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| Origin = Los Angeles, CA | | Origin = Los Angeles, CA | ||
| Active = [[1992]] - [[{{CURRENTYEAR}}|present]] | | Active = [[1992]] - [[{{CURRENTYEAR}}|present]] | ||
| Labels = [[Geffen]] ( | | Labels = [[Geffen]] (1993-2010)<br>Epitaph (2010-present) | ||
| URL = [http://www.weezer.com www.weezer.com] | | URL = [http://www.weezer.com www.weezer.com] | ||
| Current members = [[Rivers Cuomo]]<br>[[Patrick Wilson]]<br>[[Brian Bell]]<br>[[Scott Shriner]] | | Current members = [[Rivers Cuomo]]<br>[[Patrick Wilson]]<br>[[Brian Bell]]<br>[[Scott Shriner]] | ||
| Former members = [[Jason Cropper]]<br>[[Matt Sharp]]<br>[[Mikey Welsh]] | | Former members = [[Jason Cropper]]<br>[[Matt Sharp]]<br>[[Mikey Welsh]] | ||
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'''Weezer''' is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in [[1992]] by [[Rivers Cuomo]] (lead vocals, guitar), [[Patrick Wilson]] (drums, backing vocals), [[Matt Sharp]] (bass, backing vocals), and [[Jason Cropper]] (guitar, backing vocals), with the last two replaced by [[Mikey Welsh]] and [[Brian Bell]], respectively. Mikey Welsh was later replaced with [[Scott Shriner]]. They have released seven full-length albums, | '''Weezer''' is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in [[1992]] by [[Rivers Cuomo]] (lead vocals, guitar), [[Patrick Wilson]] (drums, backing vocals), [[Matt Sharp]] (bass, backing vocals), and [[Jason Cropper]] (guitar, backing vocals), with the last two replaced by [[Mikey Welsh]] and [[Brian Bell]], respectively. Mikey Welsh was later replaced with [[Scott Shriner]]. They have released seven full-length albums, six EPs, and a DVD. Weezer has sold more than eight million records to date in the US. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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====Release==== | ====Release==== | ||
Maladroit was released on [[May 14]], [[2002]]. It was the first album to contain a booklet with lyrics. The first 600,000 copies of Maladroit have a limited edition gold number on the bottom corner. Like any other Weezer album, the album was an album of firsts. The album contained thirteen tracks rather than ten, was self produced like ''[[Pinkerton]]'' (Rivers would say 'unproduced'), and inside the booklet was a special message thanking the Weezer fans on the boards. The album received strong reviews, but | Maladroit was released on [[May 14]], [[2002]]. It was the first album to contain a booklet with lyrics. The first 600,000 copies of Maladroit have a limited edition gold number on the bottom corner. Like any other Weezer album, the album was an album of firsts. The album contained thirteen tracks rather than ten, was self produced like ''[[Pinkerton]]'' (Rivers would say 'unproduced'), and inside the booklet was a special message thanking the Weezer fans on the boards. The album received strong reviews, but sold much less than previous albums. The first two singles, "[[Dope Nose]]" and "[[Keep Fishin']]" received strong radio play and MTV circulation (propelled by popular music videos). | ||
===Album 5 Demos=== | ===Album 5 Demos=== | ||
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====Future plans==== | ====Future plans==== | ||
After fifteen years and seven albums, Weezer parted ways with [[Geffen Records]] on [[December 17]], [[2009]]. During a stint hosting MTV’s Subterranean, Rivers revealed that the band planned on releasing material on their own from then on. | After fifteen years and seven albums, Weezer parted ways with [[Geffen Records]] on [[December 17]], [[2009]]. During a stint hosting MTV’s Subterranean, Rivers revealed that the band planned on releasing material on their own from then on. | ||
===''Hurley'' and New record label=== | |||
{{Main|Main article: [[Hurley]]}} | |||
It was confirmed that on [[September 13]], [[2010]], Weezer will be releasing a brand new album. In an interview, Rivers stated: "It's definatley going to have more raw rock energy on this one." | |||
On August 4th, it was confirmed that Weezer's new album would be entitled "[[Hurley]]" and would now be released on [[September 14]], [[2010]]. This will also be Weezer's first album with their new record label Epitaph Records (which [[The Special Goodness]] were previously signed to). Because of Epitaph being a indie rock label, this will be the first album of Weezer's to be in the indie rock genre. | |||
Brett Gurewitz of Epitaph tweeted the news from his account when he wrote “Rivers, Pat, Brian and Scott, Welcome to Epitaph homies! FT=W=” | |||
A fall tour is scheduled once the album is in stores. No word on an official tracklisting as of yet, but numerous songs (Such as "Where's My Sex", "Hang On", "Brave New World", "Memories", "Ruling Me", "Smart Girls", "Time Flies", and "All My Friends Are Insects") are in consideration to be on either the standalone or deluxe editions of the album. "Memories" is also rumored as the first single. | |||
==Members== | ==Members== | ||
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*''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|Weezer]] (The Red Album)'' ([[2008]]) | *''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|Weezer]] (The Red Album)'' ([[2008]]) | ||
*''[[Raditude]]'' ([[2009]]) | *''[[Raditude]]'' ([[2009]]) | ||
*''[[Hurley]]'' ([[2010]]) | |||
==See also== | ==See also== |