Weezer - Why Bother (Live) - Track 7

8/17/96 Bizarre Festival in Cologne, Germany. What most fans call the "golden era". What a performance!
Setlist:
-Undone
-My Name is Jonas
-Pink Triangle
-No One Else
-El Scorcho
-In The Garage
-Why Bother
-SIAS
-Buddy Holly
-Surf Wax America

[@ShatteredDiscoBall]

I was exactly one month old during this show..still real pissed I wasn't there.

[@Nightskyninja]

Emily Davila Same haha

[@monkeyliver1986]

I was almost a year old

[@alfiehaigh8412]

I was exactly not even born lol

[@justingarman]

Pinkerton is one of the greatest albums of the 90s and one of the greatest albums of all time.

[@gladosexe1]

It's because Rivers Cumuo is incapable of writing something that isn't 100% honest. Now that he's rich and famous, he can't write a song about being poor and horny

[@kellydidmon6269]

100%

[@ludrixte1938]

Complete opposite. He was too honest here (in his mind at least) so now he puts an emotional shield up to avoid getting judged harshly like he did releasing Pinkerton.

[@martian_chan]

@@ludrixte1938 I feel like many fans would agree it’s gotten better in recent years. That last Winter ep actually had some of maybe his most honest writing in years even if the songs are still a bit cleaner and safer than the og stuff

[@Rexodiak]

he's just not depressed anymore, eversince make believe, he's been doing well and still writing genuine songs, it's just that he doesn't really have much to say. In Make Believe he wrote Beverly Hills and he's said he's genuine about its lyrics, and one of his latest songs is about wanting to own a dog... or songs about girls without much nuance

[@turorock]

I LOVE weezer

[@kellydidmon6269]

Me too

[@andtvergara]

blue album-brilliant pinkerton-brilliant green album-awesome maladriot-brilliant make believe-brilliant red album-takes getting used to raditude-see them in concert first and play the songs, then you'll love it.

[@wikedvids7670]

FRIEZA FRIEZA FRIEZA

[@canrt8092]

loooool

[@ShakuShingan]

Lol, FANTASTIC. What happened to Rivers enthusiasm in the past 10 years? :P

[@BiscuitsJoe]

if the songs on pinkerton were all from personal experience, then rivers and i have a very similar relationship history. even the lesbian bit lol.

[@woodoven]

one of the rare brian bell solos

[@sklein2000]

Holy sexy Rivers!! Oh and I LOVE how Brian is playing the guitar in this! I just saw them live a couple weeks ago! Woohoo!! Best night ever!

[@wolfyrose4604]

do you still enjoy weezer??

[@johnmorisi8]

that solo was so nuts... it was like straight off the album with the harmonies

[@SolidShroom]

In all fairness, Pinkerton was like 90% Rivers.

[@lickapotato]

@shocker96 See that the thing! River wrote Pinkerton in one of the darkest points in his life. He was living an isolated life at harvard with no friends, no family, no love, and a busted leg. The songs range from longing to ask out the girl of your dreams but being to afraid too (el scorcho) to crushing the spirit of the one girl who loved you (butterfly). The song butterfly is about rivers tricking a girl who was in love with him into bed, but the next day he left her.

[@nblBer]

such energy! Today's weezer's performances lack this energy badly

[@Juhsayngul]

0:16 "When you kiss m- oh, wrong song!"

[@MistaRowland]

Yes. I wish there was a good quality version of this gig. Looks to be amazing.

[@darthmoop]

Hopefully with "Hurley" Weezer will be good again, but nothing they ever do will ever match the awesomeness they had with Pinkerton

[@heety9]

A classic! The band is truly in top form here.

[@ApocalypseKurtz]

That sums it up almost perfectly Frus.

[@FruschendrixFan01]

"Pinkerton" is beastly, one of the greatest albums of all time. "The Blue Album" was as well fantastic. They almos truined themselves with the awful "Make Believe", but "The Red Album" was a step back in the right direction, though they haven't reclaimed this type of talent yet.

[@shocker96]

"It's a hideous record... It was such a hugely painful mistake that happened in front of hundreds of thousands of people and continues to happen on a grander and grander scale and just won't go away. It's like getting really drunk at a party and spilling your guts in front of everyone and feeling incredibly great and cathartic about it, and then waking up the next morning and realizing what a complete fool you made of yourself."- Rivers Cuomo..i like pink but Blue is the all time favorite

[@CedricLogan]

agree

[@theurbanolive]

I agree Pinkerton was awesome, it probably was too new for the 90's but is now more appreciated becausd of its awesome songs

[@azian196]

i miss that blue strat...

