Magic. Les Inrocks. Demonoid.com - Pitchfork Media Top 50 Albums of 2008. Pitchfork. Staff Lists: The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 20-01. 10. Weezer"Say It Ain't So"[DGC; 1994] It's been obscured by misheard lyrics, Rock Band histrionics, and Rivers Cuomo's guileless run as a pop mercenary, but "Say It Ain't So"-- lunging riffs and all-- is an intimate piece of songwriting.
There's the specificity and shorthand in the lyrics ("Somebody's Heine is crowdin' my icebox"), and the shaded references to a father (and stepfather) addicted to alcohol. And, oh, the little things: Matt Sharp's tender backing vocals, Patrick Wilson's Spartan kickdrum, Cuomo's surprisingly forceful vocal. But when something like Ric Ocasek's swallow-you-whole production is this huge and roiling, subtleties wilt away. It's important to remember what made Weezer such a steady, original American band, and subsequently an almost bizarrely influential touchstone for so many young bands. See also: Weezer, "Buddy Holly"; Weezer, "Undone (The Sweater Song)"; Weezer, "El Scorcho" 9. 8. 7. It's both lament and anthem. 6. 5. The Wu, though? 4. 3. Dr. 2. 1. 1990s. Le webmag culturel - Mozilla Firefox.
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