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Overall I love the album. I'm a big Weezer fan and I'm mature enough to understand that not everything on an album will be a gem. With that said there are two collaborations on this album with Jermaine Dupri that are horrible. They sound like the cheap label junk that bands must put out to stay signed with the big boys.

Weezer fans must be the most critical in all of rock/pop, from the looks of these reviews. There is some really catchy stuff on this album if you're not too stubborn to notice. Yeah, the lyrics are of juvenile matters. So what? It's music. I don't want to hear songs about my mortgage and other adult problems - I just want to hear something enjoyable. That's this album. The first half of it is excellent. "Can't Stop Partying" has a wonderful beat and modern vibe.

This is Weezer's worst effort EVER! Horrible album. The lyrics are so juvenile, they sound very prepubesant. These guy are in their 30's now, they need to start acting their age even just a little bit. All the songs sound just like the last one....they all are pretty horrid. Worst of the Worst are...The Girl Got Hot(dumb)...Can't Stop Partying(is really lame). Don't waste your time with this crap. Listen to these guys first three albums...they are brilliant compaired to this dribble.

No, it's not the Blue Album; no, it's not Pinkerton. Those albums are one-of-a-kind and Weezer will most likely not return to those sounds. Weezer has built a discography on sonic variation, with subtle alterations from album to album, and this album is no different. Is it catchy modern pop? Yes, but it's -good- catchy modern pop with the quirks Rivers brings to most of his records. Definitely beats the pants off the Red Album. I picked this up with one of Amazon's $5 MP3 credits, but after rotating through the tracks I would have paid for it anyway. It's solid modern pop-rock with a distinct Cuomo Rivers flavor to it. Recommend.

Before everyone gets on my being critical of this album, I would like to say that I really do think Weezer is one of the best, if not the best bands still making music today. Perhaps that is why I am so critical of Weezer's latest endeavor. I get it folks ... I get the "tongue-in-cheek" artistic "je ne sais quoi" take on relationships, on "partying", on a throwback to their earlier, adolescent "In the Mall" days, however, I simply cannot get my mind wrapped around being content with the lack of quality on this album. I've been a fan since the Blue Album came out and helped me rock through my freshman year of college. I love this band, I mean there was even a time I thought it might be worth it to name my firstborn son "Rivers". The lyrics, the music, the whole Weezer attitude toward life was something that made me get up and go. Having a bad day? Throw on "Pinkerton" and some "El Scorcho". And then I noticed something... as I get older, Weezer seems less appealing when they continually refer to their sophomoric hijinks. Cuomo is older than me for goodness sake - and yet continues to write songs with lyrics about picking up girls in bars, partying, etc. When I was in college, "Surf Wax USA" was something of a mantra, now I cannot fathom "Can't Stop Partying" as a way of life. Yes, it has a GREAT beat, but it's not really Weezer-centric. The ONLY song that really gets me feeling as though Weezer's genius is still intact is the first song. And for those who tend to see this as "tongue-in-cheek" parody, well great, I can concede that point, but when I need music to get through my day, I don't spend money to pay for people's musical experimentation. Crap is still crap. Put funny bows and ribbons on it, and the aftertaste is still as rotten. Perhaps that's the core of what I'm getting at. There's a cheapness, a lack of the genius that Weezer is more known for. I am disappointed, and yes, maybe feel a little betrayed that Weezer is so much more interested in how much fun they can have at the expense of those of us who purchase their music. So go on and be artistic and try new things, guys: you've just lost a totally loyal fan. I won't be buying any more albums without listening to each at every song BEFORE buying. If I can write better lyrics than Cuomo, I surely don't need to buy his music.