Episode 1046: Peak and Crash: Weezer
Matt and I ask the simple question: when did Weezer stop being great? I cite “My Name Is Jonas,” “Across the Sea,” and “Only in Dreams” as the glory era, then slam “Photograph,” “Beverly Hills,” and that “Africa” cover as the slide. Matt fires back with his own picks, and we spar over the Green Album’s betrayal.
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Show Notes
00:00:00 Welcome & catching‑up
00:01:52 Show premise – when bands peak & crash
00:02:46 Weezer 101 & ’90s nerd pride
00:04:26 Jonathan’s Weezer‑tattoo origin story
00:07:00 “They made uncool feel cool”
00:10:55 Setting up the peak‑songs face‑off
00:11:00 Peak #1 – “My Name Is Jonas”
00:14:00 Peak #2 – “Only in Dreams”
00:18:10 Peak #3 – “Across the Sea”
00:19:35 Matt’s turn – peak picks intro
00:20:14 Peak #4 – “Buddy Holly”
00:22:53 Peak #5 – “The Good Life”
00:24:57 Peak #6 – “Say It Ain’t So”
00:29:44 Wrapping the peak era
00:30:00 Spreadsheet songwriting era
00:31:26 Hype returns – The Green Album
00:33:36 Formula problem – “Photograph” solo rant
00:36:27 Fall‑off #1 – “Dope Nose”
00:40:56 Fall‑off #2 – “Beverly Hills”
00:44:21 Fall‑off #3 – “Africa” (cover)
00:48:28 Do all bands eventually decline?
00:50:12 Artists who kept it together
00:51:09 Outro – keep your complaints to yourself