From Loudersound.
Weezer may be alt-rock geek heroes, but they’ve never hidden their love of 80s metal. And new single I Need Some Of That wears it proudly on its sleeve.
The latest track to be taken from upcoming album Van Weezer, it finds Rivers Cuomo and co nodding towards the great hard rock and hair metal bands of the past (although the lyric video features some decidedly Metallica-esque fonts).
Naturally, the Van Halen-inspired album title is a big reference to where the LA band are heading this time around. We’ll let Rivers himself explain: “We just noticed over the last few years there’d be these moments during the show where I’d accidentally bust out a few harmonics or a whammy bar dive or a little tapping just because I can’t control myself.
“And we noticed unlike in decades past, now the audience would go ballistic whenever they’d hear even a hint of that style. So I started doing it more and more. And soon I’m just like shredding through the whole show and we’re like,v‘Jeez, we should make an album like this.’”
Van Weezer will arrive May 7 via Crush Music/Atlantic Records.
1. Hero
2. All The Good Ones
3. The End Of The Game
4. I Need Some Of That
5. Beginning Of The End
6. Blue Dream
7. 1 More Hit
8. Sheila Can Do It
9. She Needs Me
10. Precious Metal Girl
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- Weezer - Van Weezer - Neon Pink - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £24.99, $34.74, €28.74 (New Item) (arrived 06-May-2021 12:58)on May 8, 2021 at 11:37 am
WEEZER Van Weezer (2021 UK/EU limited edition 10-track LP pressed on Neon Pink Vinyl - this coloured edition exclusive to independent record stores. With inspiration derived from the deepest metal roots of Weezer - Rivers was a huge Kiss fan; Brian was a big Black Sabbath fan; Pat worshipped at the altar of Van Halen and Rush; Scott loved Slayer and Metallica! Picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed)
- Weezer - Undone The Sweater Song - UK - CD single - £8.99, $12.50, €10.34 (New Item) (arrived 22-Apr-2021 09:22)on May 8, 2021 at 11:37 am
WEEZER Undone-The Sweater Song (Original 1995 UK 4-track CD single, also including Holiday [LP Version] plus the previously unreleased recordings Mykel & Carli and Susanne. The disc remains in excellent condition issued in a slimline jewel case with the titled sleeve inlay GFSTD85)
- Weezer - Buddy Holly - UK - 7" vinyl - £40.00, $55.60, €46.00 (Back In Stock) (arrived 02-Apr-2021 07:53)on May 8, 2021 at 11:37 am
WEEZER Buddy Holly (Rare 1995 UK wide centred limited edition 7" vinyl single, also including Jamie, mock-50s orange Geffen label & mock-50s die-cut sleeve with an adaptor fitted to the centre. This example remains in a 'near as new' conditionwith little evidence of play GFS88)
- Weezer - Buddy Holly - UK - 7" vinyl - £40.00, $55.60, €46.00 (New Item) (arrived 31-Mar-2021 12:29)on May 8, 2021 at 11:37 am
WEEZER Buddy Holly (Rare 1995 UK wide centred limited edition 7" vinyl single, also including Jamie, mock-50s orange Geffen label & mock-50s die-cut sleeve with an adaptor fitted to the centre. This example remains in a 'near as new' conditionwith little evidence of play GFS88)
- Weezer - Back To The Shack - UK - 7" vinyl - £15.00, $20.85, €17.25 (Back In Stock) (arrived 10-Mar-2021 15:22)on May 8, 2021 at 11:37 am
WEEZER Back To The Shack (2014 UK limited edition 7" vinyl single released as part of Universal's 12 Days of Christmas promotion, featuring 3:05 version of the track taken from their album 'Everything Will Be Alright In The End', picture sleeve. The sleeve shows no signs of wear and thevinyl looks barely played)
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