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'''The Encyclopedia of Pop''' is a three-ring binder filled with charts created by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[1999]]. It documents and dissects every song written by Kurt Cobain of [[Nirvana]], as well as songs by [[Oasis]] and [[Green Day]], in a mathematical manner. According to [[Todd Sullivan]], Weezer's A&R man, "(Rivers) figured if he could home in on Kurt's formula, he'd figure out his own formula. That way, he would be a never-ending supply of songs." | '''The Encyclopedia of Pop''' is a three-ring binder filled with charts created by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[1999]]. It documents and dissects every song written by Kurt Cobain of [[Nirvana]], as well as songs by [[Oasis]] and [[Green Day]], in a mathematical manner. According to [[Todd Sullivan]], Weezer's A&R man, "(Rivers) figured if he could home in on Kurt's formula, he'd figure out his own formula. That way, he would be a never-ending supply of songs." | ||
In the booklet for [[Alone 2: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]], Cuomo explains | In the booklet for [[Alone 2: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]], Cuomo explains his "[[IAEVC]]," "[[Incipit-Melody-Guitar-Develop-Tea]]," and "[[Arbitrary-Progression-Distortion-open-Strum-Intro-Melody-Arrange]]" methods of writing songs, which were created and used with The Encyclopedia of Pop. | ||