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With the release of Maladroit, just over 12 months after The Green Album, Weezer appear to be in the midst of a particularly fertile creative period. After taking five leisurely years to follow up on 1996's Pinkerton, the Los Angeles power-pop band is apparently on a roll. "Dope Nose", which is easily stronger than anything on the last album, flexes a sinister shout-along chorus and vintage Van Halen riffs, while the potent garage-punk blast of "Fall Together" wipes out any lingering discomfort over the thoroughly Sugar Ray-sounding "Island in the Sun" (which, incidentally, is included again on this album). In a sense The Green Album was just a taster for this, the blissfully thunderous main dish. Sure, there are some deadpan emo moments ("Death and Destruction") littering the course, but mostly Maladroit is Weezer doing what they do best--inverting and embracing dumb rock stereotypes and somehow making them sound smart. --Aidin Vaziri
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WEEZER Maladroit (Deleted 2002 UK 15-track enhanced CD and the very quick follow up to last release The Green Album. This is a fans selected collection of songs posted on the bands website and includes the single Dope Nose plus 7 exclusive CD-Rom live video clips. Complete with picture sleeve booklet)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Harking back to their Pinkerton days, the self-produced 4th album is indeed, as promised, a lot more rock than Green was. Although the inclusion of Island in the Sun as a bonus track does seem to link it back to the last album, Island was always a stand out track on Green, and mixes well with the slower, more emo-like tracks on the album (Death & Destruction, Burndt Jamb). The album has a full range of styles, unlike all the previous albums; from the aforementioned emo, to the darker, heavier Take Control and Slob (a summer 2k song) through to the upbeat but still rockin' Dope Nose, Fall Together etc, which makes up the majority of the album.
The playing styles on the new album are vastly different as well. Pat's druming is supreme, Rivers and Brian seem much less controlled and much more expressive. And Scott isn't Matt, isn't Mikey; he's all new and all class - the level of rock he brings into =W= is immeasurable.
If the album has one failing, it's the sheer level of cheesy vocal support - the "woah woah"s and "ooh-ooh"s get TOO much at times, but having said that they're steadily growing on me.
But, only Weezer fans tend to buy Weezer records (good job there's plenty of 'em :) ), and no Weez fan should be missing this.
The playing styles on the new album are vastly different as well. Pat's druming is supreme, Rivers and Brian seem much less controlled and much more expressive. And Scott isn't Matt, isn't Mikey; he's all new and all class - the level of rock he brings into =W= is immeasurable.
If the album has one failing, it's the sheer level of cheesy vocal support - the "woah woah"s and "ooh-ooh"s get TOO much at times, but having said that they're steadily growing on me.
But, only Weezer fans tend to buy Weezer records (good job there's plenty of 'em :) ), and no Weez fan should be missing this.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Ten years ago Weezer brought out the 'blue' album which was and still is their best record to date. Then came Pinkerton, the most under-rated CD ever and was not suprising that Rivers Cuomo took a lenghty gap before producing the modest 'green' album. However, astonishingly just over a year later Weezer have produced one of the finest albums to come out of America for a long time, a great relief from all of the manufactured nu metal crap that is dominating the US at the moment. Maldroit shows Weezers diversity for mixing infectious melodic rock with heavy metal riffs which works extremely well, especially on 'take control' and 'fall together'. The guitar solos are much more diverse than on their previous albums, showing Cuomo's true talent and the tempo is a lot faster on most of the songs, especially on the punkish 'Possibilities'. Generally the album has a much more up beat feel to it than the previous offerings. 'Dope nose', the first single is one of the best songs on the album along with 'keep fishin', 'Slob' and 'take control'. Weezer are obviously making up for lost time and it wont be long until they release their fifth album early nexy year. If you are a new Weezer fan then buy all of their albums because they are quite possibly one of the greatest, although under-rated bands this decade- but maybe things are about to change?
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The green album did it's job well, it edged weezer back into the publics conscience after the 5 year absence, but it was just a pre-cursor for on Maladroit Weezer really announce that they're back!
A much more rewarding record than green, here weezer are back in full flow, Rivers displaying the full spectrum of his ability as a song writer. The instantly recognisable pop rock of blue ('Dope nose' and 'burnt jamb') the darker, fuzzier growl of pinkerton ('space rock' and 'Take control) are both evident and hybrids of the two ('keep fishin' and 'living without you'). This is a intensley rewarding album, hum-able after one play but still revealing itself after multiple spins. Weezer fans will love it, so should non-Weezer fans but as per normal they probably just wont get it. YOU SHOULD!
A much more rewarding record than green, here weezer are back in full flow, Rivers displaying the full spectrum of his ability as a song writer. The instantly recognisable pop rock of blue ('Dope nose' and 'burnt jamb') the darker, fuzzier growl of pinkerton ('space rock' and 'Take control) are both evident and hybrids of the two ('keep fishin' and 'living without you'). This is a intensley rewarding album, hum-able after one play but still revealing itself after multiple spins. Weezer fans will love it, so should non-Weezer fans but as per normal they probably just wont get it. YOU SHOULD!
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Patience is key
Wasn't sure about Maladroit at first; it seemed pretty average to be honest. After a few listens, however, the quality begins to shine through. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Cliff Chips
Their most satisfying to date
I think it's fair to say that most Weezer fans I know who adore 'Maladroit' dislike 'Pinkerton' and vice verse.I fall into the former. Read more
Published on 7 April 2006
A return to form
After the slightly disappointing Green Album, Maladroit was a welcome return of the Weezer we know and love. Not one song is a dud, including the bonus track 'living without you. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2005
pure trash
i cant believe this is weezer, it is so bad, annoying and depressing. the production is abysmal, the sound is just dead, lifeless, upbeat songs like keep fishing sound completely... Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2004 by "ben_23"
Really Good.
This album is definetly Weezers best yet, I have all the albums and this stands out by far.
The album has a good start, with American Gigalo, good heavy and quite fast song, its... Read more
Published on 22 May 2003 by "icon_redseal"
An Album That Defys The Odds Against Cuomo
Back in 1994 Weezer brought us "The Blue Album" which was a instant classic in the making although it was released at the same time when Nirvana was still running strong. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2003
their best
this album is less immediate than any of it's predecessors, and this could explain some of the hasty negative reviews on this site. Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2002 by "debaser@etoast.com"
Best Weezer Album In The World...Ever!
When I first listened to this, one thing was obvious - Maladroit lacked the immediate hooks of the Green Album. Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2002
Same old, same old.. bust just as good
If anyone was expecting a musical masterpiece from this record they'd be looking at the wrong band altogether. Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2002 by Ms Alexandra Gadsby
A musical masterpiece!
Every single track on this cd amazes me and I have never enjoyed music as much as I have listening to maladroit. Read more
Published on 12 July 2002 by Owen Davis
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