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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
[[Image:Karlscorner-20040212-a.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sharp and Cuomo rehearsing.]] | [[Image:Karlscorner-20040212-a.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sharp and Cuomo rehearsing.]] | ||
{{Main| | {{Main|Aquarian Weekly interview with Matt Sharp - April 1995}} | ||
Though [[Weezer]] began in a more collaborative spirit, with Cuomo initially sharing songwriting duties with drummer [[Pat Wilson]] and original guitarist [[Jason Cropper]], their signing to [[Geffen Records]] marked a general diminishing of the other band members' roles. Even amid this more ensemble-driven period for the group, however, Sharp did not receive writing credits on either of the two Weezer records he played on - ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]'' and ''[[Pinkerton]]''. Instead he has been described as filling an advisory role to Cuomo's artistic process, providing feedback on songs as Cuomo developed them. Publicly, Sharp sought out a lot of the roles that a traditional frontman would fill for a band: he introduced songs and engaged in significant banter during concerts, was vocal and assertive in interviews, and sometimes openly criticized Cuomo's documented tendency for making unilateral creative decisions. | Though [[Weezer]] began in a more collaborative spirit, with Cuomo initially sharing songwriting duties with drummer [[Pat Wilson]] and original guitarist [[Jason Cropper]], their signing to [[Geffen Records]] marked a general diminishing of the other band members' roles. Even amid this more ensemble-driven period for the group, however, Sharp did not receive writing credits on either of the two Weezer records he played on - ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]'' and ''[[Pinkerton]]''. Instead he has been described as filling an advisory role to Cuomo's artistic process, providing feedback on songs as Cuomo developed them. Publicly, Sharp sought out a lot of the roles that a traditional frontman would fill for a band: he introduced songs and engaged in significant banter during concerts, was vocal and assertive in interviews, and sometimes openly criticized Cuomo's documented tendency for making unilateral creative decisions. | ||
===Sharp's departure; friction=== | ===Sharp's departure; friction=== | ||
{{Main| | {{Main|Matt Sharp#Litigation against Weezer|Matt Sharp's litigation against Weezer}} | ||
Sharp left the band in 1998 under circumstances that haven't been made fully clear to the public. Despite this, he and Cuomo appeared to maintain a positive friendship and working relationship. While writing for [[The Rentals|his group's]] sophomore record ''[[Seven More Minutes]]'', Sharp brought Cuomo a version of "[[My Head is in the Sun]]," which they collaborated on, seemingly fruitfully. | Sharp left the band in 1998 under circumstances that haven't been made fully clear to the public. Despite this, he and Cuomo appeared to maintain a positive friendship and working relationship. While writing for [[The Rentals|his group's]] sophomore record ''[[Seven More Minutes]]'', Sharp brought Cuomo a version of "[[My Head is in the Sun]]," which they collaborated on, seemingly fruitfully. | ||
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==Collaboration== | ==Collaboration== | ||
{{Main| | {{Main|Matt Sharp concert: 02/12/04 - Fullerton, CA}} | ||
This conflict was apparently resolved, however, and the pair found a new working relationship. According to [[Note to Fans from Matt Sharp - August 4, 2004|a letter that Sharp wrote]], the pair experienced "a quick and explosive creative period" in February of 2004. They purportedly worked on 15-16 "new song ideas" together. Aside from one title - "[[Time Song]]" - none of these have surfaced and no released or leaked songs from either songwriter have been linked to the abandoned project. | This conflict was apparently resolved, however, and the pair found a new working relationship. According to [[Note to Fans from Matt Sharp - August 4, 2004|a letter that Sharp wrote]], the pair experienced "a quick and explosive creative period" in February of 2004. They purportedly worked on 15-16 "new song ideas" together. Aside from one title - "[[Time Song]]" - none of these have surfaced and no released or leaked songs from either songwriter have been linked to the abandoned project. | ||
===Live performance=== | ===Live performance=== | ||