

Over time, however, Raditude would become widely considered their worst album. The album originally received lukewarm reviews, but really no worse than many of their other albums, and was largely seen as an improvement over The Red Album (which itself is one of the albums that would become vindicated). Condemned by History: While several of their albums eventually became Vindicated by History, the same cannot be said for Raditude.The whole thing is summed up pretty well in this Saturday Night Live sketch, which is clearly based on an actual argument the writer had or witnessed.Van Weezer has also been generally well received, though a few have criticized the album's derivative nature. However, even with OK Human, there's a slight divide between those who like the album's softer, Baroque Pop style and those who like the songs but would prefer to hear electric versions - some have taken to adding their own electric guitar parts to OK Human songs. Then came OK Human, which many consider their best work since at least The White Album. Pacific Daydream, however, leaves fans divided once again, as do The Teal Album and The Black Album. Everything Will Be Alright in the End is notable for being their only album since the first one that hasn't split the base in some way.It's gotten as far as fans compiling their own interpretations of the never-released album. There are also those who wish Rivers would compile and release the entirety of Songs from the Black Hole, which were only scattered through B-Sides and his demo albums.In a way it's directly comparable to the formerly fractured state of R.E.M.'s fanbase before their 2011 dissolution, though Weezer's situation is arguably tamer by comparison. None of these fan subdivisions get along too well. Broken Base: Of course, the most famous are the " Blue Album and Pinkerton only" crowd, but there's also a significant amount of the fanbase who likes everything made before Make Believe, those who only like the stuff they did Make Believe and afterwards, and those who like everything they've ever done.

The guitar solos in "Return to Ithaka"."Foolish Father," which is about Rivers' complicated feelings toward his dad and his fears about how his daughter will regard him.Special note goes to the " Aerosmith" and " Jeff Buckley" sections. "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived," which is essentially a Power Pop "Bohemian Rhapsody"/ "Paranoid Android" that explores the styles of different musicians and bands.He disagrees with Rivers' story and claims he really played guitar on the album. Brian did add backing vocals though, and was credited for rhythm guitar in the liner notes. note The band fired Jason Cropper during the sessions and there was no time to have Brian Bell add to them, so Rivers did it all alone to get it done quicker, since the album was already behind schedule. Adding to Blue: all guitars on the album were recorded by Rivers.Awesome Music: The Blue Album, Pinkerton, Everything Will Be Alright In The End, The White Album.The count currently stands at over 3,000 with the largest bundle being over 1000 demos for Everything Will Be Alright in the End.

