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''Continued demos made at Rivers's home studio. These demos are culled from numerous DA-88 8-Track master tapes, and represent the best version recorded at the time. Multiple alternate, unused and abandoned takes of each of the below songs exist.'' | ''Continued demos made at Rivers's home studio. These demos are culled from numerous DA-88 8-Track master tapes, and represent the best version recorded at the time. Multiple alternate, unused and abandoned takes of each of the below songs exist.'' | ||
Christmas Celebration (11/10)(done for the Geffen | *"[[Christmas Celebration]]" (11/10) (done for the [[Geffen Records|Geffen]] promo single - add'l work done at [[Cello Studios]]) | ||
The Christmas Song (add'l work done at Cello Studios for the mix on the Geffen | *"[[The Christmas Song]]" (add'l work done at Cello Studios for the mix on the Geffen promo) | ||
O Girlfriend (11/11) | *"[[O Girlfriend]]" (11/11) | ||
Starlight (11/11) | *"[[Starlight]]" (11/11) | ||
Homely(11/11) | *"[[Homely]]" (11/11) | ||
Castles | *"[[Castles in the Sand]]" (11/12) | ||
*"[[Oh Lisa]]" (11/12) | |||
New Joint | *"[[New Joint]]" (11/12) | ||
Gimmie Some Love (later "Simple Pages") (11/13) | *"Gimmie Some Love" (later "[[Simple Pages]]") (11/13) | ||
I Hear Bells (11/13) | *"[[I Hear Bells]]" (11/13) | ||
Sister-Brother (11/20) | *"[[Sister-Brother]]" (11/20) | ||
Childhood Ties (11/20) | *"[[Childhood Ties]]" (11/20) | ||
The Badger (11/20) | *"[[The Badger]]" (11/20) | ||
Burning Sun (11/21) | *"[[Burning Sun]]" (11/21) | ||
Knock Down Drag Out (11/21) | *"[[Knock-Down Drag-Out]]" (11/21) | ||
Break Up (11/27) | *"[[Break Up]]" (11/27) | ||
Mr. Tax Man (11/27) | *"[[Mr. Tax Man]]" (11/27) | ||
Drink | *"[[Drink in the Water]]" (11/27) | ||
Castles | *"[[Castles in the Sand]]" (11/27) | ||
Break Up (11/28) | *"[[Break Up]]" (11/28) | ||
Tough Guy Hat (11/28) | *"[[Tough Guy Hat]]" (11/28) | ||
Mad Kow (11/28) | *"[[Mad Kow]]" (11/28) | ||
===December Demos=== | ===December Demos=== | ||
''More continued demos made at Rivers's home studio. These demos are culled from numerous DA-88 8-Track master tapes, and represent the best version recorded at the time. Most of these songs are new attempts at songs demo'd in October and November, with the notable exception of "[[Island In The Sun]]", seeing tape for the first time since Rivers's first demo of it in 1999.'' | ''More continued demos made at Rivers's home studio. These demos are culled from numerous DA-88 8-Track master tapes, and represent the best version recorded at the time. Most of these songs are new attempts at songs demo'd in October and November, with the notable exception of "[[Island In The Sun]]", seeing tape for the first time since Rivers's first demo of it in 1999.'' | ||
Break Up (instrumental) (12/3) | *"[[Break Up]]" (instrumental) (12/3) | ||
Gimmie Some Love (instrumental) (12/3) | *"[[Simple Pages|Gimmie Some Love]]" (instrumental) (12/3) | ||
Knock Down Drag Out (instrumental) (12/3) | *"[[Knock-Down Drag-Out]]" (instrumental) (12/3) | ||
Starlight (instrumental) (12/3) | *"[[Starlight]]" (instrumental) (12/3) | ||
Island In The Sun (12/3) | *"[[Island In The Sun]]" (12/3) | ||
Ayleen (12/3) | *"[[Ayleen]]" (12/3) | ||
Childhood Ties (12/3) | *"[[Childhood Ties]]" (12/3) | ||
Break Up (12/6) | *"[[Break Up]]" (12/6) | ||
Gimmie Some Love (12/7) | *"[[Simple Pages|Gimmie Some Love]]" (12/7) | ||
Drink | *"[[Drink in the Water]]" (12/7) | ||
Mr. Tax Man (12/7) | *"[[Mr. Tax Man (12/7)]]" | ||
Homely (12/7) | *"[[Homely]]" (12/7) | ||
Don't Let Go (12/7) | *"[[Don't Let Go]]" (12/7) | ||
Knock Down Drag Out (12/7) | *"[[Knock-Down Drag-Out]]" (12/7) | ||
Starlight (12/7) | *"[[Starlight]]" (12/7) | ||
If You Want It (12/7) | *"[[Photograph|If You Want It]]" (12/7) | ||
Inside A Smile(12/7) | *"[[Smile|Inside A Smile]]" (12/7) | ||
Crab (12/7) | *"[[Crab]]" (12/7) | ||
==Pre-production Demos== | ==Pre-production Demos== | ||
