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Rivers stated that the album was a culmination of four years of interacting with fans "all of whom have the same desire as him, a classic Weezer album." In a Rolling Stone article, Rivers says "I [Rivers] wanted to make a complex, classic album," he says. "And I knew it was going to take time." But early this year, he hit a creative wall. "I had a lot of songs, but I didn't have total confidence in anything I was doing." This past May, he says, "I came out with such a strong vision of the album. I tried to calm down, but it was very hard." His vision, he says, was of a three-part structure for the album. One third is made up of "classic girl songs - we'll call that 'Belladonna,' " he says. The second batch covers Weezer's relationship with their fans. "That section is called 'The Panopticon Artist,'" he says, referencing the concept of a prison whose inmates are constantly watched. "Then there's a third and final group of songs about father figures," Cuomo says. "I'm going to call that 'Patriarchia' - that's a new word I came up with." He went on to add "I haven't felt this protective of an album in a long time," Cuomo adds. "I put so much of the deepest part of my soul into this that it feels like I'm really on the line, in a way that I haven't been on many albums." | Rivers stated that the album was a culmination of four years of interacting with fans "all of whom have the same desire as him, a classic Weezer album." In a Rolling Stone article, Rivers says "I [Rivers] wanted to make a complex, classic album," he says. "And I knew it was going to take time." But early this year, he hit a creative wall. "I had a lot of songs, but I didn't have total confidence in anything I was doing." This past May, he says, "I came out with such a strong vision of the album. I tried to calm down, but it was very hard." His vision, he says, was of a three-part structure for the album. One third is made up of "classic girl songs - we'll call that 'Belladonna,' " he says. The second batch covers Weezer's relationship with their fans. "That section is called 'The Panopticon Artist,'" he says, referencing the concept of a prison whose inmates are constantly watched. "Then there's a third and final group of songs about father figures," Cuomo says. "I'm going to call that 'Patriarchia' - that's a new word I came up with." He went on to add "I haven't felt this protective of an album in a long time," Cuomo adds. "I put so much of the deepest part of my soul into this that it feels like I'm really on the line, in a way that I haven't been on many albums." | ||
Rumor has it Rivers was asked by Ric Ocasek to revisit some of his favorite unused songs from [[The Green Album]], the last time the producer worked with the band. The first was an unknown demo that was reworked into "[[Lonely Girl]]," and the second was "[[Burning Sun]]," which was reworked into a song called "Weekend Girl." The latter went unused until ''[[Pacific Daydream]]'', when it was reworked again into "[[Weekend Woman]]." There were also focus groups held after concerts in which hardcore fans were played some of the new tracks and asked to give feedback. | |||
Although the album was originally given a release date of September 30th, it was delayed until October 7th. | Although the album was originally given a release date of September 30th, it was delayed until October 7th. | ||
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Karl said of the album, "There are numerous great songs that didn't make it onto EWBAITE." An early contender, [[Everybody Needs Salvation]], was released on a fan club exclusive 7-inch. The most talked about of the unreleased tracks was ''The Rules of Life.'' Which Rivers specifically mentioned in a few articles. In EW he said, "Sometimes there’s just songs that are really difficult for me to finish a lyric. The one we may start today, ‘The Rules of Life,’ that’s another one. The chorus is great, but I can’t tell you how many verses I’ve written trying to figure out what my perspective is on that chorus." Other songs included the aforementioned titles in Ric's notebook and the unknown song featured in the very first teaser video. | Karl said of the album, "There are numerous great songs that didn't make it onto EWBAITE." An early contender, [[Everybody Needs Salvation]], was released on a fan club exclusive 7-inch. The most talked about of the unreleased tracks was ''The Rules of Life.'' Which Rivers specifically mentioned in a few articles. In EW he said, "Sometimes there’s just songs that are really difficult for me to finish a lyric. The one we may start today, ‘The Rules of Life,’ that’s another one. The chorus is great, but I can’t tell you how many verses I’ve written trying to figure out what my perspective is on that chorus." Other songs included the aforementioned titles in Ric's notebook and the unknown song featured in the very first teaser video. | ||
Some songs that were not included and not released were "The Rules of Life," "East Coast vs West Coast," "Gravity Will Bring You Down," and "Summa Dat." A song called "Weekend Girl" was later reworked into "[[Weekend Woman]]," which appeared on [[Pacific Daydream]]. | Some songs that were not included and not released were "The Rules of Life," "East Coast vs West Coast," "Gravity Will Bring You Down," and "Summa Dat." A song called "Weekend Girl" was later reworked into "[[Weekend Woman]]," which appeared on [[Pacific Daydream]]. In October of 2017, a demo called "[[Caveman]]" leaked which was reportedly in contention for the album. | ||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
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==Artwork== | ==Artwork== | ||
The album's artwork is by Chris McMahon and is a result of adding monsters to old thrift store landscape paintings. The monster featured on the cover has been lovingly referred to as ''#Smooch'' by the Weezer fan community. His official name is unknown. | The album's artwork is by Chris McMahon and is a result of adding monsters to old thrift store landscape paintings. The monster featured on the cover has been lovingly referred to as ''#Smooch'' by the Weezer fan community. His official name is unknown. | ||
==EWBAITE Shows== | ==EWBAITE Shows== | ||