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 ==Recording Sessions==
-The bulk of the recording was done with Ric in three sessions of three weeks each, in January 2014, March 2014, and June 2014 at Village Recording Studios in Santa Monica, CA.  A great deal of the recording sessions can be seen in the teaser videos leading up to release, including a peak at Ric Ocasek's notebook outlining various tracks they were working on, some of which did not get released.  It was revealed in Rolling Stone that Rivers used a "Google doc with a hyperspecific outline of everything left to do on this album. Each song has a number, with a long list of lettered tasks under it: Redo this solo, blend that intro better, and on and on."
+The bulk of the recording was done with Ric in three sessions of three weeks each, in January 2014, March 2014, and June 2014 at Village Recording Studios in Santa Monica, CA.  A great deal of the recording sessions can be seen in the teaser videos leading up to release, including a peak at Ric Ocasek's notebook outlining various tracks they were working on, some of which did not get released.  Those included titles such as ''Live My Life, I Need Some of That, Are We Good?'' and ''It's Been So Long.''  All were potentially tried out in the studio.
-Brian Bell also stated in Rolling Stone that Rivers presented the band with "maybe 80, maybe 100" new songs before they made this album. Adds the guitarist, "I was like, 'Where did you find the time to write all these songs?'"
+It was revealed in Rolling Stone that Rivers used a "Google doc with a hyperspecific outline of everything left to do on this album. Each song has a number, with a long list of lettered tasks under it: Redo this solo, blend that intro better, and on and on."  Brian Bell also stated in Rolling Stone that Rivers presented the band with "maybe 80, maybe 100" new songs before they made this album. Adds the guitarist, "I was like, 'Where did you find the time to write all these songs?'"  Rivers stated that the oldest song goes back to late 2010.
 Some other bits of information:
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 "Scott: We're just making sure we have the right song. We made our decision while touring last week and here we are doing it, so we should finish it up today." (July ~31st)
 "Scott: Usually while we're mixing we're also in the studio changing stuff around and adding parts and trying to make it as good as we can for the folks out there."
 * From Karl: "The guys are putting the finishing touches on the album in between our summer tour dates, and its very very close to completion." (August 1st)
 * From Zane Lowe: "Rivers: I think we're about 99% done. We're just putting the final touches on. A little narration here and there, special effects, that sort of thing." (Interview recorded sometime before July 21st)
-According to the band, recording wrapped on August 20th.
+One of the last tracks worked on was Foolish Father, in which Cuomo gathered some random fans via his Twitter and studio hands or anyone else around to sing the choral section at the end of the song... which was a last minute addition.  According to the band, recording wrapped on August 20th.
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+==Themes on the Album==
+The album features three distinct themes that are referenced in the opening lyrics to Foolish Father.
+''"Simple love songs, drenched in blood songs, coming out all wrong songs."''  The liner notes of the album present the tracks, not in chronological order but rather grouped by theme.  This was also referenced in the teaser videos leading up to the release of the album.  There are cryptic messages and quotes littered throughout the liner notes that allude to a deeper meaning or a possible storyline that follows the narrative found in the teaser videos.  If you follow the tracks as they are listed in the liner notes, each section ends with an instrumental.  This could be viewed as an "alternative" way to listen to the album.
+===The Panapticon Artist (Relationship With Fans)===
+Listed as a Male in his 20's.
+* I've Had it Up to Here
+* Back to the Shack
+* The Wasteland
+===Belladonna (Relationships with Women)===
+Listed as a Female in her 20's.
+* Go Away
+* Lonely Girl
+* Cleopatra
+* Ain't Got Nobody
+* Da Vinci
+* Return to Ithaka
+===Patriarchia (Father Figures)===
+Listed as a Male in his 30's and "The Magical Man."
+* Eulogy for a Rock Band
+* The British are Coming
+* Foolish Father
+* Anonymous
+==Cutting Room Floor==
+Karl said of the album, "There are numerous great songs that didn't make it onto EWBAITE." Some may be included on a fan club exclusive 7-inch.  The most talked about of the unreleased tracks was ''The Rules of Life.''  Which Rivers specifically mentioned in a few articles.  In EW he said, "Sometimes there’s just songs that are really difficult for me to finish a lyric. The one we may start today, ‘The Rules of Life,’ that’s another one. The chorus is great, but I can’t tell you how many verses I’ve written trying to figure out what my perspective is on that chorus."  Other songs included the aforementioned titles in Ric's notebook and the unknown song featured in the very first teaser video.
+==Artwork==
+The album's artwork is by Chris McMahon and is a result of adding monsters to old thrift store landscape paintings.  The monster featured on the cover has been lovingly referred to as ''Smooch'' by the Weezer fan community.  His official name is unknown.
 ==Personnel==