Hurley
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Hurley
Hurley is the eighth studio album by American rock band Weezer, released on September 10, 2010 by Epitaph Records. The album was produced by Rivers Cuomo and Shawn Everett, and, similar to their previous album Raditude, features songs co-written with songwriters outside of the band. - Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Weezer return to basics on their eighth album, and first for Epitaph Records.
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Consequence of Sound
Hurley isn’t the catastrophe people probably expected. It’s pretty enjoyable.
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Rolling Stone
In perfect contrarian fashion, Hurley is their most “corporate” record ever.
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AV Club
Hurley might erase the sour aftertaste of several Raditudes.
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Slant Magazine
The recording quality here varies greatly, and there’s a wide spectrum of ideas and styles at play—providing both a refreshing sense of excitement and a frustrating lack of overall cohesion and purpose
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PopMatters
Fortunately, the moronic moments pass by quickly and the rest of the album, though still slightly spastic in tone, succeeds by not trying to do everything at once.
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IGN
Weezer returns to the fun on Hurley, but does this record count among the band's best?
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Alternative Press
Hurley isn't perfect, but it's the best thing Weezer have done in quite some time, and that's all we can hope for—until the next Nirvana comes along, of course.
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The Guardian
The state of Cuomo's well of inspiration is indicated by the presence of cowriters-for-hire, including Linda Perry and Desmond Child, and in Where's My Sex Weezer have produced a song anyone older than 16 should feel ashamed to have even imagined.
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SPIN
The band’s aims are more modest now: have fun, get people to sing along, share a common feeling or two. Hurley achieves those goals with something approaching dignity.
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Tiny Mix Tapes
It’s hard to excuse Hurley for its general laziness.
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Drowned in Sound
Hurley more than makes up for sticking by their side through one of the rockiest relationships in recent indie rock history.
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All Music
Cuomo doesn’t suppress his emotion; he just prefers sentiment, but what he loves most of all is a pure pop song and Hurley offers up its fair share.
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The Recorder
Weezer hasn’t rocked this hard since pre-break up, and it certainly feels good to have them back to their old ways.
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Rock Sound
A solid return to form dusted with some moments of true greatness, ‘Hurley’ is the sound of a reinvigorated band keen to not only reconnect with their fans from over a decade and a half ago, but also show why they’re considered such a major force.
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Justin the Librarian
Hurley feels quick, not in a forced way, but in a “hey I’m excited about these songs so let’s record them and put them out into the world” kind of way.
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The Stanford Daily
It’s clear Cuomo and co. are no longer striving for greatness or perfection – but Weezer fans are a fairly forgiving bunch so long as the outfit supplies more enjoyable records like “Hurley.”
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Soundblab
With my rock-bottom expectations and inbuilt reluctance to criticise anything dumb and hooky I seem to have ended up liking it.
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Under the Radar
Eight years ago this might have been a decent debut for a Weezer-rip-off pop-punk band, but now, even at their best, Weezer too often come off now as self-parody.
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Kyle Garret
A good album, I think, with glimpses of potential for a more focused sound from Weezer.
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NME
Naming the album after a character from Lost? Rest assured that's where the puzzlement ends as Weezer's charm and spark returns in vast quantities.
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Punknews
This album does everything right, and this band is going to have a blast rocking fans with these songs in their live set.
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Mind Equals Blown
Until that day, if it ever comes, where they put out another Blue Album or Pinkerton, Weezer will always do the thing they’re best at, one way or another – being uncool.
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BBC
The best songs on Hurley are immediately familiar, Rivers Cuomo typically charismatic.
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Racket Magazine
It sure as hell blew my pants off.
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All Knowing Force
Unfortunately, though, “Hurley” isn’t without a few mis-fires
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The Washington Post
What makes “Hurley” mostly forgettable is that it seems so dialed-in, a collection of songs about anything that crossed Cuomo’s mind — hot girls, hackey sacks, whatever — instead of the introspective themes that defined Weezer’s early career or the fun-loving feel that drove the band to a resurgence a decade ago.
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The Skinny
Still, a more fitting title for this eighth album might have simply been Hurl.
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Beats Per Minute
As Hurley would say, dude, it’s awesome. But if you are someone that doesn’t care for the art, stay clear from this physical release and just get the digital. You won’t be missing much.
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CU Independent
While it doesn’t quite equate to the epic-ness of “Pinkerton,” Weezer fans will still appreciate the ironic appeal of their new album.
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WPGU
Hurley is a solid album. It’s not as cohesive as Pinkerton, it’s not offhandedly brilliant pop songs like Blue but still, it’s worth a spin.
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Spectrum Culture
This acceptance and welcoming of the future is a new attitude we’re witnessing in Weezer, and it’s nice to see an album hitting an emotional depth that’s been outshined by material banalities for the past few albums.
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Exclaim!
Hurley is the band's satisfying, if not outright incredible, return to glory.
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Entertainment Weekly
Hurley represents a terrific rebound, a blast of sonic sweetness that finds the band integrating ’60s pop influences.
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musicOMH
All told, Hurley is a near return to form for Weezer. Weezer are finally getting back to being comfortable in their own skin after years of awkward radio aspirations.
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WBEZ
On Weezer's eighth studio album, I find another welcome batch of prime Cuomo postmodern pop gems.
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The 405
Strap yourself in and enjoy yet another fun filled ride.
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Blurt Magazine
Hurley isn’t perfect, but it’s a cool rummage through an old closet where Weezer happened to find a few things they’ve never quite tried on.
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contactmusic
It is obvious why they used Hurley from Lost as the face for this album; he is fun, reliant, powerful and most importantly, stable - very much like this record.
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Inklings News
The album mostly implements the same old style.
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Music Feeds
This is not another Pinkerton. It’s not a bad album. Better than Raditude; nowhere as good as the self-titled colour albums (Red, Green and Blue).
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Enoch Magazine
With this record there were no big surprises except for that it’s really good. Weezer, you are showing redemption in my book that’s been years in the coming.
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Icon Fetch
Another fabulous collection of Weezer songs. The band is obviously on a roll.
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