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'''''Weezer''''' (often referred to as '''''The Blue Album''''') is the debut studio album by [[Weezer]]. It was released on [[May 10]], [[1994]] by [[Geffen Records]]. The album was produced by former Cars frontman [[Ric Ocasek]] and recorded in Electric Lady Studios in New York City. ''Weezer'' spawned the popular singles "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]" and "[[Buddy Holly]]", both of which were responsible for launching Weezer into mainstream success with the aid of music videos directed by [[Spike Jonze]]. | '''''Weezer''''' (often referred to as '''''The Blue Album''''') is the debut studio album by [[Weezer]]. It was released on [[May 10]], [[1994]] by [[Geffen Records]]. The album was produced by former Cars frontman [[Ric Ocasek]] and recorded in Electric Lady Studios in New York City. ''Weezer'' spawned the popular singles "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]" and "[[Buddy Holly]]", both of which were responsible for launching Weezer into mainstream success with the aid of music videos directed by [[Spike Jonze]]. | ||
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{{Rivers Cuomo quote|I think our music on the first record was written to be heard by a smaller, not quite as mainstream audience, kind of a post-modern audience that had been through the whole punk thing and was again willing to accept some more innocent pop-sounding music and be able to listen to it with a sense of irony. Now when those songs are heard by millions of people and on all the radio stations and [[MTV]], they take on a totally different meaning which they were never really meant to have... I think we [eventually] left behind some of that irony...|[[Addicted to Noise interview with Rivers Cuomo - 1996|''Addicted to Noise'' interview - 1996]]<ref>[[Addicted to Noise interview with Rivers Cuomo - 1996]]</ref>}} | |||
After recording [[The Kitchen Tape]] in hopes of creating interest in L.A., Weezer eventually attracted attention from major-label A&R reps looking for alternative rock bands while performing on the same bill as the band [[That Dog]]. They were then signed to DGC Records on [[June 26]], [[1993]], by Todd Sullivan, an A&R rep from [[Geffen]]. While prepping for the forthcoming studio sessions, the band focused on their vocal interplay by practicing barbershop quartet-styled songs, which helped both lead singer [[Rivers Cuomo]] and bassist [[Matt Sharp]] achieve a newfound collaborative comfort during rehearsals. Sharp, who never sang before joining Weezer, gained his falsetto background vocal abilities. "I had to sing an octave higher than Rivers. After a lot of practice, I started to get it down." | After recording [[The Kitchen Tape]] in hopes of creating interest in L.A., Weezer eventually attracted attention from major-label A&R reps looking for alternative rock bands while performing on the same bill as the band [[That Dog]]. They were then signed to DGC Records on [[June 26]], [[1993]], by Todd Sullivan, an A&R rep from [[Geffen]]. While prepping for the forthcoming studio sessions, the band focused on their vocal interplay by practicing barbershop quartet-styled songs, which helped both lead singer [[Rivers Cuomo]] and bassist [[Matt Sharp]] achieve a newfound collaborative comfort during rehearsals. Sharp, who never sang before joining Weezer, gained his falsetto background vocal abilities. "I had to sing an octave higher than Rivers. After a lot of practice, I started to get it down." | ||