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'''Brian Lane Bell''' (born [[December 9]], 1968, Iowa City, Iowa) is the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for [[Weezer]]. He has played both lead and rhythm for the band over the years, and, though all four band members contribute vocal parts to Weezer records, Bell's harmonies are often the centrally featured second voice part behind [[Rivers Cuomo]]. Bell has songwriting credits on a handful of Weezer songs, spanning four | '''Brian Lane Bell''' (born [[December 9]], 1968, Iowa City, Iowa) is the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for [[Weezer]]. He has played both lead and rhythm for the band over the years, and, though all four band members contribute vocal parts to Weezer records, Bell's harmonies are often the centrally featured second voice part behind [[Rivers Cuomo]]. Bell has had songwriting credits on a handful of Weezer songs, spanning four albums, including "[[L.A. Girlz]]," "[[Thought I Knew]]," and "[[Endless Bummer]]." The band has recorded and played live several more of Bell's songs, but never officially released them. Bell has also sang lead on a number of Weezer's earlier-career songs during live shows. | ||
Bell joined Weezer in [[1993]] following the departure of founding member [[Jason Cropper]]. While the first Weezer lineup had consisted of a relatively close-knit group of friends, Bell had only met the band in passing at shared live shows, and was hired to replace Cropper toward the end of the recording sessions for the band's debut, ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]''. | Bell joined Weezer in [[1993]] following the departure of founding member [[Jason Cropper]]. While the first Weezer lineup had consisted of a relatively close-knit group of friends, Bell had only met the band in passing at shared live shows, and was hired to replace Cropper toward the end of the recording sessions for the band's debut, ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]''. | ||
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{{Brian Bell quote|Hi Weezer. Please enjoy this fine recording, compliments of Radioshack and Brian Bell. I hope to see you in New York soon.<br>Thank you,<br>—Brian|<ref>Weezer Fan Club "[[Vault Dive]]" #2, 2 August 2020. Archived on ''YouTube''. (01:19:10) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKnRhSaDXMs</ref>}} | {{Brian Bell quote|Hi Weezer. Please enjoy this fine recording, compliments of Radioshack and Brian Bell. I hope to see you in New York soon.<br>Thank you,<br>—Brian|<ref>Weezer Fan Club "[[Vault Dive]]" #2, 2 August 2020. Archived on ''YouTube''. (01:19:10) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKnRhSaDXMs</ref>}} | ||
One night in the late summer of 1993, while driving home, Bell decided once-and-for-all to quit Carnival Art{{citation needed}}. When he got home he found on his answering machine a message from Weezer bassist [[Matt Sharp]]. Sharp [[Hammerhead|called again the next day]], "Matt was just beating around the bush, and [[Rivers Cuomo|Rivers]] took the phone from him and said, 'Do you wanna join our band?'" | One night in the late summer of 1993, while driving home, Bell decided once-and-for-all to quit Carnival Art{{citation needed}}. When he got home he found on his answering machine a message from Weezer bassist [[Matt Sharp]]. Sharp [[Hammerhead|called again the next day]], "Matt was just beating around the bush, and [[Rivers Cuomo|Rivers]] took the phone from him and said, 'Do you wanna join our band?'"<ref>https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Drafts:Knoxville_News-Sentinel_interview_with_Brian_Bell_-_July_23,_1995</ref> | ||
Bell then joined [[Weezer]] in 1993 during the recording of ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|The Blue Album]]'', replacing [[Jason Cropper]]. Since then he has remained a member of Weezer. Besides doing backup vocals and playing rhythm guitar and lead guitar on the ''[[Pinkerton]]'' classics "[[El Scorcho]]" and "[[Why Bother?]]", as well as on [[Van Weezer]], Bell takes on many of the multi-instrumental duties during live shows. When songs call for the use of a keyboard or harmonica, Bell often plays them. | Bell then joined [[Weezer]] in 1993 during the recording of ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|The Blue Album]]'', replacing [[Jason Cropper]]. Since then he has remained a member of Weezer. Besides doing backup vocals and playing rhythm guitar and lead guitar on the ''[[Pinkerton]]'' classics "[[El Scorcho]]" and "[[Why Bother?]]", as well as on [[Van Weezer]], Bell takes on many of the multi-instrumental duties during live shows. When songs call for the use of a keyboard or harmonica, Bell often plays them. | ||
===The Relationship=== | ===The Relationship=== | ||
In [[2006]], Bell began recording an album for his new band, [[The Relationship]]. Multiple demos were posted onto the band's Myspace page that year and later in [[2008]] and [[2009]], reworked versions of these demos were released. The Relationship opened a few California shows on Weezer's 2008 [[Troublemaker Tour]]. On [[November 17]], [[2010]], the album artwork for the band's debut album was posted onto Facebook along with a release date of [[November 30]]. | |||
The album title has not been confirmed, however, id3 tags found in some officially released MP3s list the album title as ''Release Me''. It is unknown if this is a real title or if it is a joke, commenting on how long the album has taken to finish. | The album title has not been confirmed, however, id3 tags found in some officially released MP3s list the album title as ''Release Me''. It is unknown if this is a real title or if it is a joke, commenting on how long the album has taken to finish. | ||