another pinkerton from Rivers et al. it can be depressing that the same dude who gave us pink triangle or tired of sex is now content to sing about being content to sing about pork and beans, and the fact that the dude is almost 40 only adds to this minor tragedy. that said i feel like i've come to terms with the weez progression. after the pinkerton slump i feel like they tried to just be cheap trick; mega-huge rockstars who are too goofy to take rockstardom too seriously. in that respect i can enjoy pork and beans or even hash pipe. recently i've come to like the pleasant economy of recent weezer on its seperate terms.
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