Everything Will Be Alright in the End (2014) and the White Album (2016) returned to a rock style and achieved more positive reviews Pacific Daydream (2017) featured a more mainstream pop sound. Raditude (2009) and Hurley (2010) featured more "modern pop production" and songs co-written with other artists, achieved further mixed reviews and moderate sales. In 2008, Weezer released the Red Album its lead single, " Pork and Beans", became the third Weezer song to top the Modern Rock Tracks chart, backed by a Grammy-winning music video. Make Believe (2005) received mixed reviews, but its single " Beverly Hills" became Weezer's first single to top the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and their first to reach the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100. Weezer's fourth album, Maladroit (2002), achieved mostly positive reviews, but weaker sales. After the Green Album tour, Welsh was replaced by Shriner. With a more pop sound, and promoted by singles " Hash Pipe" and " Island in the Sun", the album was a commercial success and received mostly positive reviews. In 2001, Weezer returned with the Green Album, with new bassist Mikey Welsh. Following the tour for Pinkerton, bassist Matt Sharp left the band and Weezer went on hiatus. Both the Blue Album and Pinkerton are now frequently cited among the best albums of the 1990s. Weezer's second album, Pinkerton (1996), featuring a darker, more abrasive sound, was a commercial failure and initially received mixed reviews, but achieved cult status and critical acclaim years later. Backed by music videos for the singles " Buddy Holly", " Undone – The Sweater Song", and " Say It Ain't So", the Blue Album became a multiplatinum success. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, percussion, backing vocals), Brian Bell (rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), and Scott Shriner (bass, backing vocals, keyboards).Īfter signing to Geffen Records in 1993, Weezer released their self-titled debut album, also known as the Blue Album, in May 1994. Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992.
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