this was an album that received much bashing (as in, was played a lot, not heavily criticised) in my latter years of high school. iconic in so many ways, this debut album launched weezer into mainstream success. the album - and i think the band in general - is best summed by by 'allmusic' in its 5-star review: "what makes the band so enjoyable is their charming geekiness..." they're most traditionally listed as playing alt-rock or even sometimes pop-punk, but really they just play pop - and they do it in a refreshing, amusing, disarmingly cheeky kind of way.
the videos for two of the major singles on this album ('buddy holly', 'undone (the sweater song)') were both directed by spike jonze. and, although it doesn't appear on the blue album (coming instead on the later green album), i've included another jonze treasure below - the video for 'island in the sun'. there are puppies! and kittens! and lion cubs! and flying monkeys! and a baby grizzly bear! and a grown up big daddy grizzly bear!....and rivers cuomo, who is also adorable.
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