Episode 1046: Peak and Crash: Weezer
51 minutes Posted Jul 15, 2025 at 2:00 am.
Welcome & catching‑up
Show premise – when bands peak & crash
Weezer 101 & ’90s nerd pride
Jonathan’s Weezer‑tattoo origin story
“They made uncool feel cool”
Setting up the peak‑songs face‑off
Peak #1 – “My Name Is Jonas”
Peak #2 – “Only in Dreams”
Peak #3 – “Across the Sea”
Matt’s turn – peak picks intro
Peak #4 – “Buddy Holly”
Peak #5 – “The Good Life”
Peak #6 – “Say It Ain’t So”
Wrapping the peak era
Spreadsheet songwriting era
Hype returns – The Green Album
Formula problem – “Photograph” solo rant
Fall‑off #1 – “Dope Nose”
Fall‑off #2 – “Beverly Hills”
Fall‑off #3 – “Africa” (cover)
Do all bands eventually decline?
Artists who kept it together
Outro – keep your complaints to yourselfSupport The Jonathan Wier Show
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