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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Weezer's hiatus, the period between the end of the ''[[Pinkerton]]'' tour in August of 1997, and the [[Summer Songs Of 2000]], was not quite as inactive as the word implies. In fact, the band made quite a few recordings, and even played two live shows under the name [[Goat Punishment]]. The vast majority of the activity was in 1998, beginning with the recording of "[[American Girls]]" for the ''[[Meeet The Deedles soundtrack]]. While technically not a Weezer recording, all four then-members of the band participated, so it is included here. They also recorded their cover of [[The Pixies]]' "[[Velouria]]" for the 1999 compilation ''[[Where Is My Mind? A Tribute To The Pixies]]''. | Weezer's hiatus, the period between the end of the ''[[Pinkerton]]'' tour in August of 1997, and the [[Summer Songs Of 2000]], was not quite as inactive as the word implies. In fact, the band made quite a few recordings, and even played two live shows under the name [[Goat Punishment]]. The vast majority of the activity was in 1998, beginning with the recording of "[[American Girls]]" for the ''[[Meeet The Deedles soundtrack]]''. While technically not a Weezer recording, all four then-members of the band participated, so it is included here. They also recorded their cover of [[The Pixies]]' "[[Velouria]]" for the 1999 compilation ''[[Where Is My Mind? A Tribute To The Pixies]]''. | ||
Text in italics are by [[Karl Koch]], from the [[Weezer Recording History]]. | Text in italics are by [[Karl Koch]], from the [[Weezer Recording History]]. | ||
==="American Girls" session=== | ==="American Girls" session=== | ||
''Early 1998: "American Girls" recorded for the | ''Early 1998: "American Girls" recorded for the ''Meet the Deedles'' soundtrack. This was recorded in Boston at a "pro" studio, but I do not know where. This "[[American Girls]]" is quite different than the version that was played at the 'solo' shows. The older version of the song was a very up-tempo rocking song. When the "Deedles" version was released (on March 24, 1998), many were surprised to find that it was now a much slower song, smoothed out on the R&B/country tip with a pop feel appeal to it. The line up of Homie that recorded this song was:'' | ||
This was recorded in Boston at a "pro" studio, but I do not know where. This "American Girls" is quite different than the version that was played at the 'solo' shows. The older version of the song was a very up-tempo rocking song. When the " | |||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] - vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, lyrics, and melody | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] - vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, lyrics, and melody | ||
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*Sebastian Steinburg (of [[Soul Coughing]]) - upright bass | *Sebastian Steinburg (of [[Soul Coughing]]) - upright bass | ||
*[[Patrick Wilson]] - miscellaneous, drum playing (what got looped) | *[[Patrick Wilson]] - miscellaneous, drum playing (what got looped) | ||
Greg Brown [ | *Greg Brown (of [[Cake]]) -- electric guitar (lead and solos) | ||
Brian Bell, Justin Fisher, Adam Orth (both ex-Shufflepuck) and Todd Sullivan ( | *[[Brian Bell]], [[Justin Fisher]], [[Adam Orth]] (both ex-[[Shufflepuck]]) and [[Todd Sullivan]] (Weezer's a+r guy from [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]) -- backing vocals | ||
===Early 1998 Demos=== | |||
Late February 1998: Weezer records demos in LA | |||
*"[[The Prettiest Girl In The Whole Wide World]]" (Pat Wilson bassline version) | |||
*"[[The Prettiest Girl In The Whole Wide World]]" (regular bassline version - probably a different mix) | |||
*"[[Baby]]" | |||
''Contrary to conventional wisdom on the matter, it seems these 2 songs were given serious consideration for formal "weezer-ness" . They were practiced for a little while and recorded at "j.j.'s home studio" ........"j.j." being owner of a certain Hollywood rehersal space that the band often used at the time.'' | |||
''Note that at this time the band had no bass player, as Matt had left the band late in 1997, and Try-outs for a new bass player would soon commence, ending with the selection of Mikey in early summer 1998....'' | |||
