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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The Tapulous application is a game similar to ''Rock Band'' or ''Guitar Hero'' and features Weezer covering six Christmas carols. The songs are described in the press release as "funky but authentic". Two bonus tracks are available in the game ("[[Pork and Beans]]" and [[ | The Tapulous application is a game similar to ''Rock Band'' or ''Guitar Hero'' and features Weezer covering six Christmas carols. The songs are described in the press release as "funky but authentic". Two bonus tracks are available in the game ("[[Pork and Beans]]" and "[[The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)]]") along with unspecified extra Weezer tracks, likely to be downloaded from an in-game system. | ||
==Recording process== | ==Recording process== | ||
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"I agreed to do these special recordings for the game because I am a | "I agreed to do these special recordings for the game because I am a | ||
fan of each of the songs. The melody and vocal lines are incredible | fan of each of the songs. The melody and vocal lines are incredible | ||
and it was fun to sing them," added Weezer frontman | and it was fun to sing them," added Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo. | ||
Christmas With Weezer is built on the powerful next-generation engine | Christmas With Weezer is built on the powerful next-generation engine | ||
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"I love my iPhone and all the apps that you can download," said Weezer | "I love my iPhone and all the apps that you can download," said Weezer | ||
drummer | drummer Pat Wilson. "I love that our band is the first to actually | ||
record songs specifically for an app and Tap Tap Revenge seemed like | record songs specifically for an app and Tap Tap Revenge seemed like | ||
the perfect one. I am excited to tap along to what we recorded and | the perfect one. I am excited to tap along to what we recorded and | ||