Rivers Cuomo & Opinions on Yeasayer
Jim and Greg welcome Weezer front man Rivers Cuomo for a conversation and one-of-a-kind, live punk performance. Plus they review the latest album from Brooklyn

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Proving the adage that everyone is a critic, the Vatican has released its first official Top Ten List of albums. The official Vatican paper, L’Osservatore Romano, has endorsed records by Oasis, The Beatles, Michael Jackson and Fleetwood Mac. And perhaps for the title alone, they also included Carlos Santana's Supernatural. It made a point of not including Bob Dylan, however, on the grounds that generations of less-talented Dylan acolytes have "harshly tested the ears and patience of listeners with their inferior imitations, thinking that their tortured meanderings might interest somebody."
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Rivers Cuomo

During our feature segment Jim and Greg are joined by Weezer lead singer Rivers Cuomo. However, it's not Weezer that accompanies him. It's the Chicago
The Cathy Santonies are guitarist-vocalist
Odd Blood Yeasayer

The record review this week is of Odd Blood by Yeasayer. The Brooklyn-based band released their highly-acclaimed debut in 2007. And like Weezer, they faced the dreaded sophomore album pressure. But, Jim and Greg agree that they deliver. Jim has already nominated "Madder Red" for hook of the year. Yeasayer has upped the songwriting on Odd Blood, but Greg wishes they had maintained the mystery and allure of the last record. He hears some obvious references and hopes they don't go too far in the pop direction on their next release. That said, Odd Blood gets a double Buy It.
Featured Songs
- Paul Simon, "Graceland," Graceland, Warner Bros., 1986
- Big Black, "Stinking Drunk," Atomizer, Homestead, 1986
- Naked Raygun, "I Don't Know," Throb Throb, Homestead, 1985
- Weezer, "My Name is Jonas," Weezer (Blue Album), Geffen, 1994
- Rivers Cuomo and The Cathy Santonies, "Undone (The Sweater Song) (Live on Sound Opinions)," Weezer (Blue Album), Geffen, 2010
- The Cathy Santonies, "Piranha (Live on Sound Opinions)," n/a, n/a, 2009
- Weezer, "No One Else," Weezer (Blue Album), Geffen, 1994
- Weezer, "El Scorcho," Pinkerton, DGC, 1996
- Rivers Cuomo and The Cathy Santonies, "The Good Life (Live on Sound Opinions)," Pinkerton, DGC, 2010
- Rivers Cuomo, "Beverly Hills," Make Believe, DGC/Geffen, 2005
- Weezer, "I Don't Want to Let You Go," Raditude, DGC, 2009
- Rivers Cuomo and The Cathy Santonies, "In the Garage/Heartsongs (Live on Sound Opinions)," Weezer (Blue Album), Geffen, 2010
- Rivers Cuomo and The Cathy Santonies, "Can't Stop Partying (Live on Sound Opinions)," Raditude, DGC, 2010
- Weezer, "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To," Raditude, DGC, 2009
- Yeasayer, "Ambling Amp," Odd Blood, Secretly Canadian, 2010
- Yeasayer, "Madder Red," Odd Blood, Secretly Canadian, 2010
- Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz, "The Telephone Song," Getz Au Go Go Featuring Astrud Gilberto, Verve, 1964
- The Appleseed Cast, "A Dream For Us," Two Conversations, Tiger Style, 2003
- Nightmares on Wax, "Ethnic Majority," Carboot Soul, Warp, 1999
- John Lennon, "Oh My Love," Wonsaponatime, Capitol, 1998
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