| Weezer's
1994 debuted yielded the band two big hit singles in "Buddy
Holly" and "Undone - The Sweater Song," whose
quirky appeal gave the initial impression that the group was some
kind of novelty act. Despite the wise-acre veneer though, Weezer
went on to successfully combine bracing, punk-poppy alternative
rock with a deep sense of irony that often made it impossible to
tell whether the band was rocking out or "rocking out."
This conceptual tension endeared Weezer to indie aesthetes, while
the band's charging riffs and pummeling rhythms endeared them to a
larger audience. |
