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Its true that hes great at that stuff, but thats not the only thing keeping Weezer afloat.
Its also a certain playfulness and a lack of shame.
From Whats with these homies dissing my girl?
They do whatever they want now, and that seems to make people furious.
If you appreciate a good, subtle troll, you have to respect it.
Its apparent in the last few months of machinations that Rivers Cuomo has different plans for his band.
The Africa cover is Weezers first Hot 100 hit in a decade.
The performances here are sharp.
(People forget Rivers cut his teeth on hard rock and metal.
This is not his first bout of Tommy Iommi cosplay.)
Their Mr. Blue Sky absolutely crushes.
They do justice to the Turtles Happy Together.
But the purpose of the endeavor isnt to teach us about the band.
Its to keep us talking about the band.
And here we are.
