Rivers Cuomo - Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo
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Free Music Review: Good collectors item
Hit: 4 Stars
I initially bought the mp3 of the track "Superfriend" on the day this album was released. I had pre-ordered the CD but it didn't arrive until Christmas Eve. Now that I have the CD and have listened to all of the tracks, I can say that there are some really good ones on here. My favorites are "Blast Off", "Who You Callin' Bitch", "Superfriend", "Longtime Sunshine", and "I Was Made For You".Free Music Review: only a demo
Hit: 4 Stars
I can't really be upset with this realease because it is what it states, only a demo with botched lyrics. Not sure why they didn't take the skip out of sunshine. Overall I have a lot of weezer bootleg songs much better in quality and songmanship. Overall, though it is what it states, a demo so I can't give it less then four stars. What else are we to expect?Free Music Review: Great Album
Hit: 4 Stars
This is a great album, the more and more I listen to it, the more I fall in love with each and every song. If your like me and are a die hard fan of the WEEZ, then you want go wrong with this album. All tho this is not a "Weezer" produced cd, it still rocks.Free Music Review: Sounds like Weezer
Hit: 4 Stars
Great CD for Weezer fans. Some songs might sound weird the first time you hear them, but you'll end up loving the whole CD.
Great to hear when driving...
Free Music Review: Rivers of Yesteryear.
Hit: 3 Stars
Are you tired of listening to over-produced power-pop? Do you like music that sounds like it's been recorded in a bomb shelter? Well, you are in luck. Alone deviates from Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo's recent brand of slick commercial rock (Make Believe and Maladroit) by venturing into lo-fi territory with vocal experimentation ("Ooh") and stripped-down melodic structures ("Longtime Sunshine") among other things. The 19 home-recorded tracks span Cuomo's career from 1992 to 2007. Throughout that 15 year period Cuomo wrote and recorded several hundred songs, the majority of which have never been released until now. Although many of the songs featured on Alone were recorded before 1996, it illustrates his growth as an artist over the years.
Strains of angst and frustration that are found on early Weezer albums, can be seen in the emotional rawness of "The World We Love So Much." This song is particularly refreshing because it showcases a vocal range that is seldom heard in his other recorded music. However, while there are some hits, there are a few are misses, like the awkward R&B synth ballad "This Is The Way" and the barbershop quarter-inspired harmonies of "Dude, We're Finally Landing." Because the sound quality varies so throughout the album, it is truly surprisingly to hear due to Cuomo's penchant for perfectionism. A gritty synth-tinged demo of Weezer's biggest hit, "Buddy Holly" made the cut. On Alone the song is played at a considerably slower tempo, showing the changes made in the final cut on 1990's Blue Album. There is also a hazy Beastie Boys-styled cover of Ice Cube's 1990 hit "The Bomb."
The hodge-podge of musical styles combines pop melodies, synthesizers, and just enough twee to keep hipsters in tow. There are moments on Alone (particularly on"Superfriend" and "Blast Off!") when it sounds like an early-era Weezer album. Among the album are several undiscovered gems, like "Lover In The Snow" and "I Was Made For You" that showcase the bespectacled rocker's uncanny ability to write songs with great pop-sensibility and diary-honest eclecticism.