Dangerous step backwards

I consider myself as always a little shorter, and go into my review not one on every song. However, I was wondering what would follow me to the quite fruitful collaboration with Rick Rubin, and was shocked. (For all know this better: I realize that there's an album in between was :-))

Although the album has some pretty decent numbers that can beat any Weezer fan heart higher, most of the album is a huge step backwards. First one is bedröhnt with a moderate Timbaland Song Club, and follow a few songs where I ask myself as a sound engineer, who has chosen the guitar sounds. In part because the listener squeak very large crime against against each ear.

On the whole, the Weezer concept is recognizable again, however, I think that a break to collect more material probably would have been beneficial to the cause. One has the feeling that something can not think of any idea that came up was processed on the fly, and this with quite getting used to decorate.

For the fan, however, the disc is at least not a waste of money, for all others no sensible investment.