Producer Bangladesh looped the opening chords from Gladys Knight and the Pips’ “Don’t Burn Down the Bridge,” then segued to a drill-like volley of trap drums. He gave the beat to his friend Shanell — a onetime R&B singer on Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment — to pass along. ...
“it’s my entrance, my own creation, my grand finale, my goodbye.” k.g. weezer, “undone — the sweater song” image credit: karjean levine/getty images never has knitwear been so tragic as in weezer’s 1994 debut, “the sweater song.” the malaise-drenched intro is thoroughly ...
Coming Around Again: In addition to Weezer’s meme-spawned, Hot 100-charting 2018 cover, “Africa” has been sampled in countless songs — with the intro section especially finding favor with rappers, including Nas (“New World”), Ja Rule (“Murder Reigns”) and Xzibit (“Heart of Man”...
questionable gender dynamics, and extreme bitterness that were hiding in plain sight, I cannot even begin to imagine the response DGC or even Weezer themselves imagined by leading off their sophomore album with “Tired of Sex,” wherein alt-rock’s most convincing nerd complains about how ...
said. “Each stunt was selected from my extensive personal collection of cartoons.”—H.S. 76 Weezer, “Buddy Holly” Youtube Despite everything that Weezer have achieved over the past three decades, the first image that comes to mind when many people think of them is Fonzie and theHappy ...
Weezer, ‘Pinkerton’ (1996) Weezer followed up their power-pop breakthrough with a brilliant sophomore LP that turned out to be one of the finest emo crossovers ever. Though the lyrics were occasionally controversial – see the opening lines of "El Scorcho" – the band went harder and heavi...
Weezer, ‘Pinkerton’ (1996) Weezer followed up their power-pop breakthrough with a brilliant sophomore LP that turned out to be one of the finest emo crossovers ever. Though the lyrics were occasionally controversial – see the opening lines of "El Scorcho" – the band went harder and heavi...
"Take my hand/Take my life," he screams at the top of his lungs in the hook of "Take It Away." Between the tougher, more visceral songs are equally gut-wrenching power ballads, like the vulnerable, catchy hit "All That I've Got." Balancing pop and hardcore, the Used perfected a ...