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Weezer continued to play clubs around Los Angeles throughout the remainder of 1992. Shows were an excellent format for the band to test new songs and figure out which ones worked for the band and which ones were not of the direction they were interested in pursuing. The band fount it increasingly frustrating that their shows were not turning up more fans. Rivers himself was dumbfounded that songs like [[Undone - The Sweater Song|Undone]] and [[Say It Ain't So]] were not drawing larger crowds. Large following or not, the band did manage to draw the attention of two sisters, [[Mykel and Carli Allan]]. Said the two, "''July 9, 1992 we were at Club Dump (Johnny Depp bought the place, called it the Viper Room, River Phoenix died there) to see a good band Crux (No longer a band). At someone's suggestion we stuck around to see the next band Weezer.''" The next day, at the birthday party of Bryan Ray (of Black Market Flowers), Mykel noticed the long haired guy sitting alone--it was Rivers Cuomo, whom she recognized from the night previous. The two began to strike up a conversation and it was not long before a strong friendship between Weezer and the sisters was formed. As time went on, Rivers began to work on a song called "Please Pick Up the Phone", which eventually morphed into "[[Mykel & Carli]]". | Weezer continued to play clubs around Los Angeles throughout the remainder of 1992. Shows were an excellent format for the band to test new songs and figure out which ones worked for the band and which ones were not of the direction they were interested in pursuing. The band fount it increasingly frustrating that their shows were not turning up more fans. Rivers himself was dumbfounded that songs like [[Undone - The Sweater Song|Undone]] and [[Say It Ain't So]] were not drawing larger crowds. Large following or not, the band did manage to draw the attention of two sisters, [[Mykel and Carli Allan]]. Said the two, "''July 9, 1992 we were at Club Dump (Johnny Depp bought the place, called it the Viper Room, River Phoenix died there) to see a good band Crux (No longer a band). At someone's suggestion we stuck around to see the next band Weezer.''" The next day, at the birthday party of Bryan Ray (of Black Market Flowers), Mykel noticed the long haired guy sitting alone--it was Rivers Cuomo, whom she recognized from the night previous. The two began to strike up a conversation and it was not long before a strong friendship between Weezer and the sisters was formed. As time went on, Rivers began to work on a song called "Please Pick Up the Phone", which eventually morphed into "[[Mykel & Carli]]". | ||
Rivers said, "Nobody would come to our shows, for months and months and months, and it seemed like forever. And I remember just being totally | Rivers said, "Nobody would come to our shows, for months and months and months, and it seemed like forever. And I remember just being totally shocked at how little people responded to us, because I thought we were so good. I mean, we were playing the same songs that eventually became big hits, like 'The Sweater Song' and 'Say It Ain't So', and we'd play 'em out in the LA clubs and everyone would just be like, 'Go away, we want a grunge band." Cuomo also said, "We would always be last slot on the bill at 1 A.M. when everyone was leaving. So we had really low self esteem. Matt said it was the same friends showing up every night only because they felt bad. Justin Fisher said, "I can remember Rivers and Pat and Matt sitting around in the kitchen until four in the morning after, discussing those club shows, just trying to tighten things up with the band. Analyzing who might have hit a bad note here, who missed a part there, that kind of thing." | ||
After two "do-it-yourself" tours, Weezer were finally generating a buzz. Accordingly, the band decided it was time to record a proper demo. On August 1, 1992 Weezer recorded [[The Kitchen Tape]]. It featured their five most professional songs, but in total eight were recorded. Three months later, in November, Weezer recorded their [[Weezer's third demo|third demo album]]. Fans refer to this album as ''The Real Demo''. The next month on December 11, Weezer played a show with [[Carnival Art]] and met [[Brian Bell]]. Although at the time it seemed rather insignificant, Brian's skills would stick in the minds of the band and would eventually be asked to join. | After two "do-it-yourself" tours, Weezer were finally generating a buzz. Accordingly, the band decided it was time to record a proper demo. On August 1, 1992 Weezer recorded [[The Kitchen Tape]]. It featured their five most professional songs, but in total eight were recorded. Three months later, in November, Weezer recorded their [[Weezer's third demo|third demo album]]. Fans refer to this album as ''The Real Demo''. The next month on December 11, Weezer played a show with [[Carnival Art]] and met [[Brian Bell]]. Although at the time it seemed rather insignificant, Brian's skills would stick in the minds of the band and would eventually be asked to join. | ||