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| Name = Christmas with Weezer | | Name = Christmas with Weezer | ||
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| Recorded = [[2008]] | | Recorded = [[2008]] | ||
| Genre = Alternative rock, Christmas | | Genre = Alternative rock, Christmas | ||
| Length = | | Length = 13:48 | ||
| Format = digital, CD | | Format = digital, CD | ||
| Label = [[Geffen Records|DGC/Interscope]] | | Label = [[Geffen Records|DGC/Interscope]] | ||
| Producer = [[Pat Wilson]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] | | Producer = [[Pat Wilson]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] OR Ken Sluiter | ||
| Reviews = | | Reviews = | ||
| Last album = ''[[Six Hits]]''<br>2008 | | Last album = ''[[Six Hits]]''<br>2008 | ||
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| Next album = ''[[Raditude]]''<br>2009 | | Next album = ''[[Raditude]]''<br>2009 | ||
}} | }} | ||
:''Not to be confused with the Christmas-themed 2-track promotional release [[Christmas CD]].'' | |||
'''''Christmas with Weezer''''' is a six-song EP of [[Christmas]] carol covers performed by [[Weezer]]. The songs were released | '''''Christmas with Weezer''''' is a six-song EP of [[Christmas]] carol covers performed by [[Weezer]]. The songs were originally released as part of an IOS application of the same name created by Tapulous, the makers of ''Tap Tap Revenge''. The EP was released on digital music platforms on [[December 16]], [[2008]], and is slated to receive a CD release in Japan on [[November 2]], [[2022]].<ref>"Christmas with Weezer". ''HMV&BOOKS online'' | ||
Retrieved from https://www.hmv.co.jp/artist_Weezer_000000000039818/item_Christmas-With-Weezer-Ltd_13270725. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220909072103/https://www.hmv.co.jp/artist_Weezer_000000000039818/item_Christmas-With-Weezer-Ltd_13270725 Archived] from the original on archive.org.</ref><ref>"洋楽クリスマス コンピの決定版『Happy Christmas ～ Wonderful Songs～』― ヴィンス・ガラルディ、ノラ・ジョーンズ、ジャクソン５、ビーチ・ボーイズ、ジャスティン・ビーバー、アリアナ・グランデ、サム・スミスなど 古今東西 クリスマスの名曲をたっぷり収録". ([[September 12]], [[2022]]). ''HMV&BOOKS online''. Retrieved from https://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/220912128/. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220916151334/https://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/220912128/ Archived] from the original on archive.org .</ref> | Retrieved from https://www.hmv.co.jp/artist_Weezer_000000000039818/item_Christmas-With-Weezer-Ltd_13270725. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220909072103/https://www.hmv.co.jp/artist_Weezer_000000000039818/item_Christmas-With-Weezer-Ltd_13270725 Archived] from the original on archive.org.</ref><ref>"洋楽クリスマス コンピの決定版『Happy Christmas ～ Wonderful Songs～』― ヴィンス・ガラルディ、ノラ・ジョーンズ、ジャクソン５、ビーチ・ボーイズ、ジャスティン・ビーバー、アリアナ・グランデ、サム・スミスなど 古今東西 クリスマスの名曲をたっぷり収録". ([[September 12]], [[2022]]). ''HMV&BOOKS online''. Retrieved from https://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/220912128/. [https://web.archive.org/web/20220916151334/https://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/220912128/ Archived] from the original on archive.org .</ref> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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The Tapulous application is a game similar to ''Rock Band'' or ''Guitar Hero'' and features Weezer covering six Christmas carols. The songs are described in the press release as "funky but authentic". Two bonus tracks are available in the game ("[[Pork and Beans]]" and "[[The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)]]") along with unspecified extra Weezer tracks, likely to be downloaded from an in-game system. | The Tapulous application is a game similar to ''Rock Band'' or ''Guitar Hero'' and features Weezer covering six Christmas carols. The songs are described in the press release as "funky but authentic". Two bonus tracks are available in the game ("[[Pork and Beans]]" and "[[The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)]]") along with unspecified extra Weezer tracks, likely to be downloaded from an in-game system. | ||
==Recording process== | ==Recording process== | ||
The idea to record songs for the iPhone application ''Tap Tap Revenge'' came from [[Pat Wilson]], an iPhone owner himself. The recordings are unique for Weezer because all of the guitars and drums are performed by Wilson. It is assumed that Weezer's bassist, [[Scott Shriner]], played bass. A photo posted in November [[2008]] on [[weezer.com]] of Wilson and Shriner at Starbucks when the recordings would have been made seems to confirm this. Later, frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]] recorded lead vocals separately. After the application was released, additional enhancements were made to the songs and they were re-released online as a digital EP. The new versions were remixed and now contained vocal harmonies from guitarist [[Brian Bell]], altered lead vocals from Cuomo (removing some of the extensive vocal doubling) and added tambourine on "[[Silent Night]]". | {{Cleanup section}} | ||
The idea to record songs for the iPhone application ''Tap Tap Revenge'' came from [[Pat Wilson]], an iPhone owner himself. The recordings are unique for Weezer because all of the guitars and drums are performed by Wilson.{{Citation needed}} It is assumed that Weezer's bassist, [[Scott Shriner]], played bass. A photo posted in November [[2008]] on [[weezer.com]] of Wilson and Shriner at Starbucks when the recordings would have been made seems to confirm this. Later, frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]] recorded lead vocals separately. After the application was released, additional enhancements were made to the songs and they were re-released online as a digital EP. The new versions were remixed and now contained vocal harmonies from guitarist [[Brian Bell]], altered lead vocals from Cuomo (removing some of the extensive vocal doubling) and added tambourine on "[[Silent Night]]". | |||
[[Karl Koch]] has claimed that production duties on the project were informal and shared between Wilson and Cuomo:<ref>[[Karl Koch|Koch, Karl]]. (June 19, 2020). Email correspondence. Screenshot at [[:File:Karl Christmas with Weezer email 6-19-2020.jpg]].</ref> | |||
