American Girls is an amazing song, but really feels more like the tail end of Weezer 1.0 than part of the 2001-present iteration. Also, its not a Weezer song as much as a Rivers song, best as I can recall.

Completely agree with all of this, and, interestingly, I'd say that growing up with the Arms has been smoother than Alk3, who have lost a lot of their spark in recent years. While Greatest Story and Oh Calcutta are right up there with Good Mourning, Metropole is better than anything Alk3 has put out in years.