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My favorite album
The sophomore album for Weezer. During �95, Matt Sharp formed �The Rentals� and people told Rivers to open up and express himself a lot, and the band enjoyed their moments of fame.
After their absence, Weezer got back together to record their second album.
This time by themselves no help from Ric,
This interesting thing about this album is that each song is put in the order they were written with some exceptions.
Rivers does lots of yelling and lots of screaming, and Brian does a lot of vocals, and Matt vocals more than he did in Blue album�not much but it�s heard more.
People will argue that this album is "emo", well it isn't.
Okay? Okay.
By the way, this is a concept album, since it depicts Rivers' struggle to find "true love" and his "struggle" with his inner Pinkerton.
Or in another words, all the songs have a story type theme in which all the songs are connected lyrically and story wise-ish.

The writing around the edge of the Pinkerton cd is this:
roughly translates to: �everywhere in the world, the roving Yankee takes his pleasure and his profit, indifferent to all risks. He drops anchor at random�� - from Madame Butterfly

1. Tired of Sex
Fear the moog.
Tired of Sex features Matt Sharp�s moog, the instrument that he plays nearly all the time now.
This song is the way you know that this album is different from the Blue Album and all the other albums. The meaning is pretty much self-explanatory.
This song has one of the best Weezer solos and a great simple drum beat.
Brian Bell does most of the backing, or at least you hear him more.


2. Getchoo
First song (or at least the first song to get known) written for Pinkerton, and first appeared on the Weezer bootleg �Geezer�.
I love how No Other One Tired of Sex and Getchoo have loud distorted beginnings.
Simple beat and simple lyrics, pretty much equals Weezer greatness.
Brian Bell does the backing during the pre-chorus and chorus
Brian and Matt do the backing �I can�t believe�.
I think the moog is used in this song, not entirely sure.
�Huh Uh!� is done by sounds like Matt
Brian and Matt�s �This is beginning to hurt� sounds great with River�s �Oooh!�

3. No Other One
Once again, this song is about a girl, same girl as in the other songs, I highly doubt.
This begins with Rivers screaming.
Matt�s high vocals are dominant in this one. (�Two pet snakes�)
Brian�s vocals are during the ending of the chorus.
Brian also does most the vocals especially pre-chorus.
Matt is usually right before chorus

4. Why Bother?
Heavy bass and Drum beginning and Rivers speak faster than he usually does in songs in this one.
Bass really booms out in this song.
Brian�s vocals during the chorus sounds really good and Matt�s high voice fits in well.
And it sounds like Rivers is saying �My father!�
Good fast song on Pinkerton
The back and forth and bursts of vocals in the end really makes the song I say.
Or at least ends it well.
River says does all the �fun� vocals like the screaming �IT�S GOING TO HURT ME!�
Matt says something I can�t understand
And they all say, �It�s going to hurt me� in the end

5. Across the Sea
The beginning is Rivers running across the studio to get to the piano
Cool piano beginning, goes well with song and the meaning.
Like in the song, a Japanese girl developed a crush on Rivers and Rivers back at her.
He describes how she heard about him and such.
Brian�s vocals are once again done well and mix well with Rivers� vocals.
Brian is the voice during the �letter opening and imagine� explanation part
The solo transitions well to the raging and slow part of the song.
A really good solo.
�Good little boy� both Brian and Matt after Rivers says it.
Rivers sings pretty high and Brian does the great backing, differently a great Weezer song.


6. The Good Life
With a chorus and melody has catchy, as �Buddy Holly� this song was a great choice for a single.
This song has refrence to his leg surgery, "without an old man's cane..."
�Yeah check me now� is Matt
Brian does most backing vocals and sounds good with Rivers
Brian holds �Meee� well.
Brian and Matt once again Great vocals
�I�ve had it!� is Matt (And you and me and you and me!)
Brian says Hear me first.
The solo is has Scott describes it, �Raging�.
It does the great rage to slow and calm like Across the Sea did.
Out of all the singles I say this has the best solo and other bands cover this well. (From what I�ve heard).
�I wanna go back� is Brian
And the ending to this song is done well and really suits the song.


7. El Scrocho
The beginning vocals are Matt Sharp�s
The beginning noise is either River�s gurgling or Brian playing with his lips
�How cool is that� is Matt
Brian and Matt is can be heard more during the chorus.
Matt does the High vocals
This song also has the biggest reference to Madame butterfly
�Oh it�s crazy now� is Rivers
�OWW! Is Matt
�OOOOH!� is Rivers
�How stupid is it won�t you give me a minute� is done be Matt and Brian in the �How stupid part� and Rivers smoothly enters in the vocals.
Fast part is done well
Matt and possibly Brian do the �woo� parts too.
Matt does vocals well after the solo.
Rivers does �Waiting!!
Brian and Matt do the chorus vocals in the end
Rivers mostly screams and yells and does the counter vocals
Yes Rivers screams
What�s all these �grunge leg-drop nu jack through press table� nonsense?
That�s Johnny Grunge, leg-dropping Nu Jack Isone through the announcer�s table in the old ECW wrestling league.
On the title?
They actually did get the title from that Del Taco sauce (Del Taco�s sauce is actually called Del Scorcho). But it�s got nothing to do with the song itself.

8. Pink Triangle
Fancy type beginning done by Rivers and Brian
This has the tongue-in-cheek of Pinkerton and is really sad and too most funny and the meaning is self-explanatory
Bass once again is booming. Brian does his vocals really well.
The last single and would�ve been a good choice if Pinkerton was successful.
The melody is catchy and is presented well I say.
This has a pretty lengthy (or at least lengthy than most of their solos) solo.
A great song to sing with friends.
Pink Triangle on her sleeve may be a symbol of gay pride.
The ending leads well to �Falling for you� and I�ll explain the transition to Falling for you in the Falling for you Section


9. Falling for You:
�Which company makes this product�
First off the lady is speaking in Korean, not Japanese, this little part was added on accident
They intercepted a message on their recording equipment and since the album already had a oriental theme they kept on there.
Brian does most the vocals once again, and Rivers says �Here� not �Beer�.
Matt�s vocals are high and stick out the most in the song. (You�ll know when it�s him)
�Get fat�� is Rivers and matt (duh)
This solo is also thought to be one of the best Weezer solos, and I agree, it�s done really well.
This song is possibly the same Japanese girl in El Scrocho (most likely is)
Brian�s vocals are done well during �Little three chord me�.
And once again, Brian and Matt do ending vocals well.
Ending suits song.

10. Butterfly
What a great way to end this album
Most will say that this song is out of place. Well Weezer is out of place and this is a great song that ends this �Emotional� album
Last song written for Pinkerton, and I say this is the best way to end Pinkerton.
This song took a week to write, or at least the prep for it.
Rivers meditated for a week searching for an answer to this question�something about, I never want to hurt others�I think.
After a week, he got as a response. It apparently was so moving, that he cried for hours and then later on, wrote this song on the same day.
The next day he recorded the song, early in the morning
Rivers refrence Madame Butterfly in this song as well, besides the title.
The line, "I told you I would return when the robin makes his nest..."is a line from the character "Pinkerton".
This entire song is a refrence to the opera and a his way of connecting his feelings with the "Pinkerton" character.
the muffled sound in the end is Rivers putting his guitar down and sighing.
There are �electric� versions of this song, of which I can�t find�(yet).
This song really sums up the album well, even Rivers agree according to his interview with �AP� magazine.
A truly great song really makes the album.
And once again...people will argue this.