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== 1997 == | == 1997 == | ||
=== Ziggy's concert, January 17, 1997=== | === Ziggy's concert, January 17, 1997=== | ||
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{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Buddy Holly]]||[[January 21]], [[1997]]|The Brewery, Louisville, KY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Buddy Holly]]||[[January 21]], [[1997]]|The Brewery, Louisville, KY|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Surf Wax America]]||[[January 21]], [[1997]]|The Brewery, Louisville, KY|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Surf Wax America]]||[[January 21]], [[1997]]|The Brewery, Louisville, KY|||}} | ||
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=== Continued work on ''Seven More Minutes'', spring 1997 === | |||
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=== "Pink Triangle" B-side sessions, spring 1997 === | |||
While Sharp was recording in London with the Rentals, there was a lot of doubt from the rest of the band that they were going to be able to get him back to America in time for the [[Pinkerton Tour#Opening for No Doubt|summer tour with No Doubt]]. "Pink Triangle" was also on track to be released as a single (which never happened in a large capacity, only promotional copies) and they didn't have any B-sides. Both [[Geffen Records]] and the band's management felt that if the song were to be released as a single, it would need a lot of cleaning up. Studio time at Fort Apache was booked for Cuomo's spring break at Harvard, where two bass players were auditioned: [[Scott Riebling]] (then of Letters to Cleo) and an unknown person named Alex (who Cuomo described as a "bald guy with earrings"). The band ultimately chose Riebling, who played bass on the mostly re-recorded version of "Pink Triangle" with new guitars for radio, alongside completely new versions of "I Swear It's True" and "Getting Up and Leaving". | |||
{{Quote|Actually, there were a few levels of auditions. First there was a cattle call type audition that was held during the daytime at one of boston's Lansdowne street clubs, Axis. I would guess that there were at least 20 bass players there, and I was the first to play. This was the start of what ended up being the most amazing few weeks of my life. Back then, and even to this day, if anyone asks me who my favorite bands of all time are I will retort, the Beatles, Zeppelin, and Weezer. Damn, was I nervous, but totally in heaven. I will never forget the feeling of the guys kicking in with Tired of Sex, at that time my favorite weezer song, my favorite (still together) rock band with ME on bass!! Holy sh*t. I played a few more songs, then Rivers asked if I had a fender bass, and if I could bring it to the next phase of auditions. I thought my '71 gibson les paul signature bass was pretty cool, certainly quite rare, but it didn't have that charasteristic weezer sound. | |||
The next phase of auditions was held at a Boston recording studio called New Alliance. At this point the 20 or so bass players had been narrowed down to five, and we were asked to pick a different set of tunes to play than we had auditioned with the first time. | |||
The last phase of the audition was held at Fort Apache studios, where Pink Triangle would ultimately be completed. Two bass players were invited to this session/audition, me and Mikey Welsh (I think??????) We were both asked to record our version of the bass for Pink Triangle on the original 24 track tape. Mikey (I thought????) went first, and I was told he took about 45 minutes. I went second, took about 10 minutes, then I was cheerfully told by Rivers that I got the gig! | |||
Actually, the entire song was scrapped except for the bells, the vocals, and the drums. All the guitars, bass, and keys for this track were totally recut. I remember how amazing Rivers was as a producer, totally helping guide me to a much better bass line than [either] Matt or I had originally come up with. He brought in this totally ancient EML synthesizer [the Electrocomp 101] that used 1/4 inch patch cables to route the sounds within the instrument. This is a really difficult synth to tune, and get a good sound out of, but the tone rivers got out of it was bigger than a freight train. | |||
Actually, both of these songs were totally recut, drums and all. I wasn't even aware that there were versions of these songs that had been recorded before those Fort Apache/Pink triangle dates. I think there were two more songs that we worked on other than I swear it's true, and Getting up and leaving.|Scott Riebling|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140519064836if_/http://daveandnikolai.com/wzr/classic/03_Recording_History/WeezRecHist9.html Weezer Recording History, Page 9]}} | |||
The validity of the statement about there having been two extra songs recorded is unclear. | |||
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{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Pink Triangle]]||Winter-summer [[1996]], spring [[1997]]| | |||
*Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA | |||
*Fort Apache Studios, Boston, MA|4:01| | |||
*"[[Pink Triangle]]" (radio promo) | |||
*''[[Pinkerton]]'' (Deluxe)|New guitars and bass}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|[[I Swear It's True]]||Spring [[1997]]|Fort Apache Studios, Boston, MA|4:01|''[[Pinkerton]]'' (Deluxe)|New guitars and bass}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|[[Getting Up and Leaving]]||Spring [[1997]]|Fort Apache Studios, Boston, MA|4:01|''[[Pinkerton]]'' (Deluxe)|New guitars and bass}} | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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