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By the time the album's final single, "[[Say It Ain't So]]," was released in the summer of [[1995]], the group had gone on hiatus once again, with Cuomo returning to Harvard. During the time off, Sharp and Wilson formed the new wave revival band [[the Rentals]], who had a hit later that year with "[[Friends of P.]]" During the hiatus, Cuomo became a recluse, disappearing at Harvard and suffering writer's block. When Weezer reconvened in the spring of 1996 to record their second album, he had written [[Songs from the Black Hole|a loose concept album]] that featured far more introspective material than their debut. Ironically, the band sounded tighter on the resulting album, ''Pinkerton''. Released in the fall to generally strong reviews, the album failed to become a hit, partially because Cuomo did not want the band to record another series of clever videos. Grudgingly, the remainder of the band members contented themselves being a supporting group for Cuomo, largely because each member had [[Space Twins|his own]] [[The Special Goodness|solo project]] scheduled for release within the next year. DGC, however, had the band make one last stab at a hit with "[[The Good Life]]," but by the time the single was released, [[MTV]] and modern rock radio had withdrawn their support not only of Weezer, but their style of guitar-driven punk-pop in general. | By the time the album's final single, "[[Say It Ain't So]]," was released in the summer of [[1995]], the group had gone on hiatus once again, with Cuomo returning to Harvard. During the time off, Sharp and Wilson formed the new wave revival band [[the Rentals]], who had a hit later that year with "[[Friends of P.]]" During the hiatus, Cuomo became a recluse, disappearing at Harvard and suffering writer's block. When Weezer reconvened in the spring of 1996 to record their second album, he had written [[Songs from the Black Hole|a loose concept album]] that featured far more introspective material than their debut. Ironically, the band sounded tighter on the resulting album, ''Pinkerton''. Released in the fall to generally strong reviews, the album failed to become a hit, partially because Cuomo did not want the band to record another series of clever videos. Grudgingly, the remainder of the band members contented themselves being a supporting group for Cuomo, largely because each member had [[Space Twins|his own]] [[The Special Goodness|solo project]] scheduled for release within the next year. DGC, however, had the band make one last stab at a hit with "[[The Good Life]]," but by the time the single was released, [[MTV]] and modern rock radio had withdrawn their support not only of Weezer, but their style of guitar-driven punk-pop in general. | ||
Shortly after [[Pinkerton Tour|the tour in support of ''Pinkerton'']] was completed in [[1997]], it appeared as though Weezer had fallen off the face of the planet. Stung by the public's initial reaction to their sophomore effort ([[Rolling Stone]] even named ''Pinkerton'' the Worst Album of 1996) | Shortly after [[Pinkerton Tour|the tour in support of ''Pinkerton'']] was completed in [[1997]], it appeared as though Weezer had fallen off the face of the planet. Stung by the public's initial reaction to their sophomore effort ([[Rolling Stone]] even named ''Pinkerton'' the Worst Album of 1996) {{sic}} the band took time off to regroup and plan their next move. Unhappy with the sluggish rate of the reassessment period, Sharp left the group to concentrate more fully on the Rentals, fueling rumors that Weezer had broken up. But a funny thing happened during Weezer's self-imposed exile -- while their copycat offspring were falling by the wayside ([[Nerf Herder]], [[Nada Surf]]), a whole new generation of [[Archive:Emo|emocore]] enthusiasts discovered Weezer's diamond-in-the-rough sophomore effort for the first time, and their audience grew despite not having a new album in the stores. | ||
Once Weezer's members wrapped up work on their side projects (Bell with [[Space Twins]]; Wilson with [[the Special Goodness]]), the band recruited former [[Juliana Hatfield]] bassist [[Mikey Welsh]] to take the place of Sharp and began working on new material. Before they could enter the recording studio to record their third release, however, Weezer tested the waters by landing a spot on the [[2000]] edition of [[Vans Warped Tour|the Warped Tour]], where they were consistently the day's highlight. Hooking up again with the producer of their 1994 debut, Ric Ocasek, Weezer recorded what would be known as "[[The Green Album]]" (an informal title given by fans, since it was actually their second self-titled release). The album was an immediate hit, debuting at number four in May [[2001]] and camping out in the upper reaches of the charts for much of the spring/summer, during which such songs like "[[Hash Pipe]]" and "[[Island in the Sun]]" became radio and MTV staples, reestablishing Weezer as one of alt-rock's top dogs. During their tour that summer, Welsh fell ill and was replaced by [[Scott Shriner]], also of the band Broken. (Welsh died in Chicago in October [[2011]] at the age of 40.) That fall and winter, the group busied itself with touring alongside bands like [[Tenacious D]] and recording its next album, ''[[Maladroit]]'', which arrived a year after ''The Green Album'''s release. | Once Weezer's members wrapped up work on their side projects (Bell with [[Space Twins]]; Wilson with [[the Special Goodness]]), the band recruited former [[Juliana Hatfield]] bassist [[Mikey Welsh]] to take the place of Sharp and began working on new material. Before they could enter the recording studio to record their third release, however, Weezer tested the waters by landing a spot on the [[2000]] edition of [[Vans Warped Tour|the Warped Tour]], where they were consistently the day's highlight. Hooking up again with the producer of their 1994 debut, Ric Ocasek, Weezer recorded what would be known as "[[The Green Album]]" (an informal title given by fans, since it was actually their second self-titled release). The album was an immediate hit, debuting at number four in May [[2001]] and camping out in the upper reaches of the charts for much of the spring/summer, during which such songs like "[[Hash Pipe]]" and "[[Island in the Sun]]" became radio and MTV staples, reestablishing Weezer as one of alt-rock's top dogs. During their tour that summer, Welsh fell ill and was replaced by [[Scott Shriner]], also of the band Broken. (Welsh died in Chicago in October [[2011]] at the age of 40.) That fall and winter, the group busied itself with touring alongside bands like [[Tenacious D]] and recording its next album, ''[[Maladroit]]'', which arrived a year after ''The Green Album'''s release. | ||