[@kellydidmon6269]

Really rock’in that solo😂

[@rowidz]

@BiscuitsJoe Yep, Matt is never returning probably. There were lawsuits over song rights, arguments, etc...Actually, I have all the Rentals albums and the Matt Sharp solo albums. I'm not saying that weezer died without Matt Sharp, but there was certainly something stellar about them during the short time span he was in the band.

[@canarycoalmine]

wow. weezer actually rocking out while they play! who would have thought?

[@TheLightbulb905]

Interesting to see how different we look at things. In my ears Weezer on Raditude sounds better, more inspired and happy than in many years.

[@littlecaesars9896]

2019???

[@andtvergara]

hi I thought ratidude was awesome. but only after i saw them live and they played the songs. so much energy.

[@tjnuge]

@SoxCody I totally agree! I didn't even get in to Weezer until Has Pipe and I think the older stuff is way better. But I still like a lot of it.

[@shocker96]

@lickapotato hey i know...ik im a kid,im 15 but iv heard it before and the only songs i liked were scorch,why bother,good life,falling for you,sex,triangle,across the sea....only thing i dont like about it is some of the songs are depressing,but like the blue albums songs are happy and i can relate to more

[@ApocalypseKurtz]

All I know is Pinkerton is a fucking incredible album, I don't care how many it sold but I love it. Matt's loss for being out of weezer (and weezer's loss, but to a much lesser extent).

[@Jaregasp1]

I think we all know what brians favorite weezer song is

[@FruschendrixFan01]

But you gotta love that moustache :P. "The Red Album" was a huge step above the awful "Make Believe," so there's still hope. I'm seeing them in October, so I'll see how their performance is now.

[@HydesBadAssChickFan]

@BiscuitsJoe Well, like I said I love River's voice, even if the song or songs do suck, if he's singing the song it's not completely bad to me. But "to each his own" I'm not forcing anyone to have my opinion.

[@KelleeX0X0]

I had tickets to see them live, but the day before I was supposed to see them, rivers got in that accident. Q.Q

[@ColorsBright]

Matt and Weezer = Peanut Butter and Jelly... it just works!

[@jakeyatthedisco19]

Blue album is by far their best album

[@lickapotato]

@shocker96 I've read that same quote before. River said that because he was ashamed of the 2nd worse album of the year rating the rolling stone gave it. However in time the brillence of the album became clear to the fans and critics. The writing is far deeper tahn anything weezer has ever put out. Maybe as you get old kid youll understand it better. Nowadays Rivers Rivers doesnt like to play pinkerton like because it is an album about a very difficult time in his life.

[@canarycoalmine]

WEZZA! WEZZA! WEZZA!

[@CornDogAnimations]

Lol

[@guekman]

At the beginning of this video, Rivers has a similar look just like Matt Damon in "Saving Private Ryan"

[@danybr1]

pinkerton is their best record

[@edder23]

@michaelkay, well put...

[@ivegotwords]

anyone notice you cant hear the drums in this song?

[@moonboot.]

song starts at 1:16

[@BiscuitsJoe]

@rowidz Totally agree with you.

[@BiscuitsJoe]

@rowidz Yeah, but I don't think Matt would ever come back, especially not with the direction that the Weez is headed at the moment. He's got his own stuff going on, and if you like early weezer, you should check out his band the rentals.

[@berliner18k]

no the first part is brian on lead then rivers joins him about halfway

[@saltemann]

weeza weeza weeza lol

[@Kingmac246]

No doubt. But I love every CD they have.

[@bleed0range]

I better keep whack'n!

[@lickapotato]

@shocker96 Sorry that I could not fit that all into one comment

[@kixbagsandblocks]

@AnonHateMachine agreed.

[@SomeonePunchedMe]

Why hell is Patrick wearing a towel over his head?

[@supermattt18]

Ahahah, that's true

[@BiscuitsJoe]

@HydesBadAssChickFan "anything with Rivers voice is good with me." with all due respect, you've heard the song they did for the world cup? and all of raditude [except IYWIIWYT(IWYT), one fucking long title)?

[@lickapotato]

@shocker96 I caould listen to everything untill Raditude. Thats when it bacame all to clear to me that Rivers forgot all he knew about songwriting.

[@shocker96]

@lickapotato thats true...thres never going to be another blue or pink,buti still like their music though

[@rowidz]

Why do the guitars sound like they are being played out of a tin can? I mean I can definitely see the Marshall amps behind them. Is this just bad audio perhaps? I heard that later on in their career, weezer used Line 6 POD guitar modeling processors through the P.A. system, instead of amps for an entire tour, due to budget.

