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'''The Fallen Soldiers''' | '''The Fallen Soldiers''' is the blanket term for a group of songs which were recorded for a fifth [[Weezer]] album, but ultimately scrapped in favor of the twelve that appear on ''[[Make Believe]]''. The Fallen Soldiers have since become somewhat of a holy grail for Weezer fans, akin to ''[[Songs from the Black Hole]]'' and the [[Homie]] recordings. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Throughout 2003 and 2004, as songs were being recorded, [[Rivers Cuomo|Rivers]] was leaving songs to the band to work on as he returned to Harvard. While away, the band brought back several songs that Rivers had slowly forgotten about such as "[[Freak Me Out]]" and "[[The Damage in Your Heart]]". As the sessions continued, several tracklists, including preferred A-Lists and secondary B-Lists were written, recorded, re-worked and re-recorded. | |||
While the album grew, several songs slowly fell off until Rivers finally had a somewhat clear idea of where he saw Weezer's next album heading. He tentatively was calling the album | While the album grew, several songs slowly fell off until Rivers finally had a somewhat clear idea of where he saw Weezer's next album heading. He tentatively was calling the album ''Either Way, I'm Fine''. However, shortly before the album was finalized and mixed, the band expressed that they saw a new direction for the album. | ||
Said [[Karl Koch|Karl]] | Said [[Karl Koch|Karl]]: | ||
''"Clearly, things were shifting rapidly. After practically forgetting about the recordings from Cello in 12/03, a group listening session with Rick revealed that they loved some of those recordings after all, and in fact | ''"Clearly, things were shifting rapidly. After practically forgetting about the recordings from Cello in 12/03, a group listening session with [[Rick Rubin]] revealed that they loved some of those recordings after all, and in fact a slew of the fall '04 work was tossed in favor of the earlier work. Of course, most of the old recordings had never had their proper overdub and final vocal work done on them, so the band got busy in Rick's home studio (and possibly another LA location) in February, hammering out what was needed to be finished.'' | ||
Geffen Records was | At the time, [[Geffen Records]] was pushing for a spring release, so the final masters would have to be handed in by early March at the latest - not much time! (Not to mention the artwork, title, etc, all of which was under way by this point too). With less than a month to go, new recording sessions happened at a blistering pace, and the tracklist was ''still'' not finalized yet. Even at that late point, more changes were being made, such as the re-introduction of "[[The Other Way]]", in addition to other tracklist changes. | ||
Final major changes included the removal of "Average Person", "Losing My Mind", "You're The One" and "Love Is The Answer", and the addition of "The Other Way", "Pardon Me", "My Best Friend" | Final major changes included the removal of "Average Person", "Losing My Mind", "You're The One" and "Love Is The Answer", and the addition of "The Other Way", "[[Pardon Me]]", "[[My Best Friend]]" (all a bit out of left field, and last seen in Rivers' "Non A-List Contenders" list of 7/3/04), and "[[Haunt You Every Day]]", which had always been a strong 'maybe' to that point. All four of the new additions were 12/03 Cello recordings (like "Peace" and "Drugs") that were finally finished up at this late hour."'' | ||
===Sound Clips=== | ===Sound Clips=== | ||
Several sound clips of Fallen | Several sound clips of Fallen Soldiers tracks can be heard on the "Making of Make Believe" video. These clips include "Love Is The Answer" and "You're The One", which were believed to be on the album at the time the documentary was finalized. | ||
==The Fallen | ==The Fallen tracklist== | ||
All of these songs have been completed, but are lacking a final mix. | All of these songs have been completed, but are lacking a final mix. | ||
# Average Person (10/04 Grandmaster) | # "Average Person" (10/04 Grandmaster) | ||
# Losing My Mind (10/04 Grandmaster) | # "Losing My Mind" (10/04 Grandmaster) | ||
# You're the One (10/04 Grandmaster) | # "You're the One" (10/04 Grandmaster) | ||
# Love Is the Answer (10/04 Grandmaster) | # "Love Is the Answer" (10/04 Grandmaster) | ||
# [[Unbreak My Heart]] (12/03 Cello) (considered for a soundtrack, but never used) | # "[[Unbreak My Heart]]" (12/03 Cello) (considered for a soundtrack, but never used) | ||
# Last Chance(10/04 Grandmaster) | # "Last Chance" (10/04 Grandmaster) | ||
# I'm a Robot(10/04 Grandmaster) | # "I'm a Robot" (10/04 Grandmaster) | ||
# They Are Stupid(10/04 Grandmaster) | # "They Are Stupid" (10/04 Grandmaster) | ||
# Save Me(10/04 Grandmaster) | # "Save Me" (10/04 Grandmaster) | ||
# Outta Here(10/04 Grandmaster) | # "Outta Here" (10/04 Grandmaster) | ||
# Where to Start(10/04 Grandmaster) | # "Where to Start" (10/04 Grandmaster) | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||