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| Type = demo | | Type = demo | ||
| Artist = Weezer | | Artist = Weezer | ||
| Released = November 2001 | | Released = November [[2001]] | ||
| Recorded = November 14, 2001 | | Recorded = [[November 14]], 2001 | ||
| Length = 1:38 | | Length = 1:38 | ||
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| COR# = 346 | | COR# = 346 | ||
| Producer = Weezer | | Producer = Weezer | ||
| Status = | | Status = Demos circulating | ||
| RC's last song = Wake Up Dry<br>(RC# 685) | | RC's last song = "[[Wake Up Dry]]"<br>(RC# 685) | ||
| This RC song = Cygnus X-1<br>(RC# 686) | | This RC song = "Cygnus X-1"<br>(RC# 686) | ||
| RC's next song = [[Misstep|Say You Will]]<br>(RC# 687) | | RC's next song = "[[Misstep|Say You Will]]"<br>(RC# 687) | ||
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"'''Cygnus X-1'''" (originally known as "'''Smiths Jamb'''") is an instrumental [[Weezer]] demo in early consideration for the album that would eventually become ''[[Maladroit]]''. | "'''Cygnus X-1'''" (originally known as "'''Smiths Jamb'''") is an instrumental [[Weezer]] demo recorded in early consideration for the album that would eventually become ''[[Maladroit]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | |||
*''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]'' (2020) | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Cygnus X-1" was originally written, according to the [[Catalog O' Riffs]], in early October of [[2001]]. It is first known to have been recorded during the [[Cello Demos|sessions at Cello Studios]] in early November of that year, though it was not finished at that time. The song was later recorded at [[Glenn Sound Demos|Glenn Sound Studios]] on [[November 14]] for the radio station 107.7 The End, along with the songs "[[Slave]]" and "[[Space Rock]]" | "Cygnus X-1" was originally written, according to the [[Catalog O' Riffs]], in early October of [[2001]]. It is first known to have been recorded during the [[Cello Demos|sessions at Cello Studios]] in early November of that year, though it was not finished at that time. The song was later recorded at [[Glenn Sound Demos|Glenn Sound Studios]] on [[November 14]] for the radio station 107.7 The End, along with the songs "[[Slave]]" and "[[Space Rock]]", though the three songs never aired, and the band subsequently released them as free MP3s on their [[weezer.com|official website]]. Two early demos by [[Rivers Cuomo]] were released as part of the digital demo compilation ''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]'' in November of [[2020]]. | ||
The basis for the song's title has never been commented on, but [ | The basis for the song's title has never been commented on, but [[Wikipedia:Cygnus_X-1|Cygnus X-1]] is also the name of a galactic X-ray source in the constellation Cygnus discovered in 1964, and the first such source widely accepted to be a black hole. It is also the title of a [[Wikipedia:Cygnus_X-1_(song_series)|two-part song]] by the band [[Rush]] from their 1977 album ''[[Wikipedia:A_Farewell_to_Kings|A Farewell to Kings]]''. | ||
==Known recordings== | |||
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!Notes | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]] | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Smiths Jam | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>346 Smiths Jam.mp3</samp> | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"| | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"| | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:50 | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]'' | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"| | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]] | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Smiths Jamb | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>346.2 Smiths Jamb.mp3</samp> | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"| | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"| | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|1:31 | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]'' | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"| | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]] | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Cygnus X-1 | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"| | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 2]]—[[November 5]], [[2001]] | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles, CA | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"| | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"| | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Unlikely to be finished during Cello sessions | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Weezer]] | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Cygnus X-1 | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>WEEZER-2001-11-14-GlennSound-Cygnus_X1_346.mp3</samp> | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[November 14]], [[2001]] | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Glenn Sound demos|Glenn Sound, Seattle, WA]] | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|1:38 | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"| | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Recorded for 107.7 The End but never broadcast. Released online on [[weezer.com]] | |||
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|} | |||
==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
<youtube>AhfciBFFeMw</youtube> | <youtube>AhfciBFFeMw</youtube> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.oa.uj.edu.pl/research/cygx1.html What Is Cyngus X-1?] | *[http://www.oa.uj.edu.pl/research/cygx1.html What Is Cyngus X-1?] | ||
[[Category: Weezer songs]] | [[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Songs on Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]][[Category:Catalog O' Riffs]][[Category:Instrumentals]][[Category:Featured song]] | ||
[[Category: Instrumentals]] | |||
[[Category:Featured song]] | |||