Rivers was very sensitive to the backlash after Pinkerton, and Weezer has never been the same since. People were expecting another upbeat and fun album like the Blue Album, but Pinkerton was quite the opposite. As a result, the record wasn't received nearly as well. Weezer didn't make another album for five years, and when they did, what had made Weezer great was gone. The Green Album had some nice tracks, no doubt, but it was glazed over and ultimately a sell-out.
90s-era Weezer is probably my favorite band of all-time. Pinkerton is a masterpiece, and the Blue Album isn't far behind. Nowadays, Weezer isn't anything more than a lame pop-rock group.
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