What Makes This Song Great? "Hash Pipe" WEEZER

[@panicswitch1028]

One of the best things about this channel is he gets right into the content. No unrelated bullshit for the first 5 minutes to fill space followed by “now let’s get right to it.”

[@RickBeato]

Thank you!!

[@J.Shambles]

@I STAN Kim Jong-Un but Can't STAND Trump Because fuck content creators for trying to make a living, right?

[@DonovanE17]

@@RickBeatobro you’re literally the GOAT music KZbinr

[@17thpyoungin]

Mikey Welsh’s bass playing is supremely underrated. Rest In Peace Mikey

[@TheRockGeeksPodcast]

Not to mention the bass tone

[@kristinjacobs9153]

Oh, damn, I didn't know he passed. The bass is my favorite part!!!

[@harryplopper9567]

Rivers has a degree from Harvard in music composition. He also spent a solid 5 years obsessively analyzing hits from other artists over the decades and took detailed notes on everything about them. He absolutely knows what chords and notes he picks.

[@Niall.D]

Rick playing air drums to Weezer... made my night! \m/

[@kilgoretrout3966]

always does mine....just saw Weezer on the 26th. Short show, but man, they bring the noise in large fashion!

[@williamcampbell7387]

A glimpse into 13-year-old Beato

[@tjnugent62]

Rick's level of excitement while doing this video is amazing. You can tell he is "Ride or Die" for Weezer. I pretty much tuned out listening to music in the 90's after a long decade of playing guitar in a band. I tuned out of music in general, so I missed Weezer and a lot of other bands. So, when I started watching their videos a few months ago, I got excited by the level of songwriting craft as well as musicianship going on.

[@mediumstudio]

dude - totally!

[@LostInTimeRecorings]

Yooo he was so hype haha

[@markgueren9633]

Rivers is an amazing musician..I saw them live and he did a song all by himself (with the help of loopers of course) they were supposed to be opening up for Blink 182 but Travis had some issues and the couldn’t make it so WEEZER stepped up and played for over 2 hrs!!! Kicked ass!!! Much respect for them!!

[@lukydenemark9865]

That sounds like a dream show, Weezer and then blink-182. I would kill to see this live.

[@rockboy360]

I saw Weezer with Foo Fighters. Weezer played Lithium and the Foo Fighters played Say It Ain't So.

[@GABRIEL_CRAFT]

Was that in 2009 august?

[@markgueren9633]

Could be… I’ll check my shirt!….lol

[@conciliator6440]

when Rick does the air-drumming it's like full on drunk-dude-in-a-bar-telling-you-about-why-Neil-Peart-is-so-good

[@george474747]

This video really shows off how good and exciting Weezer's drummer is. They guy's playing is really attention-grabbing live as well. [I should learn the name Patrick Wilson.]

[@calluminkster6892]

Yeah, but when he tells you why he's great, he's really actually telling you why he was great.

[@ripperplaysclon152]

@@george474747 It's Pat Wilson. Other than Rivers, he's the only sole consistent member?

[@adrianrubindecelis5377]

@@ripperplaysclon152 Brian Bell as well

[@ripperplaysclon152]

@@adrianrubindecelis5377 Brian joined after the recording of the Blue Album. The original backing vocalist and rhythm guitarist was Jason Cropper. He was fired because Rivers felt like he threatened their chemistry.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

We play this song in our band...and it's so much fun to do. Great song!

[@Hong_Kong_Ghosts]

I take a break from watching your video game channel only to find you here too ha. Rock on dude. 👍 Are you preordering the ps5?

[@sharadmohip6536]

Kool story bruh

[@blastbeatproductions7832]

Nice to find you here dude!

[@___Vix]

Hey same! I play bass for it and Mikey makes it so fun with the bass fills

[@mastod0n1]

@@___Vix my band plays it too and it's probably our favorite one to play and I love playing those fills.

[@billholt2198]

The fact that Rick can hit those falsetto notes is pretty impressive.

[@ianstchalfon]

Hash Pipe is cool and all... But I really want to know how they made The Sweater Song sound so awesomely awkward

[@kilgoretrout3966]

in what manner?

