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The band recorded the following songs: Undone, Mykel & Carli, Buddy Holly (against Rivers' will, but at the urging of Ric), Say It Ain't So, Surf Wax America, Only In Dreams, Holiday, The World Has Turned and Left Me Here, No One Else and My Name is Jonas. In addition, Getting Up and Leaving, I Swear It's True and an In The Garage coda experiment were all recorded, but never to satisfaction. Mykel & Carli was also omitted for not being satisfactory to the band. As the album neared completion, Rivers kicked Jason Cropper out of the band. Although the details of Jason's departure are relatively clouded in legal documents, it is believed that Jason was asked to leave because he received news that his girlfriend was pregnant. It is speculated by fans that Jason and the band were all concerned about the girlfriend's well-being as well as Jason's. For a new band, it was important that every member was 100% focused. | The band recorded the following songs: Undone, Mykel & Carli, Buddy Holly (against Rivers' will, but at the urging of Ric), Say It Ain't So, Surf Wax America, Only In Dreams, Holiday, The World Has Turned and Left Me Here, No One Else and My Name is Jonas. In addition, Getting Up and Leaving, I Swear It's True and an In The Garage coda experiment were all recorded, but never to satisfaction. Mykel & Carli was also omitted for not being satisfactory to the band. As the album neared completion, Rivers kicked Jason Cropper out of the band. Although the details of Jason's departure are relatively clouded in legal documents, it is believed that Jason was asked to leave because he received news that his girlfriend was pregnant. It is speculated by fans that Jason and the band were all concerned about the girlfriend's well-being as well as Jason's. For a new band, it was important that every member was 100% focused. | ||
According to Ric Ocasek, Rivers re-recorded all of Jason's guitar parts in one day, but the band insists otherwise. After Jason was kicked out the band was starting to feel incredibly nervous and insecure about their future. Losing a founding member before achieving success felt like the end of Weezer. The band called [[Brian Bell]] of Carnival Art, and asked him to join. Brian ecstatically said yes and recorded a demo tape of him | According to Ric Ocasek, Rivers re-recorded all of Jason's guitar parts in one day, but the band insists otherwise. After Jason was kicked out the band was starting to feel incredibly nervous and insecure about their future. Losing a founding member before achieving success felt like the end of Weezer. The band called [[Brian Bell]] of Carnival Art, and asked him to join. Brian ecstatically said yes and recorded a demo tape of him singing and playing over No One Else, Undone, Say It Ain't So and The World Has Turned and Left Me Here. Brian brought a new excitement and enthusiasm to an otherwise sullen Weezer camp. It was just what the band needed. In October 1993, the recording of their debut album was finished and Weezer returned to Los Angeles. | ||
====Modest Success==== | ====Modest Success==== | ||