that cover for pinkerton is just a japanese painting! it's the cover for this book i have called "snow country" which won the nobel prize! weezer stink!

Right, it's based on that. Pinkerton is roughly inspired by the opera Madame Butterfly, which involves a Lt. Pinkerton visiting Japan or something.

Always liked Weezer's album covers.


(Very, very awesome)


(Interesting. ;])

Metallica has some cool ones, namely Master of Puppets.



I like this one by the Police:


I'm sure there's a ton I've missed, those are just ones I see now that are pretty cool, in my opinion. Not the best, of course. Rush also has some very cool ones.

Maybe they made a video just for fun? I think there is a little too much analysis going on here. Pork and Beans isn't supposed to be an orchestral masterpiece - apparently front man Rivers was making a stab at his record label (Geffen Records, who he fights with a lot apparently and is pretty much regretting ever signing with them - from what I understand) for rejecting other stuff he had written and trying to mold the band into a mainstream kind of thing.

Weezer has been influential in the "alt-rock scene", been very identifiable with a certain crowd, and in general produced catchy, enjoyable songs. They aren't for destroying your mind with some crazy new acoustics, but something to simply enjoy.

I don't know, just saying.

Also, saying that you love the Blue Album and Pinkerton but hate the "new stuff" doesn't make you smart.