Weezer (Red Album Deluxe)

Red Album figures among one of my favourite albums, and these 4 extra tracks are really good. The only "problem" with this Deluxe Edition is: it is not complete! "The Weight", included in the UK version is one of the best songs of this phase and it should be in this version.

For those who can buy it on iTunes, it's an option. In Brazil, we can't buy songs on iTunes yet (due to legal issues), so I bought another CD with the same 10 songs + The Weight... Now my girlfriend is complaining about how many versions of the same album I am going to buy (I did the same with Zeitgeist, from Smashing Pumpkins). :)

I'm not gonna dissect each song and say which ones are better than the others because I'm lazy but if given the choice you should buy the deluxe version over the standard. This album has an obvious split in it, as the first 6 tracks are the standard Rivers Cuomo made Weezer songs, then 7-9 are those made by Brian, Scott, and Pat. The 10th track goes back to Rivers, and it's a fantastic closer for the standard album. I was a little worried about the other band members making songs, but they turned out ok. I really like King now and Automatic is a solid song, but Thought I Knew and Cold Dark World are pretty weak. I blame the producers for using that version of Thought I Knew, but whatever. The audio preview of Miss Sweeney doesn't show how amazing the song is, it's the best song on the deluxe album and the best song to come out of Weezer since Pinkerton. That song alone makes the deluxe version worth getting, plus the other 3 songs are quite awesome too. So if you're a fan of Weezer, either casual or hardcore, this is a must own album. Oh and look out for Alone II, being released on November 25th, it's gonna be sweet!

Wow, great Weezer album. I've been listening to them since the Blue album, so there is no "bad" Weezer album, just the "current favorite", which is usually the one that I've listened to most recently (or Pinkerton)

I think a Weezer fan of the Blue album sound will be pleasantly surprised on several tracks (Heart songs, Pork and Beans, Dreamin', Miss Sweeney). Oh speaking of "Miss Sweeney", what's with this "deluxe edition" crap?! Does it cost them more to fabricate a CD with 4 extra tracks? No? Well, then how about you give them to us for the same price as the "standard edition"? In fact, why even have two editions? Just give everyone every track, mkay? Fans of single songs can buy MP3's from Itunes or Amazon. Thumbs down for the tiered pricing scheme Weezer, thumbs down!

Even songs which are more "rocky" (like Troublemaker and Everybody get Dangerous) are great to listen to...kind of remind me of the edginess I liked in Pinkerton.

Overall, well worth the price.

I am a huge Weezer fan, so when my friend got this CD for me as a gift I was giddy with delight. Of course "pork & beans" is a great song and in their own odd way they have created quite the positive song. "Everybody Get Dangerous", leave it to Weezer to write a song that says 'When I was younger I used to go and tip cows for fun, yeah Actually I didn't do that 'Cos I didn't want the cow to be sad' or one that compares a lost love to a dying spider going down the drain. The most entertaining song yet, though has to be "Troublemaker" I cracked up laughing (during work nonetheless) when I heard him sing 'Marryin' a beeyotch, havin 7 keeyods'. Every song on this album, while humorous, has some sort of message in them.(The other guys sing, too. Check out Pig, The Spider, King and Automatic.) Now, I know everyone keeps saying how Make Believe & the Red Album are not as good as the Blue Album; well, so what? The band is close to forty and a majority of their fans (who've loved them since the beginning) are in their mid 20s to 30s, so why would we want to hear music that is singing about stuff High Schoolers can relate to and if they were still singing that type of music they would have lost all their credibility. So, enjoy that Pinkerton & the Blue Album live on in rock history and take the Red Album for what it is, silly fun songs that have a message.So, to end this book of a review, this album is a great buy and sure to please Weezerholics everywhere!

It's always fun to see what Weezer is going to put out, and the Red Album does not disappoint. Some of the songs have a new flavor with the bassist singing, which is really cool and makes for a different harmony. Song #2 The Greatest Man in the World took a couple of listens before it started growing on me and now I think it's going to end up an all-time Weezer classic song, like El Scorcho became.