Album Reviews

The chief of the Weezer tribe dove into his vault of home recordings once again and came out with a very convincing offering of 19 songs. Not everything on “Alone II” spells greatness though like the instrumental opener “Victory On The Hill” which doesn’t really serve a purpose except to show that Cuomo is not the world’s most proficient trumpet player. “The Purification of Water”, “I Was Scared” and “I Don’t Want To Let You Go” on the other hand are great songs… vintage Weezer! And then there’s the Beach Boys cover of “Don’t Worry Baby”. And “Can’t Stop Partying” which is Cuomo at his most vulnerable with nothing but an acoustic guitar to hide behind. Weezer fans won’t be disappointed which leaves me with one last question… where’s part three?