Pinkerton is the second studio album by the American rock band Weezer, released on September 24, 1996, by DGC Records. The guitarist and vocalist Rivers Cuomo wrote most of Pinkerton while studying at Harvard University, after abandoning plans for a rock opera, Songs from the Black Hole. It was the last Weezer album to feature bassist Matt Sharp, who left the group in 1998.
Lástima lo que le hacen Falling For You, Butterfly y quizás El Scorcho a un disco donde ocurren cosas como enamorarse platonicamente de una lesbiana, soñar con conocer a tu fan japonesa a la que le dedicas una canción en la que le dices que fantaseas con si se masturba o no (“I've got your letter, you've got my song” es una frase tan simple como efectiva para que se vea inocente y no te denuncien), ensuciar tu sonido hasta lo máximo que eres capaz mientras cantas al hastío del sexo y te pasas todo el disco buscando a “la ideal” (que obviamente no aparece), soltar una cantidad de ganchos pop inasumible mientras saqueas sin piedad a los Pixies, recordarte… More
Saw some Pinkerton discourse on the TL so I had to revisit this stone cold CLASSIC. Went platinum in my CD player in high school forsuuure. I get why people don't like Rivers though. This shit is more honesty from a nerd than the world ever asked for. Like a diary you wouldn't want to read back to yourself and yet this motherfucker threw it on wax?? A god for over sharers everywhere. Just a stunning feat of shamelessness. Tapped into the human condition type shit. But yeah if I saw his asthmatic ass in the hallway I'd probably toss that bitch into a locker too. Anyway, 10/10, top 5 contender, formative, best Weezer album, etc.