Weezer

Hey everybody, been away for a while I know. Good news though! The music is on its way back.

I got a chance to see Weezer and the Flaming Lips two weeks ago. What a crazy show. The bands experimented with a new style of playing where one band would play a few songs and then the other band would come on and play a few songs. It was pretty awesome but the crowd was way more into Weezer, which kind of sucked. Don't get me wrong I love Weezer, but man did the Flaming Lips put on a great show. Yes, the Lips are a psychedelic-pop-funk-everything fusion, but the show they put on was spectacular - confetti everywhere, space balls (you're going to want to click on this link), balloons, strobes, crazy colors, weird images on the backing screen, Wayne Coyne's quirks and this list doesn't even do it any justice. But hey! This post is supposed to be about Weezer!
Weezer didn't fail to impress and the crowd received their set much better than the Flaming Lips were received. Interesting to note, though, that the lawn crowd could be heard from behind the seats singing the Lips songs AND the Weezer songs. Pretty awesome. Mostly Blue Album classics were played, with a few oddities and Pinkertons thrown in. I've heard very mixed reviews of Weezer live, but I have to say they were pretty good. Rivers (the lead singer) even came into the crowd during "If You're Wondering..." I was lucky enough to be close by to watch Rivers come sing with everybody. What a triumphant moment. Without further ado, I give you Rivers Cuomo: