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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = The Biggest Animal | | Name = The Biggest Animal | ||
| Cover = | | Cover = Theyeastmaster-cover.jpeg | ||
| Type = demo | | Type = demo | ||
| Artist = Fuzz | | Artist = Fuzz | ||
| Album = Yeastmaster Pt. 1 | | Album = Yeastmaster Pt. 1 | ||
| Released = Unreleased | | Released = Unreleased | ||
| Recorded = | | Recorded = | ||
| Length = 3:13 | | Length = 3:13 | ||
| Label = none | | Label = none | ||
| Writer = Rivers Cuomo | | Writer = Rivers Cuomo | ||
| RC# = 65 | | RC# = 65 | ||
| Producer = | |||
| Producer = | | Status = Released | ||
| Status = | |||
| Live debut = [[November 29]], [[1991]] in [[60 Wrong Sausages concert: 11/29/1991|Petaluma, CA]] ([[60 Wrong Sausages]]) | | Live debut = [[November 29]], [[1991]] in [[60 Wrong Sausages concert: 11/29/1991|Petaluma, CA]] ([[60 Wrong Sausages]]) | ||
| Last played = [[May 21]], [[1992]] in [[Weezer concert: 05/21/1992|West Hollywood, CA]] | | Last played = [[May 21]], [[1992]] in [[Weezer concert: 05/21/1992|West Hollywood, CA]] | ||
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}} | }} | ||
"'''The Biggest Animal'''" is a [[Fuzz]] demo from [[1991]]. | "'''The Biggest Animal'''" is a [[Fuzz]] demo from [[1991]]. | ||
===Appearances=== | |||
*''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' (2020) | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"The Biggest Animal" was first | "The Biggest Animal" was first demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] acoustically in [[1990]] and with full instrumentation in January of 1991<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_1#Post-Zoom_Rivers.27s_4_and_8_track_recordings|Recording History - Page 1]]</ref>. The latter recording was included on Cuomo's cassette tape demo ''[[The Yeastmaster]]'', which compiled demos from [[1990]] to [[1992]]. The song would be demoed twice more in [[1991]], once in February and once in March, both times by Fuzz as a full band. This included [[Patrick Wilson]] on drums and [[Scottie Chapman]] on bass. | ||
Though Fuzz would not last through 1991, "The Biggest Animal" would survive for a short while longer in {{PN|Weezer}} early live sets. During [[Weezer concert: 05/21/1992|a May 1992 show]] at the [[8121 Club]] in West Hollywood, [[Rivers Cuomo]] would give a nod to Fuzz by introducing the song as being "by one of our favorite bands."<ref>[[Historic event: 05/21/1992]]</ref>. | Though Fuzz would not last through 1991, "The Biggest Animal" would survive for a short while longer in {{PN|Weezer}} early live sets. During [[Weezer concert: 05/21/1992|a May 1992 show]] at the [[8121 Club]] in West Hollywood, [[Rivers Cuomo]] would give a nod to Fuzz by introducing the song as being "by one of our favorite bands."<ref>[[Historic event: 05/21/1992]]</ref>. | ||
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[[Jason Cropper]] jokingly referenced the song during a Weezer rehearsal in June 1992, soliciting groans and laughs from the rest of the band when suggested they should practice it.<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_3#early_June_1992:_taped_garage_practice_.232|Recording History Page 3]]</ref>. | [[Jason Cropper]] jokingly referenced the song during a Weezer rehearsal in June 1992, soliciting groans and laughs from the rest of the band when suggested they should practice it.<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_3#early_June_1992:_taped_garage_practice_.232|Recording History Page 3]]</ref>. | ||
Cuomo included the song on "[[The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo]]," a list compiling demos he deems of high quality that he released in July [[2008]]. | Cuomo included the song on "[[The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo]]," a list compiling demos he deems of high quality that he released in July [[2008]]. The song was finally heard when it was [[2020_riverscuomo.com_leak|leaked]] and subsequently released as part of the demo compilation ''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' in November of [[2020]]. | ||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|The Biggest Animal|01 The Biggest Animal (Demo).mp3|December [[1990]]||1:08|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|The Biggest Animal|05 The Biggest Animal.mp3|January [[1991]]||3:16|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Fuzz]]|The Biggest Animal||[[February 18]], [[1991]]||||[[Fuzz]] practice}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Fuzz]]|The Biggest Animal||[[March 9]], [[1991]]||||[[Fuzz]] demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|The Biggest Animal||[[February 16]], [[1992]]|TK Productions & Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||[[Weezer]] practice}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|The Biggest Animal||[[March 30]], [[1992]]|[[Weezer concert: 03/30/1992|Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA]]|||Live performance, taped by [[Karl Koch]]}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|The Biggest Animal||[[May 21]], [[1992]]|[[Weezer concert: 05/21/1992|8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA]]|||Live performance, taped by [[Karl Koch]]}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|The Biggest Animal||[[June 11]], [[1992]]|[[Weezer concert: 06/11/1992|8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA]]|||Live performance, taped by [[Karl Koch]]}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==Live performances<ref>[[Recording History - Page 3]]</ref>== | ==Live performances<ref>[[Recording History - Page 3]]</ref>== | ||
*[[Weezer concert: 03/19/1992]] | *[[Weezer concert: 03/19/1992]] | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
{{References list}} | {{References list}} | ||
[[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
[[Category: Weezer songs]] | [[Category:Fuzz]][[Category:Songs on Alone V: Before Weezer]] | ||
[[Category:Fuzz]] | |||
[[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]] | [[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]] | ||