CD review: Weezer - Everything Will Be Alright In The End
JUST how long can a grown man continue to sing about being lonely and coming to the rescue of lonely female fans?
At 44, Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo is probably pushing it a bit.
In terms of lyrical content, little has changed in the 20 years since the band released their classic self-titled debut, 'the blue album'.
Weezer's new record, 'Everything Will Be Alright In The End', also sees them return to their 90s sound with a collection of catchy distorted guitar songs.
Their excellent single, Back to the Shack, will make you feel like you have stepped back in time – they even reference 1994 in the song.
But what is different here is that Weezer seem to have let loose and are not concerned about what fans make of their music – if the lyrics are to be believed.
Quite a feat for a band that used to take themselves far too seriously. Just ask Cuomo who painted all his walls black and locked himself away when Weezer's second album, Pinkerton, was a commercial flop.
'Everything Will Be Alright In The End' is the sound of a band casting all their demons away while looking fondly back to the years when they were dominating the charts alongside the likes of Green Day and Pearl Jam.
DAVID MORGAN
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