A few weeks ago, “Saturday Night Live” did a funny sketch about Weezer fans, with Lesley Jones playing a Weezer aficionado who only admires the band’s first two albums and host Matt Damon playing a Weezer enthusiast who loves their whole catalog. Their impassioned debate ruins a dinner party.
As someone who has participated in such debates — I fell to the side of liking early Weezer — the skit was an all-too-accurate reflection of the sort of vehement arguments music geeks get into.
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