Weezer: Difference between revisions
added info to hiatus section
BuddyHolly (talk | contribs) |
(added info to hiatus section) |
||
| Line 161: | Line 161: | ||
====Weezer begins rehearsing==== | ====Weezer begins rehearsing==== | ||
[[Main article: [[Hiatus Demos]]]] | |||
After recording "American Girls", the three remaining Weezer members announced on an LA Radio station interview that they were done with their side projects for the time being. The band reconvened in Los Angeles and began recording in a professional studio. Despite having no bass player, the band recorded "The Prettiest Girl in the Whole Wide World" twice and "Baby". Both songs were at the time considered to be on the next album. Band tensions remained high and eventually everyone left once again. | After recording "American Girls", the three remaining Weezer members announced on an LA Radio station interview that they were done with their side projects for the time being. The band reconvened in Los Angeles and began recording in a professional studio. Despite having no bass player, the band recorded "The Prettiest Girl in the Whole Wide World" twice and "Baby". Both songs were at the time considered to be on the next album. Band tensions remained high and eventually everyone left once again. | ||
====Mikey Welsh joins Weezer==== | ====Mikey Welsh joins Weezer==== | ||
Back in Boston, Rivers reconnected with his friend [[Mikey Welsh]], whom he played with for some of his '97 Boston shows. Rivers also worked on several new demos. The band decided it was time to reconvene. In LA, in summer of 1998, the band went into the studio. | Back in Boston, Rivers reconnected with his friend [[Mikey Welsh]], whom he played with for some of his '97 Boston shows. Rivers also worked on several new demos. The band decided it was time to reconvene. In LA,in summer of 1998, with Welsh now the official replacement for Sharp, the band went into the studio. Although this first recording session is unmixed and relatively unsorted, some songs that are known to have been done were "[[Damn That Wine]]", "[[Ol' Backwater]]", and some new Rivers songs from Summer 1998: "[[I Have To Kill You]]", "[[Turn It Off Now]]" and "[[Everyone]]", all of which Karl has described as "harder and harder" songs. | ||
In another session, the band recorded eight songs: | In another session, the band recorded eight songs: | ||
*"[[You Lied to Us]]" | |||
*"[[I Love This Band]]" | |||
*"[[I Don't Wanna Bust My Heart]]" | |||
*"[[Everybody's Thinkin' Too Much]]" | |||
*"[[With My Own Two Hands]]" | |||
*"[[There's a Bomb in the Air]]" | |||
*"[[Why Did You Give Up?]]" | |||
*"[[I Needed You Now]]" | |||
None of the songs made it to the third Weezer album, but the song "Cheri Berry" did make it to Green Album voting (see further below). It was not until August 1998 that Weezer finally recorded a new song for release. "Velouria", a Pixies cover, was finally released in early 1999 marking Mikey's first official release with Weezer. Rivers and Mikey also appeared on a television program. Karl wrote on the event, | None of the songs made it to the third Weezer album, but the song "[[Cheri Berry]]" did make it to ''[[Green Album]]'' voting (see further below). It was not until August 1998 that Weezer finally recorded a new song for release. "[[Velouria]]", a [[The Pixies|Pixies]] cover, was finally released in early 1999 marking Mikey's first official release with Weezer. Rivers and Mikey also appeared on a television program. Karl wrote on the event, | ||
"In what may likely be the most regretful public appearance in the band's career, Rivers and Mikey appeared on an episode of the public access(??) local L.A. TV show, "''Colin's Sleazy Friends''". Aside from sitting there looking amused and confused, they contributed only minorly to a show widely considered to be an obnoxious waste of airtime. They were encouraged by the host to converse with and comment on the stripper guests, and they gave it an attempt. This episode was unfortunately included on the ''Colin's Sleazy Friends'' DVD collection." | "In what may likely be the most regretful public appearance in the band's career, Rivers and Mikey appeared on an episode of the public access(??) local L.A. TV show, "''Colin's Sleazy Friends''". Aside from sitting there looking amused and confused, they contributed only minorly to a show widely considered to be an obnoxious waste of airtime. They were encouraged by the host to converse with and comment on the stripper guests, and they gave it an attempt. This episode was unfortunately included on the ''Colin's Sleazy Friends'' DVD collection." | ||