Weezer

Weezer, the band that made emo cool, later became the uncoolest band on the planet, and subsequently made being uncool cool. Such an enigma. Okay so they aren't /really/ emo, but they are part of that sphere, if anything they polished it up with hooks and energy and made it appealing for a mainstream audience. Going on from that, the songs on this album fall into three camps: the pop songs (Undone, My Name Is Jonas), the rockers (Buddy Holly, Say It Ain't So) and the more traditional emo (The World Has Turned, Only in Dreams), with some of the songs being a mix, and this blend gives the album more variety and helps with the flow, with the emo tracks lowering the energy and the rockers giving more power. A great example is the last three songs, which is a build up of energy before it drops it for the emotional final track. Another similar aspect is the tone the band take. There's melancholic/introspective tracks, silly songs, and the more serious songs. The album seems to skew more towards the first two, which makes the serious songs more potent when they do come. This makes the vibe of the album well rounded instead of going too hard into the more emo theme that it becomes off putting, because around the corner you're going to get a Surf Wax America or an In the Garage to lighten the mood. Should it be in the main list: Yes 100%. Top 3 songs: The World Has Turned and Left Me Here, Say It Ain't So, Only In Dreams

I could've sworn this was on the actual list. It's an easy 5 for me. There's a reason the band is always trying to come back to this.

This is fascinating to me, at the time i write this, this record is the clear #1 of the user submissions. It's current rating while it wouldn't get it in the top 20 of the book inclusions would, I'd have to assume, see it ranked pretty highly. Last fm tells me I've listened to a lot more Weezer than I thought (#92 overall) but I don't know that I've LOVED any of it. They're kinda like the Foo Fighters for me, a very familiar sound (thanks to Australian commercial radio) but not a band I'd miss. In saying that, this is a cool record and took me back to jams in the music room in high school in the mid 90s, so for that and the 3 absolute bangers here, it gets a 4.

I can't believe this wasn't on the main list. Weezer defined nerd rock!!

I feel like Buddy Holly wore out its welcome some time ago. Say It Ain't So brings back fond Rock Band memories though. I liked the instrumental outro of the last track more than anything else on the album.

Na-ne-ni-ne-niiiiIIIiii-ba-di-de-diiiiiiii C’était mon essai au riff de Buddy Holly 👏👏👏👏👏

I should be a Weezer fan, I always like Weezer. I'm going to listen to this a few more times.

Somehow I have made it 30 years without ever having listened to this album. And for all the hype that this album carries, it still fails to turn my opinion in favor of Weezer. Like, don't get me wrong, they are an absolutely fine band, but they fail to get me really excited. With that said, they do have some great hits in here: Buddy Holly, Say It Ain't So, and Undone - The Sweater Song are all classics. Buddy Holly is up there against Hash Pipe as my favorites from them. Only song outside of the hits that I actually enjoyed outwardly was the closer Only In Dreams, which carries a post-punk sort of atmosphere about it. Fine album, but didn't really move the needle for me. Very high 3 for me.

Brings back memories of Weezer Jam Session on AddictingGames or MiniClip or one of those sites. Not much to say about this one except it's just really good. Not a life changer, but they don't all need to be!

So many hits from ol Weez. Only in Dreams was a very good long song that i have never heard of. Really well done on this debut Weezer

We are on a heater holy hell. Listened to this CD so much in my old Honda Civic. Outside of the obvious hits this album has some jams. The World Has Turned, Surf Wax America, In the Garage, Holiday, and specifically Only In Dreams are all so great.

I do love this album. I never saw it as pop punk, more like power pop with 80s metal influences. The little break in buddy holly is the definition of musical ecstasy. Every song is so fun to sing along with.

This teetered between three and four stars for me. It's nerd pop/ rock but done well. The big hits haven't been played quite to death yet. I enjoyed this just enough to bump it up to four stars.

Now I have Weezer stuck in my head.

This definitely shocked me that it wasn’t on this list. I was surprised by how many songs I actually knew so this was nice. Although it wasn’t like great it really was common.

