🎵 Weezer - My Name Is Jonas REACTION

[@enderwiggin5572]

The whole blue album is fantastic!

[@neilp8964]

Facts!!

[@moleman1976]

It's part of the soundtrack to my first year of college. I listened to it SO MUCH over the course of that year! Still love all the songs!

[@ingoatwetrust8086]

Bought it when it was released, still listen to it, almost daily :)

[@BryanChuckBrennan]

even the B-sides and Rarities from the Blue album are fantastic

[@bigbigtimeboy]

Wicked opening track!!!! PS - great handle, Wiggin. the book of my youth ; )

[@ThePlaceToBe_RK]

"Only In Dreams" is another favorite song on this album.

[@atomicwest995]

THIS is the WEEZER I know and love. I’m one of those people that like their first two albums from the 90’s, and not much else from Weezer. Sorry, not sorry. Those first two were soooooooo good! Saw them right before the Green album came out, and when they opened with this song, ooh man, the place erupted, especially when he whips out the harmonica near the end.

[@ronparsons8786]

Yepp

[@willfromyadkinville]

same here!

[@CoboProdz]

💯 90s weezer is the only weezer. What they’re doing today is flat out embarrassing

[@TheTranscendantOne]

Their White Album in 2016 had some bangers on it though...

[@DerEchteBold]

Haha, yeah, I only like the first one (plus 'Island in the Sun' and 'Hash Pipe' but that's about it).

[@shoneie]

The guitar sound on the whole album is amazing.

[@williamsmith1399]

Agree. Thank producer Ric Ocasek for that.

[@Jjoker74]

Yes, lots of air guitar material

[@mattiefee]

🎶Strum strum strum, 🎶strum strum strum.... 🎶Struuuuuum. You nailed it Lex!

[@juicesghost8501]

I love that you guys are now taking steps into music itself and instruments. You have come so far, from discovering guitar riffs, to working them out yourselves. Super cool.

[@grantmourning189]

I'm admitting i shedded a tear when i heard them listening to this. Blue album was my childhood!!!!!!!!!!!!! I heard the album twice in a row when i was basking in the sun on vacation last summer. Its yhe most pure album of harmony of all time!

[@hammer729]

It is fun seeing Brad getting excited with songs now like Lex does.

[@steviekc9057]

The Blue Album was on repeat for more than a year and I strongly feel like we all have to listen to "In The Garage" next

[@arashi75m]

Yes! In the Garage is one of my favorite songs and doesnt get enough love.

[@Jjoker74]

In The Garage is soooo good. Actually no bad songs on this album

[@mrhanekoma86]

DO NOT LET HER DECEIVE YOU! This song is a beast on the harder difficulties. I really wish they’d put “This is a pity” on one of those games. That’s my favorite Weezer song.

[@potatos_4_free]

Right! That acoustic fingerpicking section definitely isn't just "strum strum strum". Not super insanely difficult, but not beginner stuff.

[@klauss1995]

Weezer - The World Has Turned and Left me Here Weezer - In The Garage please react to this another great songs from this álbum

[@KiIIua_]

The World Has Turned And Left Me Here became my fav song. Loved how they brought back the acoustic into the mix towards the end of the song

[@charliet.sanford2495]

Only In Dreams is a killer song from that album. The buildup at the end with all the insane guitar harmonies… you hear something new every time.

[@ericschmidt5510]

THE WHOLE FIRST SELF-TITLED WEEZER ALBUM IS FIRRRREEE!!!

[@s12856]

'This is different from Weezer', despite it being track number 1 on album number 1 😉

[@MrSuperHappyPants]

I didn't really give Weezer a fair shake when they emerged. But when I really took a listen to this record, damn.... The World Has Turned and Left Me Here was the song that had me sold. SOLD.

[@CoboProdz]

Same. Top 5 weezer song imo

[@potatos_4_free]

That is a damn good'n! I'd say that one and "In the Garage" are my favorites.

