For most of Weezer's Tuesday show at Hard Rock Live, it seemed like a real concert instead of a taping for MTV.

The annoying disclaimer that always precedes the music wasn't as intrusive as usual and the audience was only required to "cheer'' at the empty stage rather than sing-along with it.

For its part, Weezer put on a fabulous - if brief - rock show. The band's economical, melodically addictive material either matched or exceeded the studio versions and lead singer Rivers Cuomo was a charming host, even though a man of few words.

He did acknowledge the trappings of the MTV taping with a short aside in which he apologized for any gratuitous rock-star posing: "I hope that's OK,'' he said.

Dressed geek-chic in a pullover sweater and his Buddy Holly-esque thick-rimmed black eyeglass frames, Cuomo was energetic all night, bending his body backward at odd angles as if it helped coax the moaning tones out of his electric guitar.

The rest of the band sounded great, too. From the opening "Photograph,'' the occasionally problematic Hard Rock acoustics were cooperative all night. Even in the balcony, not the happening place to be when the cameras were panning the sold-out mob on the floor, the sound mix was good. More>>>

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posted by ADMIN @ Wednesday, July 20, 2005