I've never really liked Weezer but what the hell - this was an overt omission from the book, come on. The album was bigger than huge and had an immediate impact, especially on most of GenX. We were still watching music videos back in '94 ffs. I've probably softened a little on them over the years and they definitely have a knack for catchy melodies, plus they (and/or their engineering crew) got the thick perfectly multi-layered guitar sound down pat. I just don't like it all that much. The constant chug-chug on the eighth-notes with slacker-adjacent unimaginative vocals is a style; it works great, just not something I choose to listen to and I get bored by the end of every song of theirs. I always wanted more layers or even a touch more complexity (syncopation??) to the sound - I suppose it says something that my favourite thing I've ever heard from these guys was/is their cover of Toto's Africa... Was a brief enjoyable retro trip, though I'd much rather just watch the Buddy Holly video than listen to the album. 5/10 3 stars IMO: Belonged in the book? Yes.

Power pop, geek rock, pop-punk, alternative rock, indie rock, emo. Ni fu ni fa.

No skips: nostalgic, nerdy, quirky lyrics, iconic guitar riffs, and undeniably WEEZER

Oh Weezer. This is only my fiftieth album on the user submissions list, and I’ve already gotten both Weezer albums. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a Weezer hater. I saw them when they were touring for Red Album, and it was a great show and a really fun time. I think I groan when I see Weezer’s name these days, because I think the debate around their legacy amongst millennials is really played out, and a tad disingenuous. I could be misremembering history here, but I don’t remember anyone I grew up with being big Weezer fans when this album and Pinkerton came out. And there’s nothing wrong with that, but I guess I’m just leery of anyone my age who claims to have been a Weezer fan from the get-go. I’m just rambling now, so it’s time to fire this album up and see if it holds up with me. Much to my surprise, as soon as those opening notes to “My Name is Jonas” started, I felt awake, and full of energy. I found myself hanging on to every guitar note, and singing along to every word. Damn, I was really wrong about this album, because it absolutely rips, and the fact that it’s not on the original list is basically a war crime. Even though I don’t think I heard any of this album until the early aughts, The Blue album is just unlike anything that was getting tons of airplay on rock radio stations. Weezer really crafted their own sound, and they put out one of the most fun rock records of the decade. The guitar playing is absolutely fantastic throughout the whole album, and even though the drums and bass don’t really stand out much to me, the various ways that Weezer creates their guitar arrangements more than makes up for that fact. On top of that, Rivers’s lyrics and vocals are a blast too. Every song on this album has an infectious sound, and even thought I hadn’t listened to this whole album in years and years, everything still felt so familiar to me. I could go on and on, but man, I’m just blown away by how awesome this album is. As for my favorite song on the album… Man, “Buddy Holly,” while overplayed (that’s not Weezer’s fault), is still such a fun bop. But the slow pace and crunchy guitar of “Say It Ain’t So” are fantastic too. Man, I think I have to go with “My Name is Jonas.” I love those opening guitar notes, and the guitar solo is amazing too. Man, what an awesome album this is.

Ett vasst album, absolut. Tycker dock att den har något för högt snitt dock. Och visst, albumet kanske skulle ha varit med på originallistan.

There were a lot of bands doing this style a couple of years before. The Posies, Archers of Loaf, you could even say Green Day and one of the book’s favorite artists, Elvis Costello. Weezer just had better songs. I hadn’t played this in over a decade and still remembered every single one. Classic. Still didn’t make the book or any of the updates. An obvious mistake they refuse to fix.

Among the thickets and weeds of the original list should be this one, a break from the monotony that we got, but alas. Weezer's debut, self-entitled album is by one of the best of it's time. Easy 5!

This was the first album that I suggested to be on the listener’s list when I was gifted the opportunity to add something missing. I firmly believe that the exclusion of this beautiful 90s snapshot of guitar arias and whipsmart lyrics from the original list is a crime against humanity. It’s Weezer’s consistently-best album. Though they’ve had highlights on many other discs, this disc remains 100% killer; no filler.

This album is somehow both unintentionally hilarious and legitimately awesome.

