Pork and Beans

...time, Rivers Cuomo and co have tried to create an entire album of simple pop-rock songs, in the mould of early singles Beverly Hills and Pork and Beans. At times, it works. The jangly pop of I Want You To and the crunchy riffs and...

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...with time and roll with new trends. On their last album (2008's self-titled "Red" album), they produced a video for the single "Pork and Beans" that sought to grab hold of dozens of different Internet memes all at once. Raditude features a...

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...I took some for the team"). Honestly, it's everything that ever made Weezer great, and it's reminiscent of, and easily as good as 'Pork & Beans' - but then again, the less said about The Red Album, the better. With that example in mind,...

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...fun, as evidenced by three consecutive albums of bland power-pop. This might be enjoyable for them-tonight, Cuomo looks delighted to sing "Pork and Beans" to his disguised ilk-but to longtime fans, it's been one long, willfully obtuse sleigh...

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...effort, also known as "The Red Album." That previous set peaked at No. 4 on The Billboard 200 and spawned the modern-rock chart-topper "Pork and Beans." "Raditude" features ample co-production credits, including Jacknife Lee (U2, R.E.M.) and...

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...depths. When last year's third eponymous disc came out (a.k.a. "the Red Album"), the band scored one of their biggest hits ever ("Pork & Beans") with some of the most inane lyrics of their career ("Everyone likes to dance to a happy song /...

In this article: Weezer, Pop, U2, Beverly Hills, Timbaland, Chuck Klosterman, Lil' Wayne, Make Believe, Pinkerton, and Kevin Rudolf

..."Why Bother," "Hash Pipe," "Island In The Sun," "Keep Fishin'," "Dope Nose," "Perfect Situation," "Beverly Hills," and even "Pork and Beans" probably doesn't know what to think of "Can't Stop Partying. " That's probably because the...

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...drawn inspiration from '50s rock 'n' roll legend ("Buddy Holly"), the capital of superficiality ("Beverly Hills") and YouTube sensations ("Pork and Beans"), yet this time they look to friendly canines for inspiration. Deviating from...

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...memorable songs. They've never been more memorable, however, than as played on Wednesday night; indeed, the fiery reinterpretations of "Pork and Beans" and "Troublemaker," both from "The Red Album," turned out to be distinct highlights.

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...Sophie Muller and Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris) on some cornerstone videos ("Say It Ain't So," "Hash Pipe" and last year's "Pork and Beans" among them). One director they never worked with was "Clerks" and "Zack and Miri Make a...

In this article: Weezer, Kevin Smith, Spike Jonze, Marcos Siega, Buddy Holly, Hash Pipe, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Say It Ain't So, and Mark Romanek