Weezer's Blue Album Is Better Than Pinkerton

[@HematomaFalafalPatrol]

"So like, your first album was cool, but it sucked, and like this album, sucks, but its cool." - some surferdude calling into a radio show with Rivers Cuomo on in 1996.

[@julianwhitee]

Hematoma Falafal Patrol lol accurate

[@enzoronchi2146]

Lmao that was on the Pinkerton deluxe edition.

[@MsZsc]

dude...

[@Alexisme.]

Not the exact quote

[@coolcatstudios3665]

The fact that you would literally criticize "El Scorcho" for having cheesy lyrics after praising both "Surf Wax America" and "In the Garage" is beyond hilarious lol

[@Sethiol73]

Right...the more I see and hear of this guy makes me wonder why 2 million people would follow this guy.

[@GustavoEPerez-gj7qz]

SgtSeth he’s one of the only critics who isn’t biased towards everything, and he also does reviews in a professional manner, and not that he just says 1 sentence and calls that a review. That’s why he has 2 million followers.

[@loudross]

I do love Pinkerton. But I have never in my life enjoyed El Scorcho. I loathe that song. The instrumental annoys the living daylights out of me. The lyrics are a complete non sequitur to the rest of the album and the vocal performance is just meh. Especially when Rivers throws himself into so many of the other songs here, like Getchoo. If No Other One wasn't in the middle of these tracks you'd see why El Scorcho is bottom tier Weezer

[@Sethiol73]

@@loudross El Scorcho fits into Pinkerton just fine. "really wanted these songs to be an exploration of my "dark side"-all of the parts of myself that I was either afraid or embarrassed to think about before. So there's some pretty nasty stuff on there. You may be more willing to forgive the mean lyrics if you see them as passing low points in a larger story, and this album really is a story: the story of the last 2 years of my life And as you're probably well aware, these have been two very weird years" -Rivers Cuomo, 1996 Fan Club Letter.

[@drakebushmire227]

They're two different kinds of cheesy, though. Surf Wax is about Rivers riding a surfboard to work instead of a car, and El Scorcho is about Rivers stalking a half-Japanese girl. (or something like that.) One is silly and the other one is cringy. That being said i do like both.

[@randybreeze6329]

How about, The Blue Album & Pinkerton are better than Make Believe & Raditude.

[@hugeyuj8675]

Randy Breeze that's like saying chocolate ice cream is better than a literal pile of bullshit

[@willfahey1095]

Noct Smurf hey, don't lump ratitude into make believe

[@willfahey1095]

Intergalactic Sex Warlock fair enough but they had a couple good songs on it

[@willfahey1095]

Intergalactic Sex Warlock yeah, those songs are from maladroit, not ratitude

[@notewan2935]

Pinkerton is no ware near as good as beverly hills and if your wondering like fuck say it aint so and the good life MAKE BELIVE 4 LYF

[@madamimadamimadam]

Say that shit about El Scorcho to my face Fantano not online and see what happens

[@christianc9409]

Brew City Book Reviews what happens? You'll break down and start crying?

[@PurpleBled]

^^^^^^^^^

[@sandwichrock776]

Brew City Book Reviews it's a fucking shit song.

[@cleanclarence2714]

Sandwich rock it is?

[@severancedenied]

Sandwich rock Is it worse than Beverly Hills!?

[@terminaldeity]

I think Pinkerton is a lot more self-aware than you give it credit for, especially Pink Triangle. The "can't she be a little straight" line is tongue-in-cheek. It's an acknowledgment of having desperate thoughts that we know aren't right, but still think about. And I don't really get the hate for the guitar line in El Schorcho. Why is it bad exactly?

[@routineparticular7104]

it's corny, like a lot of weezer's lyrics. it's just that having corny-ass lines like that on such an emotional record ruins the tone

[@terminaldeity]

"Emotional" is not a word I would ever use to describe Pinkerton.

[@routineparticular7104]

that's the whole appeal.. the real angst and emotion in the songs, it's basically THE emo album

[@marcobazan4187]

terminaldeity except Pinkerton is emotional tho

[@rwsh6536]

You lost the moment you said Pinkerton isn't emotional

[@Grapevin]

"'Why can't she be a little straight' is offensive" This is such a stupid argument against Pink Triangle after you just praised No One Else, melon

[@Goochbag8]

Vin S yeah, as if NOBODY ON THE FACE OF EARTH fell in love with a woman who was a lesbian. Gay people always say "er'ones a lil gay" and it's funny. I hate that double standard. It's a really fucking clever lyric that a lot of guys can relate to.

[@danielowain9795]

I feel like he's just being entirely honest throughout the entirety of the album, and those were his genuine thoughts when he was in that situation

[@brownfandango]

The Mighty Gooch and, despite that, he was very polite. You don't think about correctness in that situation lol

[@medes5597]

Also him highlighting el scorcho as embaressing when he's just praised No One Else and In The Garage ffs.

[@medes5597]

@@Goochbag8 I literally discovered that song when a girl I had a crush on turned out to be gay (I was a teenager and she was kind of coming to terms with it and realising she didn't see me in that way). There's no way that experience isn't relatable for a lot of men. Especially if you're sensitive like Rivers and let yourself believe that it's going to happen. It can hit you really hard.

[@glennhunter7676]

Pinkerton wasn't well-received when it cam out. People rejected it. Rivers said he put everything he had into Pinkerton, and when the feedback from critics and fans was mostly negative, it drove him to want to give up music for something like 4 years. When he returned to it, he only wanted to write Pop Radio hits, and relive the days of Blue. So he gave us Green. Thats why the "rebellion" was short-lived. Because he couldn't handle the rejection. Thats why we had 10 terrible Weezer albums. Rivers didn't want to experiment anymore, he just wanted to write hits.

[@CynicalScorpio]

+variousamounts 10 bad albums? But they only have 10 albums...

[@rashotcake6945]

Their last two albums were good and great

[@kmasonsos]

+Rashotcake no...

[@sayyidrose6307]

yes

[@fullbepis4677]

maladroit was pretty good

[@FUNKe]

I don't think it's fair to compare the albums in any context one might be better than the other. I'll go to blue if i want a catchy finger snappy background music, If I want a more open genuine album i'll go to pinkerton. You seem to be viewing it from a "blue is objectively better overall", and you're right to say that, but it's looking at them in a completely unintentional light. It was evident on release rivers didn't want the albums to be compared, he wasn't trying to make "another set of sweet jams", he was trying to make another standalone creation. You're going to get a lot of hate from pinkerton fans, but not because they think it's better, it's because they think you're comparing a perfect steak to a sweetened ice cream sundae. It just doesn't make sense.

