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{{Karlification box|Zoom was a re-named, re-focused Avant garde, changed after the band moved to LA in (i think) 1989. This 2 song demo was recorded in LA, at an unknown studio, in either late 1989 or early 1990. This tape has no j-card (that I've ever seen), and the songs and info is printed directly onto the casstte. Again, I would guess that 50 were made. | {{Karlification box|Zoom was a re-named, re-focused Avant garde, changed after the band moved to LA in (i think) 1989. This 2 song demo was recorded in LA, at an unknown studio, in either late 1989 or early 1990. This tape has no j-card (that I've ever seen), and the songs and info is printed directly onto the casstte. Again, I would guess that 50 were made. | ||
Note that Zoom broke up, with most members besides Rivers returning to Connnecticut, around the spring of 1990. by summer or fall of 1990 Rivers was starting to write his own music.|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062941if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist1.html Weezer Recording History, Page 1]}} | Note that Zoom broke up, with most members besides Rivers returning to Connnecticut, around the spring of 1990. by summer or fall of 1990 Rivers was starting to write his own music.|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062941if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist1.html Weezer Recording History, Page 1]}} | ||
=== Best of the Worst, April-Summer 1990 === | |||
A compilation of Cuomo 4-track demos taken from several sources and recorded across 1990. | |||
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{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Hit the Jungle|You Might as Well Sneeze]]|01 Hit The Jungle.mp3|Summer [[1990]]||2:46|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Till There Is Nothing Left]]|02 Till There Is Nothing Left.mp3|Summer [[1990]]||3:44|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|4-track demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[I'm Falling]]|03 I'm Falling.mp3|Summer [[1990]]||1:36|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|4-track demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Just a White Boy]]|04 Just A White Boy.mp3|Summer [[1990]]||1:12|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|4-track demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Kick Back|Shine]]|05 Kick Back.mp3|Summer [[1990]]||1:16|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|4-track demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Skunking Funk]]|06 Skunking Funk.mp3|Summer [[1990]]||1:18|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Baby Doll]]|07 Baby Doll.mp3|Summer [[1990]]||2:33|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Kick Back]]|08 Kick Back.mp3|Summer [[1990]]||4:23|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[I Can't Sing the Blues]]|09 I Can't Sing The Blues.mp3|Summer [[1990]]||1:21|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Holy Boat]]|10 Holy Boat.mp3|Summer [[1990]]||1:24|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Anything 4 You]]|11 Anything 4 You.mp3|Summer [[1990]]||2:50|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Rip 'n' Shred]]|12 Rip 'n' Shred.mp3|April [[1990]]||0:19|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Lounge Lizards 4 Lisa]]|13 Lounge Lizards 4 Lisa.mp3|April [[1990]]||1:04|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Don't Bring Me ELO]]|14 Don't Bring Me ELO.mp3|April [[1990]]||2:18|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Crunchy Fun]]|15 Crunchy Fun.mp3|April [[1990]]||1:04|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Spiderbitch|Spider Noise]]|16 Spider Noise.mp3|April [[1990]]||1:38|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Spiderbitch]]|17 Spider Bitch.mp3|April [[1990]]||4:10|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Dear Woman]]|18 Dear Woman.mp3|April [[1990]]||4:20|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|4-track demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Fuck Beat]]|19 Fuck Beat (argument over the radi.mp3|May [[1990]]||2:31|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|4-track demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Spinal Jam]]|20 Spinal Jam.mp3|May [[1990]]||1:48|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|4-track demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Suck My Hot Poker]]|21 Suck My Hot Poker.mp3|May [[1990]]||0:44|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|4-track demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[The 4th of July]]|22 The 4th Of July.mp3|May [[1990]]||1:16|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|4-track demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|[[Hit the Jungle|Cheeks Mogli (In the Jungle)]]|23 Cheeks Mogli (In the Jungle).mp3|May [[1990]]||1:39|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|4-track demo}} | |||
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{{Karlification box|Rivers demos from 1990, still developing songwriting.|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062941if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist1.html Weezer Recording History, Page 1]}} | |||
=== Bush Rehearsals, 1990 === | === Bush Rehearsals, 1990 === | ||
[[Bush]] was a trio that featured [[Pat Finn]] on bass, [[Pat Wilson]] on drums, and [[Tom Gardocki]] (later of Wax) on guitar. After Finn convinced Wilson to join him out in L.A, in early spring 1990, the two hooked up with Gardocki to create a power trio that drew influences from Primus, Fishbone, the Chili Peppers, and modern Jazz weirdness. There were few songs with lyrics, which were usually sung by Finn. I'm unsure how many shows this band did, but it wasn't very many. | [[Bush]] was a trio that featured [[Pat Finn]] on bass, [[Pat Wilson]] on drums, and [[Tom Gardocki]] (later of Wax) on guitar. After Finn convinced Wilson to join him out in L.A, in early spring 1990, the two hooked up with Gardocki to create a power trio that drew influences from Primus, Fishbone, the Chili Peppers, and modern Jazz weirdness. There were few songs with lyrics, which were usually sung by Finn. I'm unsure how many shows this band did, but it wasn't very many. | ||
