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| Recorded = 1991-1992 | | Recorded = July 1991-February 1992 | ||
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'''''Weezer''''' is a cassette compilation by [[Rivers Cuomo]], featuring demos recorded from [[1991]] through [[1992]]. The | '''''Weezer''''' is a cassette compilation by [[Rivers Cuomo]], featuring demos recorded from [[1991]] through [[1992]]. The compilation was partially released in 2020 as a part of the [[Rivers Cuomo]] digital compilations ''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' and ''[[Patrick & Rivers]]'' in [[2020]]. | ||
==Overview== | |||
In late 1991, [[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Patrick Wilson]] began writing songs for an as-of-yet unnamed future project, with an end goal of reaching fifty songs. This collaboration was named [[The 50 Song Project]], and also featured collaborations from [[Jason Cropper]]. By February 1992, that new project had begun with addition of [[Matt Sharp]], putting the project to an end after only twenty-nine songs.<ref name="50 Song Project" /> | |||
Of these songs, Cuomo compiled twelve onto a singular cassette tape. Additionally, a slightly earlier Wilson-Cuomo collaboration, recorded in July of 1991, titled "[[To Get By]]" was included in the tracklist.<ref name="8 Tracks" /> Cuomo commonly compiled cassettes of his songs during this time, and typically put little thought into their names. The name ''Weezer'' originates from Cuomo's childhood, and was a nickname given to him by [[Frank Cuomo|his father]]. When it became time for this new band to decide on a name, Cuomo himself suggested [[Weezer]].<ref>Koch, Karl. ''Recording History,'' archived from weezer.com. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Recording_History_-_Page_3#1st_show_Thursday.2C_March_19th.2C_.2792</ref> It is unconfirmed if the band was named after the cassette compilation, or vice versa. | |||
Of the thirteen songs on ''Weezer'', twelve have been released. Cuomo's cover of {{PN|Gregg Alexander}} "[[The World We Love So Much]]" was featured on his 2007 compilation ''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]''. The placement of the song on ''Weezer'''s tracklist is unknown. Despite contributions from Patrick Wilson on certain songs,<ref name="50 Song Project">Koch, Karl. ''Recording History,'' archived from weezer.com. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Recording_History_-_Page_2#December_1991-January_1992:_.22The_50_Song_Project.22</ref><ref name="8 Tracks">Koch, Karl. ''Recording History,'' archived from weezer.com. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Recording_History_-_Page_2#Rivers_and_Pat_Wilson:_8_tracks</ref> nine more songs were included on Cuomo's digital compilation ''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''. Two more songs were released on the collaborative digital compilation ''[[Patrick & Rivers]]''. The thirteenth song remains unreleased, and the title is entirely unknown. | |||
==Track listing== | |||
{{Track listing | {{Track listing | ||
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| title2 = [[To Get By]] | | title2 = [[To Get By]] | ||
| writer2 = Cuomo | | writer2 = Cuomo/[[Patrick Wilson]] | ||
| length2 = 1:09 | | length2 = 1:09 | ||
| title3 = [[It Holds Me Together]] | | title3 = [[It Holds Me Together]] | ||
| writer3 = Cuomo | | writer3 = Cuomo/Wilson | ||
| length3 = 3:31 | | length3 = 3:31 | ||
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| title9 = [[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]] | | title9 = [[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]] | ||
| writer9 = Cuomo/ | | writer9 = Cuomo/Wilson | ||
| length9 = 2:30 | | length9 = 2:30 | ||
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"[[The World We Love So Much]]" written by [[Gregg Alexander]] also appears on this tape, but the track position of the song is unknown.<ref name="50 Song Project" /> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[The 50 Song Project]] | |||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
*[[List of Patrick Wilson songs]] | |||
*''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'' | |||
*''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' | *''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' | ||
*''[[Patrick & Rivers]]'' | *''[[Patrick & Rivers]]'' | ||
==References== | |||
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo]] | [[Category:Rivers Cuomo]] | ||
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo demo tapes]] | [[Category:Rivers Cuomo demo tapes]] | ||