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Weezer's second album, [[Pinkerton (album)|''Pinkerton'']], was released on [[24 September]] [[1996]].<ref name="allmusic2">''Pinkerton Album Overview'' at [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:beq8b5t4nsqh Allmusic.com];retrieved on [[6 September]], [[2006]]</ref> Due to initial weak sales (it peaked at #19 in the U.S.),<ref name="billboard">''Weezer Album Chart Positions'' at [http://billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=36614&model.vnuAlbumId=678014 Billboard.com];retrieved on [[6 September]], [[2006]]</ref> the album was, at first, viewed as a commercial failure,<ref name="themichigandaily">''Anticipated return has Weezer in the ''Green'' '' at [http://www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2001/05/14/Arts/Anticipated.Return.Has.Weezer.In.The.green-1408671.shtml Michigandaily.com]; retrieved on [[18 September]], [[2006]]</ref> especially when viewed in light of the multi-platinum success of their debut album. The album failed to gain traction in the mainstream music world, perhaps due to a darker, more abrasive sound on the album.<ref name="allmusic2">''Pinkerton Album Overview'' at [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:beq8b5t4nsqh Allmusic.com];retrieved on [[6 September]] [[2006]]</ref> ''Pinkerton'' was labeled "one of the worst albums of 1996" by a [[Rolling Stone Magazine]] reader poll.<ref> Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 228</ref> However, word-of-mouth kept the trickle of sales going, and the album eventually achieved a cult status. 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.<ref name="rollingstone2">''Rolling Stone:Weezer:Pinkerton:Music Reviews'' at [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/weezer/albums/album/301487/review/6635729/pinkerton Rollingstone.com];retrieved on [[19 September]], [[2006]]</ref> A large contingent of critics and fans currently view ''Pinkerton'' as Cuomo's artistic peak, despite the album being outsold by three of the five albums.
Weezer's second album, [[Pinkerton (album)|''Pinkerton'']], was released on [[24 September]] [[1996]].<ref name="allmusic2">''Pinkerton Album Overview'' at [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:beq8b5t4nsqh Allmusic.com];retrieved on [[6 September]], [[2006]]</ref> Due to initial weak sales (it peaked at #19 in the U.S.),<ref name="billboard">''Weezer Album Chart Positions'' at [http://billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=36614&model.vnuAlbumId=678014 Billboard.com];retrieved on [[6 September]], [[2006]]</ref> the album was, at first, viewed as a commercial failure,<ref name="themichigandaily">''Anticipated return has Weezer in the ''Green'' '' at [http://www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2001/05/14/Arts/Anticipated.Return.Has.Weezer.In.The.green-1408671.shtml Michigandaily.com]; retrieved on [[18 September]], [[2006]]</ref> especially when viewed in light of the multi-platinum success of their debut album. The album failed to gain traction in the mainstream music world, perhaps due to a darker, more abrasive sound on the album.<ref name="allmusic2">''Pinkerton Album Overview'' at [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:beq8b5t4nsqh Allmusic.com];retrieved on [[6 September]] [[2006]]</ref> ''Pinkerton'' was labeled "one of the worst albums of 1996" by a [[Rolling Stone Magazine]] reader poll.<ref> Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 228</ref> However, word-of-mouth kept the trickle of sales going, and the album eventually achieved a cult status. 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.<ref name="rollingstone2">''Rolling Stone:Weezer:Pinkerton:Music Reviews'' at [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/weezer/albums/album/301487/review/6635729/pinkerton Rollingstone.com];retrieved on [[19 September]], [[2006]]</ref> A large contingent of critics and fans currently view ''Pinkerton'' as Cuomo's artistic peak, despite the album being outsold by three of the five albums.


