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The | '''The Fallen Soldiers''' are 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 | Throughout the [[Make Believe Sessions]], many different songs were recorded, and the band abandoned some recordings in favor of new tracks. 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 | At one point in the fall of 2004, [[Rivers]] returned to Harvard, leaving the other members to finish some recordings he had been present for. While he was away, the band brought back several songs that Rivers had slowly forgotten about from previous sessions such as "[[Freak Me Out]]" and "[[The Damage in Your Heart]]". | ||
While the album grew, several songs fell by the wayside 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]]: | ||
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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."'' | 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."'' | ||
In a random stickam.com chat, | In a random stickam.com chat, Koch played a few short clips of several Fallen Soldiers songs including "[[Last Chance]]". | ||
"Love Is The Answer" will appear on Sugar Ray's new album "Music For Cougars" released in 2009, given to the band by Rivers. | "Love Is The Answer" will appear on Sugar Ray's new album "Music For Cougars" released in 2009, given to the band by Rivers. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
== | ==Song list== | ||
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) | |||
* "[[Losing My Mind]]" (10/04 Grandmaster) | |||
* "[[You're the One]]" (10/04 Grandmaster) | |||
* "[[Love Is the Answer]]" (10/04 Grandmaster) | |||
* "[[Unbreak My Heart]]" (12/03 Cello) (considered for a soundtrack, but never used) | |||
* "[[Last Chance]]" (10/04 Grandmaster) | |||
* "[[I'm a Robot]]" (10/04 Grandmaster) | |||
* "[[They Are Stupid]]" (10/04 Grandmaster) | |||
* "[[Save Me]]" (10/04 Grandmaster) | |||
* "[[Outta Here]]" (10/04 Grandmaster) | |||
* "[[Where to Start]]" (10/04 Grandmaster) | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||