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'''''The Best of the Demos''''' is a digital compilation released by [[Weezer]] frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]]. The "best of" collection of songs, curated by [[riverscuomo.com]] users Geewiz and KingTom, consists of tracks from other ''[[Alone (series)|Alone]]'' digital bundles sold on [[riverscuomo.com]]. This bundle was made available for purchase on riverscuomo.com on [[December 3]], [[2020]]. The compilation was removed from the demo storefront some time thereafter.{{Date missing}} Like other compilations sold on [[riverscuomo.com]], it was not an album in the conventional sense; it was instead a folder of MP3s accessible through the file hosting service [[Wikipedia:Dropbox|Dropbox]]. Though the compilation is no longer available for purchase, it has since been obviated by various "Best of" playlists (including an all-encompassing "Highest Rated Demos" playlist) on Cuomo's web and mobile application, [[Weezify]], which collate recordings that receive high star ratings (out of five) on the Weezify app. | '''''The Best of the Demos''''' is a digital compilation released by [[Weezer]] frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]]. The "best of" collection of songs, curated by [[riverscuomo.com]] users Geewiz and KingTom, consists of tracks from other ''[[Alone (series)|Alone]]'' digital bundles sold on [[riverscuomo.com]]. This bundle was made available for purchase on riverscuomo.com on [[December 3]], [[2020]]. The compilation was removed from the demo storefront some time thereafter.{{Date missing}} Like other compilations sold on [[riverscuomo.com]], it was not an album in the conventional sense; it was instead a folder of MP3s accessible through the file hosting service [[Wikipedia:Dropbox|Dropbox]]. Though the compilation is no longer available for purchase, it has since been obviated by various "Best of" playlists (including an all-encompassing "Highest Rated Demos" playlist) on Cuomo's web and mobile application, [[Weezify]], which collate recordings that receive high star ratings (out of five) on the Weezify app. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
{{Quote | {{Quote|I think I've posted on this forum somewhere about this, but the intention here was never an all-encompassing "greatest hits" but a brief survey of what kind of sounds are available. Calling this "the best of" is definitely a misnomer, and a mistake that is probably traceable back to me. It is not a best of or a greatest hits. This was meant to be an easily digestible entry point into the RC.com market. The plan was to have 9 curated Alone entries, one for each bundle which functioned in the same way, and then to use those 9 (135 tracks) to boil into a "welcome bundle" sort of deal with 20 tracks. | ||
Limiting myself to 20 tracks meant I was going to have to pick 1 or 2 from each era that would give, in broad strokes, what the era sounds like. Extremely limiting, and again, not at all a "best of," because as countless have said, tastes vary and not everyone thinks Hurley is the greatest concept album Weezer have produced | Limiting myself to 20 tracks meant I was going to have to pick 1 or 2 from each era that would give, in broad strokes, what the era sounds like. Extremely limiting, and again, not at all a "best of," because as countless have said, tastes vary and not everyone thinks Hurley is the greatest concept album Weezer have produced | ||
For this specific question of why Volunteers wasn't included... I had already included 4 EWBAITE era songs when I was trying to restrict myself to 2 per era.|Curator "Geewiz"|describing the curation process on the [[All Things Weezer]] forums.}} | For this specific question of why Volunteers wasn't included... I had already included 4 EWBAITE era songs when I was trying to restrict myself to 2 per era.|Curator "Geewiz"|describing the curation process on the [[All Things Weezer]] forums.}} | ||
==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||
'''Note:''' Files are grouped alphabetically per compilation. Columns can be sorted alphabetically by clicking on the respective column header. | '''Note:''' Files are grouped alphabetically per compilation. Columns can be sorted alphabetically by clicking on the respective column header. | ||