Weezer's 'Everything Will Be Alright in the End' review: Bit of everything, well-done

Weezer fans, this one is for you. After experimenting with pop -- working with Britney Spears collaborators on "Raditude" -- and the weird indie-rock reaction "Hurley," Weezer internalizes its recent experiments on "Everything Will Be Alright in the End" (Republic).

There's a little bit of everything here, all well done. In "I've Had It Up to Here," they move from a funk-and-falsetto opening to Queen prog rock to the classic Weezer sound of "Buddy Holly." In the single "Back to the Shack," Rivers Cuomo apologizes for the confusion, deadpanning, "I forgot that disco sucks. . . . I know where we need to go." And he does.

WEEZER

"Everything Will Be Alright in the End"

THE GRADE B+

BOTTOM LINE Greatness from across rock's spectrum.