lamradio Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Harry Dean Stanton said: Weren't those leg braces though? I almost forgot about that. One of his legs was longer than the other, so he had surgery to correct it. I remember he played a few shows with those braces.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I remember because I have the same affliction - I'd considered that surgery when I read about him doing it. Then I heard "Beverly Hills" and decided the knee pain wasn't so bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Harry Dean Stanton said: Then I heard "Beverly Hills" and decided the knee pain wasn't so bad. Yeah, the first time I heard that song I thought "this has gotta be a joke.. "... It was very painful indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 What amazed me most was hearing it on the radio over and over. It was like, stations are playing this song?!? WTF? Does that mean people are requesting it?!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bsr8j Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 Harry Dean Stanton said: Weren't those leg braces though? He had both. I want to say the leg braces were during the Blue album. He had braces on his teeth between Pinkerton and Green. I thought I read somewhere it corrected a lisp he had, which changed his singing voice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the carlos Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 JorgeFabregas said: The Shods - Shot Himself Up http://download.yousendit.com/48ABFE93779023A8thanks jorge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 bsr8j said: He had both. I want to say the leg braces were during the Blue album. He had braces on his teeth between Pinkerton and Green. I thought I read somewhere it corrected a lisp he had, which changed his singing voice.Yeah the leg braces were before Pinkerton, hence the x-ray inside my Good Life EP. Anyways yeah the braces thing makes sense. The first post-Pinkerton stuff, the Christmas EP, was by far the worst example of his "new" voice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bsr8j Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 KROQ premiered the single (Pork and Beans) tonight. If you look hard enough you'll find it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Shitty lyrics...but, I kinda like it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bsr8j Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 a.miller said: Shitty lyrics...but, I kinda like it. Yeah, the "I don't care a hoot about what you think" line is pretty terrible. And yet, somehow I still like the song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 bsr8j said: Yeah, the "I don't care a hoot about what you think" line is pretty terrible. And yet, somehow I still like the song. This sort of encapsulates what I've felt about almost every weezer song since Green Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 a.miller said: Shitty lyrics...but, I kinda like it. Lyrics have never exactly been Weezers strong point. They were pretty good on Blue and Pinkerton and they started going downhill with the release of Green.. By the time they got to Make Believe, my four year old son could have written better lyrics... But still, I like the new song and hope to hear more of it.. I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty damn excited about the new record. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I sort of think that Weezer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 this song is pretty good... still don't care much about/for Weezer post Pinkerton tho, we'll see.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 The Eradicator! aka THDW said: I sort of think that Weezer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scalzunfield Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 "I don't give a hoot about what you think." That's tough, cuz I think it's modern pop shit. Not on the level of "Beverly Hills," but still utter shit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Chompsky said: There wasn't much unique about Weezer's sound. They wore their influences all over their sleeves. True Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Ok, I finally heard the new song in it's entirety. It starts off sounding kind of cheesy or "Make Believeish", but as soon as it kicks into the chorus, it totally rocks in that old fashioned Weezer that I love kind of way.. The guitar tone sounds cool too, but I can't fully judge it until I can hear it on a good stereo. That's another thing that let me down post-Pinkerton.. Rivers completely went half-ass on his guitar tone. The blue album had a fat, heavy guitar sound that I tried to re-create for years (and pretty much inspired me to learn guitar) and Pinkerton had that dirty, feedbacky sound... The guitar tone on Green through Make Believe just sounds like a standard Marshall like everyone else.. Again, pretty damn excited about this record. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Lamrod said: Ok, I finally heard the new song in it's entirety. It starts off sounding kind of cheesy or "Make Believeish", but as soon as it kicks into the chorus, it totally rocks in that old fashioned Weezer that I love kind of way.. The guitar tone sounds cool too, but I can't fully judge it until I can hear it on a good stereo. That's another thing that let me down post-Pinkerton.. Rivers completely went half-ass on his guitar tone. The blue album had a fat, heavy guitar sound that I tried to re-create for years (and pretty much inspired me to learn guitar) and Pinkerton had that dirty, feedbacky sound... The guitar tone on Green through Make Believe just sounds like a standard Marshall like everyone else.. Again, pretty damn excited about this record. "The band briefly considered self-producing, but were pressured by Geffen to choose a producer. They ultimately decided on Ric Ocasek. Cuomo: "I'd always admire The Cars and Ric Ocasek's songwriting and production skills."[9] During production, Ocasek convinced the band to change their guitar pickup from the rhythm pick-up to the lead pick-up, resulting in a brighter sound.[9]" - wikipedia Solved. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigideas Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 The Eradicator! aka THDW said: "The band briefly considered self-producing, but were pressured by Geffen to choose a producer. They ultimately decided on Ric Ocasek. Cuomo: "I'd always admire The Cars and Ric Ocasek's songwriting and production skills."[9] During production, Ocasek convinced the band to change their guitar pickup from the rhythm pick-up to the lead pick-up, resulting in a brighter sound.[9]" - wikipedia Solved. this is weird to me since he produced Blue as well.usually when an album is a success they try to recreate it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bsr8j Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 bigideas said: this is weird to me since he produced Blue as well.usually when an album is a success they try to recreate it. I think that quote is referring to the Blue Album. It's the only album he produced for Weezer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigideas Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 bsr8j said: I think that quote is referring to the Blue Album. It's the only album he produced for Weezer. he produced Green as well.i remembered that clearly and just confirmed it by looking at the booklet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bsr8j Posted April 18, 2008 Author Share Posted April 18, 2008 bigideas said: he produced Green as well.i remembered that clearly and just confirmed it by looking at the booklet. Fair enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Fair enough? Funny way to say "I was wrong." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 That Shods tune may well have 'inspired' Hash Pipe, but that is in no way a direct ripoff. It reminded me immediately of the Peter Gunn Theme, and Hash Pipe has never done that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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