[@sludgerat444]

@@kilgoretrout3966 nerdy

[@kilgoretrout3966]

Well, its played very loose and casual, but steps into a hard driving chorus. The lyrics aren't a typical hard rock subject. The guitar opens by plodingly playing around 4 notes in somewhat varying sequence. It is to the beat but loosely so. Then you have background chatter in the opening and after the 1st chorus, which is directly making fun of he "Rockin' Party Dude" set. Many times a Smart Nerd can make the average guy look stupid without his target perceiving it. Methinks Rivers Cuomo has that in spades. Metaphorically, it doesn't have common tropes to tell its story...boiled down its, "here, take this, now leave, it doesn't please me, but leave." Still, his indecision contributes to a stereotypical "nerd" narrative. just some thoughts. be well, -trout

[@DanthaFodder]

ianstchalfon Matt Sharp

[@neongray7959]

The name of the song is undone

[@SirFooplesTheThird]

As a bassist i love playing this song. Everything about it is just perfect from the technical skill it takes to the sheer awesomeness of the sound

[@tjnugent62]

Rivers Cuomo is an amazing songwriter and works his ass off writing. He will write 50 tunes to make a single album.

[@paulflint6254]

True, looking forward to Van Weezer.

[@thetrump9974]

DOCTORWHO ISGR8 I love Weezer but their new stuff Is just so bland. Judging off the single for van weezer it’s going to be just more “filler”

[@CassCat69]

@@thetrump9974 what? i thought end of the game was a great return to form after the mediocre black album. the second single, hero, was pretty meh i'll give you that

[@gabeaddisonmusic]

True there was lots of b sides (8 or 9) to the Album Pinkerton well there is reasons why but I forgot

[@MrCheminee]

Then he'll use 10 to make a good album, and use the other 40 to bring out 4 shitty albums.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

The Cars are one of the most criminally underappreciated bands ever. Elliot Easton is the man!

[@HolySmokeOfficial]

Our Boston heroes!

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

@@HolySmokeOfficial Better than Aerosmith for SURE!

[@HolySmokeOfficial]

Well, being from Boston, we love us some Aerosmith, too! We'll go with The Cars for better albums and writing and Aerosmith for better live band and overall rocker appeal. Check out our guitarist... He's a perfect mix of Elliott Easton and Joe Perry!

[@jimyoung9262]

One of the all time great bands

[@bigrig4385]

Benjamin Orr was a hell of an asset too

[@JohnVC]

The video editing has become so good, I don't know if it's Rick or a third party source. These videos are so watchable just because of the information/ subject/ editing.

[@deadstar44]

I love Rick Beato nerding out on the pre-chorus. That's also the part when I always go nuts on the air-drumming. I like the forward driving groove that the kick provides when it goes back into the main riff with those double kick.

[@jonathanpeters9271]

I never realized how many interesting musical elements were in this song as many times as my band has covered this song. I love this series keep it up!

[@chriholt]

A great song, and happy to see Weezer on WMTSG! Plus, nothing better than you playing air drums :)

[@roadrunner7218]

Best Weezer song, far and away, without a hint of question. Didn't know the Ric Ocasek production connection but it fits perfectly. Love or hate The Cars but you can't argue about their production.

[@HolySmokeOfficial]

Right on!

[@dlvox5222]

I dig the megaphone vocal effect on the chorus. Having fronted a STP Tribute I have a affinity for the mega.

[@garenosborn]

I just saw Weezer last weekend for the first time. I wasn’t what you would call a big fan but I liked what I heard on the radio since the 90’s. All these years later I find they are amazing live. Like every other one of these “what makes this song great videos” it makes me have a much deeper understanding of this song (always one of my favorites of theirs) and I appreciate that a lot.

[@EvanWhitford]

Please do more Weezer. Would love an Only In Dreams episode.

[@thesullivanstreetproject]

Only in Dreams....This. THIS. THIIIIS!!!!

[@charliet.sanford2495]

I’ve always loved that huge build up at the end of Only in Dreams. Epic.

