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'''Alone VII: The Green Years''' is a digital compilation by Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo, consisting of demos for what would eventually become the album ''[[Weezer (The Green Album)]]''. The compilation was released on the demo storefront on Cuomo's personal website, riverscuomo.com, on November 22, 2020 after being revealed on the 21st.
'''''Alone VII: The Green Years''''' is a digital compilation by [[Weezer]] frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]], comprised of demos recorded leading up to the release of Weezer's third album, ''[[Weezer (The Green Album)|The Green Album]]''. The compilation was released on [[riverscuomo.com demos|the demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com]], on [[November 22]], [[2020]].
==Overview==
Cuomo described ''The Green Years'' on his storefront thusly:
{{Alone liner notes|Living in Beechwood Canyon. Still trying to develop or discover the best system for writing songs.....Made it back after 5 years, less through talent than through sheer force of will. Nietzsche was a big influence. This phas ended in May of 2001 with the release of the Green Album. Last COR 286.}}
==File list==
==File list==
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Note: Redundant files are indicated in gray. Files once included in the bundle that have since been removed are indicated in red.
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| |''Cover Image''
| |''Cover Image''
| |2001-04 From Japanese mag.jpg
| |<samp>2001-04 From Japanese mag.jpg</samp>
| |''N/A''
| |''N/A''
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| |12/15/2020
| |[[December 15]], [[2020]]
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| |[[Fanny Bone]]
| |[[Fanny Bone]]
| |126 Fanny Bone 2.MP3
| |<samp>126 Fanny Bone 2.MP3</samp>
| |2:01
| |2:01
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
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| |[[Hold On (Rivers Cuomo song)|Hold On]]
| |[[Hold On (Rivers Cuomo song)|Hold On]]
| |127 Hold On.MP3
| |<samp>127 Hold On.MP3</samp>
| |1:04
| |1:04
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
| |Fades out early
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| |[[I Found My Blood Today]]
| |[[I Found My Blood Today]]
| |128 I Found My Blood Today.MP3
| |<samp>128 I Found My Blood Today.MP3</samp>
| |0:58
| |0:58
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
| |Fades out early
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| |[[Sweet Talk]]
| |[[Sweet Talk]]
| |129 Sweet Talk.MP3
| |<samp>129 Sweet Talk.MP3</samp>
| |2:58
| |2:58
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
| |Pauses for about six seconds at the beginning before resuming
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| |[[Everyday the Lights]]
| |[[Everyday the Lights]]
| |130 Everyday The Lights.MP3
| |<samp>130 Everyday The Lights.MP3</samp>
| |0:45
| |0:45
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
| |Fades out early
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| |[[And You Say You Want to Cry]]
| |[[And You Say You Want to Cry]]
| |131 And You Say You Want to Cry.MP3
| |<samp>131 And You Say You Want to Cry.MP3</samp>
| |1:41
| |1:41
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
| |Fades out early
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| |[[It's a Game]]
| |[[It's a Game]]
| |132 It's A Game.MP3
| |<samp>132 It's A Game.MP3</samp>
| |3:59
| |3:59
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
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| |[[Pleased to Meet You (Annie, come home)]]
| |[[Pleased to Meet You]]
| |133 Pleased to Meet You (Annie, come 2.MP3
| |<samp>133 Pleased to Meet You (Annie, come 2.MP3</samp>
| |4:03
| |4:03
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
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| |[[Coal Miner]]
| |[[Coal Miner]]
| |134 Coal Miner.MP3
| |<samp>134 Coal Miner.MP3</samp>
| |3:21
| |3:21
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
| |Gets louder around the 0:19 mark. Fades out early
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| |[[Suddenly I Shot My Mouth]]
| |[[Suddenly I Shot My Mouth]]
| |135 Suddenly I Shot My Mouth.MP3
| |<samp>135 Suddenly I Shot My Mouth.MP3</samp>
| |1:55
| |1:55
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
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| |[[I Can't Live]]
| |[[I Can't Live]]
| |139 I Can't Live.MP3
| |<samp>139 I Can't Live.MP3</samp>
| |2:33
| |2:33
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
| |Fades out early
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| |[[Hide into the Sun]]
| |[[Hide into the Sun]]
| |140 Hide Into the Sun 2.MP3
| |<samp>140 Hide Into the Sun 2.MP3</samp>
| |1:39
| |1:39
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
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| |[[You Test the Water]]
| |[[You Test the Water]]
| |141 You Test The Water.MP3
| |<samp>141 You Test The Water.MP3</samp>
| |0:54
| |0:54
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
