18,311
edits
Generation Blue: Difference between revisions
Rephrased some words, removed some things that don't need links, added album cover
m (→Full list of contributors: missing parentheses) |
(Rephrased some words, removed some things that don't need links, added album cover) |
||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
| Type = Compilation | | Type = Compilation | ||
| Artist = various | | Artist = various | ||
| Cover = | | Cover = Generation blue cover.jpg | ||
| Released = [[April 26]], [[2024]] | | Released = [[April 26]], [[2024]] | ||
| Format = vinyl | | Format = vinyl | ||
| Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Generation Blue''''' is | '''''Generation Blue''''' is a [[2024]] multimedia project consisting of an oral history book curated and edited by S.W. Lauden (a pen name for former [[Ridel High]] drummer [[Steve Coulter]]) and a compilation album (released both digitally and as a limited-edition vinyl LP). The book and vinyl package were first made available for purchase exclusively to members of the [[Weezer Fan Club]] on [[March 16]], [[2024]]<ref name="wfc">[[:File:Generationblue-preorder-wfc.png]]</ref> ahead of the package's official release on [[April 26]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The book, | The book, '''''Generation Blue: An Oral History of the Hollywood Geek Rock Scene in the 1990s & 2000s''''', dissects the history of the geek rock sub-genre which originated in Hollywood, California during the '90s. It covers the influence of [[Weezer]] and ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|the Blue Album]]'' on the scene's development and includes retrospectives and personal accounts from members of [[Nerf Herder]], [[Chopper One]], [[Ozma]], [[Supersport 2000]], and other bands. The book features a foreword written by [[Karl Koch]] and an afterword by [[Justin Fisher]]. | ||
The compilation album features 11 rare or previously unreleased songs by the bands featured in the book. Its lead single "[[Where the Hell Is She]]" by [[Shufflepuck]] released | The compilation album features 11 rare or previously unreleased songs by the bands featured in the book. Its lead single, "[[Where the Hell Is She]]" by [[Shufflepuck]], released on [[March 15]], [[2024]], accompanied by a new music video assembled using live archival footage and marketing materials.<ref>Big Stir Records "Where the Hell Is She" ''Bandcamp''. (March 15, 2024) https://bigstirrecords.bandcamp.com/album/where-the-hell-is-she</ref> | ||
The book and album were sold together as a single package by the independent labels Big Stir Records and Spyderpop Records. The album was pressed on blue vinyl in limited quantities. | The book and album were sold together as a single package by the independent labels Big Stir Records and Spyderpop Records. The album was pressed on blue vinyl in limited quantities. The compilation is also available on streaming and digital music services. The package was first available for sale on [[March 16]], exclusively to [[Weezer Fan Club]] members.<ref name="wfc" /> Its official release date, as listed on the Big Stir Records website, is [[April 26]], [[2024]]. Lauden participated in an interview with the music blog ''Add to Wantlist'' on [[March 24]] to discuss the project. | ||
The project is a companion piece to Lauden's [[2023]] oral history on Popsicko, which was also accompanied by a vinyl release. It additionally follows two books of essays collated Lauden and co-editors, '' | The project is a companion piece to Lauden's [[2023]] oral history on Popsicko, which was also accompanied by a vinyl release. It additionally follows two books of essays collated Lauden and co-editors, ''Go All the Way'' ([[2019]]) and ''Go Further'' ([[2021]]), which covered the history of the power pop sub-genre. The former included an essay on the ''Blue Album'' by [[Daniel Brummel]] of [[Ozma]], who features prominently in ''Generation Blue''. | ||
==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||
| Line 51: | Line 50: | ||
| length1 = 3:20 | | length1 = 3:20 | ||
| title2 = Pop Tarte | | title2 = Pop Tarte | ||
| extra2 = | | extra2 = Baby Lemonade | ||
| length2 = 4:11 | | length2 = 4:11 | ||
| title3 = [[Mooks]] | | title3 = [[Mooks]] | ||
| extra3 = [[Supersport 2000]] | | extra3 = [[Supersport 2000]] | ||
| length3 = 3:08 | | length3 = 3:08 | ||
| title4 = | | title4 = Broken Tooth | ||
| extra4 = | | extra4 = Campfire Girls | ||
| length4 = 4:30 | | length4 = 4:30 | ||
| title5 = | | title5 = Keep the Sun | ||
| extra5 = | | extra5 = Cockeyed Ghost | ||
| length5 = 3:19 | | length5 = 3:19 | ||
| title6 = [[Touch My Fuzz]] | | title6 = [[Touch My Fuzz]] | ||
| Line 68: | Line 67: | ||
| extra7 = [[Nerf Herder]] | | extra7 = [[Nerf Herder]] | ||
| length7 = 4:29 | | length7 = 4:29 | ||
| title8 = | | title8 = Self Destructive | ||
| note8 = demo | | note8 = demo | ||
| extra8 = [[Ridel High]] | | extra8 = [[Ridel High]] | ||
| Line 75: | Line 74: | ||
| extra9 = [[Ozma]] | | extra9 = [[Ozma]] | ||
| length9 = 4:07 | | length9 = 4:07 | ||
| title10 = | | title10 = Never the Same | ||
| extra10 = | | extra10 = Psoma | ||
| length10 = 3:26 | | length10 = 3:26 | ||
| title11 = [[Hush (AM Radio song)|Hush]] | | title11 = [[Hush (AM Radio song)|Hush]] | ||
| Line 83: | Line 82: | ||
| total_length = 39:39 | | total_length = 39:39 | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Credits== | ==Credits== | ||
===Book=== | ===Book=== | ||