[@EvanWhitford]

Charlie T. Sanford The director at my former High School wrote a 15 page essay on that song. It’s incredible.

[@universitydrivemusic]

PLEASE DO ONLY IN DREAMS!

[@carguy3460]

@@universitydrivemusic Holiday.

[@opelstu]

Utterly class. Never seen Rick so hyped about a song. Love it.

[@TheDutchCreeperTDC]

But he's this hyped about pretty much every song he has covered on the channel so far

[@emrules2001]

He's really nerding out on this one, it's great

[@ivantaras7925]

Have you not seen the last video about The Doors song?

[@AnDream109]

This song is so hype!

[@akf2000]

Man he was SO hyped for the Nirvana vid

[@quailstudios]

Hey Rick, I don’t usually make requests in the comment section, but I’ve been on this kick lately of Chicago’s hits between ‘69 and ‘74. I saw them live at the fabulous forum in 1975 and they were amazing!

[@iamrichrocker]

Ocasek is a genius writer and producer..i can hear drifts of the Cars interspersed in this song too...

[@demonoising]

Wow, all those modulation and distorion effects in the vocals that I've never noticed before.

[@NJP695]

If you do one of these for any of Weezer’s songs off of Pinkerton it would be the best. That album has always been such a unique tone and sound compared to all the other albums

[@smokesgtp]

Yeah, as big fans we love Pinkerton. Most of the public barely knows it exists unfortunately

[@brodiggitty]

I agree Pinkerton is there best album followed by the blue album in my opinion

[@arturoid776]

He would have to make a video of an hour at least for each song because there's a lot going on with the instruments and the harmonies the guitars achieve in almost every song. Pinkerton is rich in instrumentation!

[@boddhiswaha5446]

Yep. Amazing song structures

[@ale2031977]

🤘Blue Album 🤘

[@dougmcpherson2045]

Dude! You have the *best* 'drum face'!! Another nice wmtsg. Thanks!

[@danteelander1491]

Absolutely! I feel like maybe I'm not such an idiot for playing air drums :-)

[@mprior93]

Matt from Periphery has him beat tho

[@heckler73]

@@mprior93 Does Paul Gilbert's guitar-face beat his drum-face, though?

[@Pennyroyal_T.]

Right!! 😊

[@mitchweiner]

Getting right to business without five minutes of needless advertising preamble is why your channel is so successful and why it’s my favorite on KZbin!

[@TheSynStalker]

That amp stack appearing suddenly is the most threatening thing you've ever had in your videos.

[@zebbiezoo]

I love how you can take a song I never cared for and pick it apart and show the magic of it. Gives me a fresh new perspective on it. Thanks!

[@canindianofficial4790]

Another what makes this song great video by Rick Beato to demonstrate what makes Rick Beato Great. Thanks for sharing.

[@vaticpillars]

The late great, Mikey Welsh (who prior to Weezer played bass for Juliana Hatfield) with the great bass tone. Also in the words of Andreas Kisser from Sepultura, “you don’t need to tune down to be heavy.”

[@vinceventura2393]

Your enthusiasm for Weezer is just divine!

[@mingusfan]

Rick, I have recently become a huge fan of your channel, especially this series! You clearly have a strong passion/enthusiasm for all things music, and you back it up with just the right amount of composition and recording theory. Thank you so much for your wonderful content!

[@viniciusfreitas2935]

The only non-perfect thing about this video is the fact you didn't do it earlier. Great song, great analysis, great underestimated band! Wish Pink Floyd and The Beatles weren't blockers, so you could do Shine on You Crazy Diamond, or Penny Lane. Great songs with great things to learn from. Awesome vid, Rick, congrats (y)

[@ValveSpecial]

The Penny Lane verse is a great (and slightly more sophisticated) example of the same kind of melodic chord-tone writing Rick talks about here.

[@viniciusfreitas2935]

@@ValveSpecial yes, but this song goes further, with tone shifts building up to the chorus. It is an amazing source of inspiration while composing harmonies.

