Weezer Buddy Holly Live

[@nothanks8387]

the bowl cut creates the magic of weezer

[@monky7829]

Nothanks WHY IS THIS TRUE!?!?!

[@skillracoonful]

Don't forget playing your guitar in a 45 degree angle counts too

[@WeDwellinaFiefdom]

JuaffreBlumpkins well to be fair no one was idolizing nazis shooting up a historic black church on the internet back then

[@WeDwellinaFiefdom]

foredamusic I mean they are. Like there’s proof of it. Unless you’re too much of a snowflake to handle facts that go against your views or something.

[@daheadbusta1553]

@foredamusic lol I've seen a bunch of people idolizing dylan roof and school shooters. Literally just google tcc or true crime community lmao

[@Tothe5BoroughsAgain]

I cant believe they played it this badassly fast. Not even during Green Album did they play as energized as this.

[@waycnf7229]

That's not fast at all lol

[@livvy94]

I've noticed that sometimes live versions are tighter/faster than album versions 'cause the band has had way more time to practice together

[@iamkabukii]

@@waycnf7229 It is, at least faster than the studio version

[@TheLoneCamper]

Well, that's one way to put it

[@kiirabu197]

i love the drumming at 2:18

[@Texturas75]

Even when there are two guitarists here, the singer plays lead guitar... he's the fucking genious of this band!

[@mastershake8351]

All the guitar parts you hear on the blue album were played by Rivers.

[@Texturas75]

Why was that? Weezer was a trio then?

[@mastershake8351]

Texturas75 There was another guitarist that played in the band before they got their record deal and left shortly after recording started on their first album. Rivers decided to scrap whatever guitar parts had been recorded and re recorded the lead and rhythm parts himself. Brian Bell was accepted into the band half way through recording and the band deemed it not enough time to learn to play the songs properly.

[@mastershake8351]

No, he wasn't bad. He's credited on the album for writing the accoustic intro to My Name Is Jonas.

[@Texturas75]

Thanks for the answers. Sorry, I made the 2nd question without reading your full reply, that's why I erased it afterwards. I understand now. But does Rivers still play all the lead live?

[@charliemisch7325]

Speedy Holly

[@ilaacaa123]

Charlie Misch the best time of weezer

[@thewalkthroughmusic]

Punk rock is usually sped up live

[@andrewoid4711]

@@thewalkthroughmusic buddy holly is pop rock not punk

[@themumblebrapper]

Punky Holly

[@sthirteen]

@@andrewoid4711 alternative rock*

[@lockandreload]

This Weezer = best Weezer

[@johnnyfner363]

It was the bowl haircut

[@widebaldo]

You mean The line-up then yes

[@joaovictor3312]

I prefer 2001 weezer

[@mitchellhughes5180]

It's the classic lineup.

[@SuperStrik9]

Blue album Weezer is definitely the best Weezer.

[@thenoodledrop]

This song is really hard to pull off live. My band tried it and its insane to try and make it sound like the studio version. This is a great performance, very different from the studio version but really great as well

[@LondonBoness]

They rarely play it so fast too

[@DavidxRussell]

London Bones It was because of MTV's time constraints

[@herschie91]

+James McGill Seems easy when I'm singing it at home over and over, driving my wife crazy.

[@mam362]

if you need a studio to make a song sound right, is that a good thing???

[@outwithcows8785]

Look at all mainstream music today and answer that question for yourself bro

[@Wolf1354]

Nerd rock needs to make a comeback!

[@harrisontownsend910]

Needs to but nerds aren't made as cool anymore.

[@Evan-hm7tz]

@@harrisontownsend910 I'm a nerd and I play guitar, and also a bunch of other shit that could be considered cool, i did taekwondo I did boyscouts, I did band :/ And i play guitar and piano in my off time and trombone in band

[@harrisontownsend910]

@@Evan-hm7tz Cool I'm a boy scout too, glad to hear there still needs as cool as you.

[@Qrayon]

Long live Three Day Stubble.

