Of course, this wouldn’t be the last time that Weezer embraced their heavier side – they made an album called Van Weezer for pity’s sake – but Malardoit would be arguably the last time that Rivers presented himself to the world without a protective shield of irony around everything he did, keeping fans and critics alike at arms length, never allowing us to spot sincerity without a hint of snark. filler song, I didnt remember it after listening three times. song is fairly pointless. do not care for it at all, glad it is short though ya yay I like short things s I love short things A May 2002 Guitar World interview with Cuomo reflects the frontman’s beyond-complicated (to say the least) relationship with his fans, where he tells the interviewer: “Most of the time I’m a pretty cool character.” Regarding the fact that his fans may expect him to be “distraught” more often than not, he really goes off: Cuomo, Rivers. "The Catalog O' Riffs" 2002. Archived by Weezerpedia: http://weezerpedia.com/catalogofriffs.html In terms of actual album content, Maladroit is so much better than most remember. It’s a peculiar kind of aging, and what you think of the album may have everything to do with how old you are. For those ’90s die-hards who won’t accept anything after Pinkerton, Maladroit represents a broken, unacceptable band on a perma-decline. For the younger sect — say, anyone born in or after the ’90s — Maladroit is early enough in Weezer’s overall catalog that it represents an acceptable entry point before things got really bad. (To be fair, lots of people do legitimately enjoy their latter- and present-day material too, and Maladroit probably sounds like a masterpiece to those people.)

Rolling Stone Readers' Top Ten of 2002". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2011-06-28 . Retrieved 2007-10-02. Orshoski, Wes. "Geffen's Weezer on 'Maladroit'." Billboard: The International Newsweekly of Music, Video and Home Entertainment May 11, 2002: 1,1, 72. ProQuest. Web. 21 July 2015 . Spin ended up calling it the 6th best album of 2002, [34] and Rolling Stone readers voted it as the 8th best of the year. [35] In another Rolling Stone readers poll, it was voted the 90th greatest album of all time. [6] Browne, David (May 24, 2002). "Maladroit". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016 . Retrieved May 4, 2012. song sounds fairly nice, nice soft song, lyrics seem pointless but I like how the song sounds. not much else to say, perfectly good song that deserves to be on album. the do's annoy me during chorus

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The Not-Remix: Though they re-recorded "Keep Fishin'" entirely for the music video and single version, the most discernable differences are a new acoustic guitar intro note the album version starts with a couple measures of drums instead and a slightly different ending. There’s a good chance that in the audience at any given Weezer show, there’s a guy named Jonas who goes nuts as soon as that acoustic jingle at the start of “My Name Is Jonas” rings out. The opening song on Weezer’s first album is a goofy, absurdist yarn about Cuomo’s brother getting stiffed by his car insurance provider. The lyrics don’t make a lot of sense if you try to parse them – what kind of a name is Wepeel? Why are the workers going home? – but the song is an absolute joy among Weezer songs, right down to its climactic harmonica solo. 4: Across the Sea Ratliff, Ben (June–July 2002). "Weezer: Maladroit". Blender (7): 100. Archived from the original on August 8, 2004 . Retrieved July 6, 2016. Prior to the album's release, the band created a promotional CD featuring eight songs titled Songs from the Forthcoming "Maladroit", again without the label's foreknowledge, and sent it to hundreds of radio stations. Said Koch: Maladroit received mostly positive at the time of release, but remains one of the band's lowest-selling albums. The album's only singles, " Dope Nose" and " Keep Fishin'" received respectable radio play and MTV circulation, propelled by popular music videos, but failed to really get the album off the ground. A Rolling Stone reader poll ranked Maladroit as the 8th best album of 2002, with another reader poll from 2002 ranking it as the 90th greatest album of all time. [9]this song starts off bad and annoying to me but after about a minute it switches and sounds much better, not annoying, catchy, fun. Lyrics are not very good but instruments sound nice and song is really fun I said fun again yay yay yay fun There’s very little doubt that the latter accusation was not meant as a compliment, but perhaps its reflective of how enigmatic Rivers was at this point that it never crossed the writer’s mind that he might take it as one.

Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004 . Retrieved March 23, 2022. song is quite boring, topic is boring, sounds boring. I dont really have anything to say besides this is exactly how I thought every weezer song would sound like before I listened to themListening to every Weezer album from worst rated to best nondescript guitars play over boring lyrics. but I like this type of music so I dont mind; melodies are fun and catchy occasionally; songs are fun. yay yay. I like this more than green, more exciting. (too many guitar solos) Darker and Edgier: Music-wise, it's much heavier and aggressive than The Green Album. It's also more complex and ambitious. Lyrics-wise, it stayed the same. Weezer[Good Album] Honestly, Maladroit is everything that the Green Album ever wanted to be, and maybe a little bit more. Sure, it isn't a masterpiece and fails to reach the same heights as their debut, the peak-geek-freak amazing record, but Maladroit is really nice.