[@jab4298]

I wish he could do My fairy king, March of the black queen, Flick of the wrist or In the lap of the gods by queen

[@smokesgtp]

I'd kill to get Rick's breakdown on more Beatles stuff

[@Joey2Pedals]

I am no music scholar or great musician, but why is it, when Rick explains the song, structure, notes, mode and what not, I understand everything. I just love these.

[@galleryofrogues]

Good teacher : )

[@kevsnyder]

Thank you for giving Mikey Welsh(bass) the credit he deserved. This was the only album he played on and he killed it. RIP.

[@nollaf126]

I used to think Ric Ocasek did pretty much all of the lead vocals. I didn't know it for the longest time, but Benjamin Orr did a ton of the lead vocals for The Cars, including Let's Go, Drive, Bye Bye Love, Just What I Needed, Moving in Stereo, Candy-O, Shake it Up, It's All I Can Do, All Mixed Up, and more. They are both fantastic artists.

[@jditty4050]

I was surprised too when I really dug into the Cars recently. Always thought it was Ric the whole time. A live vid from Houston (in the mid 80s?) showed me. Great vocalists, amazing band!

[@Nyse.]

Ocasek is czech word and it means "little tail". How funny :D Rick, you are absolutely fantastic, thank you very much for your effort and everything you do ! This channel is just incredible. Cheers from ocasek language speaking country :)

[@memyopinionsche6610]

Hay Rick.. Can you explain the loudness wars? And why it happened. And what music fell victim to it.. Really curious..

[@HollowGolem]

I don't know if I've ever heard a producer's take on this, to be honest. Would be really interesting.

[@Tata_Jana_Rodo]

As far as I know it started with making commercials louder in radio - if you are skipping radio stations, your ear and brain pay more attention on louder sounds, that's why radio or tv commercials seem so much louder than music or movies (in terms of sound dynamics). Some found out that if it worked with commercials, it could work with songs and then it all started. Of course loudness is attractive for our ear only for a couple of moments, then it begins to tire you but who would care besides some twisted musicians and fans of music like us?

[@baddriversofcolga]

Look up Bob Katz and the loudness wars.

[@kilgoretrout3966]

​@@sacredgeometry As we all know, it got ridunculous. Some poorly produced LPs suffered at the hands of the overzealous. Very simply stated for the fellow, but your definition...compression puts the audio in a narrower band that wont clip so easily, and then drive it hard, you drop a lot of stuff you can't hear, some things you can hear, but can be "sweetened". over compress, its ugly. i personally do not think dynamics are a bad thing, as in all things, it is a balance. i think that was the essence, unless i misunderstood you. But as all Engineers & Producers, i have my own approach, within the wide creative bounds of the craft, while maintaining the the optimal sound from the desk.

[@kilgoretrout3966]

@@sacredgeometry did u overlook the lead in that i said Very Simply stated? i wasn't going to go into threshold, ratio, attack, release, hard knee, soft knee, et al. to the explanation, nor that compression on the loud end of the signal is referred to as attenuation. OK, how about it lessens the dynamic range between the loudest and quietest? Is that what you wanted to hear?, cuz i wasn't dumbing it down for your benefit, and when i asked if that was in general what you were saying was in reference to what was asked in three sentences; Over compress, its ugly. i personally do not think dynamics are a bad thing, as in all things, it is a balance. i think that was the essence, unless i misunderstood you. Try not to fall from your horse.

[@JamesMcCormickIV]

Glad I'm not the only one that hears that Nirvana influence. Thought I was crazy lol. Even thought the Big Cheese reference was a nod to Bleach. (Even though Mr. Mustache is the song that reminds me more of Hash Pipe off that album).

[@theccarbiter]

The lyric is “Big G’s” but I thought it was big cheese at first too

[@Braddicusfinch]

Love how the vast majority of producers wet themselves with glee when they get to dissect Weezer and Rick seems to be no exception haha

[@jonny5alive123]

I love how you always give me a new way to views songs that I've known forever.

[@kristofsouvagie]

Would love to see a The La’s - There She Goes episode!