Note that as of 11/1/90, Bush was officially de-named, probably due to Gardocki's leaving the band. (Probably around the time Wax was forming) Finn and Wilson kept going, rehearsing with just each other as well as Sharp (see below) and in the spring of 1991 with [[Jason Cropper]] (see | Note that as of 11/1/90, Bush was officially de-named, probably due to Gardocki's leaving the band. (Probably around the time Wax was forming) Finn and Wilson kept going, rehearsing with just each other as well as Sharp (see below) and in the spring of 1991 with [[Jason Cropper]] (see [[Draft:Weezer Recording Chronology: 1991-1992]]), who Pat Finn had made the aquaintence of up in NorCal. None of the subsequent new band names stuck however, so i'm calling the whole thing Bush. | ||
The band rehearsed extensively, and several rehearsals were recorded. These feature various versions of: | The band rehearsed extensively, and several rehearsals were recorded. These feature various versions of: | ||
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*"[[Crayon Man]]" | *"[[Crayon Man]]" | ||
*"[[Crap]]" | *"[[Crap]]" | ||
=== Pat Wilson and Matt Sharp funny 4-track recordings, spring-fall 1990 === | |||
By this time, Wilson had been hanging out with Sharp, which led the two to make several recordings on Sharp's 4-track recorder in Westwood, California. Pat Finn also recorded at Matt's around this time, but as far as I know these were solo/Bush related efforts. | |||
{{Karlification box|At this point, Pat was doing a lot of hanging out with Matt Sharp, who was already an aquaintence of Pat finn and Pat Wilson. Pat and Matt made numerous "They Might Be Giants" - like recordings on Matts 4-track, while Matt lived in Westwood, CA. These master tapes are in storage somewhere that only Matt knows for sure, and I have been unable to document their contents. The little I heard a long time ago was hysterically funny and very clever. | |||
Pat Finn also recorded at Matt's around this time, but as far as I know these were solo/Bush related efforts.|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062941if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist1.html Weezer Recording History, Page 1]}} | |||
=== The Clique, July 1990 === | === The Clique, July 1990 === | ||
[[Image:IceButterflyCover.png|thumb|150px|Maxi-single cover]] | [[Image:IceButterflyCover.png|thumb|150px|Maxi-single cover]] | ||
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{{Karlification box|7/25/1990: Pat and Pat do a Bush demo, without Tom's help. | {{Karlification box|7/25/1990: Pat and Pat do a Bush demo, without Tom's help. | ||
This was done at their friend Mark Kern's house in Hollywood. Pat F. played both the bass and guitar and did the singing. Pat Wilson did the drumming on the Roland "Octopad", an early drum triggering thing. They recorded these 4 songs, but the demo never saw any distribution.|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062941if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist1.html Weezer Recording History, Page 1]}} | This was done at their friend Mark Kern's house in Hollywood. Pat F. played both the bass and guitar and did the singing. Pat Wilson did the drumming on the Roland "Octopad", an early drum triggering thing. They recorded these 4 songs, but the demo never saw any distribution.|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062941if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist1.html Weezer Recording History, Page 1]}} | ||
=== Silly Bush-related recordings, summer/fall 1990 === | |||
The following recordings were done by Bush, although they're not serious recordings or "real" Bush songs. | |||
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{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Patrick Wilson]]|[[Ugh We March]]||Summer/fall [[1990]]|Genesee Ave., Los Angeles, CA|||Live to a handheld recorder, funny song about divorce}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Bush]]|[[This One's for Pat]]||Summer/fall [[1990]]|Genesee Ave., Los Angeles, CA|||Funny "loungey thing"}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Bush]]|[[Mi Amor Bandito/Kooky Spanish Song]]||Summer/fall [[1990]]|Genesee Ave., Los Angeles, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Bush]]|[[The Night]]||Summer/fall [[1990]]|Genesee Ave., Los Angeles, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Bush]]|[[Nickel in My Pocket]]||Summer/fall [[1990]]|Genesee Ave., Los Angeles, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Bush]]|[[Nickel in My Pocket]]||Summer/fall [[1990]]|Genesee Ave., Los Angeles, CA|||Revised version with light drumming}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Patrick Wilson]]|[[All I Want Is You]]||Summer/fall [[1990]]|Genesee Ave., Los Angeles, CA|||U2 cover}} | |||
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{{Karlification box|Basically the following were done by Pat Wilson, Pat Finn, and Tom Gardocki for fun, though they arent actually Bush songs nor "serious" band recordings. All were done in an apartment on Genessee Ave in LA, much to the neighbors' confusion.|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062941if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist1.html Weezer Recording History, Page 1]}} | |||
=== Extended Bush rehearsals, 1990-1991 === | === Extended Bush rehearsals, 1990-1991 === | ||
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Also, throughout this period, Pat Finn recorded solo 4 track versions of the Bush songs, to have a presentable demo tape. It was never quite finished. As far as I know, Bush never prepared an official full band demo tape|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062941if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist1.html Weezer Recording History, Page 1]}} | Also, throughout this period, Pat Finn recorded solo 4 track versions of the Bush songs, to have a presentable demo tape. It was never quite finished. As far as I know, Bush never prepared an official full band demo tape|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519062941if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist1.html Weezer Recording History, Page 1]}} | ||
=== Finishtum Productum, late 1990 === | === Finishtum Productum, late 1990 === | ||