Maladroit
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Maladroit
Maladroit is the fourth studio album by American rock band Weezer, released on May 14, 2002 by Geffen Records. Produced by the band, it was their first album to feature bassist Scott Shriner, following the departure of former bassist Mikey Welsh in 2001. Musically, the album features heavy metal riffs uncommon to Weezer's previous releases. - Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Allow me to start by making a rather dorky connect-the-dots between two landmark cultural institutions of our key demographic: Weezer.
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Rolling Stone
That little purist moment seems slightly odd, given that most of Maladroit is classic Weezer — that is, every kind of rock at once.
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AV Club
Maladroit may not be easy to love at first, but the effort it requires is part of the payoff.
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NME
A misery-affirming, gut-pummeling, soul-ragged and triumphant return to form, then...
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Slant Magazine
Maladroit isn’t the next big thing, but at least we have something to listen to while we wait for it.
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Tiny Mix Tapes
But with Maladroit, the respect is back; and to this reviewer, respect is the foundation in which love is built upon.
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Punk News
While the album's name may be "Maladroit," the band themselves definitely are not.
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All Music
It's so good, it's hard not to think that it offers definitive proof that even in 2002, it's best for a band to keep going once they've hit a peak, to turn out a bunch of records that find them at the top of their game instead of waiting three or four years to craft a follow-up. After all, that's what builds not only a body of work, but a legacy.
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Vinyl Me Please
Maladroit is the album of theirs that bears the most fruit for Pinkerton lovers upon revisiting, if you ever visited it the first place.
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rock music reviews
Maladroit does however make up musically where it fails lyrically. Weezer definitely just makes good rock music.
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Skiptrack
It's not hard to see why it's been so ignored but at the same time it's worth looking at if you're a fan.
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Diffuser
And like ‘Pinkerton,’ ‘Maladroit’ doesn’t lean on the band’s obvious strengths. It reflects the band’s hurried pace.
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The Austin Chronicle
Cuomo's romantic difficulties are well documented on, well, every other Weezer album, and Maladroit (note the title) is no different, except here he couches his insecurities in even more rawk bravado than usual.
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Dusted Magazine
The kids will tolerate Maladroit, and probably many more dull records just like it, because it's a product of Weezer.
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Entertainment Weekly
”Maladroit” is dominated by songs that are heavy, man but feel slight or unfinished.
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Lunar Boulevard
Like its title suggests, Maladroit is a bit clumsy and haphazard. It's loud, it's fun, and it's classic Weezer from start to finish.
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The Number Kevin
What Maladroit lacked in accessibility, it made up for in musical diversity and depth.
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