| Happy Holidays to all, whether youre a Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Ramadan or any other type o' person.Here's Brian with a message to all the faithful weezer fans..."And it's going to be a very happy one because album six is finished and personally I think it's our best yet.Note that Alone WILL be on vinyl LP, but that format is not out just yet.And news on Alone's availablity and release date in other countries is pending.Meanwhile, in the months leading up to next spring's 6th Weezer album release (yet to be titled despite what some have seen in print), there is other news with weezer members:* According to Brian,his other band The Relationship is back on track with some fresh faces in the mix and new recordings are in the pipeline.Expect more Relationship stuff fairly soon.Dont forget about the Scott Shriner fan interview being organized, over on weerez.Send in your questions for Scott!Weezer album due in the spring: it is still not titled, despite what you may have read or heard elsewhere."If it ain't on weezer.Hey, theres a Scott Shriner fan interview being organized, over on weerez.And theres more cool 'Alone' info to come.You know what Myspace page to keep an eye on!"Alone" will be dropping locally for you.And heres an interesting interview with Rivers about 'Alone' on the Entertainment Tonight Canada page.Also note there is a (real) Rivers Facebook page now, as well as a Weezer Facebook page.If you Facebook, do the thang....Rolling Stone readers pick the 50 best songs over 7 minutes long, and "Only In Dreams" made the alphabetical list (see page 9).Happy Birthday to Brian Bell!!!Keep rocking the hizzouse, Bri!As you can see, please note that Weezer and Geffen Records have no affiliation with www.The new Weezer record is not called "Tout Ensemble" and there is no official release date yet for the album.Remember, when its on Weezer.Though I will say, "well played", to the authors of that site.See above for the cover art, featuring a photo I took of Rivers in 1993 at work in a rehearsal studio.Please note that the final tracklisting of this album will not be released before the album itself.See some more info on this album and the upcoming 6th Weezer album on pp.Okay, here's a round up of our man Scott Shriner's appearence at the recent "Office Convention" in Scranton, PA, celebrating both the NBC show 'The Office', and lovable Scranton.The Scrantones played in an outdoor booth on Friday, plus a Saturday night indoor gala show with many guests from the show showing off their (often considerable) music talent.Scott had a blast providing bass duties.And Craig (Darrell the warehouse guy) did Radiohead's "Creep" and Cameo's "Word Up" and "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley.There were several news stories on the Convention, but this one gets the link because it mentions Scott's contribution.Photos: Here's Scott and Creed jamming it out.Weezer tribute band "Our Name Is Jonas" is playing Andrew's Bar and Grille in Ypsilanti, MI."Alone", the Rivers Cuomo demo collection due in December, from the man himself, in this Alternative Press interview.Roll HalloWEEN" show at the Beachland Ballroom.Scott will be playing with The Scrantones on Saturday afternoon during the street fair, and then Saturday night at an auditorium.Message from Weezer * "We've finished.Weezer fans truly have something to look forward to.The entire band has accomplished some of its most challenging goals as a group and as individuals.It's all coming together on this album."Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo" will be released on Geffen Records.Also see this Pitchfork article, which also refers to the wicked cool book project that Rivers is working on, that will be released at a (much) later time....TBD release date) Weezer album, heres an article (it's sort of an advertisement too) about some of the keyboards Scott and the band have been using recently.For the albums, see Weezer (1994 album) and Weezer (2001 album).Label(s)
MCA Music, Inc.American rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1992.Weezer is currently recording their sixth album, with a tentative release for the first half of 2008 in mind.Songs from the Black Hole (1995)
1.The Green Album (2001)
1.Weezer was released 10 May 1994.This album is commonly referred to as the Blue Album because of the blue background in the cover; this serves as a means not to mistake this album for their 2001 eponymous album.The music video was directed by Spike Jonze.Filmed in an unbroken take, it featured Weezer performing on a sound stage with various amusing studio antics, including a pack of dogs swarming the set.Jonze also directed the band's second video "Buddy Holly."The video for Weezer's third single "Say It Ain't So" was directed by Sophie Muller.It featured the band performing in their original rehearsal space in California known as the Garage as well as footage of the them playing hacky sack.It is ranked 297 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums.Songs from the Black Hole (1995)
