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Early band rehearsals and recordings took place at Amherst from now on.  Members began to gravitate to [[The Garage|the garage]] for recording, which was situated next to the kitchen.  The first documentation of demo recording at Amherst is one by Patrick Wilson.  The first documented rehearsal took place in April, 1992.  Songs played were: "[[Only in Dreams]]," "Why Can't You Be There," "[[My Name Is Jonas]]," "Only She Can Hold My Hand," "Paperbag in the Back Seat," "[[Let's Sew Our Pants Together]]."

On August 1st 1992, the band recorded their second demo tape, [[The Kitchen Tape]], utilizing the house's kitchen as a studio room, using the reflective surfaces to try and get a brighter room sound for the drums and some other instruments.  It is considered to be Weezer's first "proper" album.  Two weeks later, the band left the Amherst house to begin their first Do-It-Yourself (DIYS) tour in Northern California.

[[Image:thegarage1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The garage, as seen in the Say It Ain't So music video.]]

'''The Garage''' is the location in the [[Amherst House]] where [[Weezer]] wrote, rehearsed and recorded their early songs.  It is forever immortalized in both the songs, "[[In the Garage]]" and the "[[Say It Ain't So]]" music video.

=="The Garage"==

The garage was covered in a brown carpet and soundproofing.  Inside was the band's gear, recording equipment, and a washing machine.  The walls were adorned with posters of the bands heroes: Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, Eddie Van Halen, and other famous guitarists and musicians.  Furthermore, the garage had some of the bands favorite fictional heroes on the walls such as the X-Men.

A picture of The Garage can be found inside the jacket of the [[Weezer (The Blue Album)|Blue Album]].  The image was printed in black and white to save money, but a colored image is available in The Blue Album's Deluxe re-release.

* [[The Garage]]

*[[Karl's Corner - 10/28/2002]]