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After the implosion of [[Avant Garde]] and the subsequent [[Zoom]], Rivers was both personally and musically adrift in the second half of 1990, unclear on which way to go. He took a job at Tower Records on Sunset Blvd around this time, and met [[Pat Finn]], a co-worker who became a lifelong friend and musical foil. Pat dissuaded Rivers from his nascent idea of attempting a metal/funk/hip-hop hybrid band next, as the inclusion of Avant Garde vocalist [[Kevin Ridel]] was a red flag to Pat, a sign that the band would not be focused on Rivers and his untapped songwriting abilities that Pat could innately sense were bubbling under. | After the implosion of [[Avant Garde]] and the subsequent [[Zoom]], Rivers was both personally and musically adrift in the second half of 1990, unclear on which way to go. He took a job at Tower Records on Sunset Blvd around this time, and met [[Pat Finn]], a co-worker who became a lifelong friend and musical foil. Pat dissuaded Rivers from his nascent idea of attempting a metal/funk/hip-hop hybrid band next, as the inclusion of Avant Garde vocalist [[Kevin Ridel]] was a red flag to Pat, a sign that the band would not be focused on Rivers and his untapped songwriting abilities that Pat could innately sense were bubbling under. | ||
While Pat Finn was up in Northern California for the winter of 1990-1991, Rivers re-thought his plans, wrote a bunch of new songs, and turned to Patrick Wilson. Rivers, ever observant, knew that between all the indie and alternative music he was being exposed to at Tower, and Pat and Patrick's wealth of knowledge and talent, that his next musical venture would need to abandon all metal and "technical" shredding, and focus on better songs. Rivers had made a conscious decision to move away from the metal he had grown up with and get into something both heavier and timely. This was Rivers's first band that was "his", and he recognized in Patrick a perfect partner - no drama, extremely musical, a crushing drummer, and having great musical taste. They formed Fuzz in early 1991. The original lineup included Rivers, Patrick, and a woman bass player named [[Scottie Chapman]]. The band jelled immediately and Rivers' new songs were powerful and rocking, just as Pat Finn | While Pat Finn was up in Northern California for the winter of 1990-1991, Rivers re-thought his plans, wrote a bunch of new songs, and turned to Patrick Wilson. Rivers, ever observant, knew that between all the indie and alternative music he was being exposed to at Tower, and Pat and Patrick's wealth of knowledge and talent, that his next musical venture would need to abandon all metal and "technical" shredding, and focus on better songs. Rivers had made a conscious decision to move away from the metal he had grown up with and get into something both heavier and timely. This was Rivers's first band that was "his", and he recognized in Patrick a perfect partner - no drama, extremely musical, a crushing drummer, and having great musical taste. They formed Fuzz in early 1991. The original lineup included Rivers, Patrick, and a woman bass player named [[Scottie Chapman]]. The band jelled immediately and Rivers' new songs were powerful and rocking, just as Pat Finn had foreseen. Unlike previous bands of Cuomo's, which focused on a metal sound, Fuzz was reminiscent of the grunge music that had been rising in popularity at the time of the band's formation, but the songs were perhaps a level beyond a lot of typical grunge due to how raw and emotionally cathartic they were (inspired by Rivers' personal crises and issues), combined with Rivers' newfound strong melodic sense. | ||
According to archivist [[Karl Koch]], ''"Fuzz was a band that Rivers formed to embody the songs he was coming up with. The sound was heavy and rocking, somewhat in the style of the then - new style of such groups as [[Nirvana]], Mudhoney, and Soundgarden. Actually, it was far more rocking than those bands! Fuzz had an enormous sound."''<ref name="rechist1">[[Recording History - Page 1|Weezer Recording History - Page 1]]</ref> | According to archivist [[Karl Koch]], ''"Fuzz was a band that Rivers formed to embody the songs he was coming up with. The sound was heavy and rocking, somewhat in the style of the then - new style of such groups as [[Nirvana]], Mudhoney, and Soundgarden. Actually, it was far more rocking than those bands! Fuzz had an enormous sound."''<ref name="rechist1">[[Recording History - Page 1|Weezer Recording History - Page 1]]</ref> | ||