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Starting the Vipassana meditation practices, Rivers quickly felt the meditation effecting his songwriting. One song, "[[Pardon Me]]" (Rick Rubin's favorite) was written because meditation asked that he seek forgiveness from all those he harmed. Another song, "Hold Me", was written on a fast. The songs began to reflect a more emotional side to Rivers that was absent from Maladroit and compressed in Green Album. Rivers would write several demos, leave them to the band to work with, and then go back to Harvard. During breaks, the band would record and rehearse new songs. Rick Rubin oversaw all of the recordings. The band was able to work with a new found cooperation. The band setup themselves as a democracy and for the first time since the old [[Amherst]] days, were getting along well. | Starting the Vipassana meditation practices, Rivers quickly felt the meditation effecting his songwriting. One song, "[[Pardon Me]]" (Rick Rubin's favorite) was written because meditation asked that he seek forgiveness from all those he harmed. Another song, "Hold Me", was written on a fast. The songs began to reflect a more emotional side to Rivers that was absent from Maladroit and compressed in Green Album. Rivers would write several demos, leave them to the band to work with, and then go back to Harvard. During breaks, the band would record and rehearse new songs. Rick Rubin oversaw all of the recordings. The band was able to work with a new found cooperation. The band setup themselves as a democracy and for the first time since the old [[Amherst House|Amherst]] days, were getting along well. | ||
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==Release== | ==Release== | ||
''Make Believe'' was released on [[May 10]], [[2005]], 11 years to the day of ''[[The Blue Album]]''. Several songs were written and recorded during the Make Believe sessions, but few have surfaced other than in the form of the album. Very few songs have surfaced from this era, save a few leaked home demos, a song on ''[[Alone]]'', and two office demos that were not released until 2008. ''Make Believe'' received mostly strong reviews, but was met with some fan criticism. The most pervasive criticism is in regards to the slick and clean production provided by [[Rick Rubin]]. Many fans have stated that had it had the more "raw" production of ''Pinkerton'', the album would have been stronger. Typical fan favorites include "[[The Other Way]]", "[[This Is Such a Pity]]", and "[[Perfect Situation]]", while many are quick to dismiss "[[Beverly Hills]]" and "[[We Are All on Drugs]]", the two lead off singles. Despite fan criticisms, ''Make Believe'' was quick to go platinum and its lead off single, "Beverly Hills", was Weezer's first #1 single. It was also the most popular download of 2005 (although technicalities make "Hollaback Girl" the most popular | ''Make Believe'' was released on [[May 10]], [[2005]], 11 years to the day of ''[[The Blue Album]]''. Several songs were written and recorded during the Make Believe sessions, but few have surfaced other than in the form of the album. Very few songs have surfaced from this era, save a few leaked home demos, a song on ''[[Alone]]'', and two office demos that were not released until 2008. ''Make Believe'' received mostly strong reviews, but was met with some fan criticism. The most pervasive criticism is in regards to the slick and clean production provided by [[Rick Rubin]]. Many fans have stated that had it had the more "raw" production of ''Pinkerton'', the album would have been stronger. Typical fan favorites include "[[The Other Way]]", "[[This Is Such a Pity]]", and "[[Perfect Situation]]", while many are quick to dismiss "[[Beverly Hills]]" and "[[We Are All on Drugs]]", the two lead off singles. Despite fan criticisms, ''Make Believe'' was quick to go platinum and its lead off single, "Beverly Hills", was Weezer's first #1 single. It was also the most popular download of 2005 (although technicalities make "Hollaback Girl" the most popular). | ||
There was some controversy regarding the second single, "We Are All on Drugs". Despite a fantastic reaction to the song at live shows, fans were quick to dismiss the song as a single. Furthermore, MTV demanded that the song be censored before they play it on MTV. The song was re-recorded as "We Are All in Love". When the band was asked to censor it, Pat sarcastically wanted to call it "We Are All on Hugs". "In Love" was recorded at the suggestion of Brian Bell. | There was some controversy regarding the second single, "We Are All on Drugs". Despite a fantastic reaction to the song at live shows, fans were quick to dismiss the song as a single. Furthermore, MTV demanded that the song be censored before they play it on MTV. The song was re-recorded as "We Are All in Love". When the band was asked to censor it, Pat sarcastically wanted to call it "We Are All on Hugs". "In Love" was recorded at the suggestion of Brian Bell. | ||
Later, when "Perfect Situation" was announced as single #3, it received a new chorus after Weezer fans reportedly, according to Cuomo, sang it the way he originally wrote it. Fans typically prefer the original. The new version also features backing vocals of "perfect situation | Later, when "Perfect Situation" was announced as single #3, it received a new chorus after Weezer fans reportedly, according to Cuomo, sang it the way he originally wrote it. Fans typically prefer the original. The new version also features backing vocals of "perfect situation" during the outros because Geffen thought the song title wasn't repeated enough for it to be a single. "Perfect Situation" trumped "Beverly Hills" on the charts, remaining #1 for four weeks despite having no physical single release. | ||
==Multiple pressings== | |||
The first printings of ''Make Believe'' are in a digipak and featured different mixes of several songs than later editions. There was an error on "We Are All on Drugs" (the wrong bridge was used), "Perfect Situation" was remixed when it became a single, and "This Is Such A Pity" (which originally featured a drum fill near the end) was replaced with a second incorrect mix (no drum fill, no high note on the word "that" in the third verse), then again with the 'correct' mix (no drum fill, high "that"). Due to all the confusion, it is unclear how many copies of each pressing were made, and exactly which versions of the three songs were used on each one. | |||
==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||