A Weezer tribute without a cover of "Buddy Holly" and "Undone (The Sweater Song)"? Regardless of these oversights, Rock Music: A Tribute to Weezer is a worthy paean to the post-grunge ensemble's pop sensibilities. Piebald's reading of "No One Else" captures Weezer's awkward teenage angst and then some, while "Tired of Sex," rendered by Mycomplex in a haze of somnambulistic bliss, is far more harrowing than ironic. "Jamie," a rare B-side fan favorite, is given an alternative folk makeover by emo-rock superstar Dashboard Confessional, and Affinity's hardcore version of "My Name Is Jonas" is proof positive that you can't keep a good song down. Among rock's ultimate "outsider" bands, Weezer should be delighted to feted by a posse of fellow outsiders who display unabashed gratitude through each spirited performance. Not essential but enjoyable, which pretty much sums up Weezer in the year 2002.
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Track Listing
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1 | Affinity | 04:37 | Amazon | ||||
2 | Piebald | 03:02 | Amazon | ||||
3 | Glasseater | 03:15 | Amazon | ||||
4 | Grade | 02:45 | Amazon | ||||
5 | Further Seems Forever | 04:10 | Amazon | ||||
6 | Christopher John | 06:12 | Amazon | ||||
7 | Midtown | 02:22 | Amazon | ||||
8 | Dashboard Confessional | 04:08 | Amazon | ||||
9 | The Stereo | 04:19 | Amazon | ||||
10 | My Complex | 02:52 | Amazon | ||||
11 | The Impossibles | 03:55 | Amazon | ||||
12 | Mock Orange | 04:39 | Amazon | ||||
13 | The Ataris | 02:46 | Amazon |