[@SunnySuzu_]

Nerd rock came back

[@isaimlg3337]

1:23 his voice is so good there

[@spacecrackers3333]

I was thinking the same thing

[@KingBlonde]

pat is a very underrated drummer IMO. he's like jimmy chamberlins nerd little brother.

[@liamtg912]

Pretty simplistic drumming

[@gamemusichd6809]

@@liamtg912 dont mean its bad. Sometimes the least drumming is the best drumming if it serves the song. Think AC/DC and then think Meshuggah Drumming. Even tho one is hard one is easy af it serves the song right? If you heard Weezers demo's the drummer goes ham but he back off for the record release as it served the song

[@User-jk8wq]

Jimmy Chamberlin is god

[@russellschwartz9687]

He’s a much better guitarist than he is drummer.

[@bradwakey90]

Agreed. A lot of drummers “over-drum” songs.

[@satozuki]

i really like the added "woah" during the last chorus.

[@DrNickRiveria]

Oooo eeeee Oooooo i look just like Velma Dinkley Ohh ohh and your Scooby dooby doo....

[@antohall2007]

definitive live performance of this song

[@EnriqueCruz-zs4zq]

They sound like a typical first band from some skilled teenagers, but they are great at getting that sound correctly.

[@Michaelssbm]

sounds so good fast like this

[@rickstalentedtongue910]

Yeah, but it makes it into a quick little diddy, still better the original tempo imo. This was a needed rendition though.

[@rickgrimes2056]

Bowl Cut Rivers > all other Rivers

[@kryptonitespider-bitedynam7305]

But he also rocks a mustache and a cowboy hat lmfao

[@gummyjellyfrog]

Red album rivers(the greatest man that ever lived) > all other rivers

[@tdizzle9402]

All rivers > anyone but rivers

[@SuperFlyingGlydon74]

Who’s this Rivers guy we’re talking about? That’s clearly Velma from Scooby Doo

[@DaveThomson]

Everyone commenting on how Rivers looks, if you've listened to Weezer since 94 you'd remember he looked this way in the Sweater Song Video.

[@targetcxd]

They played it extra fast in an attempt to get to the song's climax before the credits were over at 1 minute 30 seconds. :)

[@realbowvr]

the messed up lick is the most weezer thing i've ever heard

[@HelvellynMusic]

I didn't know Velma played guitar

[@sethceldranmusic]

Ah the days when artists sounded the same live as they did on the record

[@dipshit5000]

This sounds...literally nothing like the studio version lmao

[@rosyantlers]

@@dipshit5000 how..

[@BensonJackie]

@@rosyantlers it’s way faster than the original

[@rosyantlers]

@@BensonJackie yea but i think the person meant something else..or maybe im dumb

[@youarethebluestlight]

but just faster

[@reidswan9601]

I didn't know a coconut could rock so hard

[@SuperThesaurusRex]

When the raw version still gives you Goosebumps

[@D4T4KLY5M]

Oo ee oo I look just like DEE DEE RAMONE!!! :P

[@Luke0Woodward]

they play it as fast as he would too

[@aneily]

THEYre singing like the ramones too

[@DJ8685]

One of the few bands that sound the same on stage and on cd's.

[@iwillsurvivethehighfivecauseia]

That was a spectacular performance. Seriously, was very close the album. I never knew they used to be this good live.

[@reniisgod]

Classic Weezer, love this performance, raw and original

[@kevinswift8654]

I'm gonna be this guy, I hate being this guy... but damn. They don't make 'em like this anymore. Maybe there's still good music (of course there is), but you won't ever replicate this kind of thing. I miss it.

[@user-ne6nz2lb6w]

You’re absolutely right but with any type of music there’s always one of a kind genres and sub genres. Weezer is just one of those bands that hit the 90s sweet spot

[@kevinswift8654]

@@user-ne6nz2lb6w Exactly! Great way of putting it.

[@treetrain]

The camera work makes me nostalgic for the 90's!!

[@pokerworld]

We will never have en era of music like this again.

