Cuomo's voice is insanely strong on this song, and the dueling guitar solo is somewhat reminiscent of Pinkerton. Weezer sounds positively new wave here, and that's a lot better than it sounds. An instant classic.ģ) This Is Such a Pity - For this song, Weezer travels back in time. Then, the chorus explodes into a plethora of classic Weezer "whoa-oh"s. There's a rhythmic piano in the verses as Cuomo sings lines such as "There's the pitch/Slow and straight/All I have to do is swing and I'm a hero/But I'm a zero". It starts off with an intro similar to "The Green Album"'s "Simple Pages", and then turns into something completely different. This is probably the only song on the album that really retains the quirkiness of the old Weezer. *Shudders*Ģ) Perfect Situation - And here is where it becomes evident that Weezer is back. That, and if they took out those "Gimme gimme"s. A consistent melody (instead of one only in half of a verse and kind of in the chorus) could have done wonders for this song. Melodies, sadly, are the only thing Cuomo is consistently good at, and he throws it all away on this song. However, the one thing this song is majorly lacking is a melody. The backing vocals are great, the bend that happens throughout the song is awesome, and the second half of the second verse ("I wanna live a life like that." ) is stellar. However, the subtleties in this song actually save it (Subtleties in a Weezer album again? YES!). Yeah, yeah, the point is that even though Rivers is a celebrity, he doesn't live like them. But enough of this - On to the review!ġ) Beverly Hills - Why is it that they always pick the worst songs on the album for the singles? In "Beverly Hills", Rivers Cuomo raps (yes, raps) about wishing he was a celebrity (which he is). And - come on, let's be truthful - Could we expect any more? Regardless, this is an undoubtedly solid release for a band who has never had a solid release before (They've all been either stellar, mediocre, or just plain crappy). While it's nowhere close to their first two albums, it's also nowhere close to their last two. Well, now, they're finally back with their fifth full-length album entitled Make Believe (which hits stores May 10). In an interview with Spin, he claimed that the next record would be rap-metal. In an interview with Guitar World magazine (yes, the infamous "little bitches" interview), singer Rivers Cuomo claimed that they would put out two albums a year. After the disappointments that were 2001's Weezer ("The Green Album" ) and 2002's Maladroit, it seemed that Weezer, once one of the most promising bands in the world, were doomed.