In late December 1994, Weezer took a break from touring for the Christmas holidays.Songs from the Black Hole.Some songs such as "Tired of Sex" and "Why Bother?"Songs From The Black Hole and later released on Pinkerton.Several still remain unreleased to the public.Ultimately, the Songs from the Black Hole album concept was dropped.Weezer's second album, Pinkerton, was released on 24 September 1996.As if to validate this, in 2004, Rolling Stone changed their rating to 5 stars and inducted Pinkerton into the Rolling Stone Hall Of Fame.Three singles were taken from the album: "El Scorcho", "The Good Life", and "Pink Triangle".Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, was also released.Of note are the differences in behavior of each band member in the videos.The videos show the divisive feelings growing in the band that would lead to the band's hiatus.The title of the album comes from the character Lieutenant Pinkerton in Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly.The entire album is heavily influenced by the opera's story line.Pinkerton Securities of Encino, Calif.Geffen record label for copyright infringement two days before the album was to be released on 24 September 1996.Weezer completed their touring for Pinkerton in the summer of 1997.Rivers Cuomo returned to Boston, Massachusetts, but took a break from Harvard to focus on songwriting.The group, referred to by fans as the Rivers Cuomo Band, had several different lineups and played several shows at local clubs, including their first show at T.Future Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh was a constant of the group's evolving lineups.Pat Wilson eventually flew to Boston to sit in on drums.The Boston songs were later abandoned and not used on the next Weezer album, but live recordings of the Boston shows are openly traded on the internet.In February 1998, Rivers left Boston and returned to Los Angeles.Pat Wilson and Brian Bell joined Cuomo in L.Matt Sharp did not rejoin the band and officially left the group in April 1998.The group decided on Mikey Welsh as Sharp's replacement.Weezer continued rehearsal and cut demos until the fall of 1998.Frustration and creative disagreements led to a decline in rehearsals, and in late fall of 1998, drummer Pat Wilson left for his home in Portland pending renewed productivity from Cuomo.Rivers Cuomo went into a period of admitted depression, painting the walls of his home black and putting "fiberglass insulation all over the windows and then black sheets of fiberglass so that no light could get through."The festival served as a catalyst for Weezer's productivity, and from April to May 2000, the band rehearsed and demoed new songs in Los Angeles.The band returned to live shows in June 2000, but without the Weezer name.Instead the shows featured the group's first use of the pseudonym, Goat Punishment, so they could play to only longtime fans who would recognize the name.On 23 June 2000, the band, now back under the Weezer name, joined the Warped Tour for eight planned dates.Weezer was well received at the festival leading the band to book more tour dates for the summer.Back on stage (2000)
In the summer of 2000, Weezer (now consisting of Rivers Cuomo, Mikey Welsh, Pat Wilson, and Brian Bell) went on tour (including dates on the popular Vans Warped Tour).Weezer's setlist consisted of 14 new songs that fans have labeled the Summer Songs of 2000 (commonly abbreviated, SS2K).When 13 of these songs did not appear on Weezer's next album, fans of the songs started a petition demanding the release of studio versions.Eventually, MP3s of live recordings of the songs were made available on the band's official website for download.Three SS2K songs, "Hash Pipe", "Dope Nose," and "Slob," have appeared on studio albums ("Hash Pipe" on the Green Album and "Dope Nose" and "Slob" appearing on Maladroit).Shortly after the release of The Green Album, Weezer went on another American tour.The video for "Hash Pipe", directed by Marcos Siega featured sumo wrestlers and was nominated for Best Rock Video at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards.Marcos Siega directed the first, which focused on a Mexican wedding, and Spike Jonze directed the second, which involved Weezer with animals in a wildlife reserve.Their video for "Photograph" was shot and put together by Weezer friend and unofficial "5th member" Karl Koch.Weezer was prompted to find a temporary replacement for Welsh.Through a mutual friend, Cuomo received Scott Shriner's number and asked if he was interested to fill in for Welsh.After the release of the album, the band subsequently stated that the process was somewhat of a failure, as the fans did not supply them with cohesive, constructive advice.Todd Sullivan, stating the Weezer fans chose the "wackest songs."In early 2002, before the release of the fourth album, Cuomo sent out a mixed version of the song, "Dope Nose", to select radio stations, without the knowledge or consent of their record label Interscope.The song began to receive airplay.Online Weezer fans staged a brief protest with several websites proclaiming "Free Maladroit."In April 2002, former bassist Matt Sharp sued the band, alleging, among several accusations, he was owed money for cowriting several Weezer songs.Two singles were released from the album.The music video for "Keep Fishin'" combined Weezer with The Muppets, and had heavy rotation on MTV."Slob" and can be seen on the Enhanced track of the CD.These songs were eventually scrapped, and Weezer took a break after the release of two albums in quick succession.Blue Album through Maladroit's Enlightenment Tour.Titled Video Capture Device and compiled by Karl Koch, the DVD features home video footage, music videos, commercials, rehearsals, concert performances, television performances, and band commentary.The DVD was certified "gold" on 8 November, 2004.From December 2003 to the fall of 2004, the members of Weezer recorded a large amount of material intended for a new album to be released in the spring of 2005 with producer Rick Rubin.That album, entitled Make Believe, was released on 10 May 2005.The album's first single, "Beverly Hills," became a hit in the U.It was released in late summer 2005, and the music video was directed by Justin Francis.Billboard Modern Rock chart, a personal record for Weezer.The video for "Perfect Situation" starred Elisha Cuthbert and was directed by Marc Webb.The band has announced the possible release of a live DVD comprised of footage from the 2005 Japan tour.The DVD was announced in late 2005, but in a recent update on the band's website, Karl Koch noted it was "apparently edited, but has been put on hold for now."Album Six (present)
