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== 1983-1986 == | == 1983-1986 == | ||
=== Fury Rehearsals === | === Fury Rehearsals, 1983-84 === | ||
During his days at E.O. Smith High School, [[Rivers Cuomo]] began his first band, [[Fury]]. The exact years in which the band was active is up for dispute, but the band has been generally accepted to have operated primarily in the year of 1984.<ref group="lower-alpha">There are sources that claim of 1983 shows played by a band called Fury in the Connecticut area, but there is evidence that the band was only formed in 1984.</ref><ref>Cuomo, Rivers. "Fury" Riverpedia. https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/Fury Retrieved 8 August 2024.</ref> | During his days at E.O. Smith High School, [[Rivers Cuomo]] began his first band, [[Fury]]. The exact years in which the band was active is up for dispute, but the band has been generally accepted to have operated primarily in the year of 1984.<ref group="lower-alpha">There are sources that claim of 1983 shows played by a band called Fury in the Connecticut area, but there is evidence that the band was only formed in 1984.</ref><ref>Cuomo, Rivers. "Fury" Riverpedia. https://books-r-fun.herokuapp.com/wiki/Fury Retrieved 8 August 2024.</ref> | ||
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=== Winds of Birth === | === Winds of Birth, 1985 === | ||
The first known recording of "serious" written music by Cuomo comes from when he was between the ages of 14 and 15, on a tape entitled ''Winds of Birth''. On this tape exists what is generally accepted as Cuomo's first written song, "[[Fight for Your Right]]". | The first known recording of "serious" written music by Cuomo comes from when he was between the ages of 14 and 15, on a tape entitled ''Winds of Birth''. On this tape exists what is generally accepted as Cuomo's first written song, "[[Fight for Your Right]]". | ||
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=== Slapping, Laughing, & Tapping === | === Slapping, Laughing, & Tapping, 1986 === | ||
By [[1986]], Cuomo had already formed his next band, [[Avant Garde]]. In winter of that year, Cuomo had recorded another tape, featuring the eponymous playing technique commonly found in metal, known as tapping. | By [[1986]], Cuomo had already formed his next band, [[Avant Garde]]. In winter of that year, Cuomo had recorded another tape, featuring the eponymous playing technique commonly found in metal, known as tapping. | ||
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[[Image:IceButterflyCover.png|thumb|150px|Maxi-single cover]] | [[Image:IceButterflyCover.png|thumb|150px|Maxi-single cover]] | ||
[[The Clique]] was a band formed by [[Matt Sharp]] in 1989. It came to fruition after someone who claimed to work at NBC came to Sharp's workplace and told him that they were working on a made-for-TV movie about [[Wikipedia:Nancy Kerrigan|Nancy Kerrigan]] called "Ice Butterfly: The Nancy Kerrigan Story." Sharp explained that he was a musician, and so he was commissioned to write the movie's theme song. The Clique consisted of Sharp on lead vocals and bass, [[Hurshel Burton]] on guitars, and [[Keith Harris]] on drums. The group recorded one song, eponymously titled "[[Ice Butterfly]]", in the summer or fall of 1989, and released it as a maxi-single cassette in [[1990]]. | [[The Clique]] was a band formed by [[Matt Sharp]] in 1989. It came to fruition after someone who claimed to work at NBC came to Sharp's workplace and told him that they were working on a made-for-TV movie about [[Wikipedia:Nancy Kerrigan|Nancy Kerrigan]] called "Ice Butterfly: The Nancy Kerrigan Story." Sharp explained that he was a musician, and so he was commissioned to write the movie's theme song. The Clique consisted of Sharp on lead vocals and bass, [[Hurshel Burton]] on guitars, and [[Keith Harris]] on drums. The group recorded one song, eponymously titled "[[Ice Butterfly]]", in the summer or fall of 1989, and released it as a maxi-single cassette in [[1990]]. | ||
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{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[The Clique]]|[[Ice Butterfly]]||July [[1990]]<ref>Weezer Fan Club Vault Dive #2. 2 August 2020. https://youtu.be/ZKnRhSaDXMs?t=2939</ref>|Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA|5:32|[[Ice Butterfly]]|}} | |||
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=== Cherokee Riffs, 1989 === | === Cherokee Riffs, 1989 === | ||
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== 1990-1991 == | == 1990-1991 == | ||
=== Zoom demo, 1990 === | === Zoom demo, 1990 === | ||
By 1990, the members of Avant Garde had moved to Los Angeles, California and renamed their band to [[Zoom]]. The lone demo tape under this name was recorded in late 1989 or early 1990 in Los Angeles, and featured the songs and info printed directly onto the cassette. At least 50 copies of this demo exist. | By 1990, the members of Avant Garde had moved to Los Angeles, California and renamed their band to [[Zoom]]. The lone demo tape under this name was recorded in late 1989 or early 1990 in Los Angeles, and featured the songs and info printed directly onto the cassette. At least 50 copies of this demo exist. | ||
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{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Zoom]]|[[Street Life]]||Late [[1989]]/early [[1990]]|?, Los Angeles, CA|4:13|''[[Zoom (demo)]]''|}} | {{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Zoom]]|[[Street Life]]||Late [[1989]]/early [[1990]]|?, Los Angeles, CA|4:13|''[[Zoom (demo)]]''|}} | ||
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=== Bush Rehearsals, 1990 === | |||
[[Bush]] was a trio that featured [[Pat Finn]] on bass, [[Pat Wilson]] on drums, and [[Tom Gardocki]] (later of Wax) on guitar. After Finn convinced Wilson to join him out in L.A, in early spring 1990, the two hooked up with Gardocki to create a power trio that drew influences from Primus, Fishbone, the Chili Peppers, and modern Jazz weirdness. There were few songs with lyrics, which were usually sung by Finn. I'm unsure how many shows this band did, but it wasn't very many. | |||
Note that as of 11/1/90, Bush was officially de-named, probably due to Gardocki's leaving the band. (Probably around the time Wax was forming) Finn and Wilson kept going, rehearsing with just each other as well as Sharp (see below) and in the spring of 1991 with [[Jason Cropper]] (see below), whom Finn had made the acquaintance of up in Northern California. None of the subsequent new band names stuck however, so we're calling the whole thing Bush. | |||
*"[[M.F. Toe]]" | |||
*"[[Lick Paint]]" | |||
*"[[Furry]]" | |||
*"[[Crayon Man]]" | |||
*"[[Crap]]" | |||
=== Bush Demo, 1990 === | |||
on [[July 25]], [[1990]], Finn and Wilson recorded a demo for Bush, without Gardocki's help. This was done at their friend, and prospective Bush member, [[Mark Kern]]'s house in Hollywood. Finn played both the bass and guitar and did the singing. Wilson did the drumming on the Roland "Octopad", an early drum triggering thing. They recorded these 4 songs, but the demo never saw any distribution. | |||
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{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Bush]]|[[M.F. Toe]]||[[July 25]], [[1990]]|?, Hollywood, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Bush]]|[[Crap]]||[[July 25]], [[1990]]|?, Hollywood, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Bush]]|[[Furry]]||[[July 25]], [[1990]]|?, Hollywood, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Bush]]|[[Lick Paint]]||[[July 25]], [[1990]]|?, Hollywood, CA|||}} | |||
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=== Extended Bush Rehearsals, 1990-91 === | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||