[@stevenejezchleba5201]

Love Ricks stuff that being said …...when he's air drumming I see Beeker from the muppet show...….said with love

[@chadquinn6578]

I'm so glad he looked at this song. Definitely my favorite Weezer song

[@achimdg6335]

I love your enthusiasm about all the great songs, it's obviously your joy to make these videos and talk about the songs, it's always a jow for the viewers.

[@MichaelJohnson-to4rm]

Always great when Rick's out of breath at the end. This is greatness. Keep it up, Rick. Best stuff on KZbin.

[@danielobrennan6797]

I was disappointed when I saw the song choice for Weezer, but I was smiling throughout the whole video! Love this series Rick.

[@natural4145]

A Wild Full Stack appears. Rick used the Bass A note on the D chord. It was super effective!

[@rodrigozamo]

This song was so important to me. I was 10 years old when it came out and I was already interested in guitar, begging my mom I wanted one for a while. The next day after I watched the music video for the first time in MTV, I went into the music room at school that had a guitar and out of intuition I started figuring out the notes of the main riff (just the root notes, had no idea about power chords). And I did, the first thing that sounded like a song I knew, played by me on a guitar. 18 years later, here we are, with a little more theory knowledge, figuring out what I loved about it with Rick. Thanks.

[@DBla7er]

Whenever Rick sings, it makes me happy.

[@lukekastrup1360]

One of the reasons why I love "What makes this song great" is that you just always choose great songs^^. Sure most of them are hits, but everytime I start a video I say to myself "hopefully it's going to be XY". It's always exactly the song I would have chosen. Lovely.

[@axlrio]

My favorite Weezer song! Thanks! (Benjamin Orr actually sang more lead in the Cars than Rick did).

[@HolySmokeOfficial]

Watch The Cars' Rock n Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony... They all totally give Ben the love!

[@boggeshzahim3713]

What I love about these is that you don't look at the bands biggest songs, you force me to discover new music by making such solid videos

[@nickcurran3712]

rivers knows his music theory really eell

[@pphaguss]

He studied classical composition at Harvard for a while so yea

[@harryplopper9567]

Another bit of interesting info about this song, it was written very early in the morning on his patio after a shot of tequila and a Ritalin. He wrote it in about 30 minutes, including lyrics, and didn’t have an instrument in his hands either. Source: Rivers

[@saintjoestrummer]

This was amazing - loved every minute. The best WMTSG yet, especially if you're a fan of air drums. :-)

[@___Vix]

When he plays the melody to “come on and kick me” I always just keep expecting it to be sunshine of your love

[@WDRhine]

The opening lyric "I can't help my feelings I go out of my mind" is a direct cop from the Beatles' "You Can't Do That". John sings those exact words at the end of the last verse in one of his signature songs about jealousy. I have no idea if Rivers had that song in mind when he wrote "Hash Pipe" or if it's just a coincidence. As far as I'm concerned it's another thing that makes this song great.

[@johnathom-v3y]

W.D. Rhine Nah, the words he used are the exact words, there’s no way rivers just wrote that line

[@SayHelloToTheRobots]

it's surely an homage

[@ozzwepay]

I am not a musician, 90% of what you say goes over my head, but I love how you talk about it with such authority and passion!

[@gregswitala]

Hey, some Weezer. Their old stuff is legit amazing. They've had a few catchy songs since then but the first few albums had the best stuff.

[@mode1charlie170]

Hey Rick your enthusiasm for these songs is contagious.....every time you do one of these videos i go to itunes, buy the song and add it to my "Beatos best" play list....just want to say thanks!

[@sinclairabstrato]

Wonderful video. At least here in Brazil, Weezer is a band very underestimated by supposed "serious musicians". Nice to see someone with your knowledge giving due value to the work of the group Greetings from Brazil

[@fbrustywalker4395]

Another reason I joined your club...just to make sure I gave back a little for you giving us so much. Thanks, another great one.

[@raisinsawdust]

Ric Ocasik was the rhythm guitarist and 2nd lead vocalist for the Cars. Benjamin Orr was the lead singer and bassist for the Cars. When Orr died, so did The Cars. Ric is an excellent producer

[@cygnustsp]

Really liked his solo record from 1997. Worked a lot with billy corgan.

