8 out of 10 ten tracks from the new Weezer album have leaked onto the net ahead of the Red Album's release in June. But Pork & Beans proves to be somewhat of a red herring as instead of harking back to style of their classic debut Blue Album, we are treated to a mish-mash of musical styles that aren't quite as cool or funny as Rivers Cuomo thinks they are.
Instead the tracks come across like in-jokes, especially 'The Greatest Man That Ever Lived' which switches from crunk-style rap into gospel choir and several other styles thereafter. Tracks outstay their welcome well before they finish as they offer nothing more than simple parody of a genre, or the sound of band going through the motions with the straightforward rock of 'Troublemaker' and 'Dreaming' ending up a shadow of their former selves.
Nothing here comes near the heights of Make Believe yet alone their seminal début, and those who want a comedy album would be better off checking out the Flight Of The Conchords' latest - which alongside the strength of the music and quality of the lyrics, has a warmth which is sorely lacking from Weezer nowadays.
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