[@myram2641]

OMG 2 OF MY FAVORITE KZbinRS

[@NJ94MAR]

your response made me subscribe to u

[@Tuchet9]

+FUNKe >open genuine album the Blue one was fucking fresh in its time, much more than Pinkerton. he's not comparing the sound between the two, he's comparing the sound in its context of time. also, let's be real, Pinkerton sometimes sound really messy, and not that kind of nice messy like the first song.

[@oysenberry]

well I mean of course you of all people would comment on this video lmao

[@X19Virus]

FUNKe is the reason I got into weezer and now I know like 9 of their albums by heart lmfao

[@JesusIzAPunkRocker]

Fantano has clearly never fallen in love with a half-Japanese girl

[@SayItAintTso]

All the things he found "annoying" about Pinkerton are the EXACT things that make it a cult classic. The things he complained about are the same things the critics initially complained about, but then changed their minds about. What makes Pinkerton such a great album is its brutal honesty and indifference towards what people want. That being said, I don't think it's better than the Blue Album. I think the two are like apples and oranges--and I like them both equally.

[@nyx1083]

Alexander Tso why cant fruit be compared????

[@godnotavailable2094]

Interestingly enough, I think they're just like apples and oranges as well. Except the Blue Album is the orange, while Pinkerton is the apple, and while I like apples, I easily prefer oranges.

[@mike04574]

blue album still the best

[@Karmy.]

Same

[@Sethiol73]

@@mike04574 neither is best. Both are different and equally great sides of Weezer and Rivers.

[@grantmitchell4057]

You definitely bring up some solid points. There is a much higher variety of song topics on the Blue album than on Pinkerton and Pinkerton can be a little overwhelming with it's aggressively garage-rock sound. However, I prefer Pinkerton because it's so much more "Weezer" than any album they've ever released. Weezer is a band made up of four nerds who are terrified of their own masculinity and shyness. Pinkerton seems to cover every relationship issue a guy like that could possibly have: He doesn't want to breakup with a shitty girlfriend because he hates being single (No Other One) He doesn't want to get close to a girl because he knows she will hurt him like all the rest (Falling for You, Why Bother?) He's trying to impress a girl that is nothing like him (El Scorcho) The girl he likes is a lesbian (Pink Triangle) Etc. Etc. It all ends with "Butterfly", a beautiful track in which Rivers apologizes for everything he said on the previous nine songs because he knows that his sexuality is starting to destroy him and anything he loves. Basically, Pinkerton is an album made for people who are confused, pissed off and depressed about relationships and love in our society for guys who aren't super "masculine". It's a message that most rock bands are too cocky and egotistical to bring up, but it's something that almost every guy can relate to. And if you CAN'T relate to it, why the hell are you even listening to Weezer in the first place?

[@AM-bo2ns]

Butterfly is so underappreciated. One of my favorite songs ever.

[@NakedEndoskeleton]

adding to this, there are 2 more things that absolutely make this album too: - the hooks in this are, in my opinion, much better than in holiday. polished, very catchy, and they all make sense. - its so much more self-aware than people give it credit. a pretty obvious example is the scorcho bridge which shows how rivers knows how idealistic his thoughts are, yet he still has fun with it and he's still honest. that and the mixing lighter topics with very real ones is like taking a look onto ourselves and finally saying everything that bothers us in our own nuanced perspective, even if it's tongue and cheek, which often gets brought up as a criticism (like in this video), showing how oblivious they are to the actual album

[@finestcustard5647]

Grant Mitchell the deluxe tracks are also really interesting. If you haven’t heard them definitely give em a listen. The song long time sunshine basically sings about all the things he wants to do, but at the end several vocals start singing the other songs in the album over top of the main vocals (why bother, love of my dreams, and also blast off which isn’t even on the deluxe version but it’s still a song about a problem rivers has) until the main vocals disappear and the song ends with “why”

[@positv333]

Bonnie i love u

[@justramonsanchez197]

did this dude use weezer with a capital W?

[@ytsejam58]

I don't think Surf Wax america was literally suggesting Surfing to work as a form of transportation. I think it's just a metaphor. Saying something like, while you go to your desk job in a car, I'm taking my surf board to my real life.

[@ludrixte1938]

Yeah I always interpreted it as a metaphor for living irresponsibly

[@pacman22XD]

Scott Karrasch I think it's about drinking just like Say It Ain't So

[@Skywohka]

For sure

[@legomegaman101]

that's one thing i don't like about Anthony. I feel like he looks at some things at face value instead of actually thinking sometimes.

[@benmosher6596]

He wasn't necessarily saying that the lyrics aren't metaphorical. I think he was just pointing out that the lyrics themselves are imaginative and contain an interesting imagery, without delving into the meaning or theme behind the lyrics. He clearly wasn't trying to get into that, and its not really fair to say that he's "not actually thinking".

[@dmaster5556]

I prefer Pinkerton but I certainly don't blame anyone for liking Blue Album more. I honestly think it could go either way.

[@Jacksmusicshack]

dmaster5556 seconded.

[@virdatta4700]

Thirded

[@kingj0275]

Fourthed

[@avaquaver2476]

Fifthed

[@abbeyroad6957]

Sixthed

[@woodlandcritterpunch]

Have you ever thought about the idea that No One Else isn't really trying to describe Rivers' ideal woman, but is him using satire to show that in relationships he's plagued by insecurities that he knows are ridiculous, and that it makes it impossible for him to be happy with anyone? Because that's the way I've always interpreted it.

[@woodlandcritterpunch]

Wowyou'vegotasolidargumenttherefriend

[@sergegreeven1]

Yeah, just like on el scorcho he sings 'i'm a lot like you, so please, hello, i'm here, im waiting'. As if just having things in common makes you a great couple. And on 'no other one' he sings about a relationship where the two people just stay together because they know each other that well and are afraid to be allone, another clearly dysfunctional way of looking at relationships. I feel like he knows it's wrong, he just wishes it all was that simple and don't we all. Another example is that he wonders why the lesbian can't be a little straight for him. That's what i love about pinkerton, it's so honest that he doesn't care about coming across as naive or that he's contradicting himself (tired of sex and the good life are basicly opposites) because thats how he feels and stuff.

[@holnrew]

That's how I've always interpreted it. And boy do I identify with that.

[@richardpictures]

+woodlandcritterpunch This is what Anthony meant, though. What you said.

[@joelakat]

+woodlandcritterpunch This is the sort of nuance I always gave Rivers credit for, and it's how I interpreted "No One Else" as well. A lot of the stuff he's written since then (like "Beverly Hills") has made me question whether he deserved that credit. I tend to believe these days that he's really that shallow and yet not afraid to be honest about it. Which is fine, I guess... but not something I identify with as much as the idea that it's satire.

