tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996794592690059217.post1220034619860384858..comments2023-10-20T15:28:46.332+01:00Comments on Swimsuit Issue: King of the beta male misogynists: Why Rivers Cuomo would be the worst boyfriend everLondon Feminist/Queer/DIY http://www.blogger.com/profile/06141273020381949967noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7996794592690059217.post-15075182716865530312012-09-27T19:32:53.093+01:002012-09-27T19:32:53.093+01:00It still blows my mind that in amusingly ironic co...It still blows my mind that in amusingly ironic contrast Pinkerton was released the same year as Boys For Pele. (The Tori Amos record did a lot better, I think.) The critical response as it evolved with Weezer's fortunes is very interesting as well. It's a great album - I love Boys For Pele as equally as Pinkerton - but analyses like yours are always welcome and encouraging as the various levels of discourse initiated by Pinkerton are unlike what Cuomo no doubt anticipated. I love your focus on the lyrics because as good as they are in the songs, the underlying narcissism absolutely provokes critical analysis. Every song screams for it and your approach couldn't be more appropriate. Are you familiar with the movie La Maman et la Putain? Fascinating depiction of the male psyche, but also a very similar case of narcissism on par with the narrator in Pinkerton. It seems that vivid documents like this appear every generation and always with the same drift. As your reference to that Quietus article demonstrates, this generation feels the same, too. Thank you for doing everyone a favor and writing on Pinkerton. Jean-Luc Garbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406828146307797692noreply@blogger.com