Three singles were taken from the album: "[[El Scorcho]]", "[[The Good Life (song)|The Good Life]]", and "[[Pink Triangle (song)|Pink Triangle]]". A music video was released for "El Scorcho", directed by [[Mark Romanek]],<ref name="markromanekofficalpage">''Mark Romanek Music Video's'' at [http://www.markromanek.com/videos.html Markromanek.com];retrieved on [[20 September]], [[2006]]</ref> who later removed his directing credit from the final version due to creative disagreements with the band (most notably Cuomo, who actually edited the final version himself).<ref name="page200"> Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 200</ref> A video for "The Good Life", directed by the husband-wife team of [[Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris]], was also released. Coincidentally, this video starred Mary Lynn Rajskub, who would later appear in "Little Miss Sunshine," "Firewall," and "24," as the melancholy delivery girl. 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.
Three singles were taken from the album: "[[El Scorcho]]", "[[The Good Life (song)|The Good Life]]", and "[[Pink Triangle (song)|Pink Triangle]]". A music video was released for "El Scorcho", directed by [[Mark Romanek]],<ref name="markromanekofficalpage">''Mark Romanek Music Video's'' at [http://www.markromanek.com/videos.html Markromanek.com];retrieved on [[20 September]], [[2006]]</ref> who later removed his directing credit from the final version due to creative disagreements with the band (most notably Cuomo, who actually edited the final version himself).<ref name="page200"> Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 200</ref> A video for "The Good Life", directed by the husband-wife team of [[Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris]], was also released. The video starred [[Mary Lynn Rajskub]]. 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]]''.<ref name="weezerofficalpage">''Weezer Record History page 7'' at [http://www.weezer.com/info/recording/WeezRecHist7.htm Weezer.com];retrieved on [[6 September]], [[2006]]</ref> The entire album is heavily influenced by the opera's story line. Madame Butterfly is mentioned under her real name, Cio-Cio San, in "El Scorcho." The song, "Butterfly", is written from Pinkerton's point of view at the end of the opera.
The title of the album comes from the character Lieutenant Pinkerton in [[Giacomo Puccini]]'s [[opera]] ''[[Madame Butterfly]]''.<ref name="weezerofficalpage">''Weezer Record History page 7'' at [http://www.weezer.com/info/recording/WeezRecHist7.htm Weezer.com];retrieved on [[6 September]], [[2006]]</ref> The entire album is heavily influenced by the opera's story line. Madame Butterfly is mentioned under her real name, Cio-Cio San, in "El Scorcho." The song, "Butterfly", is written from Pinkerton's point of view at the end of the opera.

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For the albums, see Weezer (1994 album) and Weezer (2001 album).
Weezer

Weezer (/ˈwizɚ/) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1992.[1] They have released five full-length albums, three EPs, and a DVD; the first album was later re-released as a remastered deluxe edition. Their most recent album, Make Believe, was released on May 10 2005. Weezer is currently mixing their sixth album, with a tentative release for the first half of 2008 in mind. They have sold more than 7 million records to date in the US.[2]

History

Weezer was formed on February 14 1992, by Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Matt Sharp, and Jason Cropper.

The Blue Album (1993-94)

The self-titled debut 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 album was produced by former Cars frontman Ric Ocasek and recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City.[3] During the recording of the Blue Album, Jason Cropper left the band and was replaced by Brian Bell, then bassist for the band Carnival Art.

"Undone - The Sweater Song" was released as the first single. The music video was directed by Spike Jonze.[3] 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.[4] The video became an instant hit on MTV.[5]

Jonze also directed the band's second video "Buddy Holly."[3] The video featured footage from the television sitcom Happy Days spliced with the band performing in a remade "Arnold's Diner", a familiar setting from the series.[6] The video achieved heavy rotation on MTV[7] and went on to win Jonze and the band four MTV Video Music Awards, including Breakthrough Video and Best Alternative Music Video, and two Billboard Music Video Awards.[8]. The clip is also featured on the installation CD for the Microsoft Windows 95 computer operating system.

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 them playing hacky sack.[9] A photo of the Garage is featured on the inside cover of the album.[10]

The Blue Album is currently certified triple platinum in the United States,[2] making it Weezer's all-time best seller. It is ranked 297 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums.[11] It was re-released and repackaged in 2004 as a Deluxe Edition, which included a second disc of b-sides along with other previously unreleased rarities.[12]

Songs from the Black Hole (1995)

In late December 1994, Weezer took a break from touring for the Christmas holidays.[13] Cuomo traveled back east to his home state of Connecticut, and using an eight-track recorder, he began piecing together demo material for Weezer's next album. Cuomo's original concept for Weezer's second album was to be a space-themed rock opera, Songs from the Black Hole.[14]

The album was intended to feature songs that flowed together seamlessly and end with a special coda that briefly revisited the major musical elements of the piece.[13] The band began demoing and working on Cuomo's concept through intermittent recording sessions in the spring and summer of 1995.[15]

Some songs such as "Tired of Sex" and "Why Bother?" were on Songs From The Black Hole and later released on Pinkerton. Some demos of unreleased songs, such as "Longtime Sunshine" can be found on various fansites or on compilations or EPs. Some of the songs were released on Rivers Cuomo's demo compliation album, Alone - The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo. Several still remain unreleased to the public.

