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-<h2 id="mp-dyk-h2" style="margin:0; background:#cef2e0; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3bfb1; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Featured article: ''<u>Weezer (The Blue Album)</u>''</h2><br>
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-'''''Weezer''''' (often referred to as '''''The Blue Album''''' and commonly [[List of common abbreviations used on Weezer forums|abbreviated]] as '''TBA''') is the debut album by [[Weezer]]. It was released on [[May 10]], [[1994]] by [[Geffen Records]]. The album was produced by former Cars frontman [[Ric Ocasek]] and recorded in Electric Lady Studios in New York City. ''Weezer'' spawned the popular singles "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]" and "[[Buddy Holly]]", both of which were responsible for launching Weezer into mainstream success with the aid of music videos directed by [[Spike Jonze]].
+"'''By the Side of the Road'''" is a poem written by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. An audio recording of Cuomo reading it was released on [[February 4]], [[2009]] on [http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/rivers-cuomo-concert/20030628-40482.html daytrotter.com] as part of their "Bookery" series.
-After recording [[The Kitchen Tape]] in hopes of creating interest in L.A., Weezer eventually attracted attention from major-label A&R reps looking for alternative rock bands while performing on the same bill as the band [[that dog.]] They were then signed to DGC Records on [[June 26]], [[1993]], by Todd Sullivan, an A&R rep from [[Geffen]].
-The album was well-received by critics on its release. Allmusic gave the album 5 stars explaining "What makes the band so enjoyable is their charming geekiness; instead of singing about despair, they sing about love, which is kind of refreshing in the gloom-drenched world of '90s guitar-pop."  ''Rolling Stone'' praised the album saying "Weezer's Rivers Cuomo is great at sketching vignettes (the Dungeons and Dragons games and Kiss posters that inspire the hapless daydreamer of '[[In the Garage]]'), and with sweet inspiration like the waltz tempo of 'My Name Is Jonas' and the self-deprecating humor of lines like "I look just like Buddy Holly/And you're Mary Tyler Moore", his songs easily ingratiate."
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-The album artwork by Todd Sullivan features Patrick Wilson, Rivers Cuomo, Matt Sharp, and Brian Bell standing left to right in front of a plain, blue background. The simple image would be used prominently in the advertising of the album. The cover received many comparisons to the Feelies' album ''Crazy Rhythms''.
-''Weezer'' was certified gold in just under seven months after its release on December 1, 1994. It was certified platinum on January 1, 1995; since then it has gone three times multi-platinum in the United States.
+<small><lyrics>I want to stop by the side of the road
+I want to throw up all that I've known
+I want to spit it up violent
+Like an exhaust pipe and toxic *gag*
+I just want to fall to my knees and *gag* until there's nothing left but my bones
+And I'll lie in the grass by the side of the road
+And I'll rub my hands in the dirt
+And I'll meet the worms and I'll rub my face in it
+It's not good, it's not bad, it just is
+and boooooy?
+And I'll emace the tree
+And I'll lick the bark and smell the age
+Feel the roots deep in the earth
+And rip it free with one hand
+And swallow it whole
+And I'll sit in this bush for an hour or two
+by the side of the road
+I'll make new friends
+Bush friends
+I'll listen to the crack as I shift my weight
+and it rains
+I'll lie on my back
+The sponge would do
+Going with every drop that falls in my ears, eyes, and nose...</lyrics></small>
-<span style="float:right; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 80%; padding:0 .5em 0 2em">''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|full article]] | [[Weezerpedia:Featured article|edit]] | [[:Category:Featured article|previous featured articles]]</span>
+'''''See more of the poem at the full article'''''
+<span style="float:right; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 80%; padding:0 .5em 0 2em">''[[By the Side of the Road|full article]] | [[Weezerpedia:Featured article|edit]] | [[:Category:Featured article|previous featured articles]]</span>
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