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Episode 1046: Peak and Crash: Weezer
00:00:00 Welcome & catching‑up
00:01:52 Show premise – when bands peak & crash
00:02:46 Weezer 101 & ’90s nerd pride
00:04:26 Jonathan’s Weezer‑tattoo origin story
00:07:00 “They made uncool feel cool”
00:10:55 Setting up the peak‑songs face‑off
00:11:00 Peak #1 – “My Name Is Jonas”
00:14:00 Peak #2 – “Only in Dreams”
00:18:10 Peak #3 – “Across the Sea”
00:19:35 Matt’s turn – peak picks intro
00:20:14 Peak #4 – “Buddy Holly”
00:22:53 Peak #5 – “The Good Life”
00:24:57 Peak #6 – “Say It Ain’t So”
00:29:44 Wrapping the peak era
00:30:00 Spreadsheet songwriting era
00:31:26 Hype returns – The Green Album
00:33:36 Formula problem – “Photograph” solo rant
00:36:27 Fall‑off #1 – “Dope Nose”
00:40:56 Fall‑off #2 – “Beverly Hills”
00:44:21 Fall‑off #3 – “Africa” (cover)
00:48:28 Do all bands eventually decline?
00:50:12 Artists who kept it together
00:51:09 Outro – keep your complaints to yourself
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00:00:00 Welcome & catching‑up
00:01:52 Show premise – when bands peak & crash
00:02:46 Weezer 101 & ’90s nerd pride
00:04:26 Jonathan’s Weezer‑tattoo origin story
00:07:00 “They made uncool feel cool”
00:10:55 Setting up the peak‑songs face‑off
00:11:00 Peak #1 – “My Name Is Jonas”
00:14:00 Peak #2 – “Only in Dreams”
00:18:10 Peak #3 – “Across the Sea”
00:19:35 Matt’s turn – peak picks intro
00:20:14 Peak #4 – “Buddy Holly”
00:22:53 Peak #5 – “The Good Life”
00:24:57 Peak #6 – “Say It Ain’t So”
00:29:44 Wrapping the peak era
00:30:00 Spreadsheet songwriting era
00:31:26 Hype returns – The Green Album
00:33:36 Formula problem – “Photograph” solo rant
00:36:27 Fall‑off #1 – “Dope Nose”
00:40:56 Fall‑off #2 – “Beverly Hills”
00:44:21 Fall‑off #3 – “Africa” (cover)
00:48:28 Do all bands eventually decline?
00:50:12 Artists who kept it together
00:51:09 Outro – keep your complaints to yourself
Support The Jonathan Wier Show
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