Pinkerton (1996-97)

Ultimately, the Songs from the Black Hole album concept was dropped.[15] The album would instead feature songs composed before their first album (which had briefly been incorporated into the space-opera) as well as some new ones written while Cuomo was at Harvard.[14]

Weezer's second album, Pinkerton, was released on 24 September 1996.[16] Due to initial weak sales (it peaked at #19 in the U.S.),[17] the album was, at first, viewed as a commercial failure,[18] especially when viewed in light of the multi-platinum success of their debut album. The album failed to gain traction in the mainstream music world, perhaps due to a darker, more abrasive sound on the album.[16] Pinkerton was labeled "one of the worst albums of 1996" by a Rolling Stone Magazine reader poll.[19] However, word-of-mouth kept the trickle of sales going, and the album eventually achieved a cult status. 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.[20] A large contingent of critics and fans currently view Pinkerton as Cuomo's artistic peak, despite the album being outsold by three of the five albums.

Three singles were taken from the album: "El Scorcho", "The Good Life", and "Pink Triangle". A music video was released for "El Scorcho", directed by Mark Romanek,[21] who later removed his directing credit from the final version due to creative disagreements with the band (most notably Cuomo, who actually edited the final version himself).[22] A video for "The Good Life", directed by the husband-wife team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, was also released. The video starred Mary Lynn Rajskub. 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.[14] The entire album is heavily influenced by the opera's story line. Madame Butterfly is mentioned under her real name, Cio-Cio San, in "El Scorcho." The song, "Butterfly", is written from Pinkerton's point of view at the end of the opera.

The album's title sparked a legal challenge. Pinkerton Securities of Encino, Calif., filed a temporary injunction against the band and its Geffen record label for copyright infringement two days before the album was to be released on 24 September 1996.[23] A judge ruled against the security company, and the album was finally released.[24] This injunction caused Geffen to hold back some of the initial advertising and promotion for the album, possibly contributing to the album's initial slow.

On hiatus (1997-2000)

Weezer completed their touring for Pinkerton in the summer of 1997. The members of the band took a break, with drummer Patrick Wilson returning to his home in Portland, Oregon to work on his side project, The Special Goodness; Matt Sharp left to complete the follow-up album for his group The Rentals; and Brian Bell went to work on his group, Space Twins.

Rivers Cuomo returned to Boston, Massachusetts, but took a break from Harvard to focus on songwriting. Cuomo gathered together Boston-area musicians and rehearsed new material, including possible songs for the next Weezer album. 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.T. the Bear's on 8 October 1997. 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.A. to start work on the next album. 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 band would not reunite until April of 2000, when the Fuji Festival in Japan offered Weezer a high-paying gig to play in August 2000. 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).

The Green Album (2001)

Eventually, the band went back into the studio to produce a third album. They chose the title, Weezer (2001), to repeat the self-titled name of their first release. This album quickly became known as The Green Album due to its distinctive bright green colouring. Shortly after the release of The Green Album, Weezer went on another American tour. They attracted a new generation of fans thanks to heavy MTV rotation for the videos of their hit singles, "Hash Pipe" and "Island in the Sun."

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. The drug-centric title and chorus of the song led to a "censored" version, retitled "Half Pipe", to be released to some US radio/television outlets. Two videos were recorded for "Island in the Sun." 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.

As reported on 16 August 2001, by MTV, bassist Mikey Welsh was checked into a psychiatric hospital. His whereabouts were previously unknown, as he mysteriously went missing before the filming of the second video for "Island in the Sun". 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. Shriner accepted the invitation. [25]

Maladroit (2002)

The band took an experimental approach for the recording process by allowing fans to download the demos from their official website in return for feedback. After the release of the album, the band stated that this process was somewhat of a failure, as the fans did not supply them with cohesive, constructive advice. Cuomo eventually delegated song selection for the album to their original A&R rep, Todd Sullivan, stating the Weezer fans chose the "wackest songs." Only the song "Slob" was included on the album due to general fan advice.

