Rentals - Seven More Minutes

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Free Music Review: Thank goodness Matt Sharp left Weezer
Hit: 5 Stars

This album is not a disappointment. It outshines Return of the Rentals in every possible way (which is certainly no mean feat). After listening to this album (repeatedly), Return of the Rentals seems amateurish and monotone (but still excellent). Matt Sharp has vastly improved as a song-writer. The sheer variety on this album is stellar. Look for cameo appearances, too, by Tim Wheeler (Ash), Donna Matthews (Elastica), Petra Haden (of course, ex-member of that dog.), and Damon Albarn (Blur). There's even a song co-written with Rivers Cuomo.

These songs are catchy, poppy, addictive, just like the songs on the last album, but utilize a much broader soundscape than the Return of the Rentals' moog-meets-distorted-bass formula. Love it or hate it, there's a lot less (obvious) moog on this album. Personally I'm glad.

A minor (very minor) complaint: two songs, The Cruise and Barcelona, both appeared in earlier formats (complete with different lyrics) as So Soon and California, respectively. (California, Barcelona, same syllable count; interchangable, see?) So Soon appeared on the friends of P single and California is, well, a rarity I found somewhere. I personally liked both of these older versions better than I did the new versions on the album. California, for example, is pure bliss: heavy distortion, falsetto vocals, a catchy refrain. Anyway, if you haven't heard these rarer versions of these songs, you won't really care.

Seven More Minutes comes out April 13, I think, and I know I'll be at the record store, money in hand, when they open. It's simply an amazing album. If you're an old fan of the Rentals, you're in for a treat. And if you're not, there's lots and lots of room for new recruits with this new album. I dare say that this album SHOULD by all means attract many a new Rentals-crazed convert, but it probably won't, unless you go out of your way to go and listen to it. Or maybe this album will find Matt Sharp et al. fame. It darn well should.

All I can say is thank God Matt Sharp left Weezer. Sure, there may have been a few teary eyes when he departed to pursue the Rentals full-time, but just remember--would this album have been written, otherwise? For what it's worth, the world has been blessed with 15 great songs.

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