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The '''Album 5 Demos''' are a collection of songs recorded | The '''Album 5 Demos''' are a collection of songs recorded in [[2002]] for the band's planned fifth album. All of the demos from this period were ultimately scrapped, though elements from certain songs were reworked for future songs. Weezer's actual fifth album, ''[[Make Believe]]'', would not see release until [[2005]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The first batch of demos, with some being recorded before ''Maladroit's'' release, reflect the band's earliest attempts at a fifth album. These sessions broke a lot of new ground, including Rivers inviting other members to contribute and sing songs, an increased use of keyboards and organs, and reflecting a songwriting style by Rivers which focuses more on storytelling and less on his own feelings. Also, a few [[SS2K]] songs were recalled for the sessions. In an [[AIM chat with Rivers Cuomo - January 8, 2002|AIM chat]] with Rivers Cuomo on [[January 8]], [[2002]], Cuomo described the sound of Weezer's fifth album as "a combination of ''[[The Green Album]]'' and ''[[Pinkerton]]'', if that's possible! And some ''[[Maladroit]]''. But really it's a new different style." | The first batch of demos, with some being recorded before ''Maladroit's'' release, reflect the band's earliest attempts at a fifth album. These sessions broke a lot of new ground, including Rivers inviting other members to contribute and sing songs, an increased use of keyboards and organs, and reflecting a songwriting style by Rivers which focuses more on storytelling and less on his own feelings. Also, a few [[SS2K]] songs were recalled for the sessions. In an [[AIM chat with Rivers Cuomo - January 8, 2002|AIM chat]] with Rivers Cuomo on [[January 8]], [[2002]], Cuomo described the sound of Weezer's fifth album as "a combination of ''[[The Green Album]]'' and ''[[Pinkerton]]'', if that's possible! And some ''[[Maladroit]]''. But really it's a new different style." | ||
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After the Enlightenment tour, demos for the fifth album resumed at [[S.I.R. Demos|S.I.R. Studios]], and carried through 2003. By mid-2003, Weezer began to play [[Acoustic Office Demos|exclusively acoustic material]] before returning to [[Make Believe Demos|electric, full-band material]] in [[2004]]. | After the Enlightenment tour, demos for the fifth album resumed at [[S.I.R. Demos|S.I.R. Studios]], and carried through 2003. By mid-2003, Weezer began to play [[Acoustic Office Demos|exclusively acoustic material]] before returning to [[Make Believe Demos|electric, full-band material]] in [[2004]]. | ||
===Elements in later Weezer songs=== | |||
*"[[Prodigy Lover]]" was later reworked into "[[I'm a Robot]]" from ''[[Death to False Metal]]''. | |||
*"[[She Who Is Militant]]" shares a [[COR]] entry with "[[This Is Such a Pity]]" from ''[[Make Believe]]''. | |||
*"[[Hey Domingo!]]" shares a [[COR]] entry with "[[Peace]]" from ''[[Make Believe]]''. | |||
==Studios== | ==Studios== | ||
*February 3: Unknown studio | *February 3: Unknown studio | ||
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| |2 versions, labeled 2002-06-29 and 2002-07-02<br>- | | |2 versions, labeled 2002-06-29 and 2002-07-02<br>- | ||
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| |"[[Mansion | | |"[[Mansion of Cardboard]]" | ||
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| |Rivers Cuomo | | |Rivers Cuomo | ||