[@SuperStrik9]

I'll always remember the music video for this song on Windows 95.

[@kevinswift8654]

Holy shit sometimes when you're (I'm) listening to the albums you forget what these guys were - KIDS! And they fucking rocked the shit out this, both on the album and off.

[@IAmAVirgin72]

Rivers Cuomo reminds me of Eric ( Topher Grace ) from " That '70s show " .

[@kryptonitespider-bitedynam7305]

Lol

[@hilalferhusoglu1659]

The way that Rivers Cuomo is strumming in 0:45 lol😂😂😂

[@liamdysoco4832]

For some reason that really simple drum fill after the solo hits hard every time

[@victorgto100]

they are nerds BUT they are ROCKSTARS!!!! simply amazing!!!

[@Ddiddles99]

wait.. is MTV playing music?

[@wuphf5901]

Those were the days man...

[@KitariItsSomethingRottenHere]

Damn! the 90' are on my soul forever, and on my body until the day I die.

[@ORDER4STU]

Rivers looks like Drake from Drake and Josh with that fucking haircut jesus christ

[@ohyeahitsthatoneguy]

Maybe Drake looked like Rivers

[@ORDER4STU]

DohanJoe07 maybe

[@funwillfunwill]

+Travis Garman Or maybe they both look just like Buddy Holly

[@2small4theMall]

+Vault 111 And you may look like Mary Tyler Moore.

[@recitetheplan]

This was rock music when I was 16. This is what rock is supposed to sound like. Thank god I was 16 in the 90s.

[@biged680]

forgot about the 70s huh

[@danielg4854]

this is literally grunge

[@Chamuco_House]

this guy is a genius, the hair, the glasses, unique in a lifetime. well thanx to kurt for using the same hair cut and same glasses years before this guy. nobody do stuff like this anymore.

[@theshawnmurphyjournal2946]

Stayed tuned for more Weezer on MTV

[@turboteabag08]

Damn I miss this era of music. When popular bands actually played instruments.

[@jacobfilasky2729]

They seem like the ultimate band practice band

[@duck9191]

I remember finding the music video for this song on the windows 95 install disk as an Easter egg. That and the bad ass hover craft game lol.

[@RighteouslyWicked]

duck9191 haha that's dope

[@duck9191]

RighteouslyWicked well rivers kinda looks like a young nerdy bill gates so...

[@GforceProdComp]

Hover was awesome

[@anraymcneil6447]

Nerdy is a superpower that no one take away from WEEZER!❤️❤️❤️😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@iamkabukii]

That thumbnail in the end is the most 2000s internet punk rock thing I've ever seen

[@ThePinkDaises]

Rest in peace, Buddy.

[@SuperFlyingGlydon74]

Wow, a band comprising of Edna Mode, Sid Phillips, Shaggy Rogers and Mr Mufflin, my dreams have come true!

[@MrEthanJason]

MAN...gotta apologize to MYSELF for missing this band at its height. Lyric tribute to Holly and other pop cult icons is subtle and the sonics make the legless dance. But I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT.

[@PuppyKnuckleAirsoft]

Damn I remember hearing this when I was like 5 singing this in the car

[@YumeBasil]

There is no way this is MTV... It's too good.

[@notdennis]

thanks for posting this, it's a killer performance!

[@ikaruga_590]

This always had a surf music vibes to me

[@JordySchunk]

pov: you're at a highschool talent show, and you know who's gonna win.

[@LM2795]

Man, that snare sounds nice!!!

[@HowdoIplayGames]

Dang, one of my favorite Nirvana performances EVER.

[@somerandomgamer5646]

Lol

[@larsenl3923]

Why would people give this a thumb down they saw the title what were they expecting lol

[@bradleypiercey24]

soooo much better at this pace

[@DylanXD25]

1:23 Kurt voice

[@meghanmahoney5058]

the greatest showman

[@kevvo5493]

They are playing like they don't care about playing the song right.

[@minecraftterroristschoolsh3755]

they don't care what they say about them anyway!