[@jacksmith4460]

early Weezer was so great, if the Beach Boys and Nirvana Nevermind album had a love child they would call it Weezer Blue album and if Beach Boys and Nirvana In Utero had a love child it would be called Weezer Pinkerton

[@mikethomas2191]

First time I heard this song I was like 11 sitting on the floor of my cousins room. I immediately started begging him to burn me a copy of the cd. I became obsessed with the album. It stayed in my cd player until I could drive, and when I got my first car, it stayed in that cd player forever. This is one of those albums that just stays with you. It'll never get old.... Long live Weezer

[@SalsaStork]

First song on the first album! Love your reactions, so glad you're diving into the lesser played Weezer classics. This whole album is great.

[@tilemonkee5510]

SO LOVE the gamer references!! I was a hard core Rock Band drummer back in the day. Actually had 6or 7 world number 1 scores at one point. Not bad for a no training,no practice schlub like me😂😂😂

[@endocry]

I love you two for doing this song...This whole album is a classic!

[@askabourgo]

the entire album is a masterpiece!

[@ZoilStar]

This is my favorite Weezer song.

[@Hixlol]

Havent heard this song in forever! That's awesome you are learning guitar Brad!

[@spain8220]

Love Weezer! Blue Album, hands down my favorite album of the 90’s, and in my top 5 favorite albums of all time.

[@williamberry9013]

In New England we joke it is Jonas Gray who went from SI cover to Belichick's dog house. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Gray

[@williamsmith1399]

This album was produced by the late great Ric Ocasek, lead singer and guitarist of The Cars.

[@justinatest9456]

This whole album is filled with these fun, heavy, and super-catchy songs. I love them all. In the Garage is my jam.

[@sleigh4019]

Now this is weezer !! Loved them in the 90s ..I wore out the blue album...

[@763kv]

The opening song on the first CD I ever bought 🙂. I may not be fully invested in everything Weezer ever did, but the blue album was quintessential as a teenager

[@bradsweet7639]

I never thought I would watch reaction videos but you guys make it fun and interesting. Thanks for being you!

[@AFugax]

One of their best!!

[@Jefwth1F]

Only In Dreams is worth a listen

[@badbot4ever566]

Loved playing this in guitar hero . I got to the point where I could close my eyes and get 98%.

[@Sweep_The_Leg_Johnny]

This song has a special place with me. Got to see them for the first time about a month before this album released, and they opened with this song. That night wsa epic, i miss Mississippi Nights club in St. Louis...one of the best venues to see bands!

[@dodlevez]

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[@Damiana_Dimock]

This song is the opening track on their debut album, (same album as the sweater song, “Buddy Holly,” “so it ain’t so,” etc.) I highly recommend listening from the beginning to the end of The Blue album (this record) and Pinkerton. I’ve tried to listen to Weezer twice since the green album was released, I couldn’t get into it. But, I do still replay those two albums every so often. *Jonas i likely Joe Sib of SideOneDummy Records. I remembered Sib saying that on a few podcasts about 8 or so yrs ago.

[@ronparsons8786]

Matt Sharp did some nice work outside of Weezer. Some weird solo stuff but I really enjoyed his band The Rentals.

[@763kv]

I got to meet him when he was on his solo tour, and saw him with the rentals. Sweet guy

[@docwatson8848]

I got introduced to Weezer and Foo Fighter when teaching youth from church songs they wanted to learn, Island in the Sun, Everlong, and Monkey Wrench. You could learn Everlong you just Drop D tune and only have 4 position power chords and will get you learning bar chords 🤩

[@Krustenkaese92]

God, I f'ing love Weezer. This song's dope!

[@MrSaxxie]

My fave weezer song! Love❤ you guys!

[@thesnoyls]

"Say It Ain't So" off the same album is a banger

[@wilhelmfink7633]

Already done. kzbin.info/www/bejne/an6zpp6Om6p4gqM

[@alfiewright1396]

Their best ever imo

[@TanukiDigital]

It's the perfect driving song.

[@Micah_4D]

Opening track of Blue album, hooked!

[@DanABA]

IMO the most underrated song on that old Weezer album, every song of which was pure gold, is In The Garage.

[@ericsmith6615]

Wife here..Cool tune from Weezer.!..Love Your Reactions!

