Musicology: Weezer  THE imminent arrival of the Big Day Out has
got some music fans excited, but for others the hottest show
in town was Weezer's first Australian in 16 years.  Weezer began
their 20-year career as part of the alt-rock boom and through a
string of excellent albums, quirky clips and a generous regard
for their fans, they have turned their nerdish power-pop into
over 10 million album sales worldwide.  In honour of their
return Down Under, here's a look at their first five albums.
Weezer (1994)  EVERY song on Weezer's self-titled debut (aka The
Blue Album) is a winner. It sounds very 1994, resounding with
distorted power chords, quiet-loud dynamics and a decidely
alternative outlook - few other popular albums wear their
geekishness so defiantly. Frontman Rivers Cuomo sings of looking
like Buddy Holly, getting confronted by violent "homies dissing
his girl", wearing sweaters, playing guitar and Dungeons &
Dragons in his garage, and going surfing to get away from
people. His disarming lyrics are p