{"product_id":"weezer-pinkerton","title":"Weezer: Pinkerton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePinkerton\u003c\/em\u003e is the second studio album by band Weezer, released on September 24, 1996. After abandoning plans for a rock opera titled \u003cem\u003eSongs from the Black Hole\u003c\/em\u003e, Weezer recorded \u003cem\u003ePinkerton \u003c\/em\u003ebetween songwriter Rivers Cuomo's terms at Harvard University, where he wrote much of the album. To better capture their live sound, Weezer produced \u003cem\u003ePinkerton\u003c\/em\u003e themselves, creating a darker, more abrasive album than their 1994 self-titled debut. Cuomo's lyrics express disillusionment with the rock lifestyle; the album is named after the character BF Pinkerton from Giacomo Puccini's 1904 opera \u003cem\u003eMadame Butterfly\u003c\/em\u003e, whom Cuomo described as an \"asshole American sailor similar to a touring rock star.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Victrola","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42976186466475,"sku":"100252","price":29.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2245\/0063\/files\/3460127_141ee99b-6931-48b6-978d-e81f5144db20.jpg?v=1695409590","url":"https:\/\/www.victrola.com\/products\/weezer-pinkerton","provider":"Victrola","version":"1.0","type":"link"}