Blog? What Blog?

I know it's been awhile, and I know nobody has probably even noticed.

But if you have, I apologize.

Blogging gets a little tricky in the summertime.

Phillies games...shore trips...sierra nevada summer ale...none of it is conducive to being near a computer.

Anyway, I heard today, after much speculation, that Weezer is releasing its 6th studio album in the very near future.

That brings up an interesting question for me.

Am I going to buy it?

Let's do a quick recap on the Weezer situation:

1. They release The Blue Album.

One of the greatest debut albums, in my humble opinion. It didn't just make them popular, it is a flat-out album, from start to finish.

Some high notes include the a capella breakdown at the end of Holiday, the closing to Only in Dreams, the opening of Surf Wax America, and all of The Sweater Song.

Not to mention the fact that it is able to include a ridiculously poppy and catchy tune in Buddy Holly and still have it mesh with the rest of the album.

Some other great songs on the album: My Name is Jonas and Say It Ain't So.

To me, Say it Ain't So is like Santeria, by Sublime. From the first note everybody kind of shuts up and listens, and its real hard to turn off.

Also, No One Else, The World has Turned and Left me Here, and In The Garage are all great songs, and kind of foreshadow the vibe of Pinkerton, which we will get to in a second.

But first...

2. Rivers Cuomo goes totally crazy.

I'm not gonna get into the details, cuz i'm kind of hazy on them and I'm not gonna do the research (read: wikipedia it).

Suffice it to say that he went back to college, had an extremely painful surgery to make one of his legs as long as the other one (birth defect), and may or may not have fallen in love with a god-damn half-japanese girl.

3. Weezer release Pinkerton.

Pinkerton is also considered an album in my book. The whole thing goes together, the music, the lyrics, the theme and tone of the album are consistent.

It was also very different from the last album, but what could you possibly expect after that first album?

Anyway, I think this album might have made Rivers go crazy, I might have had that order messed up.

Bottom line, Weezer has 2 great albums under their belt, and what do they do next?

4. Release two ridiculous albums, Maladroit and the Green album, with lots of power-pop songs that seem like they took Cuomo about 30 seconds to write. Some are really good, but it is definitely hit or miss.

And frankly, it was disappointing going out and buying those 2 cd's the day they came out, and not getting what I expected.

So I didn't buy Make Believe when it came out, and I'm not going to buy this one.

However, I always suspected that Cuomo would go crazy again and release another great album, so maybe I will buy this one...

But I'll probably just download it (legally of course).

Speaking of killer debut albums, who else did it?

I'm not gonna actually look into this, I'll just throw stuff out there, whether it was killer or even a debut.

How about...

Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruction. Not bad.

The Band - Music from Big Pink. Pretty solid.

Violent Femmes self-titled had Add It Up, Blister in the Sun, Gone Daddy Gone, Prove My Love, Gimme the Car, and Kiss Off.

On a slightly related note, I loved the White Stripes' second album, but am not going to buy the newest cd because they have just been getting weirder and weirder.

I will probably not buy the next Strokes album.

But no matter what I will buy the next: Wilco, Modest Mouse, and Kings of Leon.

Cds I wish I had already bought: The entire Hold Steady collection, the latest TV on the Radio.

I will take feedback.

What debut albums do you love?

What bands have disappointed you over the years?

What bands will you always buy their cds, no matter what?

What bands do you wish you had discovered earlier?

Oh, and furthermore, Susan, just a point to ponder. I have never gotten in to the Beastie Boys, and I don't think I ever will. Yes, I own Paul's Boutique, yes I love sabotage and what'cha want, but im sorry, they dont do it for me.