I honestly like all their stuff, new and old.

Raditude was different than Pinkerton but they were over 15 years apart, bands change, bands can't play the same sort of songs over and over. Raditude wasn't their best album but it definitely had a few gems on it. If you didn't like how they deviated so much from their style on Raditude, Hurley definitely brought them back on course. Weezer has been my favorite band for years and I think they should absolutely be inducted. They've influenced so many artists and basically created a whole genre. I don't see why they wouldn't be inducted, but that's just me.

Posted by Mikhail on Tuesday, 01/29/2013 @ 20:02pm

"Raditude wasn't their best album but it definitely had a few gems on it."

The problem with Raditude (as with the Red Album) is that the best songs are on the deluxe edition, so I can't count them as part of my evaluation of the album. If "The Prettiest Girl in the Whole Wide World" had been on the standard edition instead of, say, "In the Mall", and "Run Over by a Truck" had replaced "Love Is the Answer", my opinion of it would improve exponentially. Even "Get Me Some" is a better balls-out party jam than "Let It All Hang Out".

And yeah, I actually think Hurley was underrated by most critics, and definitely by the public. It could've been seen as their comeback album if it had been marketed better. Then they had to follow it up with Death to False Metal, which, while not completely terrible, was largely unnecessary. The history of Weezer is a history of terrible career moves, and sadly I don't see that changing anytime soon.

Posted by Taylor A'Latorre on Monday, 10/21/2013 @ 11:12am

Weezer was a headlining act at this year's Coachella Rock festival, so their 'terrible career moves' might be a tad exaggerated.

Posted by Paul in KY on Monday, 10/21/2013 @ 13:55pm

I love the Pinkerton album but you guys know that the album alone caused the hiatus and cast rivers into depression because it was so badly reviewed. So I'm not sure the committee will see Pinkerton as a success

Posted by ryan on Tuesday, 04/1/2014 @ 12:42pm

It would be ridiculous to induct this band and not Jane's Addiction, Pixies, Sonic Youth, Joy Division, etc.

Posted by BulmaPunkRocker on Monday, 07/7/2014 @ 00:13am

BulmaPunkRocker: I support the induction of all those bands in addition to Weezer, because all of them are highly influential among different strains of alternative and underground rock.

Yes, in an ideal world, the major influences like Joy Division, Sonic Youth, and Pixies (not to mention the Replacements) would get inducted before the bands who were influenced by them, but we all know this isn't how it works. The most we can hope for at this point is that all deserving artists are eventually inducted, and Weezer, whether you like them or not, are indeed one of those artists.

Posted by Pygmalion on Saturday, 10/11/2014 @ 19:29pm

Yeah, pinkerton totTalY suX huH kidz??/ Heck-fire, my ONE DIRECTION poster alone beats pinkeytown! am i rightz? letz all board the 'i hate pinkerton now cuz itz 2015' train!

Children, 6 years after the landmark release of the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds," it was called a "Cult-classic." Guess what it's called now 9-year olds? Greatest Album of All-Time!

Posted by FU Kidz on Wednesday, 04/15/2015 @ 21:47pm

It's hard to believe that the Pixies STILL haven't been inducted. I would say they're one of the top 10 MOST influential bands of all-time. Seriously, top 10! I would like for them and weerez to get inducted at the same time.

Posted by Lullabye for Wand on Wednesday, 04/15/2015 @ 22:47pm

I can't believe it took me this long to finally see Weezer live! Caught them at Loufest (with Paul in KY) last weekend as they were the headliner. Everyone says they're not the best live band, but they still have plenty of influence and great material.

I'm not sure how many ways I can describe Weezer. I guess I'll start with at the top of my head: they are probably one that definitely took 'nerd-rock' to a new level. Everyone considers bands like Rush in that category. But mix in a bit of quirkiness and hard-driving guitars and lyrics and you have Weezer. I can go back to my junior high days when the "Blue Album" was all the rage and I can still remember the time when "Pinkerton" was once considered a sophomore failure. Most of us know Rolling Stone has praised it in recent years, citing it as one of the first successful 'emo' albums. Then Rivers Cuomo went to Harvard, and suddenly in 2001...Weezer was back on top and here to stay. They have released an album, just about every other year - sometimes without a title. They have put out several cool videos from the beginning: "Buddy Holly" (on the set of Happy Days), "Keep Fishing" (Muppets) and "Pork and Beans" (the one with 2008 YouTube celebrities and memes).

So, where am I getting at? Weezer will likely be nominated two years from now, and possibly being inducted soon from there. We shall see

Posted by Jason Voigt on Friday, 09/15/2017 @ 00:42am

Caught the boys again, with Jason, at Loufest. As always, they play the hits! Might not be all of them, but you'll get a fine selection. Rivers is a great guitarist & the other guys are also fine musicians.

Lots of crowd singalongs & happy people. I do feel Weezer will be inducted someday. We put them in our Rock Hall Projected.

Posted by Paul in KY on Friday, 09/15/2017 @ 14:45pm

I’ll admit, they’re a tad overrated, pretty derivative, and they don’t really fit into any sort of mood that the rock hall already has, but there is not a single doubt in my mind that Weezer will eventually be inducted into the Rock Hall. Hell, they might even be FYE. I’m not even a fan, in fact I downright hate a lot of their work, but there is not one doubt in my mind that they’ll make it in one way or another.

Also, let me just say that their class is pretty kick ass. Oasis, OutKast, and Sleater-Kinney in one year? Hell yeah.

Posted by Tyler Partnow on Saturday, 08/11/2018 @ 00:42am

List of bands who cited Weezer as one of their influences.