[@themagnanimous1246]

I like pinkerton better mainly because the songs are way rougher and the band sounds like they're about to fall apart at any second. And the vocals sound like rivers is going insane. Lyrics can be dumb as shit sometimes tho

[@diegozas277]

Of course. I don't know why this guy was saying those things about the lyrics in such a negative way. Is he gonna start reading the lyrics to "I am the Walrus" and go "thats just terrible". Words can have deeper meaning if you look at them critically. I don't think there's such thing as writing an "idiotic" song lyrically as he implied.

[@pacman22XD]

Joey Ball For me it kinda has the same appeal as Spiderland by Slint

[@cjrichards4342]

"I'm done"? It's "I'm dumb".

[@DurkDiggler]

Joey Ball youjust described everything I hate about pinkerton

[@ludrixte1938]

Diego Zas I like Rivers as a songwriter, but don’t ever try to put him as the same league as Lennon it’s just not true.

[@coldoasis2142]

I view Blue album and Pinkerton as brother albums and really can't be compared: Blue - Older brother because it is a more concise, clean album and has a good idea of who it is and what it wants to make songs about. It's the cool brother that everyone loves and was popular in school and has a successful career, but it's not a dick about it, he's actually a great guy. Blue is also more of a party album where everyone can mosh to and if you want to have a great bbq on the beach- you play this album, no question. Pinkerton - Younger brother because, frankly, it's more emotionally immature and there is not a filter within its lyrics. Also, it's trying hard to be like it's older brother, but it can't help but be its own self. It's an emotionally raw album and that's the beauty of it, Rivers ripped his heart open and bled out on this album, and this is the result. Its an album you can pine-to. The lyrics, although cheesy and not really too imaginative, poetically lets you see into his mind at this time of Rivers's life. If you want to stay in your room with the lights out and think about the unrequited loves in your life- you play this album. Either, or- play these albums loud.

[@wasabiwaffle]

YES! GOOD SHIT.

[@emmaoswald8043]

LOVE THE DEEP DIVE

[@sinisterfn7246]

Bro nobody playing Weezer at the beach wtf go outside

[@shanearnold7781]

Yo the bring home the bacon line is epic

[@JohnKayJr]

Shane Arnold epic because of the delivery, not because the line is clever.

[@zoomspilo6798]

It really isn't. It's a very dumb (as in, unintelligent) and the execution is just chunking the phrase and getting louder, which has been done millions of times, even before then.

[@donbeck8835]

It’s one of those lines that makes zero sense but has gone on to become a classic hook. Kind of like the chorus to Teen Spirit. The line sounds cool but it doesn’t really make sense, at least in the context

[@sammercer5769]

OK, this is epic

[@AgentFTW1]

Don Beck how does it make no sense? Is the whole song not about him being infatuated with this girl who doesn't pay him any attention, is too nervous to approach her and constantly wonders if she also has feelings for him? Ill bring home the turkey if you bring home the bacon means ill enter a relationship with you but only if you make the first move because he's too shook to even approach her, am i wrong?

[@SoSo-li6dn]

OKAY.... That bacon line, was good in the 90s and has aged well. The line is not to be taken seriously as a lyric. The whole song is about the idea of "Why am i doing this?"... why can't he just say what he has to say, and why does he (rivers) have to make a song... its literally stated in the previous verse. "How stupid is it, I cant talk about it, Ive got to sing about it and make a record of my heart"........... The bacon line is supposed to be funny and satirical, an example of a failure of a cryptic romantic indi pop rock line... Its a really clever parody and actually really self aware. All in all the song El Scorcho gave me the confidence to tell the truth to a certain woman in my life. And not prevaricate or beat around the bush about it. I told her " I think Id be good for you, and you'd be good for me".... and for that I am eternally grateful.

[@finestcustard5647]

To me the line “how stupid is it, I can’t talk about it” was him unable to get the confidence to say it to her face and instead he wrote a song about her instead. And he’s just complaining that he’s too stupid to talk to her directly

[@erikpaulson952]

Cal Chuchesta > Anthony Fantano

[@rickgrimes5479]

Now that's something we all can agree on.

[@angeltorio7173]

Erik Paulson Yeah, like Kakyoin is one of the first stand users Jotaro goes against just as Bruno is one of the first stand user Giorno goes up against. Okuyasu is one of the first stand users Josuke goes against. All three become close friends and allies of these JoJos, so they would be the Part 3/4/5 JoBros

[@wolfsk1n]

@@angeltorio7173 We all know the true JoBro of part V is Pesci

[@spamsingles5948]

That is objectively the truth

[@JayveeLights02]

The world has turned and left me here....

[@CynicalScorpio]

+L Lawliet (Kira) Best track!

[@rashotcake6945]

Oh man I forgot about that. Ima listen to that now

[@WraithTimid]

Always been my absolute favorite Weezer song.

[@CynicalScorpio]

***** Hell ya

[@peopletakepicturesofeachother]

the world has world and left me world

[@rawjaw1881]

although I agree with the fact that the blue album is better, the "bring home the bacon" line is arguably the best line of all time and i will die with that opinion...no...fact.

[@finestcustard5647]

Ahahaha, I have to say I definitely disagree. That lyric makes me die a little bit when I’m jamming to it. I’m glad someone likes the line though

[@OmegaSMG]

@@finestcustard5647 I laugh at it every time I hear it, and I'm 99 percent sure it being funny was intentional.

[@artvandelay6682]

"I don't care how many times you've written it into your tear-stained journal" SHITTTTT HAHAHAHA

[@artvandelay6682]

+SadClownSatire bet

[@seanhembree6154]

+Art Vandelay SAVAGE....

[@tonyhall3365]

Wow I didn't expect the disrespect towards Pinkerton. "Little queer" lyric from Pink Triangle is one the best lines he ever wrote

[@TheNumberOneGuy]

I think you took this a little far my man. Your praises of blue and criticisms of pinkerton are both pretty pedantic. They're the two masterpieces in Weezer's catalogue and both for different reasons.

[@froggyleggy]

Thank you its not possible to say one is always better its all opinion

[@soumitrasaxena1993]

This guy knows his Weezer.

[@jebkush1052]

Diego Zas It's a meme

[@negativelyevil]

ITS JUST HIS OPINION.

[@chrissie9865]

It is true. It's like the age-old argument about whether Kid A or OK Computer is the best Radiohead album. They both are amazing for different reasons

[@MindTheJourney]

I will forever love the chorus to El Scorcho. It's so explosive and catchy god DAMN

[@rmalabed94]

you half Japanese girls

[@pootassopick]

i'm alot like you in this opinion.

[@TheTacticalMess]

It's hard to listen to Anthony Fantano complain about a band for trying to be edgy when he listens to and loves Death Grips.

[@TheGuy735]

Yeah. Death Grips is the greatest example of something/someone selling out.

[@catsnipes9569]

+A Bowl of Corn bruh you got beef with the grips??

