Album · Weezer
Maladroit by Weezer
Maladroit is an album by Weezer, released in 2002. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 58 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Dope Nose”, on 30 lists with a best position of #8.
Maladroit, Weezer's fourth album, hit shelves on Geffen on May 14, 2002, and it's the band flexing muscles nobody knew they had. They produced it themselves, and it was the first Weezer record with Scott Shriner on bass, in for the departed Mikey Welsh alongside Rivers Cuomo, Brian Bell and drummer Patrick Wilson.
The making of it was a strange, very online affair. The band posted demos on their website every day and asked fans what they thought, though Cuomo mostly disagreed with the verdicts, and some radio stations started spinning songs before the album was even out. What came out the other end is the heaviest, crunchiest Weezer yet, hard-rock swagger and metal riffs where the sweet pop of the Green Album used to be, with "Dope Nose" and "Keep Fishin'" as the singles. Reviews were mostly kind, and it opened at number three on the Billboard 200.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Maladroit on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dope Nose | 30 | #8 | – | 2002–2014 | |
| 2 | Keep Fishin' | 28 | #6 | – | 2002–2014 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.