(not actually trying to start a discussion on the fall of weezer. Just re-read the Grantland article and was lamenting.)
Ignoring this, to share a great Matt Sharp quote:
"The one thing that is really consistent with me being on the road is that people come up to me and say, 'By the way, the last two Weezer records really sucked,' and they're always saying it to get in good with me. And I haven't heard them. But if they were bad, they'd probably be just as bad if I was there."TBT Memzy/Fanning brag: 6th-grade WSBs went to Streetside at 91st and Metcalf to get the Blue album as soon as he heard "Undone" on 105.9 the Lazer for the first time. They didn't have it, and staff hadn't heard of it, but they ordered it on cassette for me. Still have it.