[@romanticphilistine]

It's because MTV gives you a short ammount of time to play a song

[@corkadorka2362]

It's called Blinking it

[@mccloud524]

I saw a buddy holly performance on happy days one time. and its weird because happy days is really old, and Weezer didnt come out until 1992.

[@darrenmuse]

This is when I really liked Weezer. Then I liked Weezer, but I listened to other bands instead. And now years later I have all their albums on my iPhone.....and that's how life is.

[@ColorsBright]

@ColorsBright Correction: The "live" versions sound fierce and explosive. Also, I believe this is from 120 mins. This and the Sweater song were played that night. The Sweater Song made it on the 120 mins live cd (which freaking rules!). I wish they could have put both songs on it.

[@CarpeDeim80]

I miss these days....

[@oscara1573]

Thank you PingKing, very cool

[@AtomicBadgerRacer]

very awesome performance!!! favoriting this one. BTW i love Rivers hairs :) =w= forever!!!

[@frosting6439]

The original hipsters. Lol

[@tonyhall3365]

Saw this in 2000 and made me buy an electric guitar

[@SanteriMettovaara]

the 90's

[@123legodude]

no word can express the amazing music weezer puts out. theres no word powerful enough to express the level of awesomeness. it would have to be like super-omega-supreme-sowesomeness

[@willneverend777]

THIS IS SOOOO COOOOOOOOL

[@Jaryism]

They're soo young!!

[@saya8388]

i didn't know rick moranis can play guitar.

[@Widge4life]

I keep playing this from the beginning just to hear that four-count Bass drum lead in... gah! :)

[@carlo76adsl]

@GreenJanuary no fake... this was in 1994 or'95. this was when MTV played real music

[@isabella_lay]

I’m so sad I missed this era

[@mitchellhughes5180]

Raise your hand if you miss the Blue Album/Pinkerton days of Weezer with Matt Sharp.🙋‍♂️ Yeah, me too.😗😔

[@SearsCool]

Mitchell Hughes 🙋‍♂️

[@ShelbyRobertson22]

When Matt left, so did I.

[@romgtr]

Rivers is a pretty awesome speed picking metal guitarist. Check out his old band Zoom 😊

[@Alfredo78666]

Killer doble pedal!

[@sklein2000]

Excellent!

[@MichaelSmith-bl3px]

I still wish weezer would make another album close to the blue album that would be cool

[@franctol.p]

the best "weezer holly"

[@Amber_xo_133]

Weezer: Like Green Day: Comment 💚

[@steelingcable6350]

both

[@davislove686]

Sickest hair ever

[@atdi345]

This song rocks. Check out the version of this song Live from Lupos, it kicks ass too!

[@pelgervampireduck]

sounds like if the ramones and nirvana had a kid, and that kid made a cover of this song.

[@catfeces]

i wish weezer still sounded like weezer.

[@sonicjet7759]

WEEZER ROCKS STILL NO QUESTION ABOUT IT

[@Xetrev13]

my good friend's brother's label almost signed weezer when they were really small.. true story.

[@gabeaddisonmusic]

They played this way faster than the original tempo 😂

[@yogassss]

bowl haircut increases the tempo

[@Tothe5BoroughsAgain]

Im saying as an artistic standpoint, they did quit. They were this beacon for hope that the underdogs could one day get love. When they went on hiatus, it was put to a halt. Then they come back and release Green Album and sound totally different. And Rivers is saying stupid shit like, "its evil spirits time". Thats when they quit. When they threw away their image to try and look cool.

[@markusliu283]

Rivers so energic!

[@shizznugget]

90s when mtv was still awesome

[@killer5221]

Nah i remember listening to this in class and my teacher caught me and laughed and said u listen to weezer to

[@popcornbubbles1]

i like after they finish, they stand there like "okay, okay are we done?"

[@Feldi]

That was from the times when MTV was for Music only... I miss them

[@toalladepapel]

1:46 i cant bro lmfao

[@cmrdecc6516]

Hehehaha

[@DaPlenThing]

It’s crazy how the lick is different every time