The recording was also done without input from their record label, Interscope. Cuomo had recently had what he then described as a "massive falling out" with the label. In early 2002--well before the official release of the fourth album, and without the knowledge or consent of Interscope--Cuomo sent hundreds of CDs containing 8 finished songs from the album to radio stations and the press. "Dope Nose," the first single, began to receive airplay. Interscope, citing marketing concerns for the upcoming album, had Cuomo send out a letter to radio stations requesting the song be pulled until an official, sanctioned single was released. Interscope also briefly shut down Weezer's audio/video download webpage, removing all the MP3 demos. 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 co-writing several Weezer songs. The suit was later settled out of court.

The fourth album, Maladroit, was released on 14 May 2002, only one year after its predecessor. The album served as a harder-edged version of their trademark catchy pop-influenced music, and was replete with busy 80s-style guitar solos. Although met with generally positive critical reviews, its sales were not as strong as those for The Green Album, and it remains their lowest-selling album to date.

Two singles were released from the album. The "Dope Nose" music video featured an obscure Japanese motorcycle gang, and was put into regular rotation. The music video for "Keep Fishin'" combined Weezer with The Muppets, and had heavy rotation on MTV. Both videos were directed by Marcos Siega.

An ad-hoc style video was also filmed for "Slob" and can be seen on the Enhanced track of the CD.

As soon as Maladroit had wrapped up, the band immediately began work on their fifth album, recording numerous demos between tours (often recording as many as 24 songs in a day). These songs were eventually scrapped, and Weezer took a break after the release of two albums in quick succession. During this break, Bell and Wilson released LPs from their respective Space Twins and The Special Goodness side-projects.

Weezer released their much-delayed first DVD on 23 March, 2004. The DVD chronicles the band from pre-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.

Make Believe (2003-2006)

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. The band's early recording efforts became available to the public through the band's website. The demos, dubbed the Album Five Demos (or album 4.5) by the fans, were a big hit, but none of the songs recorded at this time were included on the finished album. That album, entitled Make Believe, was released on 10 May 2005.

Despite commercial success, Make Believe generally got a mixed reception from critics, receiving an average score of 52 on review collator Metacritic[26]. Although some reviews, such as AMGs, compared it favourably to Pinkerton[27], others, among them Pitchfork Media's score of 0.4 out of 10, panned the album as predictable and lyrically poor. However, in later years reviews have tended to become favourable.

The album's first single, "Beverly Hills," became a hit in the U.S. and worldwide, staying on the charts for several months after its release. The video for the song, directed by Marcos Siega, featured the band and a select choice of fans interacting with Playboy Bunnies and Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion. It became the first Weezer song to hit #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart. "Beverly Hills" was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, the first ever Grammy nomination for the band. The video was also nominated for Best Rock Video at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards.

The second single off Make Believe was "We Are All on Drugs". It was released in late summer 2005, and the music video was directed by Justin Francis.

In early 2006, it was announced that Make Believe was certified platinum, and "Beverly Hills" was the second most popular song download on iTunes for 2005, finishing just behind "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani.[28]

Also in early 2006, Make Believe's third single, "Perfect Situation", spent four weeks in a row at the #1 spot on the Billboard Modern Rock chart, a personal record for Weezer. The video for "Perfect Situation" starred Elisha Cuthbert and was directed by Marc Webb. "This is Such a Pity" was the band's fourth single from the album, but no music video was made for its release.

The band has announced the possible release of a live DVD comprised of footage from the 2005 Japan tour. It will consist of a 2-day, 7-camera shoot of the shows in Japan, plus material that will be drawn from various behind-the-scenes footage. 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."[29]

Next studio album (2007-present)

Main article: Weezer's sixth studio album

Weezer's sixth studio album is expected to be released sometime in Spring 2008, 3 years after their latest release, Make Believe. Rick Rubin produced the currently unnamed album[30] and Rich Costey provided the mixing[31] for what Weezer fans are calling "Album Six."[32]. The record is being described as "experimental", and according to Cuomo, includes longer and non-traditional songs, TR-808 drum machines, synthesizers, Southern rap, baroque counterpoint, and band members other than Cuomo writing, singing, and switching instruments.[33].

