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'''''Return of the Rentals''''' is the debut album by [[The Rentals]], released on [[October 24]], [[1995]]. | '''''Return of the Rentals''''' is the debut album by [[The Rentals]], released on [[October 24]], [[1995]], through Maverick Records. In addition to band frontman [[Matt Sharp]], the band lineup consisted of [[Weezer]] drummer [[Pat Wilson]] on drums, [[Cherielynn Westrich]] on vocals, [[Petra Haden]] on viola and vocals, [[Rod Cervera]] on guitar, and [[Tom Grimley]] on Moog synthesizer. | ||
==Overview== | |||
Songwriting for ''ROTR'' began as early as [[1993]]. In May of that year, Sharp collaborated on a song with [[Rivers Cuomo]] titled [[Mrs. Young]]. Originally considered for an independent Weezer single alongside "[[Jamie]]", the song was later reworked into "[[Please Let That Be You]]". Sharp continued working on refining a small number of demos throughout the rest of 1993, including "[[Friends of P]]", "[[California (Rentals song)|California]]", and "[[Brilliant Boy|Stupid Girl]]". After the release of Weezer's first self titled release in 1994, Sharp formed a side-project in which he was both the chief songwriter and lead-singer. Initially dubbed "That's Incredible!" by producer [[Tom Grimley]], Sharp would eventually settle on the name "[[the Rentals]]". Sharp later recorded demo tapes for two potential albums at [[Poop Alley Studios]]: ''Return of the Rentals'' and ''[[For the Ladies]]''. The Rentals released their first album, ''Return of the Rentals'', later that year. The band had a radio hit with the single "[[Friends of P.]]" | |||
The music video for "[[Friends of P]]" portrays the band in black-and-white, in a vaguely Eastern-European setting, with the song's lyrics subtitled in Russian. According to Sharp in an interview with Matt Pinfield on ''120 Minutes'', the idea came from "[Sharp] and [[Tom Grimley]] playing so much Intellivision" and suggested that, because Sharp was already on the DGC label with Weezer, they decided to "make it so we weren't even from this country and I didn't have anything to do with anything from America at all." | |||
There is an untitled instrumental 'hidden' track which begins ten seconds after "[[Sweetness and Tenderness]]" ends. It consists of violin, backed by the 'wind' noise that begins the record. | There is an untitled instrumental 'hidden' track which begins ten seconds after "[[Sweetness and Tenderness]]" ends. It consists of violin, backed by the 'wind' noise that begins the record. | ||
==Reception== | |||
Though the album never charted, the album received positive reviews and significant airplay on MTV's ''120 Minutes'', with members of the band being interviewed by Matt Pinfield on an episode that aired [[December 10]], [[1995]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5S-1Mt8DJs]. | |||
==Tracklisting== | ==Tracklisting== | ||
#"[[The Love I'm Searching For]]" 3:35 | #"[[The Love I'm Searching For]]" - 3:35 | ||
#"[[Waiting]]" 3:13 | #"[[Waiting]]" - 3:13 | ||
#"[[Friends of P.]]" 3:32 | #"[[Friends of P.]]" - 3:32 | ||
#"[[Move On]]" 4:20 | #"[[Move On]]" - 4:20 | ||
#"[[Please Let That Be You]]" 3:33 | #"[[Please Let That Be You]]" - 3:33 | ||
#"[[My Summer Girl]]" 3:12 | #"[[My Summer Girl]]" - 3:12 | ||
#"[[Brilliant Boy]]" 4:15 | #"[[Brilliant Boy]]" - 4:15 | ||
#"[[Naïve]]" 2:19 | #"[[Naïve]]" - 2:19 | ||
#"[[These Days]]" 3:00 | #"[[These Days]]" - 3:00 | ||
#"[[Sweetness and Tenderness]] | #"[[Sweetness and Tenderness]]/(untitled hidden track)" - 5:55 | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||