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Karl Koch had said that "there are numerous great songs that didn't make it onto EWBAITE". An early contender, "[[Everybody Needs Salvation]]", was released on a fan club exclusive 7-inch. The most talked about of the unreleased tracks was "[[The Rules of Life]]", which Rivers had specifically mentioned in a few articles. In Entertainment Weekly, he said of the song: "Sometimes there’s just songs that are really difficult for me to finish a lyric. The one we may start today, ‘The Rules of Life,’ that’s another one. The chorus is great, but I can’t tell you how many verses I’ve written trying to figure out what my perspective is on that chorus". Other songs included the aforementioned titles in Ric's notebook and the unknown song featured in the very first teaser video. | Karl Koch had said that "there are numerous great songs that didn't make it onto EWBAITE". An early contender, "[[Everybody Needs Salvation]]", was released on a fan club exclusive 7-inch. The most talked about of the unreleased tracks was "[[The Rules of Life]]", which Rivers had specifically mentioned in a few articles. In Entertainment Weekly, he said of the song: "Sometimes there’s just songs that are really difficult for me to finish a lyric. The one we may start today, ‘The Rules of Life,’ that’s another one. The chorus is great, but I can’t tell you how many verses I’ve written trying to figure out what my perspective is on that chorus". Other songs included the aforementioned titles in Ric's notebook and the unknown song featured in the very first teaser video. | ||
Some songs that were not included and not released were "[[The Rules of Life]]","[[When We Were Young]]","[[Hyde (song)|Hyde]]", "[[Gravity Will Bring You Down]]", "[[Flight Plans]]", and "[[I Need Some of That]]". A song called "Weekend Girl" | Some songs that were not included and not released were "[[The Rules of Life]]", "[[When We Were Young]]", "[[Hyde (song)|Hyde]]", "[[Gravity Will Bring You Down]]", "[[Flight Plans]]", and "[[I Need Some of That]]". A song called "Weekend Girl" was later reworked into "[[Weekend Woman]]," which appeared on ''[[Pacific Daydream]]''. In October of 2017, a demo called "[[Caveman]]" leaked which was reportedly in contention for the album. | ||
In November of 2017, a handful of songs that were in contention for the album were leaked. These songs are the previously unreleased "[[Call the Police]]," "[[El Presidente]]," and the [[Deliverance at Hand!]] song "[[East Coast vs. West Coast]]". | In November of 2017, a handful of songs that were in contention for the album were leaked. These songs are the previously unreleased "[[Call the Police]]," "[[El Presidente]]," and the [[Deliverance at Hand!]] song "[[East Coast vs. West Coast]]". | ||
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In [[2019]], [[Notes on EWBAITE-era demos by anonymous A&R assistant|a list of notes about various Rivers Cuomo demos from the era]], written by an A&R assistant, were obtained and shared online, shedding insight on the existence of various otherwise unknown songs. | In [[2019]], [[Notes on EWBAITE-era demos by anonymous A&R assistant|a list of notes about various Rivers Cuomo demos from the era]], written by an A&R assistant, were obtained and shared online, shedding insight on the existence of various otherwise unknown songs. | ||
In [[2020]], Rivers Cuomo released [[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]], a compilation of demos and voice notes recorded in the years leading up to the release of EWBAITE, on his personal website, [[riverscuomo.com]]. | |||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
'''Critics''' | '''Critics''' | ||
''Everything Will Be Alright In The End'' receieved strong reviews, with a Metacritic score (an aggregation of many critic scores) of 77, the highest score since 1996's ''[[Pinkerton]]''. Pitchfork, in their 6.5/10 review, asked "How good does a Weezer album have to be before it can be considered actually good? As it turns out, about this good." Kerrang! praised the album for doing what | ''Everything Will Be Alright In The End'' receieved strong reviews, with a Metacritic score (an aggregation of many critic scores) of 77, the highest score since 1996's ''[[Pinkerton]]''. Pitchfork, in their 6.5/10 review, asked "How good does a Weezer album have to be before it can be considered actually good? As it turns out, about this good." Kerrang! praised the album for doing what Weezer does best in their 10/10 review: "It's just an album of bona fide, polished, often odd, perfect pop-rock." | ||
'''Fans''' | '''Fans''' | ||