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Weezer
Weezer (commonly known as the Blue Album) is the eponymous debut studio album by American rock band Weezer, released on May 10, 1994 by DGC Records. It was produced by The Cars frontman Ric Ocasek and recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City from August to September 1993. -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Weezer’s 1994 debut, filled with geeky humor, dense cultural references, and positively gargantuan hooks, took alt-rock in a striking new direction. .
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Rolling Stone
(1998) With sweet inspiration like the waltz tempo of “My Name Is Jonas” and the self-deprecating humor of lines like “I look like Buddy Holly/You’re Mary Tyler Moore,” his songs easily ingratiate.
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Entertainment Weekly
This anti-cool quartet strums solid pop melodies with singsongy, anthem-like choruses, peppered with grunge fuzz that at first seems strangely at odds with its self-deprecating lyrics, then makes total sense as a gambit for rock credibility.
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Rolling Stone
(2004) Ten years on, as this double-disc reissue attests, these four thrift-store-clad guitar boys seem almost like visionaries.
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All Music
Weezer is a record with at least six or seven great songs and no bad ones. That makes for a great record, but more than that, it's a great record emblematic of its time, standing as one of the defining albums of the '90s.
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Grantland
“The Blue Album” can be a little embarrassing . . . but now, our thirtysomething-year-old selves . . . can recognize that the truest truism on the whole album . . . is that going on vacation is pretty great, and sounds really fun right now.
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Consequence of Sound
A couple of terrible alt singles to anchor a collection of vintage melodies is a worthy sacrifice.
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Classic Rock Review
Raw, unreserved and honest.
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Sputnik Music
I just love the cheery lyrics, the sheer uniqueness of each track, the catchy beats to all the songs, the bass work and just the whole entire feel of the album.
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BBC Music
(2004) Weezer sounds as stunning as ever...this is essentially a flawless record.
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NME
The LA band come close to recapturing their ’90s heyday on a beach-party album about girls and rollerblading.
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Paste Magazine
Blue Album is a welcome treat.
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Punk News
The Blue Album is an essential part of any self-respecting music lover's collection.
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Stereogum
“The Blue Album” may initially read as straight and unfussy — including the clear, mellifluous garage rock sound Weezer had then perfected despite having only been a band for two years prior — but it was by no means a casually crafted classic.
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Louder Sound
Still, to this day, the Blue Album is a triumph and an example of how to properly do your debut album.
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Ultimate Guitar
I think this was definitely Weezer at their best. I pretty much love every song on here. .
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Mr. Hipster
“Say It Ain’t So” is still one of my favorite songs of all time, and a jukebox staple. It’s also one of the dorkiest records ever, which makes my geeky heart do back flips.
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PopMatters
In short, if you don't own this record, buy it today.
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Alt Citizen
Blue transformed alt rock (and probably all of rock), and while they might have been able to anticipate some initial commercial success, I doubt Weezer or anyone else could have imagined how instrumental this one album would be.
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Radio X
Weezer were almost a reaction to grunge. American rock made by the REAL outsiders – the nerds and the geeks, given a voice via the medium of power chords and singalong choruses.
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The Guardian
As big, dumb and crunchy as the early hits.
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The Needle Drop
Weezer's debut is unquestionably their best album—even better than the sophomore album some fans assert as being superior. Here's why.
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