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Weezer - The Teal Album (Surprise Release Cover Album)
- Thread starter WordsAndDreams
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I'll probably listen through it once, but I'd like them to put more of their own spin on their covers versus what they did with the Toto stuff.
Not a big deal considering most probably will just stream the album from somewhere or listen to it on Youtube, so it's not like they're scamming people into buying an album.
Not a big deal considering most probably will just stream the album from somewhere or listen to it on Youtube, so it's not like they're scamming people into buying an album.
I know this is a kind of obvious statement to make but listening to the Spotify previews all these covers are such... covers.
They literally just feel like another band playing other people's songs. And I know that's what covers literally are but I feel like if I was putting out a cover album I would be more inventive and try to perform the song in a way it hasn't been heard before but I don't really get that from these songs at all. It's just other people's songs as performed by Weezer with no unique characterization or flair, in my opinion.
I like Weezer. They were my first concert. I don't know what I expected from this album but I'm not especially impressed. I suppose it's just for fun.
They literally just feel like another band playing other people's songs. And I know that's what covers literally are but I feel like if I was putting out a cover album I would be more inventive and try to perform the song in a way it hasn't been heard before but I don't really get that from these songs at all. It's just other people's songs as performed by Weezer with no unique characterization or flair, in my opinion.
I like Weezer. They were my first concert. I don't know what I expected from this album but I'm not especially impressed. I suppose it's just for fun.
Yep. Had a listen. They're all straight covers of famous songs in line with the Africa one so there's not much incentive to go back.
Yeah this summarizes my thoughts on their Africa cover. It sounds almost exactly like the original. Looking forward to hearing these "new" songs on the radio.
I literally don't understand why I would listen to these over the originals. I love Weezer, still, but this is just weak.
Gotta strike while that cover song iron is hot! I dunno.. It's a fun album. It isn't great and I get people want a different spin on the songs, but I've always like covers that were closer to the originals personally.. at least structurally.
When I heard the Toto cover I honestly thought it was the original at first, so sadly this doesn't surprise me.
Because Weezer wants to be loved and sadly (although not unsurprisingly) their cover of Africa is the most popular thing they've done in a long time.
Weezer the Milquetoast albumBetter cover art for this album.
Listened to the first few seconds of some of these, and the riffs sound like the tinny covers you hear at a karaoke room.
I dunno. I can hear them doing "Killer Queen."
I'll give this a listen later. While I didn't love anything they did after Pinkerton, I think they still wrote some catchy tunes on Maladroit and Green.
This thread is the definition of haters gonna hate to me because I loved it. At least 4 of those songs are on my permanent Spotify list lol
I don't see why some people don't like it at all. I mean you seriously don't like not even ONE song?
I don't see why some people don't like it at all. I mean you seriously don't like not even ONE song?
Nah, man, I ain't even the biggest Weezer fan, but this is pretty cool.
The No Scrubs cover is really fun.
The No Scrubs cover is really fun.
It's hard to go wrong with a Mr. Blue Sky cover. 1st listen and not bad. Treating this like a lil extra and not in vein of a new Weezer album.
And yet that is the most popular track to the rest of the world.
Go figure.
This all sounds like some band at a local bar playing covers. Like it's not bad, but it's not great... it doesn't really put a spin on any of them in a way that makes them new again. It's just a band playing the old songs.
That's been Weezer's whole schtick since day 1.
A basic garage band playing tunes with an 80s rock feel.
I don't think they're trying to be new. They aim for the nostalgia.
I'll preface this by saying that I'm a pretty big Weezer fan. I'm no Matt Damon but I did like Everything Will Be Alright in the End and loved White Album. Also, I'm not all the way through yet but this seems like a fun surprise. Black Album is coming out soon and could be great (or trash, you never know what Weezer you'll get at this point) so to have this drop unannounced is kinda nice. I don't mind straight covers, it'd almost be more grating if they tried to re-imagine all these songs in some uniquely "Weezer" way.
I kinda hate when you're listening to a song and it sounds vaguely familiar then the chorus starts and you realize it's just some cover that retains nothing of the original. I guess you could argue the same when a song starts and then when vocals start you realize it's a different band...
I kinda hate when you're listening to a song and it sounds vaguely familiar then the chorus starts and you realize it's just some cover that retains nothing of the original. I guess you could argue the same when a song starts and then when vocals start you realize it's a different band...
You must not have listened to half their discography then.