Weezer's Blue Album is one of the most glaring omissions on the list. It was huge at the time within the alternative rock scene while simultaneously being a breath of fresh air, and it has remained pretty timeless since. Weezer put out some great stuff after this, primarily the underrated "Pinkerton," but their biggest post-Blue successes are sadly my least favorite Weezer tracks (looking at you, "Beverly Hills"). The Blue Album has never quite been touched, though, and so I was excited to see them play it on the 30th anniversary tour. Unfortunately, I first had to stand through nearly 2 hours of openers, as Dinosaur Jr. led off with noise and the Flaming Lips followed with weird obnoxiousness that never seemed to end. At last, it was Weezer's turn! I was worried that they would start with the Blue Album and tack on less desired songs on the end, but the set list was actually pretty great leading in with some of my favorites before the main event. The problem actually turned out to be the Voyage to the Blue Planet background video, which was weirdly animated and totally threw off the vibe. That video and the Flaming Lips made it a big let down of a concert, but it hasn't dulled my love for Weezer's debut at all. One of the best albums of the 90s, and it should have been on the 1001.

5/10 boring as hell, every song was forgettable, really don’t see why Weezer has such a massive fanbase, it’s all so dry and formulaic, but hey, if it’s your thing it’s your thing, this just 100% isn’t mine

Good clean and self-aware fun – post-grunge, pre-alt-rock explosion, pre-pre-post-punk revival – just dudes making big, bouncy and hooky rock music that was somewhat humorous and benefitted from not taking itself too seriously. Weezer is proof that a little self-deprecation goes a long way in rock music (looking at you Damon Albarn), especially when you're not that smart to begin with. "Buddy Holly" and "Sweater" are every bit as good as one remembers. This was YankRock to Blur's Britpop – so let's replace one of Blur's too many records with this. Or one of Green Day's or those by Ash or the way overrated-by-editors Manic Street Preachers or Skunk Anansie or other overwrought alt or grunge bands. Good choice, recommender, so thanks.

Different from Pinkerton. But.. do two Weezer albums necessarily need to be on the list? They're not that radically different. But to be fair, people made fun of the person who put Pink Floyd's album "Animals" in when they already had two or three. So I guess people want to nominate what they want. The album has a bunch of songs I know, and a few good songs that are not hits. I dug it more than "Pinkerton," so it gets like a 3.5 which rounds to a 4. But I don't think I'm going to be going back to it. If I want to hear the hits I can always listen to the radio... Top tracks: "Buddy Holly," "Undone," "Say It Ain't So," "Only In Dreams"

Blue Album...stone cold killer of a album. Top 10 on my all time list. No skips. Such amazing song writing and production to match. 5/5

i mean no brainer....how was this not on the list of 1001 is my question...

Everything that needs to be said has already been said by others in the comments. Maybe the most egregious omission from the OG list. My personal rating: 5/5 My rating relative to the list: 5/5 Should this have been included on the original list? Strong yes.

Weezer had a decent sound. A lot of the stuff from this era seemed to be interchangeable (same themes, same level of mediocre efforts) Wouldn't seek this out, but would listen to it if it were on

One of the most perfect power-pop/alt-rock albums of the 90s, and unfortunately also the template Weezer has been trying and failing to recapture for 30 years. Let's address the elephant in the room first. This is one of the biggest snubs on the original 1001 Albums list. Not just this album, but Weezer entirely. At the time, this record was everywhere. A genuine cultural moment, and one of the catchiest, most irresistible guitar-pop albums ever made. Pinkerton, the follow-up, was also excellent, albeit far darker and more abrasive. After that, for me at least, much of Weezer’s original charm evaporated. Back in the day, like everyone else I was of course a huge fan of “Buddy Holly,” helped in no small part by its iconic video. But listening now, some of the non-singles stand out more. "Surf Wax America" really is a lot of fun and makes me feel 20 years younger. Besides "In the Garage" and "Say It Ain't So" (which will always be on my all-time playlists), I think "Only in Dreams" is genius. A pure, unadulterated piece of pop perfection, a small mini-symphony in power-pop format. Essential album.

Reflecting back on the 90s a generation later provides some weird results. Like, if you told me that Weezer's first album featured some of the heaviest distortion I've ever heard, I'd be sure you were wrong, but the overdrive is fucking strong with this one. I think this album aged pretty well overall. I've never been the biggest fan of this group, but I also can't deny that the album is well-executed and fits perfectly well into the time when it was created 4/5

This is definitely a miss on the original list. I will always remember this one as a teenager as it was the first time I ever bought a record and after listening to it confidently identified a track (Buddy Holly) as one that was going to be a huge hit before it was released as a single.

