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In early September, the new album was finally being finished up-- almost too close to the deadlines (Rivers was checking mixes as they drove the tapes to Geffen). Days before the album was scheduled to be released, it sparked up a lawsuit over it's name. Weezer had to go to court and battle to keep the name. On September 24, 1996 Weezer's second album, ''[[Pinkerton]]'' was released to mostly mediocre and negative reviews. The first single, [[El Scorcho]] received minimal radio play and had a flop video which Rivers ultimately had to direct himself. The album was raw, and without any gimmicks. Still, it retained a complex and subtle theme. Perhaps all of this was lost on the reviewers. In a readers poll, ''Rolling Stone Magazine'' readers went so far as to declare ''Pinkerton'' one of the worst album of 1996. Furthermore, the album was reviewed as "fun in the sun". After the lackadaisical success of "El Scorcho", the band released [[The Good Life]] as an EP entitled OZ. | In early September, the new album was finally being finished up-- almost too close to the deadlines (Rivers was checking mixes as they drove the tapes to Geffen). Days before the album was scheduled to be released, it sparked up a lawsuit over it's name. Weezer had to go to court and battle to keep the name. On September 24, 1996 Weezer's second album, ''[[Pinkerton]]'' was released to mostly mediocre and negative reviews. The first single, [[El Scorcho]] received minimal radio play and had a flop video which Rivers ultimately had to direct himself. The album was raw, and without any gimmicks. Still, it retained a complex and subtle theme. Perhaps all of this was lost on the reviewers. In a readers poll, ''Rolling Stone Magazine'' readers went so far as to declare ''Pinkerton'' one of the worst album of 1996. Furthermore, the album was reviewed as "fun in the sun". After the lackadaisical success of "El Scorcho", the band released [[The Good Life]] as an EP entitled OZ. | ||
[[Image:1996-08-17-cologne1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Rivers Cuomo and Matt Sharp on tour supporting Pinkerton.]] | [[Image:1996-08-17-cologne1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Rivers Cuomo and Matt Sharp on tour supporting Pinkerton.]] | ||
In a last ditch effort to save Pinkerton and get a song on the radio, the band went into the studio to re-record [[Pink Triangle]]. Matt, being absent to record the new Rentals album, was replaced temporarily by | In a last ditch effort to save Pinkerton and get a song on the radio, the band went into the studio to re-record [[Pink Triangle]]. Matt, being absent to record the new Rentals album, was replaced temporarily by studio bassist Scott Riebling (of Letters to Cleo). Without Matt to help finish up the remaining Pinkerton demos ([[Getting Up and Leaving]], [[I Swear It's True]]) the label decided to release Pink Triangle as a radio promo disc rather than a commercial single. Accordingly, [[Karl Koch]] directed the Pink Triangle video. Pink Triangle was fairly unsuccessful as a single. | ||
===Hiatus=== | ===Hiatus=== | ||