Weezer told us everything will be all right in the end, but they are starting to make us think they have no idea what they are doing. The band continues to repost a Facebook survey — the most recent one came today, Oct. 21 — asking fans for input: What should their new single be? They provided three choices — "Ain't Got Nobody," "Da Vinci" and "Go Away" — and appear to be leaning on fan participation.
Rivers Cuomo and the gang are known for giving fans unprecedented input. Cuomo tried — unsuccessfully — to crowd source most of the album-making process around the turn of the millennium for a project that ended up being Maladroit. After numerous attempts to collaborate with online decision-makers, Cuomo gave up and only included one song, "Slob," on the final release.
We reviewed the new LP upon its release two weeks ago. Here is a sampling of our analysis:
Kyle Dowling: I'm delighted to say that I've listened to Weezer in the past ... which is a nice change of pace from our previous Junk Mails. Now, that's not to say that I'm a Weeze-o-phile (?) but I do know that I really liked Everything Will Be Alright in The End. It sounds perfectly Weezer, if that makes any sense. This band always manages to come across as rather charming in their songs, but I'd say this is the best in a long while. I think they did a fine job on this album and keeping true to it's title ... because everything was all right in the end, as Carolyn has pointed out.
Carolyn Menyes: I was really happy to hear "Back to the Shack" when it came out, but since then I don't know. Maybe I've just grown sick of it or maybe the way too personal lyrics are starting to get to me. Either way, it's probably my least favorite actual song on the album. I also think it drags on for way too long. I get why it was chosen as the lead single, more for lyrical themes obviously. But there is much more interesting stuff on this album.