[@AFormerClarity1]

Fuck off Greg, why you watching Fantano if you're complaining

[@Lucas-vu8jt]

Greg Bruv I listen to death grips daily

[@ALastStraw]

Greg Hard to take anything you say seriously since you just pulled that out your ass. Like Death Grips appeal is edginess.

[@mooremiket]

I am alive because of Pinkerton. The realization that heartbreak did not have to lead to a body hanging from a noose changed everything. I could wring agony from my guitar’s neck as opposed to my own neck. You can say whatever you want, but Pinkerton is a better album because it saved my life.

[@AM-bo2ns]

i feel you so much. listened to this album the whole way through shortly after a breakup i thought would kill me, and i cried my eyes out listening to Butterfly. i always hated people who say that angsty or emotional music is some kind of trigger for suicide or depression... it's the opposite. seeing that brilliant artists and musicians and writers relate to the same problems we have is such a strong thing to connect with when you're at your lowest.

[@GuysOfFilm]

@@cjou8737 jesus dude settle down

[@personontheinternet2760]

@@cjou8737 what the fuck is wrong with you

[@icecube7685]

@@personontheinternet2760 what did he say he deleted comment

[@KashiwaDaisuke]

pinkerton is better than the blue album

[@cutecatmeowmeowmeoww]

+KashiwaDaisuke why

[@dropthefreakinMOON]

+KashiwaDaisuke go release program music II

[@KashiwaDaisuke]

+os-u wish i could but a chinese tourist stole my macbook

[@irvingcsaltzburg]

I fuckin love your Mercury Program uploads mate. They got me through many a long city bus ride back in the day.

[@KashiwaDaisuke]

+irvingcsaltzburg

[@moorooster223]

I mean, I can respect your opinion, but I have never been as emotionally attached to any album as I have been to pinkerton.

[@AM-bo2ns]

I think this is the heart of why it's so beloved. While I love Blue, nobody's going to get emotionally invested or attached to power-pop hooks and the silly lyrics in, say, Buddy Holly. But there's absolutely a level of emotional depth to Pinkerton, which is why I and I feel like a lot of other people love it and are not afraid to proselytize about it. Emotional depth is timeless in a way that nothing on Blue (except maybe Say It Ain't So, which coincidentally is also my favorite song from that album, and maybe Undone) can really come close to.

[@irustlejimmiesbrah]

Daily reminder that The Blue Album and Pinkerton are both 10/10s and are equally perfect in their own ways. :^)

[@samuelcantor6730]

+Diego Rio imagine being pathetic and immature enough to think that fucking Weezer is 10/10 music i mean god damn...

[@irustlejimmiesbrah]

+Sam Cantor Heh, might be bait, but I'll still give a serious response. It probably takes a person who has pathetic and immature feelings to think at least Pinkerton is a 10/10. I'll acknowledge that at least about myself. But, that's what I love about Pinkerton. Yes, it's creepy at times. Yes, it's silly at times. Yes, it's adolescent at times. But, it's completely justified. We're not fed a sob story of some one-dimensional, misunderstood "nice guy" stereotype. Instead, Rivers puts all his "ugliness" on display. That's what makes it that much more sincere, passionate, and (can't believe I'm saying this) "emotionally raw". That's why I don't think immature, whiny, creepy, and pathetic have ever been done in not only such a tolerable manner but in such a relatable, lovable, and perfect way. I could talk on and on about Pinkerton. But, I'll spare you or anyone else of this cringe-fest. :^)

[@mattydigs]

+Sam Cantor valid point. Looking at in context, the blue album is like what compared to Yes or Pink Floyd's best album (whichever you choose)? A fucking 5 or 6 if we're being generous? Props to you sam for keeping it real.

[@captainboders1181]

Mattydigs for me Weezers music is 10/10, my favorite band. Everyone has a different taste in music none are right or wrong.

[@airhead3333]

@@samuelcantor6730 blue album is the definition of an objective 10/10 music piece

[@Glassandcandy]

He's hit max contrarian, folks.

[@danielphilpott4308]

you only looked at the bad things at pinkerton

[@danielphilpott4308]

just because people like pinkerton better than the blue album doesn't mean that you can get triggered

[@EyMeng]

autotune? what

[@musixmylyfe]

I'm not sure autotune was used as autotune wasn't invented until 1997. I listened to isolated vocals of the track and without the instrumentation you can REALLY hear that he's not really singing all that in tune to begin with. :)

[@theo6525]

It’s a clever technique called “more than one person singing”. Pinkerton uses it quite often too, I don’t think you would like that album

[@joaquin5929]

he said he enjoyed pinkerton

[@Nikolay061]

Pinkerton has an extra dimension to its lyrics where River's takes on a character exploring his own disillusionment and patheticness. This makes the album more complex and niche. The Blue Album is much more straightforward, catchy, well-rounded. That makes the album more durable and marketable. I love them both equally for different reasons

[@Karmy.]

Exactly

[@1lopimoss1]

off topic but In Utero>>Nevermind.

[@TheThirdChild]

+1lopimoss1 Bleach>Nevermind

[@1lopimoss1]

The Third Child nah nevermind is better than bleach

[@jackheeke6085]

Nah

[@ruvensama]

+The Third Child well that just like... your opinion, man

[@taylorgarcia5263]

In Utero is definitely their best album. It's also my personal favorite album of all time

[@steppy80085]

Blue Album to Pinkerton is more like the difference between Nevermind and In Utero. C'mon, melon.

[@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6]

We all know in utero is better

[@CharltonCharles]

@@MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy6 In Utero is better. The Blue Album is better.

[@gideon3557]

@@CharltonCharles Nevermind’s better, Pinkerton’s better

[@oscarh5439]

@@gideon3557 cap

[@keyburns]

Bleach is better.

[@asormadeira]

Saying something is "objectively" better/worse than something else is completely fucking obnoxious, especially when it comes to something as subjective as music.

[@FluffersTheFirst]

Yep.

[@1lopimoss1]

+Ewert are you serious? Opinions are a necessary part of life, get over it dude. Its his fucking job to make rash judgements on music. You can agree or disagree but don't overall say he shouldn't say what is better

[@FluffersTheFirst]

+1lopimoss1 "opinions" and "objectivity" are antonyms. That's the point...opinions are inherently subjective

[@severalgecko]

+Ewert I'm almost certain that he wasn't being serious with that comment.

[@1lopimoss1]

Gitai Vinshtok As he has previously stated in other videos, Anthony has"earned" the right to stake such claims. He has hundreds of thousands of viewers and critical acclaim, so I don't think its wrong of his to state his opinion with such authority.

[@Chemtownshorts]

why bother watching this, its gonna hurt me

[@math6844]

It's pretty immature to suggest that people with a different opinion than you only have that opinion because they're insecure.

