From the pounding, primal assault of the opening track, "Tired of Sex," it's clear from the outset that Pinkerton is a different record than the sunny, heavy guitar pop of Weezer's eponymous debut. The first noticeable difference is the darker, messier sound — the guitars rage and squeal, the beats are brutal and visceral, the vocals are mixed to the front, filled with overlapping, off-the-cuff backing vocals. In short, it sounds like the work of a live band, which makes it all the more ironic that Pinkerton, at its core, is a singer/songwriter record, representing Rivers Cuomo's bid for respectability. Since he hasn't changed Weezer's blend of power pop and heavy metal (only the closing song, "Butterfly," is performed acoustically), many critics and much of the band's casual fans didn't notice Cuomo's significant growth as a songwriter. Loosely structured as a concept album based on Madame Butterfly, each song works as an individual entity, driven by powerful, melodic hooks, a self-deprecating sense of humor ("Pink Triangle" is about a crush on a lesbian), and a touching vulnerability ("Across the Sea," "Why Bother?"). Weezer can still turn out catchy, offbeat singles — "The Good Life" has a chorus that is more memorable than "Buddy Holly," "El Scorcho" twists Pavement's junk-culture references in on itself, "Falling for You" is the most propulsive thing they've yet recorded — but the band's endearing geekiness isn't as cutesy as before, which means the album wasn't as successful on the charts. But it's the better album, full of crunching power pop with a surprisingly strong emotional undercurrent that becomes all the more resonant with each play.


這張唱片是Weezer于1999年發行的。在AMG上給出了5星的評價，當然最早了解這張唱片還是從結尾的那一首Butterfly，推薦一下。這張專輯不大好買，我也是費了很大力氣才買到的日版，和大家分享一下。總體上Weezer在這張專輯中依然保持了八十年代后期美國獨立搖滾的氣質，但是他們在看似幼稚的歌詞、熱情的配器上仍然展現出了自己的特點。相對于他們的綠色專輯這張唱片可能顯得少了一些樂趣，但是正像前面所說，Butterfly這樣歌曲的出現仍然使聽者對他們充滿了熱情。

如果你喜歡Weezer的專輯《Pinkerton》里的歌曲，可以把下面的歌曲連接發給你的朋友:
1.Tired of Sex - Weezer
http://www.guangchangzhuan.cn/ting/132812.html
2.Getchoo - Weezer
http://www.guangchangzhuan.cn/ting/132813.html
3.No Other One - Weezer
http://www.guangchangzhuan.cn/ting/132814.html
4.Why Bother? - Weezer
http://www.guangchangzhuan.cn/ting/132815.html
5.Across the Sea - Weezer
http://www.guangchangzhuan.cn/ting/132816.html
6.The Good Life - Weezer
http://www.guangchangzhuan.cn/ting/132817.html
7.El Scorcho - Weezer
http://www.guangchangzhuan.cn/ting/132818.html
8.Pink Triangle - Weezer
http://www.guangchangzhuan.cn/ting/132819.html
9.Falling for You - Weezer
http://www.guangchangzhuan.cn/ting/132820.html
10.Butterfly - Weezer
http://www.guangchangzhuan.cn/ting/132821.html