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Throughout the remainder of 2000, the band spent all of their time in Rivers newly built home studio working on dozens of new songs. Some songs were reworked, some were dropped, and new ones were constantly added. Finally, after demoing from October to December of 2000, the band decided it was time to record a new album. | Throughout the remainder of 2000, the band spent all of their time in Rivers newly built home studio working on dozens of new songs. Some songs were reworked, some were dropped, and new ones were constantly added. Finally, after demoing from October to December of 2000, the band decided it was time to record a new album. | ||
===The Green Album=== | |||
====Picking a producer, getting approval==== | |||
By August 18, 2000, Weezer was having meetings with various producers, learning and rehearsing new songs in their new garage, and ironing out all plans regarding recording a new album. Weezer fans voted on a .com poll to select their favorite songs for a demo tape which was sent around to producers. On August 23, the band ran into Ric Ocasek while performing in New York City. On [[October 5]], Rivers had his braces removed and word o a Christmas EP was announced. In mid October, the band rehearsed the song "Move It On" for the Christmas album, but details regarding it were still mostly unknown. Even as Karl frequently updated the website with "Album #3" news, it was announced on November 6 that Interscope had not actually approved any kind of new album. Weezer sent a demo tape of five songs, which Karl called the "higher ups", to Interscope/Geffen and wrote he hoped they saw the "awesomeness" of the songs. The five songs on the tape were "No More Confusin'", "[[Sugar Booger]", "[[Don't Let Go]]", "Ayleen", and "[[Cryin' and Lonely]]." | |||
On [[November 9]], 2000, it was announced on Karl's Corner that Ric Ocasek (producer of [[Blue Album]]) would be producing Weezer's third album. Karl wrote, "Almost every possible factor in the making of this new album had been called into doubt for one reason or another in the recent period since getting off the road in mid-September, from the inaccessibility of several possible producers, to the inaccessibility of certain key preferred studios, to the caliber of the songs being rehearsed by the band... several possible producers were met with, including Jerry Harrison (formerly of the Talking Heads) , Jerry Finn of Blink-182's "Enema of the State" fame, and Dave Sardie of the sonically groundbreaking band Barkmarket. Additionally, numerous producers that the band were at least interested in meeting, either expressed interest in doing the album but had scheduling conflicts, or simply failed to get back to the band with any response whatsoever. | |||
"Ric has been getting copies of all the demos that the band has been doing over the past 6 weeks, and has been making constructive criticism all along. Recently he got the newest 5 song demo of all new material, that the band finished up last week. His response to this new stuff was overwhelmingly positive. Rivers, after a lengthy phone conversation with Ric, reports Ric saying that "(weezer) really rose to the occasion over the past month, and came up with some great songs", adding that "we really have a great connection and work well together", and that "this is going to be an amazing record. | |||
"Still a question is Interscope/Geffen Records' level of interest. Interscope has already prevented the band from starting the project once, when the frustrated band decided that they would start the recording on October 23 "with or without" a producer, and had this plan quietly blocked by the label. With Geffen's final approval needed for the project to move forward on December 1st, and no significant comment or response to the band so far from anyone at the label, it remains a questioning cloud in an otherwise sunny sky of confirmation. The band expects to hear the Interscope "verdict" within a day or two.... " | |||
====Recording==== | |||
On [[November 15]], Karl updated fans with exciting news. First, Karl announced that the third Weezer album had been green lighted by Interscope/Geffen and recording would begin in December. Second, Karl posted the cover to the new [[Christmas CD]]. Karl noted that Ric particularly enjoyed "[[The Christmas Song]]" and suggested the band have it remixed in a professional studio. Accordingly, the song was remixed the next day. On [[November 19]], the Christmas CD was finished. | |||
In total, there were 75 contenders for the Green Album. | |||
===''Maladroit''=== | ===''Maladroit''=== | ||