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| |[[Mr. Docksider]]
| |[[Mr. Docksider]]
| |142 Mr. Docksider 2.MP3
| |<samp>142 Mr. Docksider 2.MP3</samp>
| |3:12
| |3:12
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
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| |[[Everybody Waits]]
| |[[Everybody Waits]]
| |144 Everybody Waits.mp3
| |<samp>144 Everybody Waits.mp3</samp>
| |1:40
| |1:40
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
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| |[[INST]]
| |[[INST]]
| |145 INST.MP3
| |<samp>145 INST.MP3</samp>
| |0:44
| |0:44
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
| |Instrumental. Includes what sounds like a metronome
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| |[[Tremendously Awful]]
| |[[Tremendously Awful]]
| |146 Tremendously Awful.MP3
| |<samp>146 Tremendously Awful.MP3</samp>
| |1:22
| |1:22
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
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| |[[Well It's a New Day]]
| |[[Well It's a New Day]]
| |147 Well It's A New Day 2.MP3
| |<samp>147 Well It's A New Day 2.MP3</samp>
| |1:48
| |1:48
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
| |Cuts off early
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| |[[Gimme Something]]
| |[[Gimme Something]]
| |153 Gimme Something 2.MP3
| |<samp>153 Gimme Something 2.MP3</samp>
| |3:26
| |3:26
| |C.O.R_
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|bgcolor="cccccc" |[[Gimme Something]]
|bgcolor="cccccc" |[[Gimme Something]]
|bgcolor="cccccc" |153 Gimme Something.mp3
|bgcolor="cccccc" |<samp>153 Gimme Something.mp3</samp>
|bgcolor="cccccc" |0:46
|bgcolor="cccccc" |0:46
|bgcolor="cccccc" |C.O.R_
|bgcolor="cccccc" |C.O.R_
|bgcolor="cccccc" |Shortened version of "153 Gimme Something 2.MP3"
|bgcolor="cccccc" |Truncated duplicate of <samp>153 Gimme Something 2.MP3</samp>
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| |[[You're the Victim Of]]
| |[[You're the Victim Of]]
| |157 You're The Victim Of.MP3
| |<samp>157 You're The Victim Of.MP3</samp>
| |1:59
| |1:59
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
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| |[[Robot Man]]
| |[[Robot Man]]
| |159 Robot Man 2.MP3
| |<samp>159 Robot Man 2.MP3</samp>
| |1:38
| |1:38
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
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|bgcolor="cccccc" |[[Robot Man]]
|bgcolor="cccccc" |[[Robot Man]]
|bgcolor="cccccc" |159 Robot Man.mp3
|bgcolor="cccccc" |<samp>159 Robot Man.mp3</samp>
|bgcolor="cccccc" |0:33
|bgcolor="cccccc" |0:33
|bgcolor="cccccc" |C.O.R_
|bgcolor="cccccc" |C.O.R_
|bgcolor="cccccc" |Shortened version of "159 Robot Man 2.MP3"
|bgcolor="cccccc" |Truncated duplicate of <samp>159 Robot Man 2.MP3</samp>
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| |[[Possessed, Obsessed]]
| |[[Possessed, Obsessed]]
| |161 Posessed, Obsessed.MP3
| |<samp>161 Posessed, Obsessed.MP3</samp>
| |2:12
| |2:12
| |C.O.R._
| |C.O.R._
| |Fades out early
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| |[[Let's Get Mellow]]
| |[[Let's Get Mellow]]
| |162 Let's Get Mellow.MP3
| |<samp>162 Let's Get Mellow.MP3</samp>
| |4:01
| |4:01
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
| |Fades out early
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| |[[You Look So Free]]
| |[[You Look So Free]]
| |163 You Look So Free.MP3
| |<samp>163 You Look So Free.MP3</samp>
| |1:55
| |1:55
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
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| |[[I Screwed It All Up]]
| |[[I Screwed It All Up]]
| |164 I Screwed It All Up.MP3
| |<samp>164 I Screwed It All Up.MP3</samp>
| |1:57
| |1:57
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
| |Fades out early
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| |[[Yer Fun to Play With]]
| |[[Yer Fun to Play With]]
| |166 Yer Fun To Play With 2.MP3
| |<samp>166 Yer Fun To Play With 2.MP3</samp>
| |3:25
| |3:25
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
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| |[[My Best Friends Are Gone]]
| |[[My Best Friends Are Gone]] (Brightening Day)
| |167 My Best Friends Are Gone.mp3
| |<samp>167 My Best Friends Are Gone.mp3</samp>
| |3:02
| |3:02
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
| |Early version of [[Brightening Day]]
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| |[[You Stupid Piece of Shit]]
| |[[You Stupid Piece of Shit]]
| |168 You Stupid Piece of Shit.MP3
| |<samp>168 You Stupid Piece of Shit.MP3</samp>
| |3:29
| |3:29
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
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| |[[Hole in Time]]
| |[[Hole in Time]]
| |208 Hole In Time.MP3
| |<samp>208 Hole In Time.MP3</samp>
| |3:28
| |3:28
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
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| |[[Teenage Victory Song]]
| |[[Teenage Victory Song]]
| |211 Teenage Victory Song.MP3
| |<samp>211 Teenage Victory Song.MP3</samp>
| |2:37
| |2:37
| |C.O.R.
| |C.O.R.
