Weezer concert: 09/24/1996: Difference between revisions
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'''[[Weezer]] performed in the Tower Records east parking lot in Los Angeles, California on [[September 24]], [[1996]]''' as part of the [[Pinkerton Tour]]. This show was done to celebrate the release of ''[[Pinkerton]]'', though the album's title was darkened out on their background banner due to the then-ongoing lawsuit from security firm Pinkerton's Inc. | '''[[Weezer]] performed in the Tower Records east parking lot in Los Angeles, California on [[September 24]], [[1996]]''' as part of the [[Pinkerton Tour]]. This show was done to celebrate the release of ''[[Pinkerton]]'', though the album's title was darkened out on their background banner due to the then-ongoing lawsuit from security firm Pinkerton's Inc.<ref>[[Historic event: 09/24/1996]] by [[Karl Koch]]. Archived on [[Weezerpedia]].</ref> | ||
Notable attendees included [[Daniel Brummel]], member of [[Ozma]] and co-writer of [[Eulogy for a Rock Band]], and [[Allthingsweezer]] boardie [[user:BringHomeTheTurkey|BringHomeTheTurkey]]. A photo from this concert was later used as the cover art for "[[The Good Life]]" EP. | Notable attendees included [[Daniel Brummel]], member of [[Ozma]] and co-writer of [[Eulogy for a Rock Band]], and [[Allthingsweezer]] boardie [[user:BringHomeTheTurkey|BringHomeTheTurkey]]. A photo from this concert was later used as the cover art for "[[The Good Life]]" EP. | ||
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{{Karl Koch quote 2|25 years ago today, weezer played a free outdoor show in the “extra” parking lot of Tower Records on the Sunset Strip in L.A. Behind them was a massive banner emblazoned with the artwork from their album that was released that day, “Pinkerton”. Because the Pinkerton Security company had filed a cease-and-desist order over the album title, a @kroq banner was stuck over the word “Pinkerton”, and Rivers would shortly after the show be in a courtroom explaining the story of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly to a judge, in a (thankfully successful) attempt at allowing stores to stock the album. This weirdness was a bummer but yet it was somehow a fitting launch to an amazing, strange, and beautiful album that confused and infuriated much of the fan base and critics who had come to love The Blue Album in the preceding 2 years. The band poured all of their heart and soul into that album, reveling in the chaos and beauty they were wielding. It just took most of the world a while to catch up and groove on the raw power. 25 years later, the album and the band live on, and the music on Pinkerton continues to stoke up the band and fans alike. Here's a few glimpses of the album as it was being made (started 8/95 [ostensibly as "Songs From The Black Hole"], completed 8/13/96)}} | |||
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