Todo un discazo conjuntando rock, punk suave y melodías muy divertidas y pegadizas. Pasará el tiempo y se seguirá escuchando. Aguanta muy bien el paso del tiempo.

This 100% is a record that should have been on the list. While we were all consumed by self loathing grunge, this masterpiece had something different and amazing to say the least. I wouldn't have noticed the record at the time had it not been for a very attractive girl in my American History class who like the band. I became a fan in order to curry favor with her. She was not interested but I fell in love with Blue, and later Pinkerton anyway. This is a classic

Very obviously missing off the original list, to the point where this was a no-brainer addition. I may like to say Pinkerton is better, but at the end of the day this is one of the greatest power pop albums of all time without a doubt, and Only In Dreams may be in my top ten favorite rock songs of the 90s. May be a bit sick of some of the tracks here, but I cannot deny its brilliance.

This was one of those major omissions from the original list. Still sounds fantastic and has gone on my regular listening list

Probably the most notorious absentee from the original list... c'mon Robert Dimery, how have you never heard of Weezer?!?

Nerd alert.

It’s easy to dismiss Weezer, but please name another rock star as capable of pulling off a knitted sweater as Rivers Cuomo? I’ll wait. Also, “Say It Ain’t So” is just so damn good. Great pick, that should have been on the original list, no doubt.

hey its that hit band from the 90s! what happened to their career? oh. It's still a great album with some of the most singable singles they ever produced.

An easy 5 stars. Probably the most universally agreed upon omission from the original list. Egregious to say the least. This album is nearly perfect, it was huge, had a massive effect on a generation of music afterwards. It's kind of impossible to overstate how important this album. And on top of that it's long been one of my favorite albums. There were so many second and third albums from artists that were questionable to be on the list to begin with. This album's omission kind of undermines any legitimacy of the original list to begin with. Anyway, I listened to this on vinyl and listened to it loud, like I have done countless times in the last 30 years.

It would be interesting to have seen the impact this had on release (if any), but alas I was only 4 so Weezer weren’t really on my radar. It’s a very loved album by dorks these days, but I don’t actually know if it was an instant hit or not. I do still often listen to this album. It has just the right amount of a lazy feel, whilst somehow also being refined enough to show off the vocal harmonies. Basically, it’s straight up, really good power pop. And you’ve gotta love how awkward that album cover looks. What a classic.

Just brilliant

90s alt-pop that has stood the test of time better than most of the rest from the era.

How come this is not on the original list ?

Amazing album. Complete oversight from the original list as pointed out by most of the recent reviewers. Saw them recently in Dublin, this album still makes up a significant part of their excellent set list. Only downside to them live, is that you don’t get anything extra you just get the songs but that’s a separate discussion.

Legendary

Echoing all the other comments-this isn’t in the original list? Say it ain’t so!

Totally ridiculous that this was omitted from the book proper. Get it together, Robert

I can’t get caught up in the fuss about this I’m afraid. It’s better than grunge I guess, I like it, I certainly don’t dislike it but I can’t even get excited about the singles. While Buddy Holly is an undeniable bop, I always used to want Say It Ain’t So to be I Miss You by Blink 182. I’d probably rather listen to Come Undone by Robbie Williams than The Sweater Song. It’s a 3 or a 4 for me. I’m probably being a little hash but marking it down as an average 3.

Not sure why they get so much shit, this is ace

I’m a fan of weezer, although this album I only knew of a few of their bigger hits. It’s a pleasant experience going back through the discography of bands that I enjoy.

