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The untitled '''collaborative album by [[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Matt Sharp]]''' is an unfinished project by the two musicians that has generated significant speculation and enthusiasm among [[Weezer]] fans. The pair rehearsed together in December of [[2003]],<ref name="Recording History">[[Recording History - Page 15#12/17/03 Rivers and Matt Sharp - home demo session]]</ref> leading to Cuomo making a guest appearance at [[Matt Sharp concert: 02/12/04 - Fullerton, CA|a Sharp solo performance]] in Fullerton, CA two months later. Sharp described 15-16 "new song ideas" that the pair had worked on, but only one track - "[[Time Song]]" - has ever surfaced. Six months after the Fullerton performance, Sharp described the project as unlikely to be brought to fruition<ref name="Sharp letter">[[Note to Fans from Matt Sharp - August 4, 2004]]</ref>. | The untitled '''collaborative album by [[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Matt Sharp]]''' is an unfinished project by the two musicians that has generated significant speculation and enthusiasm among [[Weezer]] fans. The pair rehearsed together in December of [[2003]],<ref name="Recording History">[[Recording History - Page 15#12/17/03 Rivers and Matt Sharp - home demo session]]</ref> leading to Cuomo making a guest appearance at [[Matt Sharp concert: 02/12/04 - Fullerton, CA|a Sharp solo performance]] in Fullerton, CA two months later. Sharp described 15-16 "new song ideas" that the pair had worked on, but only one track - "[[Time Song]]" - has ever surfaced. Six months after the Fullerton performance, Sharp described the project as unlikely to be brought to fruition<ref name="Sharp letter">[[Note to Fans from Matt Sharp - August 4, 2004]]</ref>. | ||
==Live performance== | ==Live performance== | ||
<blockquote>"Well Rivers and I have been talking about a lot of things lately, and one of those things is the thought that we may make a record together someday. This is one of the first ideas we started working on together, it's called "[[Time Song]]...""</blockquote> | <blockquote>"Well Rivers and I have been talking about a lot of things lately, and one of those things is the thought that we may make a record together someday. This is one of the first ideas we started working on together, it's called "[[Time Song]]...""</blockquote> | ||
::- [[Matt Sharp]], February 12, 2004<ref name="Sharp letter" /> | ::- [[Matt Sharp]], February 12, 2004<ref name="Sharp letter" /> | ||
Surprising many fans, Cuomo joined Sharp on stage on [[February 12]], [[2004]] during a stop on Sharp's [[List of Matt Sharp concerts|solo acoustic tour]]. The pair played four songs together: "[[Mrs. Young]]," "Time Song," "[[Say It Ain't So]]," and "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]." "Mrs. Young" was the pair's first formal collaboration, beginning as a Sharp-penned [[1993]] demo originally written for Weezer. Cuomo assisted with the song's arrangement and the band considered releasing it as a b-side, but it never saw the light of day.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20031018015914/http://www.mattsharp.net/diary.html https://web.archive.org/web/20031018015914/http://www.mattsharp.net/diary.html]</ref> | Surprising many fans, Cuomo joined Sharp on stage on [[February 12]], [[2004]] during a stop on Sharp's [[List of Matt Sharp concerts|solo acoustic tour]]. Cuomo had previously attended one of Sharp's shows the year prior<ref name="Rolling Stone">[[Rolling Stone article - February 23, 2004]]</ref>. The pair played four songs together: "[[Mrs. Young]]," "Time Song," "[[Say It Ain't So]]," and "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]." "Mrs. Young" was the pair's first formal collaboration, beginning as a Sharp-penned [[1993]] demo originally written for Weezer. Cuomo assisted with the song's arrangement and the band considered releasing it as a b-side, but it never saw the light of day.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20031018015914/http://www.mattsharp.net/diary.html https://web.archive.org/web/20031018015914/http://www.mattsharp.net/diary.html]</ref> | ||
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[[Karl Koch]] described the show as significantly positive for the two musicians' relationship, stating that it "came off well and delighted the audience, and marked a public end of the estrangement that had persisted between the two former bandmates for several years. With the legal (and emotional) issues cleared up, the two have gotten back in touch as friends and are now keeping in touch and sharing music, separately from their individual works in Weezer and Matt Sharp solo. Once in a while, hell does freeze over."<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 02/12/2004]]</ref> | [[Karl Koch]] described the show as significantly positive for the two musicians' relationship, stating that it "came off well and delighted the audience, and marked a public end of the estrangement that had persisted between the two former bandmates for several years. With the legal (and emotional) issues cleared up, the two have gotten back in touch as friends and are now keeping in touch and sharing music, separately from their individual works in Weezer and Matt Sharp solo. Once in a while, hell does freeze over."<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 02/12/2004]]</ref> | ||
Two weeks after the performance, Sharp told ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' that he and Cuomo had "decided to not to put a label on anything as of yet... At this point, we’re both being open to all possibilities creatively and just enjoying the process.”<ref name="Rolling Stone" /> | |||
==Dissolution== | ==Dissolution== | ||
<blockquote>"Unfortunately our own special brand of disfunctionality may keep us from giving this collabaration ''[sic]'' the proper attention anytime soon."</blockquote> | <blockquote>"Unfortunately our own special brand of disfunctionality may keep us from giving this collabaration ''[sic]'' the proper attention anytime soon."</blockquote> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* | *{{S/T|Matt Sharp}} | ||
*[[Karl's Corner - 02/12/2004]] | *[[Karl's Corner - 02/12/2004]] | ||
*[[Mrs. Young Teenage Victory Songs track review]] | *[[Mrs. Young Teenage Victory Songs track review]] | ||
{{References list}} | {{References list}} | ||
[[Category:Unfinished/unreleased Weezer projects]] | [[Category:Unfinished/unreleased Weezer projects]] | ||