En la última actualización de Weezer.com 27.05 Karl habla sobre el concierto en el Budokan Hall , haciendo referencia a que Los Beatles tocaron allí hace ya más de 30 años y comentando que a diferencia de otros conciertos del tour por Japon no hubo ninguna sorpresa en la lista de canciones (recordemos que en el concierto de Osaka tocaron "Across the sea" por primera vez en 4 años).

Karl ha puesto una página completa de reseñas de "Maladroit" también puedes colaborar con él enviandole más . Para verlas , haz click aquí.

Eso es lo que dice Chuck Campbell de ModernRock.com a diferencia de Weezer (The Green album) pero afirma que llevará a Weezer a la "realeza" del rock (?).

Para leer la reseña completa , haz click aquí.

Fuente : LiveDaily.com

Weezer to Bring Geek Rock to the Masses on Summer Tour

MAY 28 4:25 P.M. ET Alt-rockers Weezer have confirmed U.S. tour dates for the summer, set to begin July 5. The band's new album, "Maladroit," was released May 14 and debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard chart.

Select cities on this six-week tour will see the band matched with New York rock sensations the Strokes, and in the supporting slots on all dates will be Dashboard Confessional and Sparta (featuring members of At the Drive-In). Weezer has recently returned from a tour of Japan, and will follow up its American summer dates with U.K. festival gigs in late August.

With the help of some memorably quirky videos, Weezer first rose to prominence in the early '90s, attracting attention for pairing indie-rock geekiness with pop-rock chops. Although tour dates are certain to sell out, the band's most recent single, "Dope Nose," has yet to crack major mainstream airplay.

[Note: The following tour itinerary has been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of 28-May-2002. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist web sites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

Check for Weezer tickets:

July

6 - West Valley, UT - E Center
7 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
9 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
11 - Tinley Park, IL - Tweeter Center
12 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
14 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre
15 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
17 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
18 - Columbus, OH - Polaris Amphitheater
20 - Hartford, CT - ctnow.com Meadows Music
21 - Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center
22 - Wantagh, NY - Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater
23 - Holmdel, NJ - P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
26 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center At The Waterfront
27 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post
29 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
30 - Nashville, TN - TBA

August

1 - The Woodlands, TX - C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
2 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre
4 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7 - Phoenix, AZ - TBA
9 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
10 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheatre
23 - Reading, UK - Reading Festival
24 - Leeds, UK - Temple Newsam Park

"Maladroit" se encuentra en el nº3 , por encima de sus buenos amigos de Jimmy Eat World , de Dave Matthews Band y hasta de los Sex Pistols.

Para ver la lista completa , haz click aquí.

En la actualización de ayer (25.05.02) de Weezer.com Karl hablaba de la actuación de Weezer en el Kosei Nenkin Hall de Nagoya Japón haciendo mención a que el público no pudo hacer "mosh pit" debido a la cercanía de los asientos con el escenario , pero que al menos nadie pudo quejarse de no ver nada. Para Fotos y "set list" del show . Visita Weezer.com

Fuente : Mtv.comWhen drummer Pat Wilson described Weezer's latest live show tendencies recently, he separately mentioned Neil Diamond, Spinal Tap, Tool and Phish in a matter of minutes.

Needless to say, the band's summer tour should be interesting.

Dates have not been announced, but Wilson and frontman Rivers Cuomo said Weezer will spend six weeks hitting amphitheaters across America with Dashboard Confessional beginning in mid-July. The Stokes will also join the bill on a couple of dates.

"It's gonna be awesome," Wilson said. "The sound just goes. In an arena, it sounds stupid, but when we hear stuff and it goes out and then it comes back, it has a certain feeling to it, but in these places, it just feels like the sound you make goes forever. So we'll probably be more like, I don't know, Phish."

Cuomo seconded the notion, going as far as calling Weezer a power-pop Phish. Considering the band's loyal fanbase, which has been following the group on the road and trading set lists and bootlegs, and the way Weezer have been jamming lately, he's got a strong case.

Wilson explained how at a recent show in Tucson, Arizona, the band played four new songs in a row and approached their classics in free-form fashion. "I felt like I was in Tool," he said. "It was so cool. I hope to hear [a tape of the show] sometime and agree with my previous statement."

Weezer's summer tour will promote Maladroit, which debuts at #3 on this week's Billboard 200 albums chart. Many are calling it the band's most rocking record, which Wilson attributed to the past year the band has spent on the road.

"We've been playing [the new material] live so much that after awhile I think it just makes you wanna rock harder, 'cause you just kind of get a tolerance to that level and you just wanna keep going," he said.

—Corey Moss

Weezer superó a Moby pero aun falta para llegar al nº 1 . El "ranking" se encuentra así:

Top Billboard 200

nº1 P. Diddy & Bad Boy Records Present... We Invented The Remix, Various Artists (1 semana)
nº2 Come Home With Me, Cam'ron (1 semana)
nº3 Maladroit , Weezer (1 semanas)
nº4 18 , Moby (1 semana)
nº5 Juslisen (Just Listen), Musiq

Desafortunadamente "Dope Nose" no corrió con la misma suerte ya que es nº 20 en el Billboard Modern Rock Tracks