Weezer is currently working on their next album, which has not yet been named.Fans on various Weezer forums refer to the album as "Album Six" due to the lack of a title.Weezer official web site.When the release date and album artwork of Rivers Cuomo's solo demo album also popped up, the legitimacy of the site was starting to be acknowledged.They named the Weezer album "Tout Ensemble" and posted a fake release date of April 22, 2008.The site was used as a source for Weezer updates all over the Internet.WE ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH WEEZER OR GEFFEN RECORDS...We expected that the media would contact Interscope or Weezer, and they would squash things immediately.We thought we'd get a few Weezer fans on the boards to get excited, but we never actually thought we'd become a legitimate news source.Karl Koch, webmaster of weezer.Please note that Weezer and Geffen Records have no affiliation with www.The new Weezer record is not called "Tout Ensemble" and there is no official release date yet for the album.Remember, when its on Weezer.Though I will say, "well played", to the authors of that site.The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo on December 18, 2007.The album contains demos of Cuomo's that span from 1992 to 2007, including songs from Weezer's abandoned second album, Songs from the Black Hole.Also included in Alone is a song intended for Weezer's upcoming 6th studio album, entitled "This is the Way".Weezer or named them as an influence.Weezer themselves have listed several influences, among them KISS (with direct references in the song, "In The Garage"), Nirvana (who was their labelmate for a very brief time before Kurt Cobain's death), and the Pixies (especially early on in their career).Early Weezer demos, such as "Paperface", have very obvious ties musically to the Pixies and Nirvana.As a side project, Weezer also used to play Nirvana covers under the stage moniker "Goat Punishment".In 1998, Weezer covered "Velouria" by the Pixies for a Pixies tribute album, and in 2005 briefly got to tour with their idols for a few dates.Green Day has also been said to be an influence (there is a direct lyric about Green Day in the song, "El Scorcho"), and it has been acknowledged that the two bands are friends with one another and enjoy each other's music.Pat during the mixing of "Jamie", which appeared on a DGC compilation disc.The Weezer logo is seen in the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame.The Weezer logo on display is also the exact same logo that was created for the "El Scorcho" video.Weezer projects up to the early demos and live tour recordings for Make Believe.Numerous Weezer message boards exist with large user bases.Maladroit had strong input from the Weezer fanboards including the suggestion for the name and the addition of "Slob."In the "Slob" video, a brief clip of Rivers' laptop displays a message expressing the frustration that was experienced between him and the fans from disagreements over Maladroit's direction.One notable Weezer fan tradition is the "flying W" hand symbol, which is frequently seen at live shows.Weezer: Out Of The Garage at Rollingstone.Pixelbox: Television "Buddy Holly" Music Video Description at wanadoo.VMA's 1995 at Theenvelope.Weezer Record History page 7 Weezer.Pinkerton Album Overview at Allmusic.Weezer Album Chart Positions at Billboard.Anticipated return has Weezer in the Green at Michigandaily.Rolling Stone:Weezer:Pinkerton:Music Reviews at Rollingstone.Weezer Are The Most Important Band Of The Last 10 Years.Dashboard Confessional Covers Weezer.The Next Big Thing: Good Charlotte.The Pink Spiders: Ask TPS.Sounds far too familiar.Interview: Something Corporate turns over something catchy.An unofficial history of all things Weezer up to the year 2004.Rivers Cuomo Says Weezer Is 'Done' (2006), New York.This page was last modified 22:05, 8 January 2008.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details."Are you sure you want to block this user?"Are you sure you want to delete this comment?"Im not your typical MYSPACE ARTIST.THIS IS MY THIRD ALBUM and IM STILL Strugglin Thuggin it while all those fake artists who DONT write THEIR OWN LYRICS get PROMOTED by the COPORATE FUCKS!!!My beats are from BERLIN my producer is 4x PLATINUM!!THE LABELS HATE ME BECAUSE They cant FAKE ME and RAKE ME SEE FOR YOURSELF AND CHECK OUT MYSPACE.THEY DONT WANT A WHITE GIRL WHOSE LYRICS ARE THE TRUTH..FINALLY A REAL WHITE FEMALE RAPPERFROM THE HOME OF HIP HOP!!Thanks for the add and happy new year!Please come to Japan again.Thanks for accepting the add, I love you guys, youre great!!!!!!IF you love fall out boy you will love us.IF you love fall out boy you will love us.Is it just behind the door?Do I need to dig the floor?Who read the book for me?Is it just behind the door?Do I need to dig the floor?OOking forward to the new album...NEW ______0 000000000 _______SONG______ 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uplifting, unpretentious, and extremely endearing debut.But Weezer has more in common with the late, lamented Big Dipper, another group of slacker wiseguys that you just had to love.Send Weezer ringtones to your cell phone now!Add a iframe that allows us to ping the server when this element becomes visible
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I know Sgt.Pepper's, Zeppellin IV, Paul's Boutique, and The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan might be right up there, but dang it if I just don't get tired of this thing.The best songs on this album were the ones I've heard on the radio a million times.Just flip on your local rock station or rip it off the net.When I was fifteen I had two friends that loved Weezer.This album is a must own.The Blue Album by Weezer is one of the catchiest collection of songs ever compiled.This is where it all began and it's one of the best indie albums out there.See all 2 discussions...See all 2 discussions...Greats from the Greatest
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