::''There was no producer per se. Pat and Rivers just did it with minimal assistance, in a side studio at the same facility (“The Document Room”) in Malibu that they were working on Raditude in with [[Jacknife Lee]]. Pat was basically told to make it happen, so as far as the basic mixing and producing duties, it was him, although certainly Rivers had a part to play too, at times. It was a very low key thing that they just grinded out when there was downtime up at the main studio.'' | ::''There was no producer per se. Pat and Rivers just did it with minimal assistance, in a side studio at the same facility (“The Document Room”) in Malibu that they were working on Raditude in with [[Jacknife Lee]]. Pat was basically told to make it happen, so as far as the basic mixing and producing duties, it was him, although certainly Rivers had a part to play too, at times. It was a very low key thing that they just grinded out when there was downtime up at the main studio.'' | ||
== | Conversely, ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)]]'' engineer Ken Sluiter claims to have been the EP's engineer, producer, and mixer.<ref>kensluiter. (June 5, 2019). "I was the engineer, producer, mixer for this EP". ''Discogs'' submission history. Screenshot on Weezerpedia at [[:File:Kensluiterdiscogs.png]].</ref><ref>Boudreau, Matt, & Sluiter, Ken. (February 19, 2018). Working Class Audio #166 with Ken Sluiter. ''WORKING CLASS AUDIO''. Retrieved from https://www.workingclassaudio.com/wca-166-with-ken-sluiter/.</ref> | ||
==Release== | |||
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===Press release=== | ===Press release=== | ||
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and iPod touch from the Makers of Tap Tap Revenge | and iPod touch from the Makers of Tap Tap Revenge | ||
Los Angeles, CA., – [[December 4]], [[2008]] – Weezer, one of the most | Los Angeles, CA., – [[December 4]], [[2008]] – Weezer, one of the most original and beloved bands around, and Tapulous, the leading iPhone applications developer, today announced Christmas With Weezer, an original game for the iPhone and iPod touch that will go on sale within the next few days. Featuring new music by Weezer, the game takes full advantage of the innovative Multi-Touch capabilities and accelerometer as players tap and shake their phones to the tunes of six classic Christmas songs covered by Weezer. | ||
original and beloved bands around, and Tapulous, the leading iPhone | |||
applications developer, today announced Christmas With Weezer, an | |||
original game for the iPhone and iPod touch that will go on sale | |||
within the next few days. Featuring new music by Weezer, the game | |||
takes full advantage of the innovative Multi-Touch | |||
capabilities and accelerometer as players tap and shake their phones | |||
to the tunes of six classic Christmas songs covered by Weezer. | |||
"I agreed to do these special recordings for the game because I am a | "I agreed to do these special recordings for the game because I am a fan of each of the songs. The melody and vocal lines are incredible and it was fun to sing them," added Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo. | ||
fan of each of the songs. The melody and vocal lines are incredible | |||
and it was fun to sing them," added Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo. | |||
Christmas With Weezer is built on the powerful next-generation engine | Christmas With Weezer is built on the powerful next-generation engine of Tap Tap Revenge, the popular music game for iPhone and iPod touch, where users tap and shake their devices to the tunes of the music, but with rich new features and a fun, family-friendly look to fit the holiday spirit. The music is funky but authentic, since Weezer kept the original lyrics in these favorite Christmas songs. Weezer fans can hear the band performing six Christmas classics, including "We Wish You A Merry Christmas", "Silent Night", "O Holy Night", "First Noel", "Hark The Herald Angels Sing" and "O Come, All Ye Faithful", along with two bonus tracks. The six Christmas cover tracks were recorded exclusively for this game, and are not available anywhere else. | ||
of Tap Tap Revenge, the popular music game for iPhone and iPod touch, | |||
where users tap and shake their devices to the tunes of the music, but | |||
with rich new features and a fun, family-friendly look to fit the | |||
holiday spirit. The music is funky but authentic, since Weezer kept | |||
the original lyrics in these favorite Christmas songs. Weezer fans can | |||
hear the band performing six Christmas classics, including "We Wish | |||
You A Merry Christmas", "Silent Night", "O Holy Night", "First Noel", | |||
"Hark The Herald Angels Sing" and "O Come, All Ye Faithful", along | |||
with two bonus tracks. The six Christmas cover tracks were recorded | |||
exclusively for this game, and are not available anywhere else. | |||
"I love my iPhone and all the apps that you can download," said Weezer | "I love my iPhone and all the apps that you can download," said Weezer drummer Pat Wilson. "I love that our band is the first to actually record songs specifically for an app and Tap Tap Revenge seemed like the perfect one. I am excited to tap along to what we recorded and hope it brings holiday cheer to all kinds of different thumbs and fingers."</blockquote> | ||
drummer Pat Wilson. "I love that our band is the first to actually | |||
record songs specifically for an app and Tap Tap Revenge seemed like | |||
the perfect one. I am excited to tap along to what we recorded and | |||
hope it brings holiday cheer to all kinds of different thumbs and | |||
fingers."</blockquote> | |||
===2022 re-release=== | ===2022 re-release=== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100211061733/http://tapulous.com/weezer/ ''Christmas | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100211061733/http://tapulous.com/weezer/ ''Christmas with Weezer'' page] on Tapulous website (archive) | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/christmas-with-weezer-app ''Christmas with Weezer'' application file (.ipa)] on the Internet Archive | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||