#333sound

[carlosgabrielruiz]

So last year, during the height of the pandemic, I wrote a proposal for my take on a 33 1/3 book about Weezer’s Pinkerton, which is one of my favorite records of all time. Ultimately, it was rejected -- or maybe just ignored -- but I decided to post it here in honor of the 25th anniversary of the release of Pinkerton. Enjoy. 

[carlosgabrielruiz]

PINKERTON - 33 1/3 Proposal Part 4

Table of Contents

FOREWARD by Someone Cool or Famous or Both

INTRODUCTION

1. MY DAME, BUTTERFLY: The Story of a Dumb American, a Broad in Japan 

2. I’M TIRED, SO TIRED: Song Number 1 - “Tired Of Sex” 

3. WHAT I DID TO THEM, YOU’VE DONE TO ME: Song Number 2 - “Getchoo” 

4. MANY RIVERS TO CROSS: A Brief History of Rivers Cuomo

5. I CAN’T HAVE ANY OTHER ONE: Song Number 3 - “No Other One” 

6. MAYBE YOU COULD BREAK MY HEART NEXT SUMMER: Song Number 4 - “Why Bother?”

7. THE BIGGEST DICKS IN AMERICA: The Pinkertons in the 19th & 20th Century 

8. I’VE GOT YOUR LETTER, YOU’VE GOT MY SONG: Song Number 5 - “Across The Sea” 

9. I DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW I GOT OFF THE TRACK: Song Number 6 - “The Good Life”

10. DON’T GET SO EMOTIONAL: Why Pinkerton Made Emo Cool(ish) 

11. WHY YOU WANNA GO AND DO ME LIKE THAT: Song Number 7 - “El Scorcho” 

12. I THOUGHT I HAD FOUND THE ONE: Song Number 8 - “Pink Triangle” 

13. SHARP NOTES ON THE BASS: The Critical Importance of Matt Sharp in Weezer 

14. YOU SAY LIKE TOO MUCH: Song Number 9 - “Falling For You” 

15. I’M SORRY: Song Number 10 - “Butterfly”16. YOU GAVE YOUR LOVE TO ME SOFTLY: Deluxe Edition Bonus Songs

POSTSCRIPT

ENDNOTES

[jamiesego]

These 33 1/3 books are fantastic. I need to read them all now. This one had me breaking out the Jazzmaster. . . #jazzmaster #marqueemoon #television #333sound (at Florence, Alabama) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpxGAq_HLEg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1j8hpm9gjqpeq

[roadtripnewengland]

Everybody's talking 'bout the stormy weather What's a man to do but work out whether it's true? . . . #SonicYouth’s Daydream Nation, by @mapstearns at the @MFABoston Bookstore #books #bookstagram #333sound (at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

[skeem403]

[break it down] #333sound #bloomsbury #books #greatseries #kanyewest #mbdtf #music #albums #meeks

[workbook333]

Workbook was not Bob Mould’s biggest hit—that would come in 1992, with Sugar’s Copper Blue—but it spawned his most iconic single. “See A Little Light” climbed to #4 on Billboard’s Modern Rock chart, showed up in commercials and movie soundtracks, and it served both as the title of Mould’s memoir and of a tribute film about Mould. If he could be said to have a ubiquitous song, this is it. Like a lot of radio rock, “See A Little Light” is about heartbreak, letting go, moving on, and maybe, just maybe, circling back to who you loved in the first place but with clearer eyes this time around. Here’s the original video. Its shadows, sepia tones, eerie birds, restless cuts, blurs, and smudges are all there to remind us that “See A Little Light” ain’t nearly as innocuous and chipper as it initially sounds, which makes it a useful representative of Workbook as a whole.

[clareninanorelli]

I am very excited to announce that I will be writing a book for the 33 1/3 series! It is a not only a great honour to be selected, but to also have the opportunity to write about the beautiful music of a personal hero of mine, Angelo Badalamenti!