[@xburkbx]

Rivers Cuomo bowdlerized his own art after the negative response to Pinkerton. In light of the band's subsequent output, having Matt Sharp around as a collaborator on those first two albums also seems to have been a good thing.

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

I can sometimes enjoy the Green Album… after that things went decidedly to shit. The Blue Album and Pinkerton are of course solid classics.

[@sebastienrobert5148]

The blue album is amazing

[@vavasmusic]

My name actually is Jonas. My neighbours little boy couldn't say my name when he was smaller, so he called me Vavas. So that became my "stage name" :)

[@colinbrannon2051]

That's pretty cool

[@Jjoker74]

My favorite Weezer album, and honestly one of the best albums ever. Maybe Top 10 of all time for me.

[@themightydecibel-heavymeta7130]

Black Sabbath meets The Beach Boys!!!

[@arashi75m]

This whole album is fire! Wish people would react to In the Garage probably my fav off of this album on some ways. Anyway, glad to see you react to this!

[@damianreid2452]

Watched 'em live in June of 1995 and they played pretty much all of the Blue Album. Amazing band live.

[@chrisPAT03]

Haha, you guys are awesome! And like so many have said, The Blue Album is fantastic from start to finish, one if the finest full albums of the 90s. I still have my original CD I bought in '94, plays like the day I bought it. (Yes, I still listen to CDs).

[@timforde6944]

Everything is easy or easier once the basics are down pat. Like life. Stick at it Lex and Brad you'd be great at guitar as well. Only so many notes and chords. Nothing is impossible. Have fun is key. That's why we're here you guys are fun. 👍

[@SEANBANOG4]

The whole album is a Beast!!! Only in dreams is a trip!!!

[@LilNeggy88]

Brad, you gotta give this whole album a spin my man, you will love it!

[@antonymunn8386]

Anything on blue will do!

[@BigToeify]

Any song off their first two albums are pure genius.

[@joesmith8725]

Brad get yourself the Blue Album and Pinkerton from Weezer, they are '90s classics.

[@thomasvontom]

I'm supprised you guys didn't do in the garage. Classic dork rock anthem. The soul of every weezer fan growing up. Nice reactions.

[@richardcardoza1895]

This record truly highlights their attention to guitar tone and that’s what makes it a classic

[@michaelhawk-fitz7563]

there was a guy at my school named Jonas Jonasson..so obviously he got MY NAME IS JONAS'd a lot..20 or so years later a buddy of mine works with the guy in construction and turns out his name is pronounced "Yonas Yonasson"..

[@adamdonovan4071]

Plot twist.

[@wcgcapone]

Yay! My favorite track on the Blue album 💙

[@Snazzy_NextNeroZz]

The Blue Album by Weezer is one of my favourite albums of all time. From start to finish there is not a bad song. It’s fun, sad, blasting guitars with perfect harmonies and solos. A fun ride! “Only in dreams” is the perfect song to close the album. Their follow up (blue was their debut) Pinkerton is a classic as well, although pretty different from Blue in sound.

[@paulrodrigues1994]

The last track on this album "Only In Dreams" is so good

[@JohnPaul-ux4kp]

Pinkerton and Blue Album are my favorite albums from Weezer

[@bryandeschenes6153]

Ahh, track one of the Blue album. Nice choice, excellent album!.

[@dionshare7103]

Weezer is simply just a fun band in my opinion.

[@johnhester2864]

Perfect situation, only in dreams, El scorcho are all amazing songs. Weezer had a massive selection and the vast majority are great

[@gavinyoung7085]

You've got to check out The Rentals. 'Waiting' and 'Friends Of P' both have interesting music videos. The Rentals features the bass player and the drummer from Weezer, and both bands released their first album around the same time in the mid 90's

[@monicapyle]

Friends of p was awesome!

[@jaykob87]

One word for WEEZER = AWESOME!

[@damonhines8187]

An octave is when you go through the 'Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do'. From the low to high 'Do' is an octave.