[@shenruivah]

what you expect from a human

[@peabody3000]

It's pretty insecure to suggest that people with an opinion about you only have that opinion because they're immature. ;-)

[@VolvoImpala]

@@peabody3000 No it's not. It's the truth. It's pretty insecure to suggest that people only called someone else immature because they themself are insecure if you ask me. Smooth move, numbnuts. :-D

[@smoshbooz]

Alright. But it doesn't change the facts he offers. I ADORE pinkerton but it does not matter to the fact that blue is slightly better objectively. It just is, no matter what, and that's fine

[@RenBush301]

@@smoshbooz ... but it isnt objective

[@FutonJohn]

Blue album is the type of girl you want to marry, while pinkerton is a friends with benefits

[@matthewskipper2732]

Exactly. You might have a little bit of fun with Pinkerton, but you always go back to the Blue Album to feel satisfied

[@CHIEFS_DYNASTY_]

HanShotFirst& Friends someday you'll find you've got that backwards

[@dracson237]

darth boner true. Blue’s the one you have some fun with while Pinkerton’s more intimate and holds more emotional weight to you.

[@TIMMUT17]

Blue is your celebrity crush while Pinkerton is that girl you'll fall in love with despite all her imperfections because she just feels more real.

[@glurmyworm]

Alan Ortiz that is really accurate

[@crazyjoe1540]

The Blue Album is far, far, superior and always will be

[@charlescontinued5760]

+CrazyJoe That doesn't mean Pinkerton is a bad album either

[@scaredtofart6629]

YES!

[@Sedrick]

+CrazyJoe I don't care about either of these albums, but why is Anthony suddenly talking like you moronic commenters and /mu/tants? Saying "objectively better" and that people's opinions are WRONG. What the FUCK? He has sabotaged all that he supposedly stood for. FUCK THIS SHIT

[@matthewcorcoran4718]

#raditudeisthebestweezeralbum

[@crazyjoe1540]

+ichangedmyname sorry never said it wasn't

[@liamfoskett5220]

Funny, when u mentioned Pink Triangle, I interpreted it a lot more positively. Part of it is me relating on a weirdly accurate level, but more of it is the genuine strife yet goofy demeanor of the song. The whole thing comes off as an "Ah well, shits' life" in a good way. Even that line is kinda nuanced to me

[@beflygelt]

Pinkerton's cover art is objectively better

[@WaveGazer]

Is it though? Blue's album cover has become more iconic than Pinkerton's.

[@Inevitablyinconsidered]

why the fuck are yous arguing about cover art ahah

[@gwkonyoutube]

Yall are dead wrong Ratitude takes the cake

[@macafromthewired]

George W Kush facts

[@Pointblankmos]

Pacific Daydream has the best cover art. Second is Hurley tied with Ratitude.

[@ZyxthePest]

Some quick points. I actually enjoy the fact that Anthony asserted that the sexism of No One Else worked in it's favor. Though, I'm upset that he didn't go over why The World Has Turned And Left Me Here makes it even better. Rivers humanizing the narrator of NOE, as a pathetic loser, who egotism bites him on his ass, makes it one of the greatest one-two punches in rock history. I'm also glad he didn't nitpick Pinkerton for being "creepy" and rather just talked things that he found silly or dumb. I think there are far too many people who cop out on an actual review of Pinkerton and just call it weird for the hell of it. That being said...gotta disagree with this "objective" viewpoint. In short, this album isn't just angst, it's angst from the perspective of a guy who has major psychological issues. The contrast of the silly lyrics against the gritty backdrop is why the album works so well. It's relatable, but once the album is done, you don't want to BE that guy. Rivers shows no sympathy for the narrator in question and his actions aren't glorified, unlike a lot of other albums that were being released at the time. That's why I love it. Perhaps my bias is overriding my better judgement, but I loved flawed characters and the narrator of Pinkerton is as flawed as it gets. A really quick note about the sloppy arrangements. The piano on Across The Sea, the symphonic solo on The Good Life, and the operatic arrangement of the chorus of No Other One all point to classical influences. One of the reasons I love those is because it's Rivers paying homage to a lot of his favorite composers and seemingly, purposefully doing a bad job, as if to say he'll never be as good as them. Self-loathing to a tee and in a far more creative way than most musicians. Is it better than Blue? I think that's debatable, but one isn't objectively better.

[@kedro5]

+ZyxthePest Well put. I was pretty surprised when he said that the instrumentals on Pinkerton are not as interesting. If anything, they're more refined compositionally than those on Blue for the most part.

[@Xtremedude720]

I like Pinkerton better. the end

[@christianx4474]

chiken nooooooooo

[@octavio2895]

Ok Computer vs Kid A.

[@felixucoff]

Radditude

[@henrico909]

funny,i was just thinking about that today

[@mountainlover8167]

For me its Kid A

[@chloe2zzz]

Kid A

[@dom4293]

+octavio echeverria Kid A

[@frogery]

What's wrong with the "can't she be a little straight" line. I thought it was pretty funny.

[@VolvoImpala]

Every gay person living on this side of the sun will tell you "everybody's a little queer." Even though I'm not! So yeah, giving that back to them may not be "politically correct" but that's the best part about it just as being un-P.C. is the best thing about everything else.

[@shinjiikari6894]

Blue is a great album, no one hates blue, but Pinkerton's overall vibe through out the album is what I believe made it better as an overall piece of art, it's a look into what an artist can go through after sudden success, which is what happened to rivers with the release of blue, all sprinkled with a little bit of trauma that was there before the success, which was only amplified by the success rivers got. Originally, rivers was actually writing a much more pop related album, that of the scrapped album "songs from the black hole", but rivers as an artist decided to go further and dig into what was really in his mind, instead of some random album that will sell but won't deliver the message an album like Pinkerton provides.

[@alphalax7747]

Who gives a FUCK about the vibe this isnt mumble rap

[@DanielSantosAnalysis]

Or, ya know, both are great albums and if you prefer one over the other, it's just like, your opinion, man.

[@user_jack]

it's his opinion and he shouldn't have to state it if he wrote 'i think the blue album is better than pinkerton' that would be a. a factual statement b. a weak arguement

[@peytonstein8616]

first rule of comparisons on the internet: one or the other no way to like both in different ways.

[@gooduserm.a.a.dinternet1228]

Enrik Blanchard u must be new to the channel 😂 he's not serious

[@ParagonPKC]

This is feeling like a thatistheplan upload

[@peddr.o]

3:17 ever heard of "in utero"??

