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In early 1992, Wilson showed Sharp material from his (Wilson's) and Cuomo's "[[The 50 Song Project|50 Song Project]]". Sharp liked the material and moved back down to Los Angeles and joined the project that would become Weezer. Sharp moved into the "Amherst House" on [[March 19]], [[1992]]. In May of [[1993]], Sharp wrote a song titled [[Mrs. Young]], collaborating on a demo with Cuomo. Initially considered for an independent Weezer single along with [[Jamie]], the song eventually formed the basis for the Rentals track [[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]]". Said Sharp in a [[2015]] interview with the San Diego Reader: "I wanted to find a name that sounded like it could be a band from any era," [https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2015/jun/03/blurt-experimental-rentals/#]. Sharp 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.]]"