Spoiler alert - his name isn’t Jonas, it’s something much more stupid This album basically redefined American indie rock in the post-grunge vacuum, and it’s just a bunch of dorks talking about playing D&D and how cool it would be to surf to work. Not much to say about this one other than it’s a pretty much perfect album, and a very notable omission from the original list

This is not the last album of Gen X, but it is fairly close to the end of what could be considered Gen X. The death knell and final nail of Gen X, and the true birth of the Millennials, comes with The Spice Girls/Pepsi tie-in song (you hate to read that, but the millennials who didn't get why The Mighty Mighty Bosstones were in Clueless are probably the one ones who'd truly disagree) Move Over. Weezer are still are flying the Gen X flag, but unlike their more famous and successful early predecessors and contemporaries, they managed to combine the idgaf outsider vibe of Gen X with actual fun. This stands in stark contrast to Faith no More, Pearl Jam and the like, and it makes it hold up better now. But they sold out massively by bundling the video for Buddy Holly with Windows 95! Windows 95, for crying out loud. I sure hope they got residuals for that. This album actually appeals to me. I've listened to it before - back in the 1990s I'd say - and I certainly haven't felt need to since. It holds up relatively well today as an example of its time. I think I'd rather have this than one of the multiple Soundgarden offerings of the original list. Good recommendation for the list - it is a piece of musical archaeology, encased in amber.

Love it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2tUbVBCzOQ Not much to say about it, but the people have spoken: this is the biggest miss of the original book. Ric “the Cars” Ocasek, Rivers’s endearing-loser lyrics, the harmonies, the melodies, they all make for a prime slice of 90s power pop. After 50 submitted albums, I’ve only had 5 (including this one) that I’ve heard before, and 19 from artists completely off my radar, so I’m glad I’ve stuck around! Good job, fellow completionists 🫡 HL: “My Name is Jonas”, “The World Has Turned…”, “Buddy Holly”, “Undone”, “In the Garage” May 15, 2025

I saw the lead singer backstage at Reading festival one year in the early 00s. He was in an area where the public could be (competition winners, first aid workers etc) and he did not want to engage with anyone there, not even to say hello. I have not had a high opinion of this band since this whole encounter. And I bet they would hate this but time has shown that they are in the same genre as Blink-182 and Sum-41. Nothing special here tbh.

Trying to figure out how to express "this is good, but insanely overrated" without getting pelted by tomatoes. Deserves to be on the main list, but the reason I think that has more to do with its status as Cultural Phenomenon than actually connecting with the music any kind of way

Not a massive weezer fan, but can’t argue that this isn’t a huge power pop album and needs to be on the list.

At last, here I am leaving a few words about the *most glaring omission* in the 1001 Albums You Must Listen Before You Die book, here rightly rehabilitated in this users' list (highest global score last time I checked, and not a *single* one-star review). Don't get me wrong, I also love *Pinkerton*, actually found in Dimery's list. But honestly, one can't go without the other. It is madness, folly and sheer cruelty to leave out this incredible debut, c'mon! Even Weezer themselves didn't recover from it. I'll be charitable and avoid mentioning any of the band's post-hiatus LPs released during the 21st century, by the way. Rivers Cuomo will get a pass for any hackneyed stuffed he has since released. And this forever. Because honestly, what can you do when the first album of your project instantly reaches such an iconic status? I guess the answer is just to have fun and sow your wild oats without thinking too much about the (mixed) results. As long as we can all still listen to this record... This is the list of songs: 1. "My Name Is Jonas" 2. "No One Else" 3. "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" 4. "Buddy Holly" 5. "Undone – The Sweater Song" 6. "Surf Wax America" 7. "Say It Ain't So" 8. "In the Garage" 9. "Holiday" 10. "Only in Dreams" And EACH and EVERY ONE of them is an absolute banger -- playful, evocative, fun, memorable, melodic, witty, goofy, suddenly tearful and emotional, constantly sharp and on-point. So many infectious vocal hooks and guitar licks. The pitch-perfect, no-nonsense production values of Ric Ocasek, of Cars fame. The can of earworms jumping at you from one song to the next. It was the proverbial lightning, caught in a small blue bottle. I'd be hard-pressed to name only three or even four favorite cuts. That ternary riff -- partly played on acoustic guitar -- on "My Name Is Jonas" just tears out rock heaven from the start. It makes you want to grab your skateboard and explore the nooks and crannies of your small town for hours. "No One Else" is driven and lively. "The World Has Turned And Left Me Here" spins forever and ever in nineties rock wonderland, just as it expresses the feelings of a lovestruck young man / teenager in such a timeless fashion. "Buddy Holly" explores the 50's rock influences further through its legendary chorus. Speaking of choruses, "Undone (The Sweater Song) is simply the platonic ideal of nineties loud-quiet-loud dynamics, only bested by Pixies and Nirvana -- with weirder and/or darker tones for the latter that comparatively makes the wide-eyed, pop-crazed Weezer unique. Starting the second side, "Surf Wax America" provides rhythmical tensions and release to the 50s-by-way-of-alternative-90s formula, and the results are musically spectacular. "Say It Ain't So" offers another perfect loud chorus, adding to a more muted, slyly executed chorus. The simplicity of both the themes and music on "In The Garage" makes the latter timeless and iconic. As for "Holiday", it is the only track that might be considered as a deeper cut, and yet the way the word "heartbeat" is pronounced during its conclusion still makes it legendary. And finally, finally, you have "Only In Dreams". The epitome of a "heavy" song about a young nerd smitten by a love interest that's forever out of his reach. Bluntly put, it's also a song about masturbation (that insane instrumental climax at the end!). And yet there's nothing gross about it, there are just tons and tons of very human and touching feelings being expressed here. Which frankly, makes it the *best song ever written about masturbation*. And beyond its subject matter, the composition is just a perfect closer for a perfect record. How many times did I write "perfect" in this review? Well, maybe not enough, all things considered. What a ride, even after all these years. I swear that I didn't want to mention each and every track of this LP, at first, but I just couldn't help it. I'm gonna stop yaking now. Just one thing: this album also has one of the most ridiculous album covers of all times, and yet this artwork is such an apt way to present Weezer's music, I guess. Yeah, even THAT is the stuff of legend. 5/5 for the purposes of this list of essential albums. 10/10 for more general purposes (5 + 5) Number of albums from the original list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 465 Albums from the original list I *might* include in mine later on: 288 Albums from the original list I won't include in mine: 336 ---- Number of albums from the users list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 14 (including this one) Albums from the users list I *might* select for mine later on: 20 Albums from the users list I won't select for mine: 37