[@VCCassidy]

Hmmm... I appreciate that you find Blue to be superior to Pinkerton. It's a much sunnier, brighter, inviting record, with a ton of great sing-alongs peppered throughout, but I don't think you have to throw Pinkerton under the bus to make your point. I agree, generally speaking, Blue is a stronger album when it comes to track-listing and peaks and valleys and creating an anthemic nerd-rock statement. But many of things you list as problems with Pinkerton seem more like listener error on your behalf, which is understandable considering the album is actively trying to be discordant and unfriendly at times However, I never got the feeling like Pinkerton was trying to be angsty for the sake of angsty or that it's either trying to fit in with disaffected grunge or reacting against the sunny-pop of Blue. I think that's why Pinkerton is seen as such a special case for many; it still retains that post-pixies, college-boy power-pop but there's something about it that feels genuinely damaged and exposed. I never got a whiff of 90s, navel-gazing posturing from Pinkerton. The lyrics are sometimes shocking and inappropriate in an un-PC way, the guitars are much noisier and Rivers' vocals are pushed to some throaty extremes at times. The album is so confessional and bare that it feels voyeuristic to listen to. At first that can be a hard pill to swallow, and in 1996 when the album flopped, it was, but when you get into the mindset and the mood of album, I think it really pays off in a somewhat emotionally unhealthy way to relate - thus why Pinkerton is often sited as a big inspiration to later emo bands, despite Weezer having nothing to do with emo's hardcore roots. I like both albums and I think we can ALL agree that Weezer has never been the same since Matt Sharp left the band and we are all waiting for the day when he comes back to complete the puzzle again.

[@blogfirstlast]

You should do a segment every once and a while where you highlight the careers of certain artists and briefly discuss all of their projects. It would be truly entertaining!

[@blogfirstlast]

Brad Maxwell Kendrick's career is not near over. And it's not like Anthony is the only one praising him. It's pretty much all around unanimous appraisal.

[@blogfirstlast]

Brad Maxwell I'd say he's pretty fair. I think Kendrick is the second best rapper in this current gen of hip-hop other than Big K.R.I.T who Anthony definitely underrates. For Kendrick i'd say he's about fair except I think Section 80 was better than GKMC.

[@djk1563]

i think that kendrick guys career was over after TPAB. He didnt release any more albums, win any pulitzer prizes or grammies, beef with drake, or anything like that!

[@blogfirstlast]

@@djk1563 LMAO

[@indep_]

This is probably one of your worst takes ive seen. Not because of the actual opinion, i understand liking the blue album more than pinkerton, but your reasons. Goddamn, your reasons are bad. Ill go one by one. I like pretty much everything you say about the blue album, besides when you say that sexism has never been as catchy as no one else, but we’ll get back to that later. 3:09 You say that the instrumentals on this album are “unenjoyably messy,” but don’t elaborate on that at all. 3:18 This is a terrible comparison. Especially when you realize that after Nevermind, Nirvana released an album much more messy and raw in the form of In Utero. Something having clear production doesnt inherently make it good and vice versa. 3:31 That’s not the goal here. The goal was never “rebellion,” it was self expression. The album is all about River’s sexual and romantic struggles, and he wanted to convey his emotion through the music. 3:43 It was short lived because this album did terribly on release, critical and fan wise. Of course the band isnt gonna continue something that isnt working. 4:13 How can you praise a song like surf wax america then hate el scorcho’s lyrics for being cheesy? 4:49 Let’s go back to the “sexism has never been more catchy line.” How is this lyric any more “offensive” than no one else? I expected better from you melon. smh.

[@itsthecomcom]

It’s ok this was 4 years ago

[@ShadowClaw36i]

Fantano is the dude that made Rivers hate Pinkerton.

[@hopscotchoblivion7564]

Only in Dreams is the reason why Blue Album is better than Pinkerton.

[@BM-mw4nv]

no buddy holly is

[@myles6917]

no undone is

[@BM-mw4nv]

no buddy holly is

[@mattthompson1876]

Love me some Only in Dreams

[@ivia4178]

No Say it Ain't so is the reason.

[@JebusMatoi]

Love how Melon praises Surf Wax America for having cheesy lyrics yet doesn't mention that at the end of the song, the guy drowns.

[@Thanksforaskingme]

for fucks sake. hash pipe isn't a bad song. Some people liked weezer going slightly more hard rock

[@2112Primus]

+cave digger thats not the point, the point is that lyrically hash pipe is a pretty garbage song

[@Thanksforaskingme]

lol lyrically? you listen to music for the lyrics?

[@helldeirch]

from a guitar player's point of view, pinkerton is better. Interlocking guitar riffs, epic solos, weird chords. It's probably the most technical weezer album. All the songs in blue album can be learned in 5 minutes.

[@teelein]

yes sir, i agree

[@teelein]

i love the bridge and solo part in the good life best, when suddenly the chords switch totally and they cahnge from fast chaotic playing into this very nice slow melody, perfect!

[@marshymarshy2812]

I mean both albums are fun to play, I feel like Blue's sound overall all is a bit better but the technicality of Pink makes it more rewarding to the guitar player.

[@brianmontgomery580]

only in dreams is wet dream fuel

[@fendas123]

Weird chords? Really?

[@ninamartyn9322]

I dont know why I clicked this. I knew it was just gonna make me mad.

[@waltero.8957]

I agree, but you're way too harsh on Pinkerton.

[@ASCG5000]

Pinkerton did not age well? It went from The Rolling Stones raking it the 2nd worst album of 1996 to it being ranked #16 in their best rock albums of all time list as well as inducted it into their hall of fame... If that is not ageing well, I don't know what is...

[@metalsabatico]

just proof that you've never gone through depression after a break up

[@lnlonelyness6021]

which is also why I can't hype Pinkerton up to such degree despite its lyrics being painfully relatable to me because, idk if this is just something people will inherently deny but, you can only go so far in wearing imperfections as "badges of honor", and while I admire Pinkerton being the scorchingly honest album that it is, at some listens those TMI lyrics about sex and insecurity and all that stuff do become tiresome and at worst days, stomach-churning when it comes to narrative in music. I would've loved for people to have understood Pinkerton at the time it was released because I feel like it would've given Rivers the confidence to actually experiment more with their music or at the very least, stick to their sound w/o pandering to a demographic that grows younger every time and less interested with their music, but Pinkerton is basically the quintessential "double-edged sword" album for me, because the high and low points of the album are really just up to the listener's perception (whether if you'll let those low points be perceived as something honorable or not).

[@SuperTiaanBro]

people that go through depression after a break up are either co-dependent or too young to be dating

[@OLDMANWAFFLES]

nice meme melon

[@paulajudithm]

HAHAHAHA

[@kylejeboss1469]

Lmao

[@rudolfix7772]

yesss watamote avatar👌👌👌👌

[@yoblackmama]

In Pink Triangle, he thinks she is a lesbian because she has a pink triangle patch and she thinks he's gay because he doesn't make a move. It's more about self-sabotage than a guy begging a lesbian to be straight. Also, saying the Blue Album is better than Pinkerton is just being a reverse hipster.

