The first of those three bands is Weezer. Now, I don't keep a secret that I grew up on Weezer, but that was probably due to my nerdiness and insecurity as a teenager. So, I've already declared the group is good. Are Rivers Cuomo and company wussies though? Not exactly. I think that they bill themselves as wussies, but not in a sappy way. In more of a nerdy-teenager way. Pinkerton largely focuses on insecurity in relationships (and yes, that is kind of emo), which is something that a teenager is always thinking about. I think Pitchfork put it perfectly when they said "We get older, Rivers Cuomo stays 13."
The second group is Coldplay. I decided to finally listen to Coldplay when I started the best of 00's list. I decided that due to its critical and commercial success and strength as a song, there was no reason to keep "Yellow" from the status so many people seem to put it at, which was the No. 4 spot. But, I was still unsure whether or not they were right. I listened to two Coldplay records while reading the reviews of the two records. The positive reviews stated that it was confessional, deep, and well structured. They were right. The negative reviews said they were earnest, repetitive, and left little impression. They were also right. I guess Coldplay wussy status depends whether or not you look at them in a positive and negative way. While I found the music to very wussified, I didn't find it unbearable. Overall, I'm not uncomfortable with putting them on the list, but I felt it was overrated. As for personal opinions. I really don't get the appeal of the group, but I don't dislike it.
The last of those three were Goo Goo Dolls. Well this is easy. Weezer were not wussies and good. Coldplay were on-again-off-again wussies and debatable. Goo Goo Dolls are the definition of wussies, And they suck! I mean c'mon, there's overly sentimental and then there's this. I once heard that the estrogen levels in a male body would rise every time he heard the song "Iris." Well, if you are unfortunate enough to listen to an entire record of these guys, I think something will fall off. It's hard to believe that these guys were influenced by The Replacements, one of my favorite rock groups, with a great college rock edge to them. Goo Goo Dolls seem to hammer out any edge they can find in their trite, cheesy, and commercially friendly musical approach. If you don't believe me, try listening to one of their songs. But, after you do, watch a boxing match, play Halo, learn Chuck Norris facts, and listen to Samuel L. Jackson's speech from the end of Pulp Fiction.
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