Fall Out Boy
All-American Rejects
Boys Like Girls
Jimmy Eat World
Plain White T’s
Nada Surf
Ok Go
The Get Up Kids
Bloodhound Gang
Bowling for Soup
Sum 41
Good Charlotte
Dashboard Confessional
Midtown
New Found Glory
My Chemical Romance
Nerf Herder
Saves the Day
Simple Plan
Taking Back Sunday
Brand Nee
Biffy Clyro
Death Cab for Cutie
Cymbal Eat Guitars
Forever the Sickest Kids
Lincoln
Motion City Soundtrack
Relient K
Rouge Wave
Rooney
Someone Still Loves You Yelstin
The Academy Is....
A Day to Remember
Tsar
Vendetta Red
Veruca Salt
Violent Soho
The Beths
Kentucky Nightmare
The Pink Spiders
Titus Andronicus
Deftones
Linkin Park
Happy Diving
Remo Drive
Secret Someones
Spill Your Guts
Titanic Sinclair
Tony Molina

Yep, Weezer will get in. But not as an FYE - just eventually.

Posted by The Dude on Saturday, 08/11/2018 @ 09:49am

*Brand New

Posted by The Dude on Saturday, 08/11/2018 @ 09:50am

RIAA Gold & Platinum Total: Weezer

8.050 Million

https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Weezer&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section

Posted by The Dude on Thursday, 03/21/2019 @ 10:44am

https://chartmasters.org/spotify-streaming-numbers-tool/?artist_name=weezer&artist_id=&qAlbum=1&qSingle=1&qCompilation=1

Spotify Streaming Numbers: Weezer

Streams: 1,419,174,121
Copies Sold: 1,416,889

Posted by The Dude on Saturday, 09/7/2019 @ 16:51pm

Yeah they earned it. Very solid career commercially, had the artistic chops at least early on and brought power pop back.

Posted by Roger on Friday, 12/20/2019 @ 18:10pm

Weezer were somewhat influential, not very innovative, commercially successful, and have a mixed critical reception. They might be able to get in. They made some weak 00s albums though.

They've managed to stay relevant for a long time and have consistent popularity. Buddy Holly, Island in the Sun, Beverly Hills are classics. I can see it but it might take some time.

Posted by alltheyoungdudes on Friday, 12/20/2019 @ 18:44pm

Weezer are one of my favorite bands of all time and I can hear their influence all over the place in music that came out after them even though I hate the label that they were given. To me, they are not an emo band but I can understand why they are thrown into that lump of other artists because they talked about depressing subjects such as issues with parents(Say it Ain't So) and car crashes of other family members(My Name is Jonas) on the first album and then went even more emotional on Pinkerton facing the hardships of rejection(Pink Triangle) and longing for something that will never happen(Across the Sea). I can understand that the output after Pinkerton can be a turn off to the band but I disagree. With the exception of one album(Raditude), I feel every album has their worth in their discography and is worth the time of any fan of music because they are all for the most part very catchy rock songs. I was shocked to not see them nominated their first year of eligibility but I will campaign for them to get on the ballot this next time around!

Posted by Edward Hawpe on Wednesday, 01/22/2020 @ 09:36am

Pearl Jam is in on the strength of two all time classic albums and then 20 years of mediocrity. Weezer had almost the same career trajectory. They belong in.

Posted by Jason on Friday, 02/21/2020 @ 13:33pm

The musical prowess and appeal of Weezer has last for nearly three decades. Whilst their first two records are undisputedly their best work, their 'OK Human' release of 2021 is a genuine masterpiece and shows the enduring creativity of this band. They unreservedly should make it.

Posted by Dan Cooper on Sunday, 02/14/2021 @ 08:59am

https://loudwire.com/green-day-fall-out-boy-weezer-stadium-tour-new-songs/

Green Day, Fall Out Boy + Weezer Tour Postpones European Dates, U.S. Shows Still On

Posted by The Dude on Wednesday, 04/28/2021 @ 14:23pm

They are definitely getting in this decade.

Posted by Henry on Tuesday, 08/10/2021 @ 13:13pm

Weezer are probably gonna have a major boost this year. Besides the SZNZs project (which has given them another alternative #1) they now have a Broadway residency

https://consequence.net/2022/06/weezer-broadway-residency-sznz-summer-ep-stream/

Posted by Mat r on Tuesday, 06/21/2022 @ 06:18am

i believe they will be inducted in 2030-2040

Posted by power on Tuesday, 09/19/2023 @ 13:21pm

I was think about this last night, when they go in (probably in the next decade) who goes in? Obviously Rivers and Patrick, who were founding members and Brian who basically was a founding member. And Scott joined the band over 20 years ago and has been around for some of their big hits like Beverly Hills so I think he's an obvious choice. So those four will get in. Other than that I'm not sure. Jason Croper quit halfway through that first album. And while he was a founding member, I don't see him getting in.
Mikey Welsh was only a member for one album, so I really don't know what they're gonna do. I could see him getting in possibly just because he has sadly since passed away. But I don't know. And personally, I think Matt Sharpe should be inducted. He was a major force on their first two records, which many people consider to be their best. But I don't know if Hall will honor him. Thoughts?

Posted by Tori on Friday, 01/19/2024 @ 13:37pm

Tori

Rivers, Matt, Brian, Pat, and Scott are guaranteed. Mikey will probably also get in cause green is an important album and the fanbase loves him.

Posted by Mat r on Friday, 01/19/2024 @ 15:45pm

weezer is great. while their projects post maladroit aren't well liked by the general public, i personally think they're underrated. red has some amazing songs and OK Human is my favorite album of all time. the sznz EPs are also really slept on. i don't know how soon they'll be in the HOF, but i know it'll happen one day and i know it'll be deserved no matter when they get in.

Posted by mattdpn on Wednesday, 10/30/2024 @ 10:39am