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''Under Ric Ocasek's supervision, various songs were demo'd repeatedly, trying out variations in structure and feel. Numerous DAT tapes were recorded over the course of about a week, these songs in particular were copied over to review.'' | ''Under Ric Ocasek's supervision, various songs were demo'd repeatedly, trying out variations in structure and feel. Numerous DAT tapes were recorded over the course of about a week, these songs in particular were copied over to review.'' | ||
Homely (2 versions) | *"[[Homely]]" (2 versions) | ||
Starlight (5 versions) | *"[[Starlight]]" (5 versions) | ||
If You Want It (2 versions) | "[[Photograph|If You Want It]]" (2 versions) | ||
Island In The Sun (3 versions) | *"[[Island In The Sun]]" (3 versions) | ||
O Girlfriend (3 versions) | *"[[O Girlfriend]]" (3 versions) | ||
Gimmie Some Love | *"[[Simple Pages|Gimmie Some Love]]" | ||
===12/21/00 Demo at Rivers's Studio=== | ===12/21/00 Demo at Rivers's Studio=== | ||
''The first of four "last minute demos", made in an attempt to nail down the structures of some songs and try and determine if certain songs were "in" or "out".'' | ''The first of four "last minute demos", made in an attempt to nail down the structures of some songs and try and determine if certain songs were "in" or "out".'' | ||
Inside A Smile | *"[[Smile|Inside A Smile]]" | ||
Gonna Make My Move | *"[[Glorious Day|Gonna Make My Move]]" | ||
Downtown ( | *"[[Downtown]]" (instrumental) (''note: this song has lyrics, but not on this demo version'') | ||
Gimmie Some Love (Instrumental) | *"[[Simple Pages|Gimmie Some Love]]" (Instrumental) | ||
===12/22/00 Demo at S.I.R. Studios, Los Angeles=== | ===12/22/00 Demo at S.I.R. Studios, Los Angeles=== | ||
''The second of 4 "last minute demo's", made in an attempt to nail down the structures of some songs and try and determine if certain songs were "in" or "out".'' | ''The second of 4 "last minute demo's", made in an attempt to nail down the structures of some songs and try and determine if certain songs were "in" or "out".'' | ||
Knock Down Drag Out | *"[[Knock-Down Drag-Out]]" | ||
Knock Down Drag Out alternate version | *"[[Knock-Down Drag-Out]]" (alternate version) | ||
Gimmie Some Love | *"[[Simple Pages|Gimmie Some Love]]" | ||
Homely | *"[[Homely]]" | ||
O | *"[[O Girlfriend]]" | ||
Sugar Booger | *"[[Sugar Booger]]" | ||
===12/23/00 Demo at S.I.R.=== | ===12/23/00 Demo at S.I.R.=== | ||
The third of 4 "last minute demo's", made in an attempt to nail down the structures of some songs and try and determine if certain songs were "in" or "out" | ''The third of 4 "last minute demo's", made in an attempt to nail down the structures of some songs and try and determine if certain songs were "in" or "out".'' | ||
Knock Down Drag Out | *"[[Knock-Down Drag-Out]]" (2 versions) | ||
Homely | *"[[Homely]]" (2 versions) | ||
*"[[Simple Pages|Gimmie Some Love]]" | |||
Gimmie Some Love | *"[[O Girlfriend]]" (2 versions) | ||
*"[[Break Up]]" | |||
*"[[Oh Lisa]]" | |||
O Girlfriend | *"[[Starlight]]" | ||
Break Up | |||
Starlight | |||
===12/26/00 Demo at S.I.R.=== | ===12/26/00 Demo at S.I.R.=== | ||
The fourth of 4 "last minute demo's", made in an attempt to nail down the structures of some songs and try and determine if certain songs were "in" or "out" | ''The fourth of 4 "last minute demo's", made in an attempt to nail down the structures of some songs and try and determine if certain songs were "in" or "out".'' | ||
Island In The Sun | *"[[Island In The Sun]]" | ||
Don't Let Go | *"[[Don't Let Go]]" | ||
Knock Down Drag Out | *"[[Knock-Down Drag-Out]]" | ||
Gimmie Some Love | *[[Simple Pages|Gimmie Some Love]]" | ||
Homely | *"[[Homely]]" | ||
O Girlfriend | *"[[O Girlfriend]]" | ||
Break Up | *"[[Break Up]]" | ||
*"[[Oh Lisa]]" | |||
Starlight | *"[[Starlight]]" | ||
Cryin' And Lonely | *"[[Cryin' And Lonely]]" | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | |||
*''[[The Green Album]]'' | |||
*[[Summer Songs of 2000]] | |||
[[Category: Demo sessions]] | [[Category: Demo sessions]] | ||