Weezer

Known as “The Blue Album” to fans, Weezer\'s debut is practically a greatest hits set. Rivers Cuomo flaunts his obsessions without shame, shouting out Kiss and the X-Men (“In the Garage”) while proving he’d studied The Beach Boys as much as Nirvana by offering up sugar-rush harmonies (\"Holiday\"), surging power chords (\"My Name Is Jonas\"), and deft-guitar shredding (\"Say It Ain\'t So\"). Unabashedly vulnerable, *Weezer* still resonates thanks to Cuomo\'s knack for making geekdom seem like the coolest move possible.

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