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| |[[I Wish You Luck]]
| |[[I Wish You Luck]]
| |212 I Wish You Luck.MP3
| |<samp>212 I Wish You Luck.MP3</samp>
| |3:10
| |3:10
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
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| |[[No Way]]
| |[[No Way]]
| |234 no way.mp3
| |<samp>234 no way.mp3</samp>
| |3:20
| |3:20
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
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| |[[Everyone]]
| |[[Everyone]]
| |TKX-40 Everyone.mp3
| |<samp>TKX-40 Everyone.mp3</samp>
| |1:38
| |1:38
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
| |Part of the [[TK]] demos
| |[[TK]] demo
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| |[[I Can't Stop, I'm 0 for the Day]]
| |[[I Can't Stop, I'm 0 for the Day]]
| |TKX-48 I can't Stop I'm 0 for the da.mp3
| |<samp>TKX-48 I can't Stop I'm 0 for the da.mp3</samp>
| |2:04
| |2:04
| |C.O.R_
| |C.O.R_
| |Possibly an earlier version of the riff to [[Superstar]]. Part of the [[TK]] demos
| |[[TK]] demo
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|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[Let It All Hang Out]]
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[Let It All Hang Out]]
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |016 Let it All Hang Out.mp3
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |<samp>016 Let it All Hang Out.mp3</samp>
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |0:50
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |0:50
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |Ideas--Used
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |Ideas--Used
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |Early version with an alternate verse, cuts off at the end
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |Added to ''[[Alone VI: The Black Room]]''
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |12/8/2020
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[December 8]], [[2020]]
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|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[New Joint]]
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[New Joint]]
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |073 New Joint.mp3
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |<samp>073 New Joint.mp3</samp>
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |0:25
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |0:25
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |Ideas--Used
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |Ideas--Used
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |Cuts off after first verse
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |Added to ''[[Alone VI: The Black Room]]''
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |12/8/2020
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[December 8]], [[2020]]
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|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[Left Foot Down]]
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[Left Foot Down]]
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |121 Left Foot Down.mp3
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |<samp>121 Left Foot Down.mp3</samp>
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |0:39
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |0:39
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |Ideas--Used
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |Ideas--Used
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |Features a lyric later to be used on [[Don't Let Go]]. Cuts off early
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |Added to ''[[Alone VI: The Black Room]]''
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |12/8/2020
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[December 8]], [[2020]]
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| |[[Everybody Go Away]]
| |[[Everybody Go Away]]
| |193 Everybody Go Away.mp3
| |<samp>193 Everybody Go Away.mp3</samp>
| |0:34
| |0:34
| |Ideas--Used
| |Ideas--Used
| |Features an incredibly short cut of another song, before pausing and then starting. Cuts off after the second verse
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| |[[A Love in Me]]
| |[[A Love in Me]]
| |A Love In Me.mp3
| |<samp>A Love In Me.mp3</samp>
| |3:44
| |3:44
| |JJPuig mix Piano demo
| |JJPuig mix Piano demo
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|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[Private Message]]
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[Private Message]]
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |12 Private Message acoustic.mp3
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |<samp>12 Private Message acoustic.mp3</samp>
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |2:51
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |2:51
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |Unknown Album
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |Unknown Album
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |Acoustic. [[Private Message#Known Recordings|Recorded October 22, 2002]]
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |Features other band member(s). [[Private Message#Known Recordings|Recorded October 22, 2002]]
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |12/8/2020
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[December 8]], [[2020]]
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|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[New Joint]]
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[New Joint]]
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |New Joint (11.15 vox).mp3
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |<samp>New Joint (11.15 vox).mp3</samp>
|bgcolor="ffff00" |
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |3:10
|bgcolor="ffff00" |
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |12/15/2020
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[December 15]], [[2020]]
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |12/16/2020
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[December 16]], [[2020]]
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|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[New Joint]]
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[New Joint]]
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |New Joint.mp3
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |<samp>New Joint.mp3</samp>
|bgcolor="ffff00" |
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |3:14
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|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |12/15/2020
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[December 15]], [[2020]]
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |12/16/2020
|bgcolor="ffaaaa" |[[December 16]], [[2020]]
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