You could ask what's with these homies and why do they gotta front, but you should know it's just 90s music

I don't think this is masterpiece, or even anything close to one, but it definitely deserved to be on the original list. One of the landmark 90s albums, super nostalgic, and songs like "My Name is Jonas" and "Say It Ain't So" are still certified bangers. Shame on the dumb fucking anti-Emo bias the book had. So insanely stupid to write off an entire genre - one of the biggest ones of all time - just because Robert Dimery's not a fan. And yes, that's actually the reason this and many other Emo albums weren't on the list. The Arcade Fire entry of the book talks about how the band is saving music from "Emo trash". Suck my nuts, man. Still the funniest album cover of all time though. They're just standing there. Favorite activity of mine is photoshopping the guys into backgrounds of various photographs.

Again I'm mystified why this was overlooked? Distinctive sound all their own it was a counterpoint to the Grunge bands at the time. It plays well even now.

I like Weezer but without ever listening to them in full length album form, only ever been a singles guy, and I think that'll still be the case after this one. It's a good album but not always my vibe, they're kinda just permanently on the periphery of stuff I really like and occasionally cross over into it (My Name is Jonas, Surf Wax America, Holiday) but not consistently enough to be an always listen. This is a good album with some very good tracks, 3/5 because I enjoyed the albums we had the last two days more than this, not by a lot though.

This album propelled music into a true Indie Rock era. Until "the Blue Album" there was heavy metal, grunge, and classic rock. Weezer came in and shook things up with a new sound and style. The songs are bangers too.

Great addition! I’ll always remember my brother 100%ing My Name is Jonas on Guitar Hero 3. Say it Ain’t So and Buddy Holly are classics too. This album came out a day before my 3rd birthday I noticed.

Was this seriously not on the main list? For my money, their best album, no contest. The huge hits that have persisted for decades at this point, very fresh and exciting stuff. One of the crowning achievements of my youth was perfecting "My Name is Jonas" on Guitar Hero 3 on expert. If I were to pick it up and try again today, I bet I could get it in three. 4.5/5

Very surprised this wasn't on the original list.

Weezer

4.5

Can we all just agree that Weezer is the best band of all time?

I love the song Buddy Holly and remembered the Sweater song. Likeable album from a likeable band.

A classic, by a band who definitely deserve to be in the book. Maybe the next edition!

