In May of 1994, Los Angeles rock band Weezer released its first — and still most successful — album, a self-titled record popularly referred to as the Blue Album due to the background color of its cover image.
The power pop collection went triple platinum in the U.S. and reached #16 on the Billboard 200. Its first two singles — ‘Undone – The Sweater Song‘ and ‘Buddy Holly‘ — became minor hits largely due to the prominence of their Spike Jonze-directed videos on MTV.
The Blue Album has been hailed as one of the decade’s best releases, and a touchstone of the alternative rock genre.
I’ve always thought I’m a potential Weezer fan. I haven’t listened to any of their music apart from those early singles, but they fit the geek-pop mold of a lot of acs I like. Given the chance, would I have latched on to Weezer the way I did Ben Folds Five a few years later?
Listening to the Blue Album now, I’m not so sure. Unlike the piano-based melodicism of Ben Folds Five, the guitar-heaviness of this record is a bit of a barrier. I dig several of the tunes, but others are noisier than I like. Of course, maybe that’s my 49-year-old reaction and I would have felt differently at 22.
There is enough good here to make me curious about the rest of Weezer’s output, which spans 27 years and 15 albums, but I don’t see myself doing that deep dive anytime soon.
I’ve got a Dungeon Master’s Guide, I’ve got a twelve sided die
I’ve got Kitty Pryde, and Nightcrawler too
Waiting there for me, yes I do, I do
[Verse 2]
I’ve got posters on the wall, my favorite rock group KISS
I’ve got Ace Frehley, I’ve got Peter Criss
Waiting there for me, yes I do, I do
[Chorus]
In the garage, I feel safe
No one cares about my ways
In the garage, where I belong
No one hears me sing this song
In the garage
[Verse 3]
I’ve got electric guitar, I play my stupid songs
I write these stupid words, and I love every one
Waiting there for me, yes I do, I do
[Chorus]
In the garage, I feel safe
No one cares about my ways
In the garage, where I belong
No one hears me sing this song
In the garage, in the garage, yeah
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
In the garage, I feel safe
No one cares about my ways
In the garage, where I belong
No one hears me sing this song
[Outro]
In the garage, I feel safe
No one laughs about my ways
In the garage, where I belong
No one hears me, no one hears me
No one hears me, no one hears me
No one hears me sing this song
Meet Me In Montauk 
I don’t think I know any Weezer songs other than “Buddy Holly,” but I too am not a big fan of their heavy sound.