[@oceanroi6612]

This is incorrect. Ric Ocasek sang on the majority of the Cars song (36/60 album songs), as such he was the primary lead singer. Add to that the fact that he wrote nearly EVERY Cars song, regardless of who sang, it is Ocasek that made the Cars more than anyone else. That said,most of my favorite songs of theirs had Orr on lead vocal, but all of them were written by Ocasek.

[@hannanathan564]

Can't forget that this song is also great for sharing "I can't help my feelings, I'll go out of my mind" with the Beatles, "You Can't Do That" in the second verse. I know this is about the composition but I've always thought it was cool to notice.

[@luispires9243]

should've done "Say It Ain't So", great video though!

[@oh_whale]

It doesn't have to be the most mainstream songs every time to be fair

[@luispires9243]

@ “Say it ain’t so” is a much greater song no question about it

[@oh_whale]

@@luispires9243 These videos analyze songs regardless of popularity, which I love since it'll give people the opportunity to explore under-appreciated songs and artists alike

[@petaka89]

I really like how you enjoy dissecting this videos, and playing air drums! It shows your appreciation for the songs you analyze

[@YxYzYx]

Rivers is such a brilliant musical mind

[@george474747]

I think he's a great example of the value of having a lot of knowledge and facility, yet still understanding that less is more.

[@onewiththings]

These episodes remind me of hanging out with my college roommates and we would dissect these songs and have fun finding every little detail, though not quite as thoroughly as you. Thank you for doing this!

[@agreen182]

Is there anywhere us mere mortals can individual tracked masters like this? I love breaking songs down this way. Great series!

[@composerdave68]

Ric Ocasek was ONE of the lead singers (Benjamin Orr sang lead on a lot of songs including Bye Bye Love, Moving in Stereo, It's All I Can Do, Candy-O, Let's Go, Just What I Needed and Drive) and the rhythm guitarist. Elliot Easton was the lead guitar in The Cars.

[@shepinchains1]

Can I be reborn into a universe where Rick is my Dad?! Please.

[@akf2000]

If you did you'd be walking around with perfect pitch right now.

[@HocusPocus6969]

Said.....everyone

[@ArchingScarab]

if he was my Dad i might have actually reached my potential lol

[@biglenny3773]

Rick you have a great way of making every one of these songs seem like the greatest song ever. I’m always left in awe at the way you break down a song so elegantly.

[@Garythefireman66]

Was never a big Weezer fan, but this has sparked my curiosity. Will throw some into my playlist. Great video, but more importantly, great stack!

[@brianmiller1077]

The first two albums are great!

[@CianRourke]

I love these videos. What I like most about them is how you combine you musical expertise, knowledge, and experience with the genuine excitement and enthusiasm of a kid on Christmas morning. Awesome! 🤙🏼

[@GothRocker7]

Only In Dreams please!!!!!!!!!! Also, Greatest Man That Ever Lived

[@JkNttr]

i want Burdnt Jamb

[@bunnzo332]

Best song on the album!

[@douglasmijangos3327]

I know there’s gonna be some people saying that they wanted to see another Weezer song instead of this one ... I personally think it’s one of their best and I love to see Rick analyze all the songs he does ... that’s part of the magic ... you never realize how amazing some songs are and Rick helps you appreciate them even more ... 🙌🏻 thank you Rick 👏🏻

[@mrjonnyburkecovers]

i do love your manic drum faces! some deftones please!

[@80srs11]

The most highly requested band in the What Makes This Song Great series...come on Rick make it happen.

[@andrei15400]

yes!! deftones please

[@1ndigo5oul50]

Yes! Digital Bath would be an awesome breakdown to hear.

[@sludgerat444]

Yesssss

[@jimstokes5812]

So happy a friend from work told me to check your channel out! Kinda bummed though that I'm losing so much sleep watching tons of episodes! Lol

[@VarynDEE33t]

You gotta do Undone - the Sweater Song next. There are so many little quirks that make the song trademark Weezer.