FINALLY!!! This is a tragic omission from the original list. This album IS the sound of 1994 for so many of us. Not only is it a stellar debut record, it’s an early pioneer of the alt-indie hipster don’t want to be cool coolness. All of these songs are fantastically quirky yet self-aware. I love Weezer. I love this record. My name is Jonas.

This was possibly the biggest miss on the list. The band may have inconsistencies over the years, but this was a classic when I first heard it.

I’ve been expecting this one for a while. On the subreddit it’s probably the most talked about for being left off the list and for good reason. Even if I don’t love this album it had a huge cultural moment and weezer ruled a huge chunk of the alternative scene in the 90s plus songs like say it ain’t so and buddy holly are still popular today. I don’t get why this got left off.

I mean five for the nostalgia alone. But I can't believe it was missing from the list anyway?

My next door neighbour listens to The Sweater Song very loudly every morning, regardless if he likes it or not.

A bit misleading, they have like 4 albums named weezer.... I'm guessing it's the blue album, but most of these albums are 4-5 stars anyway.

Svo gott. Og svo vanmetið á sínum tíma!

Power pop, geek rock, pop-punk, alternative rock, indie rock, emo. Ni fu ni fa.

May be colored by the fact that I just saw them play the entire album live. But, nah, amazing album.

I know how missed this album is on the original list, but I never cared for their sound. And a lot of the songs here seem repetitive to me.

don't really "get" this band, pleasant enough 2.7

Yeah this is an all timer and so is the follow up. There isn't much to say that hasn't already been said a thousand times, just some perfect power pop that should be cranked up loud.

Weezer debut album with lots of great catchy songs, fun and energy.

Wow. No idea that we never had a Weezer album. That's just insane. Pinkerton is probably my favorite of the bunch. And maybe people doing the research got lazy by the time they got to Weezer and Yaz. Who knows? It's just a phenomenal album. Love Surf Wax America.

I’m already a Weezer fan and like many others, pretty shocked that this wasn’t in any editions of the book. It is a seminal album in the nerdy college alt rock domain, and though I’ve found Pinkerton to have more enduring interest, there isn’t a bad track on this album and Say It Ain’t So is one of my 5 favorite songs of all time.

This is actually the first album I tried to submit, but you beat me to it and I had to pick another album. I guess great minds think alike! I was a junior in college when this album came out. It fit in perfectly with the time in which it was made, yet also stood out starkly against the mood of everything else that was going on. It's melodic, but noisy; casually cool, but deeply nerdy; ironic, but big-hearted; seemingly straightforward, but slyly complex. This is music that's catchy and charming and incredibly relatable on a basic level, but with an approach to songcraft that's so much smarter than it pretends to be. It's a nearly perfect album, one that still sounds as crisp and compelling as it did the day it was made. Its omission from the official list has me side-eyeing this whole project. I mean, how? Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Buddy Holly, Only in Dreams, Say It Ain't So, Undone - The Sweater Song, The World Has Turned and Left Me Here, My Name Is Jonas, Holiday, In the Garage, Surf Wax America, No One Else

An absolute manger of an album. Weezer made Pinkerton for the music nerds but made the Blue album for everyone else. The songs are quick catchy and fun. The album is relatively short and quick but it’s pretty exceptional. A great choice for the list and should’ve been on the original. Either way this is Weezers best album and really a top album from the 90s. It still is great. 8.6/10

The highest rated user generated album. I really, really tried to get into this. I listened a few times, I waited for and listened to the '1001 Album Complaints' episode in order to learn about the album's context and why it's considered a classic. After all that, I still have very little to say about it. It's good and it's quite melodic, but I just don't get any feels. Perhaps if I had been at High School in America in the 90s I'd have nostalgia, but without personal context, it just seems 'fine'. Rating: 3 Playlist track: Buddy Holly Date listened: 03/10/24

I am not accepting the fact that this album is in none of the original lists...

Enjoyed it. Some nice guitar hero and windows 95 nostalgia

ooh wee ooh

This one should have been included in the original list

Well chosen, thank you! Shows that erudite and fun rock music could still be made during the heyday of grunge and fey Brit-pop.

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Buddy Holly, Surf wax America, Say it ain’t so, In the garage