Weezer have some of the most loyal fans I’ve ever seen. But that fandom can morph into some ugly forms. One of those forms? Hating everything Weezer’s done since Pinkerton. One such pre-Green album fan, Seattle’s James Burns, is taking his early Weezer fandom to its logical (or illogical) conclusion: He’s trying to raise $10 million dollars to get the band to break up for good. His online petition is straightforward:
Every year, Rivers Cuomo swears that he’s changed, and that their new album is the best thing that he’s done since Pinkerton, and what happens? Another pile of crap like ‘Beverly Hills’ or ‘I’m Your Daddy.’ This is an abusive relationship, and it needs to stop now. I am tired of my friends being disappointed year after year. I am tired of endless whimsical cutesy album covers and music videos.
The campaign has made $385 dollars in two days, so Burns has raised more attention than cash. According to an interview with the New York Times he’s even received death threats from Weezer fans (the second type, who will stick with Weezer no matter what, like they’re a sports team [specifically, the Mets]). Weezer, as always, remain unfazed (Patrick Wilson even Tweeted that they’d do a ‘deluxe breakup’ for $20 million). Besides, if you don’t like Weezer, you can just, you know, not listen to Weezer. Or only see them on the Blinkerton tour. Or just close your eyes, pretend it’s 1997, and watch (listen) to them do “Buddy Holly” and “Undone (The Sweater Song)” on Carson Daly:
(via The Audio Perv)
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I’m upping you for introducing me to a word I will now use all the time.
I love how completely unenthusiastic Carson daily is in the first video. “Speaking of Rockstars we got… the best Weezer is here. Their album debuted at number 6?” and then he visibly cringes hahaha
the james burns dude says that he NEVER LIKED weezer on the site. don’t know why you say he was a fan of the first two records in your article. does it hurt to actually read the website you’re writing about?
yikes that was awful. there is no way i’m paying to see that crap. 15 year old me just died inside.
How come their drummer doesn’t play drums anymore?……Wait, I don’t care.
C’mon guys this isn’t that bad. Like that part where Rivers was playing air guitar with his mic.. and the part where he got on the trampoline and started jumping.. i’ve never seen that incorporated into a show before. Oh and I think the cool hand gestures are pretty unique. Gotta give it to them.
Oh my god, I thought you were joking. A FUCKING TRAMPOLINE?
Josh Freese on drums?
Can we just start a movement to get Carson Daly to quit life?
That shit is fucking rotten. They can’t even play the old stuff without it sounding utterly devoid of feeling. Even the Stones can churn out some old shit and it sounds right on and those cats are like a hundred.
Surely somebody’s made a Weezer cover band that only does the first two albums?
Matthew, your wish has been granted. Since 2008 The Blue Album Group has been playing The Blue Album straight through. There’s a halloween show coming up in NYC
Halloween, 2010
Sunday 10/31 @ The Mercury Lounge
8:30 Blue Album Group
9:30 Black Dragon
10:30 Robbers On High Street (playing the best of ELO)
http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com/event/5424
http://www.bluealbumgroup.com
The Pinkertones! They’re a Columbus cover band that does just that.
Thanksgiving weekend here north of the border and I’m thankful for Blue, Pinkerton, and (sorta) Green. I’m also thankful for thiz break-up campaign – it’s hilarious and… necessary.
I can believe Weezer is as terrible as they are. They’re businessmen or Rivers is a business man who knows how to make money – he isn’t concerned with creating ‘great music’. What I have a hard time believing is that Stereogum Session from a couple years ago. How is the same man shouting ‘everybody get dangerous’ doing a killer studio session with a tremendous accapella(sp?) version of ‘Don’t Worry Baby’ and that (surprising if you’ve heard Raditude) incredible version of ‘Can’t Stop Partying’? If you haven’t seen it or heard it – Doobie Do!
It must be really sad for a musicians to get to a point where people are raising money for them to quit.
Kinda recalls the “Paul is Dead” thing. Fans were so disappointed with Paul McCartney that they preferred to believe that he was really dead.