===Late 1998 Demos=== | |||
Early summer- November 1998 Weezer rehersals and sporadic demo recording, with Mikey: Los Angeles. | |||
''After a lengthy process of trying out new bass players, Mikey was finally installed by summertime.'' | |||
''While master tapes of lots of demos recorded during this period do exist after all, none have been mixed down to a listenable format to date. This section should get a lot bigger when that happens, as there are many hours of tapes to go through. | |||
''The bulk of these recordings were done at TK Rehearsals on L.A.'s west side. There also exists a rather rambling tape of just Rivers at TK brainstorming on a bunch of song ideas. However this is not listed here as the tape is very confusing and there are few complete ideas on it.'' | |||
''According to coversations with band members, I estimate as many as 50 or more practiced, demo'd songs to exist. However, at this writing, only a small amount is known. Some of the songs were 100% Rivers's writing, some were jam session collaborations, some were Pats (later pulled back for the Special Goodness), and some were Brians (see below for a recording session of his songs.) '' | |||
''A few known titles from this period:'' | |||
*"[[Damn That Wine]]" | |||
*"[[Ol' Backwater]]" | |||
''...of the multiple songs of Rivers's, there are three known (non-final) titles. These songs come from later in the summer of '98, when Rivers started writing heavier and heavier material. ' | |||
*"[[I Have To Kill You]]" | |||
*"[[Turn it Off Now]]" | |||
*"[[Everyone]]" | |||
===August 1998=== | |||
''"[[Velouria]]" recording session, Mouse House Studios, Los Angeles. This recording session yielded "Velouria", for [[The Pixies]] tribute CD "Where is my mind?", whih was released in early 1999. Several other songs were also recorded, but apparently the "non-Velourias" didnt come out too good. This is apparently due to the songs being somewhat unfinished at the time of recording (thus really being demos.) mixes from the session:'' | |||
*"[[Everyone]]" | |||
*"[[Trampoline]]" ("sped up") | |||
*"[[Trampoline]]" ("normal") | |||
*"[[Disco Queen]]" | |||
*"[[Velouria]] (''[[Mikey Welsh|Mikey]]'s 1st released track with Weezer'') | |||
''Mystery tracks: | |||
These titles appear on a cassette from this time but it is unclear if they are misnamed or changed titles from the above 5 songs - or totally seperate tracks from another session around that time. | |||
*"[[Every Man]]" | |||
*"[[Sunshine]]" (Sludge version) | |||
===Late summer Brian Demos=== | |||
Late Summer 1998: Demo of Brian's songs (not really Weezer nor Space Twins) | |||
Brian had 4 songs that everyone enjoyed playing at rehersal. when it was suggested that they could record these as a demo, Rivers decided that he didnt want to do them for weezer. So Pat and Mikey played on it and it became a kind of Space Twins demo that sounds like weezer playing the songs. Details on this should come when the summer/fall 1998 tapes are examined at last. | |||
Butterfly Collector (later softened and changed and turned into a Space Twins song) | |||
Seventeen (later softened and changed and turned into a Space Twins song) | |||
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===Fall 1998 More Weezer Demos=== | |||
*"[[Do It Again]]" 9/24/98 | |||
*"[[Everybody Wants to Get High]]" 9?/?/98 | |||
''The above 2 songs fall in right about the time Pat Wilson packed up and went back to Portland, unsatisfied with how rehersals were going. Mikey's freind [[Todd Phillips]] (also an alumnus of Juliana Hatfield's band) filled in on drums from then untill Early 1999 (when rehersals were finally put on hold), and also played in the two [[Goat Punishment]] shows (see below).'' | |||
===Fall 1998 "Random Demos"=== | |||
''These demos seem like full band recordings from their sound...its possible that these were also recorded at "j.j's" home studio.'' | |||
*"[[Sunshine]]" (Sludge version - apparently a separate recording form above version, but not confirmed either way) | |||
*"[[Girls Soccer]]" | |||
*"[[Average Town]]" | |||
*"[[Crazy One]]" | |||
===December 1998 Demos=== | |||
''Further demos late 1998:'' | |||
*untitled 12/3/98 ("1/2 song") | |||
*untitled 12/10/98 ("1/2 song") | |||
*"[[Bonfire]]" 12/14/98 | |||
*"[[Average Town]]" 12/14/98 | |||