[@stevencollister2539]

Hearing Ric Ocasek name reminds me of Benjamin Orr 1947 -2000. All of the talent, success and money you could want and then diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in April 2000. RIP in October. Life can be cruel and you have to rock every day.

[@AnomieX]

I would have preferred a song off Pinkerton (one of the best albums of the 90's and my favorite from Weezer) BUT, I appreciate this song much more now and actually learned something. Totally unrelated, but I was just thinking to myself "it's been a while since we had a WMTSG" and 20 minutes later, POOF he appears.

[@quailstudios]

Hey Rick, I really like that edit at 11:55. That was cool. Along with the song, of course. When I watch your “What makes this song great “ videos, you bring out points that I hadn’t considered when teaching my students a song.

[@cygnustsp]

Would love another smashing pumpkins WMTSG, perhaps Mayonaise or By Starlight

[@rzgaming4989]

Thank you I massively appreciate this series it's amazing.

[@isaiahwestrick3309]

Beato IYKYK

[@FromNowhereMusic]

i love that you Referenced Francis Farmer in the middle... I love that tune!

[@michaellisinski2822]

I would really love to see some XTC analysis at some point. They're too good to pass by.

[@Jjernsberger]

Michael Lisinski Maybe he can make some plans with Nigel to get it done ;)

[@michaelsydney6945]

Michael Lisinski +1. Me too. Would love to see any xtc song given the wmtssg analysis. What a band! And Rick is a great educator.

[@andyisdead]

There you go.

[@txdrmr]

I noticed on the pre-chorus, when mentioning the crash compression (@ 7:40) and soloing just drums, it sounds as though he is pretty well behind the beat. Listening to the whole band, he is behind and the groove just lays back so fat. Never noticed it until watching this video. Very cool. Rick, this is honestly the greatest channel on KZbin! Love every video. WMTSG is, "All Killer...No Filler!"

[@fredrikehrlundlindhagen2834]

Airdrums is the testament of a great song. No more analyzing needed. The talking was interesting too though.

[@joshuabees8818]

Lita Ford's "Kiss Me Deadly" starts off on the highest note as well. Great video, as always! Thanks, Rick!

[@Daddytang67]

The amazng thing about Weezer is how they can take a perfectly great Toto track and turn it into a wedding band song. They also sound great when loaded into a octrack and remixed with Venetian Snares.

[@chriscordero1051]

Just an unnecessary and lazy cover of the song. Feels like an absolute cash grab.

[@NicklasNylander87]

your video sent me on a steely dan crazy that lasted for months, had never really dived into them before. Now I feel the same coming on for Weezer. Such a great band!

[@Danocaster214]

You're the best. What an amazing analysis!

[@jamrhein2]

I always felt this song doesn't get enough appreciation. It's definitely my favorite Weezer song. Glad to see it being discussed in the series.

[@JohnsJunk]

Not my favorite Weezer track but it's in the top five. (Edit) should add, well done as per usual.

[@jaredwaters4633]

I want one of these for SAY IT AIN'T SO.

[@jdmoncada8205]

Okay, Rick. I binged this series on the weekend and bought one of my favorite Yes albums after watching the "Roundabout" episode. I'm even listening to music smarter because of you educating everyone on the layers of sound and tricks. Thank you much, sir. Subscribed. Your content is too good not to.

[@tylerc5311]

Really was hoping the song would be "My name is Jonas" by Weezer but Hash pipe is pretty good too

[@Spaghettaboutit]

Myke Kelli Don't know how he gets the stems, but My Name is Jonas was on either Guitar Hero or Rock Band, so there exists a multitrack of it in the public.

[@Spaghettaboutit]

Myke Kelli Don't know how he gets the stems, but My Name is Jonas was on either Guitar Hero or Rock Band, so there exists a multitrack of it in the public.

[@runrabbitrunracing]

Loved how pumped you were about the pre chorus - I often air drum at good bits

[@Spencerkill66]

Speaking of 2001, you have to cover a strokes song one of these days