[@LydianMaster]

This the opener for the blue album...The whole album is absolutely amazing 😎🤘

[@johnsrensen3366]

I love their debut album with this song and buddy holly

[@bopep1368]

Surf Wax America (same album)

[@endocry]

If you're trying to learn Say it Ain't So on guitar, don't get discouraged! That main riff revolves around what are called Barre Chords where you have to hold down all the strings with your pointer finger...this is hard for EVERYONE at first! It takes time to build up your hand strength, so don't give up!

[@zedcar7326]

Definitely check out "You won't get with me tonight" next......

[@robjay3850]

They do have this on Rocksmith, and the beginning wasn't as easy as it sounds.

[@535wer]

Love this song

[@cnon.]

Blue and Pinkerton are so much better than anything after it's not even close.

[@ponfed]

If you practice it, remember it's in 3/4... 123 123 123 123

[@Great-Beard-of-Zeus]

Dont let the guitar fool you. The clean, alternate picking can be a little tricky on this song. I dig you're learning guitar!

[@echopryme]

THANK YOU!!! I've been telling EVERYONE that they don't understand how good Weezer is until they listen to "Jonas". Now you know. 😎

[@Charsept]

Still a few songs on this album to listen to ! 👍

[@slayerdave5438]

Good Weezer!

[@chrisguevara]

This opening track to their first album is hugely underrated!!! A legit banger!!!

[@MrRoyboy76]

road trip playlist album FR

[@SalsaStork]

Let, you would really like the stuff from Weezer in the 90s. It's way more dark and heavy and raw.

[@joesmith8725]

React to more Pixies. They influenced a lot of 90s alt rock bands! Including Weezer, Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, and many others. Quiet, loud and back and forth. Very '90s alt rock music. Party music for us back then growing up was alt rock and hip hop lol. It was all over at the parties and college campuses. Generation X kids.

[@christian7951]

Brad in Rocksmith you can learn Say it ain't So, it was the first song I learned on Rocksmith

[@brettrigby2602]

This song was on guitar hero 3

[@adamharris3520]

Only In Dreams is the next banger from the Blue Album

[@IChIDH]

Do Suzanne by Weezer, Brad will love that joint.

[@gunship4720]

Favorite Weezer song right mere

[@kirkburd]

Would love to see you do some Sevendust.

[@vladjevtic7752]

whole album is sweet

[@TheInevitableTruth-i2k]

This is from their first. In my opinion probably their best album. Songs from the first "blue" album are all great to get into! Especially if you already like Weezer. Definitely this is from the 90s, and sort of influenced by Nirvana.

[@timgesilva]

THERE you go. You have arrived JUST NOW??, on the BEST FIRST TWO albums of Weezer. Brace for impact. You will find one of the most iconic 90s songs here. There is NOT ONE bad song in these two albums and are the most GENUINE versions of Weezer. (Blue Album and Pinkerton)

[@jeffreekoch9298]

The Blue Album! This song was about a worker strike? Can't remember. Weezer is alternative rock. The first few albums has heavier songs. 🎸

[@alphacats3192]

Check out Dinosaur Jr. - Feel the pain ... or any other song. they are really cool and a class of their own :)

[@FightingTorque411]

TIL it's *not* in fact a biblical reference and I've just been mishearing - "My name is Jonah / And I'm carrying the whale"...

[@noodle_fc]

I'd be really interested to hear you react to anything from their second album, Pinkerton. I don't want to bias your opinion, so I'll only say that fans have very strong opinions about it. "El Scorcho" was most widely heard, but I suggest the album opener, "Tired of Sex."

[@mike04574]

agreed

[@joesmith8725]

@@mike04574 The whole album is good and the other first few albums from Weezer. Lex says it sounds '90s because it is alt rock. She's right. But she says his voice is annoying, what about Vedder? He sounds like he wants to die lol. She's right though about some alt rock can be easy to play on guitars. Grunge and Punk rock music too. . Power chords with distortion and heavy riffs.

[@jaredpoulter6762]

Blue album and Pinkerton are both so good. I am not one of those fans that say the rest is trash because I like most of what Weezer has done, but there isn't one song from those first two albums that I do not like.