by Nick Hogan | Apr 11, 2010 | News Slider
If you don’t enjoy getting songs stuck in your head and singing them all day, you might not want to listen to Weezer’s new album, Raditude. After hearing Weezer’s new single (“If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To” via downloadable content for Rock Band on the Xbox 360, I was very excited to hear the rest of the album. When I did, I was not disappointed. Rivers Cuomo, the band’s lead singer and songwriter, has written a good variation of music for this album and has a knack for creating catchy tunes. The only song that Cuomo didn’t write for this album was “In the Mall,” which was written by drummer and backup vocalist Patrick Wilson. “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To” has extraordinary potential to be a hit, and is just one of those songs that you can’t get out of your head. It also kicks off the album with a bang. The majority of the album has a very Blink-182 feel, but the music is a development from past Weezer albums into a cross between the two bands, and it is extraordinarily successful. The band toured with Blink-182 recently, reflected in songs such as “I’m Your Daddy” and “The Girl Got Hot.” The album also contains a few “love ballads” (and with Weezer, I use that term loosely), which were very typical of Weezer’s musical style. These songs, such as “Put Me Back Together,” “Trippin’ Down The Freeway” and “I Don’t Want To Let You Go,” are typical of any band in this genre, but that...
