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| {{Featured song MP3 headline|https://open.spotify.com/track/23Y8W5rtryzPiioTpzaiKW|Blast Off!}} | | {{Featured song MP3 headline Youtube|https://youtu.be/YeyeGsAisYQ|Sandwiches Time}} |
| {{Featured song artwork|Rivers cuomo alone.jpg|Blast Off!}}"'''Blast Off!'''" is the eighth track off of ''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]''. Previously leaked online, the song is one of [[Rivers Cuomo's]] most storied demos, as it was originally intended as the opening track to the unfinished rock opera ''[[Songs from the Black Hole]]''. The song has had a long life, from fan holy grail to eventually being given a full-band arrangement and played live. | | {{Featured song artwork|Karlscorner-20020304-d.jpg|Sandwiches Time}}"'''Sandwiches Time'''" (also known as "'''Until Your Blue'''") is a ''[[Maladroit]]''-era demo, written by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. The song is notable for its falsetto vocals and obtuse lyrics. |
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| The melody for "Blast Off!" originates from an earlier composition by Cuomo written in May of [[1993]], titled "[[Negativland]]", about the experimental music [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negativland band of the same name]. An [[Songs from the Black Hole, draft 1|early draft]] of ''Songs from the Black Hole'' retained some lyrical elements from "Negativland" for the song that would later be named "Blast Off!". This version consisted of a conversation between band members [[Jonas]], [[Wuan]], and [[Dondó]] following a performance at the club The Black Hole. | | The song was first recorded by Cuomo on [[August 17]], [[2001]]. It was later demoed by the entire band several times. Four versions have been released to fans through Weezer.com. The first was recorded at Sage & Sound Studios in Los Angeles, CA on [[August 30]], [[2001]] as part of the Sage & Sound Demos (often abbreviated "[[SnS Demos]]"). |
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| The song was initially released to fans online by Cuomo in [[2002]]. In response to a thread on the [[Rivers Correspondence Board]] analyzing the song alongside "[[Death and Destruction]]," Rivers (posting as 'ace') mentioned "blast off is one of the greatest melodies ANYONE'S ever written. pure billy joel."[https://web.archive.org/web/20110817071209/http://www.members.shaw.ca/ridd2/threads/rcb/03-14-victory1.html] "Blast Off!" was played live for the first time with the full band on [[August 19]], [[2011]] at [[Weezer concert: 08/19/2011 - Seattle, WA|a concert at WaMu Theater in Seattle, WA]]. It was the encore song after a "Double Memories Night", during which the band performed both the Blue album and Pinkerton in their entirety. | | The three versions that followed it were recorded in December and January 2002, as a part of the official ''Maladroit'' recording sessions. The 12/28 Version does not feature falsetto vocals by Cuomo and also has a different guitar intro. |
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| | [[Todd Sullivan]] was supposedly against the inclusion of "Sandwiches Time" on ''Maladroit. |
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