Weezer

Let me start by saying that I’m not the biggest Weezer fan.  “Buddy Holly” was awesome, “The Sweater Song” was very dope.  I was also a big fan of “My Name Is Jonas”.  However, my Weezer enthusiasm was permanently curbed when I worked at Steve & Barry’s in Bloomington, Indiana and their album played non-stop in the store during my shifts…There’s only so much Weezer one man can take.  However, they’ve remained a solid band, and a band with a brand and image that’s been protected and built over the years.  On their last album they joked about labels trying to make them into something they’re not, or influence their sound.  Their new album, Raditude, has been pushed up to a November 3rd release, and the crew just wrapped up shooting a video for the confusingly titled “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To”.  That’s all well and good, I guess, I don’t really know, but what I do know, or at least think I know is that Weezer is f**king s**t up with their choice of guest appearances, you know?

The band has let the cat out of the bag and news spread this week that Lil’ Wayne, Weezy F. Baby himself will grace the LP on the Jermaine Dupri assisted “I Can’t Stop Partying”…This is something that may sound cool if you shop at Hot Topic, but really it’s not going to be pretty.  Of course, I’m working on assumptions alone, but that’s what people do with my title, and I just think this is going to suck…For everyone.  Lil’ Wayne’s post Carter III material is kind of like Joe Montana’s stint on the Cheifs, and maybe he should take some advice from Ron Burgundy and ‘just sit the next few plays out’.  Word is that Lil’ Wayne actually raps on the track, thank g-d, cause the whole singing/rock star thing just ain’t gonna work out (No Mayer Hawthorne).  Cuomo told MTV:

“Any other rapper would’ve just done, ‘Yay, we’re partying! Let’s drink and have fun,’ but he gave it the edge I was looking for. You can hear in his voice, it sounds so dark, like he was gonna get shot or something when he walks out of the studio. So I was real happy that everyone involved got what we were going for.” 

I know what they’re going for: press, plays, sales, buzz, all of which Lil’ Wayne is perfect for.  And hey, maybe I’m an idiot and this will be the best song ever, and my next blog about Weezer will be something like, “I Was Wrong! This Weezer And Lil’ Wayne Song Is The Best Song Ever!’  Until then, I’m going to err on the side of past commercial rock-rap collaborations, and assume this is going to be just as bad as when Diddy made a song with Led Zepplin…