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Hurley represents a terrific rebound, a blast of sonic sweetness that finds the band integrating ’60s pop influences (Beach Boys; Phil Spector ”Wall of Sound” soundishness) into their tight, punk-pop songwriting.
10y
80
Hurley isn't perfect, but it's the best thing Weezer have done in quite some time, and that's all we can hope for—until the next Nirvana comes along, of course.
11y
80
It’s a pleasure to report, then, that ‘Hurley’, the band’s eighth album, is a return to form in a huge way.
11y
76
This is the Weezer we haven’t known for a while, and is a great way to start the new decade.
7y
75
Hurley is a triumph for the band in that it is finally a return to form. As a standalone record, this is arguably their most enjoyable album since Maladroit.
11y
70
A bonus-track cover of Coldplay’s Viva La Vida is kind of sickly, but generally this album is yet another celebration of a band so comfortable in their own skin that you can’t help but follow their example.
5y
70
It might seem impossible, but this album is actually somewhat solid. I can't say it's going to make history in Weezer's discography--maybe for it's cover--but it's certainly a bright spot considering its predecessors were Raditude and Red.
8y
70
While Hurley can in no way compare to The Blue Album and Pinkerton, it sits proudly atop the list of everything Weezer have done since. Sure that may not be saying much, but damn, it's a pleasant surprise.
11y
70
On the whole, Hurley isn’t the catastrophe people probably expected. It’s pretty enjoyable.
15y
70
Those who optimistically purchased Make Believe and Raditude will know that a good first single does not a great Weezer album make, but Hurley is packed solid, with a sense of fun and good-time melodies cropping up at every juncture.
15y
70
The band’s aims are more modest now: have fun, get people to sing along, share a common feeling or two. Hurley achieves those goals with something approaching dignity. Phew.
15y
70
Again, Cuomo doesn’t suppress his emotion; he just prefers sentiment (albeit delivered somewhat ironically as on lead single “Memories”), but what he loves most of all is a pure pop song and Hurley offers up its fair share.
15y
67
As they grow older, Cuomo and his bandmates will never make a record that supplants their fans’ fond Pinkerton-related memories—but a few more impassioned albums like Hurley might erase the sour aftertaste of several Raditudes.
15y
60
Reminiscing about their nineties days, Hurley is very much a reawakening towards more confessional material. Though it sounds more imaginary than accurate, Cuomo’s calculated verses remain purposely effortless.
15y
60
All told, Hurley is a near return to form for Weezer. Indeed, it’s exactly the album they needed it to be, and it could just be enough to keep both camps of fans interested.
15y
60
Luckily, thanks to some key assists from outside hands, Cuomo rarely falls into the same trap again, and the majority of Hurley is mindless (dare I even say it) fun.
15y
60
Considering the decreased role of Cuomo’s actual bandmates, it’s not too surprising that Hurley feels more like one of his Alone home demo compilations than anything Weezer’s ever released.
11y
60
Cuomo co-writes with a bevy of A-list song doctors, and calls in cameos from the Jackass crew and Michael Cera, seemingly just for the hell of it. The result: a Weezer record, some great cornball pop-metal tuneage, some irony, some insanity.
11y
50
Eight years ago this might have been a decent debut for a Weezer-rip-off pop-punk band, but now, even at their best, Weezer too often come off now as self-parody.
11y
50
Nobody is going to confuse this with 1990s Weezer-- there are still plenty of oddball collaborations (Michael Cera, Linda Perry) for one thing-- but the lows aren't as low or as frequent as they were in recent years.
15y
40
The albums have kept coming, but the world has moved on, and the band's leader, Rivers Cuomo, seems to have lost the sure touch he once had.
10y
40
At least he has some good memories of “playing Hacky Sack backstage when Audioslave were still Rage,” but naming the album after Hugo "Hurley" Reyes only magnifies the fact that Weezer have gotten a little lost in the new millennium.
12y
40
As endearing as Jorge Garcia’s face is, shining warmly from the cover of Weezer’s eighth release, the timely pop reference to a Lost character is the perfect symbol for a band on a continued downward spiral into meme-based gimmickry and music with zero staying power.
10y
40
Now that Cuomo is older and singing about things like fame and the alienation of age, it’s become harder to empathize. But at this steady rate of basically listenable and huge-selling albums, Weezer’s a sure bet for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019, assuming Western civilization hasn’t collapsed, and no one will be able to say they didn’t succeed.
7y
20
Hurley is, for the most part, chock full of the same mechanical dreck that has peppered Weezer’s last handful of releases, from Maladroit to Raditude.
15y
Rivers's daughter: Where’s my sex?
Rivers: Lmao xd kek
(Meanwhile In Weezer HQ)
Brian: Rivers wtf
River’s: Too late loooooooooool post :)
I am writing this review at the laundrymat waiting for my clothes to finish drying. Only the most dignified and inspiring place to write.
My review deadline has been disappointingly missed over the past couple weeks but hey, at least I'm here now.
I'd argue that Hurley is the most irrelevant Weezer album out of all their catalog. I'm not saying that as a flaw in the record. It just seems out of all Weezer albums... Hurley gets the least amount of attention. Possibly because of ... read more
Im gonna hurl. I LOST MY SOCKS DUDE also what happened in this album legitimately where was rivers hurley just appeared.
W Weezer❤️🩹
Honestly, I don’t have that much to say about this. It’s a cool return to what makes Weezer good. It’s no Pinkerton, but it’s pretty nice either way, and takes itself more seriously than the last few Weezer albums
Fav songs were Unspoken, Brand New World, and the most emotional Weezer song they’ve made for a couple albums, Time Flies.
Great listen
Edit: Like a minute after writing this review, since I was listening to Unspoken, the part at ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Memories 3:14 | 81 |
| 2 | Ruling Me 3:29 | 78 |
| 3 | Trainwrecks 3:21 | 72 |
| 4 | Unspoken 3:00 | 81 |
| 5 | Where's My Sex? 3:28 | 54 |
| 6 | Run Away 2:55 | 72 |
| 7 | Hang On 3:33 | 73 |
| 8 | Smart Girls 3:10 | 46 |
| 9 | Brave New World 3:56 | 66 |
| 10 | Time Flies 3:46 | 55 |
Total Length: 33 minutes
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1w
I'd argue this is worse than ratitude because at least ratitude is funny and somewhat interesting
2w
Hurley doesnt even crack 45M streams on spotify and over half of those come from Memories alone. damn this got overshadowed hard by basically every other album they've made before this
1mo
I have this vinyl up on my wall even tho i think this is my least favorite weezer album lol
Ill relisten soon
Ill relisten soon