Weezer 10/25/08

You can call them "geek rock" if you want to... so long as you don't forget the ROCK.  Weezer came out on stage wearing all white cover-alls and frontman Rivers Cuomo adorned a white terrorist-like shroud and opened with "My Name is Jonas."  They weren't pulling any punches with this being the last show of the 08 tour.  After a handful of songs the band stripped off the the white clothes and were all wearing red jump suits.  Playing rarities like "Susanne," which you can only find on the Mallrats soundtrack, was just really cool.  Sharing the vocal duties with the rest of the band, Rivers seemed relaxed and free, sporting a 70s porn stache and breaking out some knee slides whenever he felt the urge.   They dropped all of our jaws and did a cover of Pink Floyd's "Time" with Rivers on drums.  Truly amazing, of all the bands I know, Weezer covering Floyd was a totally surprising surprise.  But that was just the beginning.  Previously, while we were tailgating, my buddy Justin Shelton was chosen to play his harmonica on stage with the band along with about 25 to 30 other random musicians that had instruments ranging from guitars to brass to windpipes to a pretty hot tap dancer.  They all played "Island in the Sun" and "Beverly Hills" with the band.  Unbelievably cool.  Hopefully Justin will tell us first hand about the experience.  After the gracious temporary band members were ushered off stage (Justin was NOT leaving the stage without shaking Rivers' hand), there was a record player brought on stage that played "Heart Songs" while the band took a short break.  That is until Rivers came out, kicked it over and did Nirvana's "Sliver."  Following that cover was "Undone (The Sweater Song)" and then ending the night with "Buddy Holly" which was completed with the same drum ending from Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll."   UUUUUUUWEEEEEUUUUUUU, I'd like to see Weezer again soon.  Oh, oh, and your Mary Tyler Moore.