Everything Will Be Alright in the End: Difference between revisions

Rivers stated that the album was a culmination of four years of interacting with fans "all of whom have the same desire as him, a classic Weezer album."  In a Rolling Stone article, Rivers says "I [Rivers] wanted to make a complex, classic album," he says. "And I knew it was going to take time." But early this year, he hit a creative wall. "I had a lot of songs, but I didn't have total confidence in anything I was doing." This past May, he says, "I came out with such a strong vision of the album. I tried to calm down, but it was very hard." His vision, he says, was of a three-part structure for the album. One third is made up of "classic girl songs - we'll call that 'Belladonna,' " he says. The second batch covers Weezer's relationship with their fans. "That section is called 'The Panopticon Artist,'" he says, referencing the concept of a prison whose inmates are constantly watched. "Then there's a third and final group of songs about father figures," Cuomo says. "I'm going to call that 'Patriarchia' - that's a new word I came up with."  He went on to add "I haven't felt this protective of an album in a long time," Cuomo adds. "I put so much of the deepest part of my soul into this that it feels like I'm really on the line, in a way that I haven't been on many albums."

Although the album was originally given a release date of September 30th, it was delayed until October 7th.