The Library of Congress has done its yearly addition to the National Recording Registry, adding 25 new songs and albums including Weezer's debut album, AKA The Blue Album, and Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble's debut, Texas Flood.
Every year, the Library of Congress selects 25 recordings to add to the National Recording Registry, which signifies "cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation's recorded sound heritage." The registry also added The Byrds “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season),” and The Go-Go’s “Beauty and the Beat”.
"The album’s slower tunes, like 'Texas Flood' and 'Lenny,' showcase the guitarist’s inimitable, beefy tone which relied partially on the use of very heavy strings and, partially, on precise amp and guitar settings known only to Vaughan.” The Library of Congress stated. “Other songs pay tribute to Hendrix ('Testify'), Buddy Guy ('Mary Had a Little Lamb'), and Howlin’ Wolf ('Tell Me'). The power, precise articulation and ensemble playing of the album’s speediest tune, 'Rude Mood,' must be heard to be believed."
Weezer's debut came during the boom of the alt-rock revolution in the 90’s, and brought about a lighter tone to the darker alternative sound of Grunge,
Produced by The Cars, Ric Ocasek, “the album broke through the angst-filled sounds of alternative rock and presented a new nerdy geek-rock charm," the Library of Congress said. "Featuring such iconic hits as 'Buddy Holly,' 'Say It Ain't So' and 'Undone — The Sweater Song,' the album is an enduring, essential classic of the alternative rock age."