[@HydesBadAssChickFan]

Hey man, I love all their albums except Maladriot, I usally forget that one even exists lol...But then anything with Rivers voice is good with me.

[@Rayven_cat]

so i betta keep a whackin'

[@shocker96]

@lickapotato haha..yeah, i like all the albums though

[@BiscuitsJoe]

@SomeonePunchedMe Cuz it's gotta be fucking hot up there!

[@seanreardon3920]

How can a band that kicked this much ass. Had this much power. How.... Africa ... Toto ...

[@raspatism]

blue album - brilliant pinkerton - brilliant everything else after slowly gets worse and worse.

[@sasukesoemo]

Rivers

[@thekillers1stfan]

@michaelkay make believe had some good songs

[@lickapotato]

@shocker96 It hurts me to think of how bad rivers felt after what he did to that poor girl. If you know the story of madam butterfly you can see that rivers can really realate to the character pinkerton. This album is raw angry and emotional and its something weezer can never reproduce.

[@arfentul]

lolz, "WEEZUH WEEZUH WEEZUH WEEZUH"

[@jamie499]

@zaclavender you do realise it's all personal opinion

[@added23]

perfect situations a good song though

[@emosexparty8126]

I can only hear the guitars. I can't hear bass or drums at all.

[@JacobHarvietheSinger]

+J Smith In the famous words of a gay guy from a graphic novel series: Then your ears are retarded.

[@ringgiant1]

sadly when you are devout like that people then call you a nuthugger. I could care less. I love some of their stuff, and dislike some of their stuff. Oh well. That is what separates the hits from the dips.

[@ColorsBright]

WIZZZZZZA WIZZZZZZZZZA WIZZZZZA

[@indieclock]

more like... Blue Album, Pinkerton, all early b-sides...now let's pretend the rest never happened.

[@lickapotato]

@shocker96 ok blue album is great but not anywhere close to as good as pinkerton!

[@frogboyjump]

Green and maladroit had a lot of good songs on 'em. No Pinkerton quality, but good.

[@rowidz]

@michaelkay : I'd say that's a pretty accurate synopsis of each weezer album released thus far. Blue and "Pink" still hold up as the best. Green and Maladroit were prob the last two " really good" weezer albums, even though bassist Matt Sharp was long gone by that point. I think weezer and Sharp should set their differences aside and regroup. Rivers Cuomo even admits that some of his favorite weezer moments were with with Matt Sharp. The original bassist brought a lot of fresh ideas to weezer.

[@OriginalRitz]

lost deep in the (rather non existent) mix i think... these videos are dope but the sound quality is pretty bad

[@Izaak247]

I got here by randomly typing why bother

[@eyenbrows8188]

I hope you are a fan now

[@CornDogAnimations]

@@eyenbrows8188 nice profile picture

[@weezur]

I felt it was the other way around...Make Believe was awesome in so many levels IMO But Red's singles > Make Believe's singles

[@Mrhickeydickey]

nope'd

[@shocker96]

@michaelkay OH MY GOD NONONO! BLUE ALBUM IS A THOUSAND TIMES BETTER THAN PINKERTON,I HATE PEOPLE WHO SAY PINKERTON IS THE BEST

[@cwsnow]

brian shouldnt sing it... he changes the words and sings it all happy

[@halpwr]

ha. germans yellin WEEZA WEEZA!

[@TheGuyThatIsRy]

lol

[@zumhimmeldonnerw17]

I thought make believe was a very good album...no where near as good as blue/pinkerton though

[@darthmoop]

make believe wasn't as bad as maladroit i don't think

[@MyRamona]

Eh? well no......i do like all their work, but I'm also a Metallica, Ramones, and TMV fan for instance. Those three bands have release a LOT of crap, but the rest is too golden to ever forget.

[@weezur]

Ah you're right, just because Rivers doesn't sing about awkward love anymore, his new CD's will never be good no matter what **end Saracasm

[@RagnarokProdigy]

What's wrong with Make Believe? Beverly Hills is one of my favorites.

[@loganarchermusic]

Terrible sound guy, great performance.

[@markowalski1]

The most disappointing shot. 2:52

[@halifuckinfan]

Maladriot was much better.

[@ZacLavender]

blue album- brilliant pinkerton- brilliant, slightly better then blue album green album- awesome, "poppy" but great melodies and harmonic progressions maladroit- brilliant (perhaps their finest album to date) make believe- poor, marks weezers turn into pure commercialism red album- pretty good, original but still off the mark raditiude- WTF?!