[@amyyy762]

20 years ago I think people would tend to agree with you

[@shoey920]

Saying an album that's trying to be angsty is angsty isn't actually a criticism.

[@TheKarmaIdiot]

Didn't you just do the same thing as those crazed Pinkerton fans?

[@blodwynswayze1531]

+Karma Idiot I think that's the joke. God I hope it is.

[@diegozas277]

While I love their first album, I can't help thinking that the second album is significantly better. It's more meaningful, more fun to listen to, and just sounds better. Their second album also seems to bring in all the band members' skill, personality, and soul - while the first album just seems to pander to mainstream audiences and sounds cliche.

[@heraclitus9721]

Yep, it's honestly extremely overrated if everyone was really honest about it. First one has very little meaning to it, but even worse than that, it has no very catchy or interesting songs. While the second delivers completely on both. I'm perpetually perplexed how anyone can sincerely like first one better. And besides Weezer, there is as well so much better music before and after these albums, makes them almost completely irrelevant, if it wasn't for Pinkerton.

[@patian9]

I think the messiness on Pinkerton is actually meant to be smart.The Good Life, Falling For You and Across The Sea have really cool key changes that you'd really understand if you look at it as a composition, that and the fact that they didn't use a metronome makes Pinkerton so unique. It's one of my favourites but I can't compare it with the Blue album

[@michaelcerasource]

PINKERTON IS BETTER WTF

[@matthewcorcoran4718]

Nah raditude is way better

[@myles6917]

+Matthew Corcoran 😂😂😂😂

[@hardtravelin2]

+Matthew Corcoran I hope you're kidding

[@benward4538]

+Matthew Corcoran oh god yeah I absolutely love 'can't stop partying' it's definitely their most emotional and well written songs to date!

[@pizzafreak1175]

+Matthew Corcoran Dude, the lyrics to I Can't Stop Partying making me cry everytime.

[@BrockBurrito]

The day “Lets argue” was born

[@cuacomic]

Pinkerton is a better concept album, is more honest and dark, and as you say it's all about insecurities, and you are right it does thrive on the whole concept of loneliness and search for acceptance, and it does attract people who have been through such things, but let me tell you, being insecure is not as fun and "angry" as you call it, being insecure sometimes means not having the balls to show that side of yours you don't really like, saying certain things or acting a certain way, and this whole albums revolvs around a man who is coming out as real as he can get, with this album Rivers shared a part of him that most musicians wouldn't even consider, he comes out with all this dirty thoughts, sick adictions, infatuation problems, he just shows the messed up person fame has turned him into, and the way romantic relationships were becoming more of a pain than a relief, and I think being able to portray so well the way his thoughts has drifted since the blue album, the kind of things he is seeking now, the way he came to those conclusions, what it meant for a nerd to him to get so much access to females all of a sudden. It's personal, it's raw, and it's very unusual, say it's messy if you please, but I think it adds a lot to the thematic of the album, and I've always liked the way the angry vocals mix with the high pitched instrumentals on this, you may be right about the Blue Album being catchy and fresh when it came out, and having incredible songs, that's obviusly true I also really enjoy that album, but you are blowing the album waaay out of proportion, "Surf Wax America is hilarious!" really? I can't say it's not a funny concept, nor can I question that you laughed at it, but you really think it's funny enough to guess everyone will laugh their asses off on this songs because you did? I think it's one of the more stale and meaningless songs in the album, and that's the thing with Pinkerton, ALL of the songs are saying something importatn that add to the 10 track album, complementing on stories and anecdotes that it seems you didn't really connect with, I'd recommend actually reading "The Pinkerton Diaries" to understand what Rivers was going through and what this album meant to him, so you may understand what it can actually mean to it's audience, instead of just guessing they were trying to "reacting to the hype of the singles in the blue album". Honestly Anthony, I love your channel, and I love getting new music from you, but just declaring your point of view as the "Objetive Reality" stops being a joke when you are constantly shoving into our faces the fact that thinking otherwise is stupid or appropiate for someone who doesn't know what the hell they're talking about. And I'm almost sure you're not even gonna read through the comment section as you are so convinced you are right and everyone else is wrong. Kinda dickish and silly, hey...BUT THAT'S JUST MY OPINION! (or is it the objective reality?)

[@ninakore]

Coolingcomic quit whinging.

[@prettybarf]

I like Pinkerton better and I really wish I was dead

[@juanchitoquerendon]

I enjoy this comment

[@JEEVES635]

"Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?" When you say your view is objective?

[@TheLobster99]

I just love how intimate and brutally honest Pinkerton is. Songs like "Getchoo" is a song that always gets me pumped, "No Other One" is a song I could relate to of a past relationship, "The Good Life" is a groovy awesome track that always has my feet tapping, I agree with "El Scorcho" being whatever (great chorus though!), but man do I love "Pink Triangle" and "Falling for You" so much. I just personally love the record more than Blue any day of any week. Also what's wrong with the Green record? It has some really great songs like "Photograph" and it's much better than Make Believe and the records that followed. Still going to have to give the White Album a spin since I keep hearing its a return to form.

[@motrilfromthe6281]

The white record was amazing, not far away from blue and Pinkerton

[@Yoshi062995]

Right after you released this video, Vinyl Me, Please just announce they are giving out Pinkerton for May.

[@Bebe-fq8yb]

I just don't want to be an old man anymore tho :(

[@shawnklein6647]

Actually, I can't take this that seriously. That whole comment about Surf Wax America's hook being /that/ funny seems a bit odd, especially considering that focusing on such a literal interpretation seems to miss the point of the song entirely.

[@Erisblackstone]

haha it's okay, we're all wrong sometime.

[@lissie3669]

Lmao this is my new thing to say

[@jaimeaguirre4424]

You are INCORRECT. Pinkerton is life.

[@WheresPoochie]

This is how you bait hipsters.

[@vinihollweg]

A little bit too late for an April Fools' joke huh bud

[@JacksonJacoy]

You said it yourself right there at 2:22 "Pinkerton lacks confidence all together." That's why it's so good, it is a messy album, put together by someone in pain, suffering from writers block and recalling uncomfortable memories from a time of great social anxiety. The quality of the blue album is undoubtedly better, but Pinkerton, though, unappreciated at it's time, grew and blossomed into something great, something platinum, not because of the songs, but because of the feeling, and experiences it conveys.

[@theMoporter]

Saying Pinkerton is cringeworthy or insecure or messy or adolescent isn't an insult, it's the point. It's horribly sexist and self-centred and not pleasant but that's because it's like they ripped the thoughts and feelings out of themselves uncensored - it's written from the point of view of a depressive assholery white man child, and it perfectly encapsulates that mindset. I have no insecurities about saying that I have shared a lot of Pinkerton's insecurities, and I'm a very progressively-minded bisexual woman - I can still sympathise with the pathetic "why can't she be a little straight" because I've felt the same way about straight girls, for example (not that they're wrong or could be coerced but just wishing that they could ever be into you). Obviously you're being a little facetious with the objectivity thing but I really think it's a matter of personal connection and opinion.

