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On November 22, 2007, Rivers updated his blog, stating "I want to share with everyone the excitement I felt when I went back and heard the original master tapes of these demos. In most cases, they sounded much better than the mp3s I've been listening to for years--clearer, warmer, deeper. I highly recommend that listeners buy the CD rather than the digital version so that they can enjoy the highest quality listening experience." | On November 22, 2007, Rivers updated his blog, stating "I want to share with everyone the excitement I felt when I went back and heard the original master tapes of these demos. In most cases, they sounded much better than the mp3s I've been listening to for years--clearer, warmer, deeper. I highly recommend that listeners buy the CD rather than the digital version so that they can enjoy the highest quality listening experience." | ||
==Possible connection to The Rentals== | |||
When Rivers was asked on a chat room interview what the reason was for not releasing Songs From the Black Hole, he simply stated "ROTR". He was referring to Weezer bassist Matt Sharp's then new band The Rentals, whose first album was titled Return of the Rentals (ROTR). This album was released in 1995, in between Weezer's first two albums. | |||
Cuomo has further hinted that sonically and aesthetically, Sharp's Return of the Rentals borrowed much of its sound from Rivers drafts of Songs from the Black Hole, thus discouraging Rivers from further pursuing the sound out of fear of the public thinking he was "stealing" Matt's sound with The Rentals. | |||
However, some Weezer fans have speculated that originally both Matt and Rivers were writing songs for Songs From the Black Hole. Once Matt decided that he wanted to take his songs to The Rentals, the weight of the album rested solely on Rivers shoulders, and eventually he decided to scrap the idea. | |||
===Lyrics=== | |||
A Sharp-penned song entitled "Mrs.Young" was demoed in May of 1993. Sharp wrote the core of the song but asked Cuomo for assistance on filling in details of the song and the performance on the demo. | |||
This song was later reworked into "Please Let That Be You", which appeared on [[Return of The Rentals]]. Some portions of the lyrics may have themes that could be linked to the space theme of Songs From the Black Hole. | |||
“Lost out in the machinery/[...]/Walk around the complex/No visitors, no oxygen/Just me, no movement/[...]/Empty, everything's technical, sterile, and endless/Inside, a malfunction ” | |||
— "Please Let That Be You", Return of the Rentals | |||
“The love I'm searching for in this machine/The systems failed, all the circuits blown, and the message lost in this machine | |||
Tried all the codes, all possibilities, all combinations, but still nothing/Called for backup from my assistants but no one seems to know anything/Disconnect, shut the main reactor down, and separate from this technology” | |||
— "The Love I'm Searching For", Return of The Rentals | |||
Furthermore, an early version of 'The Love I'm Searching For' can be found on the Rentals' bootleg 'Excellent Stocking Stuffer.' In this earlier take, the lyric "you should be with me" is revealed to have originally been "the mission must be complete." This ties into SFTBH in that several songs from the known SFTBH track lists also mention a mission. In 'Blast Off', there are lyrics referring to 'the purpose of the mission. | |||
“I try/You know I try/I try/As hard as it may be the mission must be complete. ” | |||
— "The Love I'm Searching For", Excellent Stocking Stuffer | |||
In another interesting twist of events, when the Rentals reunited in 2005 and began touring, the band would cover Weezer's "I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams", a song originally intended for Songs from the Black Hole. Rachel Haden, who performs vocals on the Weezer version, handles lead vocal duties when played live with the Rentals, as she is part of the newly formed incarnation of the Rentals. | |||
It is presently unknown if there is any truth to these theories or if they are simply speculation on the part of fans. | |||