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-{{Featured article headline|[[Goat Punishment]]}}
+{{Featured article headline|[[Album 5 Demos]]}}
-[[Image:Goat punishment.jpg|200px|right|link=Goat Punishment]]
+[[Image:Karlscorner-20020303-f.jpg|200px|right|link=Album 5 Demos]]
-'''Goat Punishment''' is a pseudonym that has been employed by [[Weezer]] in the past, when the band played small, semi-secret club dates in the Los Angeles area.
+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]].
-The name "Goat Punishment" was made up by Jon Williams of the band Volcano Suns. The name was then suggested to [[Mikey Welsh]] by his friend [[Todd Philips]] (formerly of Bullet LaVolta and Juliana Hatfield's band). Weezer first used the name at two club shows in [[1998]], which consisted solely of [[Nirvana]] and [[Oasis]] covers, respectively. Pat was either taking a break from the band or out of town at the time, so Philips sat in on drums.
+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 Cuomo]] inviting other members to contribute and sing songs, an increased use of keyboards and organs, and reflecting a songwriting style by Cuomo 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 name was revived in late [[2000]], and again in late [[2001]], for a series of shows at small venues. The pupose of these shows were usually to practice a setlist for an upcoming opening slot, or work on new material in front of a live audience. By the end of the 2001 run of shows, the psuedonym became rather common knowledge, partly because Los Angeles-area radio station [[KROQ]] leaked the news on several occasions. To date, there have been nine total shows that Weezer has performed under the Goat Punishment name.
+Not much is known as to why the material was scrapped.
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+{{Featured article links|Album 5 Demos}}
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