[@ZyxthePest]

She gets it. I listened to this with my girlfriend and explained a bit about each song after it wrapped and she mostly just found it fascinating. She also agreed on while Pink Triangle is simp-ish, it's not malicious. It's literally a dude longing for a girl who's not into him.

[@RobesonG]

Both are 10s, but the pink 10 is better than the blue 10.

[@blodwynswayze1531]

lol

[@Trippze]

+rob g no

[@Trippze]

+rob g I'm guessing you're young

[@RobesonG]

I am, and I know that objectively, and for a pure music critic like Anthony, Blue is a better musical album. But the emotional journey Rivers takes us through on Pinkerton will always hold a more special place in my heart.

[@BT405]

neither are 10's, and Blue's decent to strong 8 is better than Pinkerton's light to decent 8.

[@debonaire_nerd]

Yeah. but you're avoiding the real question: is Raditude better than Blue?

[@theactorjohnlarroquette]

pretty ironic that the Vinyl of the Month club YOU had me sign up for just released their vinyl for this month.... and guess what ITS PINKERTON (and as if a fuck you to mr splanthony klantano himself, its a BLUE ALBUM vinyl copy)

[@alejandromartinezmontes6700]

I never comment on youtube, but your video actually made me question why I prefer Pinkerton and reach some interesting answers. One particular point is the concept behind Pink Triangle, which, read straight (no pun intended), is totally stupid, but I (and maybe I'm imagining it) totally see a level of self-awareness there. Notice how he asks "can't she be a little straight?" versus how he says "everyone's a little queer", he's pleading for it, despite knowing that it's not a possibility. And of course it's offensive, the whole album is about being so self-centered that you hurt those around you and come off as a complete jackass. The instrumentals totally back that up, gone is the pitch perfect pop veneer, these songs have been completely corrupted by the venom in Rivers' lyrics. I think it's a great album for that reason, I certainly see the aesthetic choices in terms of the music as informing the context in which we're supposed to view the lyrics. It's definitely an album related to the cringe factor you find in young men and how the whole world seems to revolve around their sex life or lack there-of, but he paints the pictures so well that it's enjoyable as just a representation of those emotions which are common to everyone. I can totally see how someone might prefer the Blue Album and it's definitely better for just hearing some great tunes, but it's not as unique or singular an album as Pinkerton is in my opinion. I also think that certain albums function like life rafts, no personal experience there, cough cough, and people latch onto them so as to maintain some thread of sanity. Pinkerton is a lot more likely to be a salve in a lonely and depressing situation than Blue. That probably accounts for its vocal defenders.

[@Vaisin]

I know this may sound sacrilege, and I am a Nirvana fan, but I think that Weezer (The Blue Album) >> Nevermind

[@idontknowwhatever665]

Nintendonix nevermind is overrated as fuck, in utero is like 100x better

[@General11band]

Nintendonix so true

[@General11band]

I don't know Whatever soooo true

[@CHIEFS_DYNASTY_]

Nintendonix I was a big nirvana fan in middle and highschool lmao, you should evolve your tastes

[@redbeardsgarage3748]

I loved Nirvana as a kid, but the more i hear it the worse it gets. In Utero was best and Dave Grohl is better off.

[@Crampsam]

Personally I absolutely adore the instrumentals on Pinkerton. The drums are punchier, the snare sound on Tired Of Sex is my favourite snare sound ever. And the riffs on every song are so meaty and heavy and just a thousand times more interesting to me than any riff on Blue album. I also felt like they were better players on Pinkerton and just bought more interesting songwriting to the table. As for the lyrics, I just find them endearingly honest, I don't care how weird they come off. That line about the turkey and the bacon is still funny to this day. I do love the Blue album to pieces and it is a tighter and more consistent record but Pinkerton just has more interesting song ideas and is more memorable to me personally

[@josierawk]

el scorcho isn't all that bad of a song.

[@eff-google]

I like the first couple seconds of it

[@josierawk]

+JUST the first 4:07 seconds of it right?

[@JayDonagh]

The moment I saw this title I knew this video would be instantly controversial lmao. But you're right, I also think the Blue Album is better than Pinkerton. Don't get me wrong, I like Pinkerton and it's a great album. But I don't get why it's so over-glamorized and put at such a high level by many Weezer fans, to the point where every time Weezer releases a new album the fans are immediately comparing it to Pinkerton.

[@Youngapollo47]

Literally "dude pass the blunt lmao": The Opinion

[@jstarrsounds]

Blue may be better than Pinkerton... But I like Pinkerton more. It's just more enjoyable. For me. Personally. Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?

[@Sedrick]

+Justin Starr Apparently fucking not. I thought Anthony was all about opinions and now he just fucking flipped. Oh, nope, this is fact. I don't give a shit about Weezer, but I DO give a shit about Anthony and it is agonizing as a fan to see him hop on this "objectively better" train of BULLSHIT. I can't believe this shit.

[@waycnf7229]

I like Blue more than Pinkerton, but these arguments are just too dumb.

[@TelecastPropellor96]

But guys seriously have you heard this pitbull fella. Cracking stuff.

[@Zoibek]

oh is 4/20 the new april fools

[@maphone3500]

I wouldn't mind this video if you just explained why the blue album is good, instead of spending half of it just trying to trash on Pinkerton (which is better than the blue album btw)

[@Dare1C]

Blue and Pink are equal. If you asked me which one had the slight edge, I'd honestly probably say Blue (even though some more of my favorite tracks are on Pink) but just hearing you try to put down Pinkerton made me almost want to switch my opinion on the matter. Pinkerton has tons going for it; to just say it lacks depth or cleverness or to say its a bit more generic and 'with the times'; is just bullshit. If you prefer Blue, that's perfectly fine, but you can do it without putting the other album down. Just say the things that are great about Blue and bring-it-up, not put Pink down. Anyways for a video that covers two of my favorite albums ever, you managed to ruin it with the overanalysis. Thanks.

[@SirGamerismify]

I agree with you but PINKERTON IS STILL BECAUSE IT FUFILLS MY PRETENTIOUS AND ANGSTY NEEDS WITH LOUD SHIT WHO CARES BOUT REAL MUSIC NOWADAYS

[@paulajudithm]

SAME

[@SirGamerismify]

SadClownSatire K IM GLAD YOU ACCEPT ME FOR WHO I TRULY AM, PINKERTON NATION

[@MaEvProductions]

I IDENTIFY AS PINKERTON ON ALL LEVELS EXCEPT PHYSICAL I AM PINKERTON *WHY BOTHER*