Lead singer Rivers Cuomo released a demo-compilation album entitled Alone - 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.[34] Also included in Alone is a song intended for Weezer's upcoming 6th studio album, entitled "This is the Way". The booklet of Alone tells of the band wanting the song for the album, but ultimately choosing "an epic, 6-minute, symphonic type of art song" entitled "Daydreamer" instead.

Members

The band currently consists of the following members:

Former members:

Influence

Many modern bands such as Ash, Jimmy Eat World,[35][36] The Deftones,[37] Dashboard Confessional,[37][38] The Ataris,[37][39] Ozma,[40] Ultimate Fakebook,[35] The Used,[36] Hellogoodbye,[41] Relient K,[42] Bloodhound Gang, The All-American Rejects,[43] Good Charlotte,[44] The Pink Spiders,[45] The Academy Is...,[46] Say Anything,[47] Yellowcard,[48] Biffy Clyro,[49] Something Corporate,[50] The Stereo,[51] Nerf Herder,[52] Hoobastank,[36] The Anniversary,[35] Saves the Day,[36] Rye Coalition,[35] Thursday,[36] The Get Up Kids,[35]Motion City Soundtrack,[53] Ludo,Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). have been compared to 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. Also, the song, "Susanne" originally read, "Even Kurt Cobain...", instead of "Even Izzy, Slash...", changed after Cobain's death. 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.

The Weezer logo, often shown as =w=, was created by Pat during the mixing of "Jamie", which appeared on a DGC compilation disc. Shortly after, the logo was taped onto the back of Rivers' jacket which he wore around LA until the tape fell off. The logo is a parody of the Van Halen logo. 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.

Music sample

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Discography

Main article: Weezer discography

Weezer fans

Weezer fan sites feature massive amounts of bootlegs from concerts,[54] websites about the band's alter-ego Goat Punishment,[55] bizarre Weezer fan fiction[56] and even a graveyard for fallen fan sites.[57] Many fan sites are devoted to compiling the hundreds of unreleased recordings, which span from pre-Weezer projects up to the early demos and live tour recordings for Make Believe. Numerous Weezer message boards exist with large user bases. In late 2001 and early 2002, Rivers Cuomo himself frequently conversed with fans through email, messageboards and AIM. 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. [58].

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.weezer-online.com/history.html/
  2. ^ a b Weezer RIAA Album Certifications at RIAA album certification searchable database;retrieved on September 18 2006 Cite error: The named reference "riaa" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Spike Jonze Biography - Yahoo! Movies at movies.yahoo.com;retrieved on September 5 2006 Cite error: The named reference "yahoo" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 120
  5. ^ Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 121
  6. ^ Pixelbox: Television "Buddy Holly" Music Video Description at wanadoo.typepad.com;retrieved on 5 September 2006
  7. ^ Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 132
  8. ^ LA Times Past Winners Database-VMA's 1995 at Theenvelope.latimes.com;retrieved on 5 September 2006
  9. ^ Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 146–147
  10. ^ Weezer: Blue Album booklet and liner notes
  11. '^ "Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums" at Rollingstone.com; retrieved on 6 September 2006
  12. ^ "The Blue Album Deluxe Edition Overview" at Allmusic.com; retrieved on 6 September 2006
  13. ^ a b Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 137
  14. ^ a b c Weezer Record History page 7 Weezer.com; retrieved on 6 September 2006 Cite error: The named reference "weezerofficalpage" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  15. ^ a b Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 139
  16. ^ a b Pinkerton Album Overview at Allmusic.com;retrieved on 6 September, 2006 Cite error: The named reference "allmusic2" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  17. ^ Weezer Album Chart Positions at Billboard.com;retrieved on 6 September, 2006
  18. ^ Anticipated return has Weezer in the Green at Michigandaily.com; retrieved on 18 September, 2006
  19. ^ Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 228
  20. ^ Rolling Stone:Weezer:Pinkerton:Music Reviews at Rollingstone.com;retrieved on 19 September, 2006
  21. ^ Mark Romanek Music Video's at Markromanek.com;retrieved on 20 September, 2006
  22. ^ Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 200
  23. ^ Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 203
  24. ^ Luerssen D., John, 2004 p. 205
  25. ^ Weezer Bios
  26. ^ "Weezer: Make Believe". metacritic. metacritic. Retrieved 2007-05-30.
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