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===Fury===
===Fury===
{{Main|Main article: [[Fury]]}}
{{Main|Fury}}
Ten days after Rivers received his first guitar, Fury began holding rehearsals.  Fury was the band Rivers formed with Leaves, Justin and their mutual friend [[Eric Robertson]].  In September of 1984, Fury played their first show.
Ten days after Rivers received his first guitar, Fury began holding rehearsals.  Fury was the band Rivers formed with Leaves, Justin and their mutual friend [[Eric Robertson]].  In September of 1984, Fury played their first show.


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===Avant Garde===
===Avant Garde===
{{Main|Main article: [[Avant Garde]]}}
{{Main|Avant Garde}}


One year after Fury's formation, Rivers wanted to play a heavier metal and his friend Justin agreed.  The two began writing as members drifted in and out.  At the time, Rivers was writing his own guitar parts as well as covering Metallica and Connecticut natives [[Fates Warning]].  He even went so far as to take guitar lessons from Fates Warning's Jim Matheos.  Eventually, Rivers and Justin would call the band "Avant Garde".  Rivers has since said, "We were anything but."  Eventually, [[Kevin Ridel]] was cast as the lead singer.
One year after Fury's formation, Rivers wanted to play a heavier metal and his friend Justin agreed.  The two began writing as members drifted in and out.  At the time, Rivers was writing his own guitar parts as well as covering Metallica and Connecticut natives [[Fates Warning]].  He even went so far as to take guitar lessons from Fates Warning's Jim Matheos.  Eventually, Rivers and Justin would call the band "Avant Garde".  Rivers has since said, "We were anything but."  Eventually, [[Kevin Ridel]] was cast as the lead singer.
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===Unfinished album with Matt Sharp===
===Unfinished album with Matt Sharp===
{{Main|Main article: [[Matt Sharp / Rivers Cuomo album]]}}
{{Main|Matt Sharp / Rivers Cuomo album}}
Cuomo sought out reconciliation with both [[Mikey Welsh]] and [[Matt Sharp]] as a result of this meditation practice, and began collaborating on new music with the latter. Sharp [[Note to Fans from Matt Sharp - August 4, 2004|reported]] that the pair worked on 15-16 songs throughout the month of February in 2004, and Cuomo joined Sharp on stage at [[Matt Sharp concert: 02/12/04 - Fullerton, CA|one of his solo shows]] that same month. Sharp announced that the pair was beginning work on [[Matt Sharp / Rivers Cuomo album|a new record]] at the performance, but that album has never surfaced.
Cuomo sought out reconciliation with both [[Mikey Welsh]] and [[Matt Sharp]] as a result of this meditation practice, and began collaborating on new music with the latter. Sharp [[Note to Fans from Matt Sharp - August 4, 2004|reported]] that the pair worked on 15-16 songs throughout the month of February in 2004, and Cuomo joined Sharp on stage at [[Matt Sharp concert: 02/12/04 - Fullerton, CA|one of his solo shows]] that same month. Sharp announced that the pair was beginning work on [[Matt Sharp / Rivers Cuomo album|a new record]] at the performance, but that album has never surfaced.


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==Equipment==
==Equipment==
{{Main|Main article: [[Rivers Cuomo's equipment]]}}
{{Main|Rivers Cuomo's equipment}}


==Interviews==
==Interviews==
{{Main|Main article: [[:Category:Rivers Cuomo Interviews|Rivers Cuomo interviews]]}}
{{Main|:Category:Rivers Cuomo Interviews|Rivers Cuomo interviews}}


==Essays==
==Essays==