For our fifth episode, Harrison brings for consideration Weezer's 1994 self-titled debut album, often referred to as The Blue Album. Over the course of an hour-long discussion, we also talk about...
The temporal weirdness of the "Buddy Holly" Happy Days crossover music videoThe frustration of a band with six different self-titled albums in their discography (including two from the same year!)How much, in retrospect, Rivers Cuomo comes across as creepy on this album, and whether that's intentional satireWe pay our respects to this album's producer, the recently departed Cars frontman, Ric OcasekWhether being a D&D nerd shelters Rivers Cuomo from criticisms of toxic masculinityThe strange word choices in the lyrics throughout the album, like "choo choo train," and "you need a guardian"A preview of our next episode about Too Much Joy and their 1991 album Cereal KillersCome join us for an hour of thoughtful and good-humored commentary, and we'll catch you on the B-side!
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