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| Last album  = ''[[Ecce Homo]]''<br /> (2011-2014)
| Last album  = ''[[Death to False Metal]]''<br /> (2011)
| This album  = '''''Everything Will Be Alright in the End'''''<br />(2014)
| This album  = '''''Everything Will Be Alright in the End'''''<br />(2014)
| Next album  = ''[[Weezer (The White Album)]]''<br/> (2016)
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'''''Everything Will Be Alright in the End''''' (hereafter abbreviated as '''''EWBAITE''''') is the ninth studio album by Weezer, released on [[October 7]], [[2014]]. It is the only Weezer album released by [[Republic Records]]. It is the third and final Weezer album produced by [[Ric Ocasek]] (following the band's self-titled [[Weezer (The Blue Album)|''Blue'']] and [[Weezer (The Green Album)|''Green'']] albums).
==Overview==
[[Rivers Cuomo]] first mentioned a follow-up to Weezer's eighth album, ''[[Hurley]]'', shortly after that album's release. Cuomo told The A.V. Club, "I was talking to the producer and he was saying 'These songs sound totally different from ''Hurley''. ''Hurley'' was kind of dark, and the new songs sound like you’re 16, riding your bicycle to get a Slurpee.' As a writer, I had no idea—I wasn’t shooting for anything different. That’s just what happened to come up."<ref>Adams, Erik. "Rivers Cuomo" ''The A.V. Club''. 14 September 2010. "Rivers Cuomo" https://www.avclub.com/rivers-cuomo-1798221611</ref>
In [[2020]], upon the release of the digital compilation ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'', Cuomo summarized the period of songwriting ([[2011]]-[[2014]]) that ultimately resulted in ''EWBAITE'' by citing several important life events: On [[December 6]], [[2009]], during Weezer's [[Raditude Tour|tour]] in support of ''[[Raditude]]'', the bus carrying [[Rivers Cuomo]], along with his [[Kyoko Ito Cuomo|wife]], [[Mia Cuomo|daughter]], nanny, and assistant [[Sarah C. Kim|Sarah Kim]], skidded off an icy road in Glen, New York. Cuomo suffered three cracked ribs and some internal bleeding. Weezer subsequently cancelled the remainder of the tour.<ref>Collis, Clark. "Weezer bus crash: Photos and chilling details" ''Entertainment Weekly. 7 December 2009. https://ew.com/article/2009/12/07/weezer-bus-crash-photos-and-chilling-details/</ref><ref>Kreps, Daniel. "Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo Injured in Tour Bus Accident"
''Rolling Stone''. 6 December 2009. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/weezers-rivers-cuomo-injured-in-tour-bus-accident-236013/</ref><ref>[[Karl's Corner - 12/06/2009]]</ref> "Lying on the floor of the bus, I couldn’t move, could barely breathe," Cuomo told ''Rolling Stone'' in [[2014]], "I didn’t know if I was going to live."<ref name="rstoneallright">Vozick-Levinson, Simon. "Rivers Cuomo Is Trying to Be All Right" ''Rolling Stone''. 23 September 2014. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rivers-cuomo-is-trying-to-be-all-right-167180/</ref> On [[October 8]], [[2011]], former Weezer bassist [[Mikey Welsh]] was found dead in a hotel room as a result of an overdose.<ref>Nickeas, Peter. "Drug overdose suspected in death of former Weezer bass player" ''Chicago Tribune''. 9 October 2011. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/chi-weezer-bass-player-dies-in-chicago-20111009-story.html</ref> Cuomo also lost his grandfather, a former girlfriend, and his [[Vipassana]] meditation teacher, and was separated from his family for five months due to the difficult birth of his son, Leo, during this period.


'''''Everything Will Be Alright in the End''''' is Weezer's ninth studio album and their third produced with [[Ric Ocasek]]. It was released on multiple formats including CD, vinyl and cassette tape through Burger Records. There was a large promotional campaign of teaser videos with an on-going story for months leading up to the release of the record, giving fans a glimpse at a new song in each update. Much of the information in this article was gathered by forum member ''Ammar'' on the ''AllThingsWeezer.com'' forums.
According to a press release for ''EWBAITE'', Rivers Cuomo, after Weezer had put out three albums in only three years, decided to begin writing at a slower pace, composing songs on the piano first before transferring them the to guitar and presenting them to the band.<ref>"Weezer to Release Everything Will Be Alright In The End September 30" https://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/weezer-to-release-everything-will-be-alright-in-the-end-september-30/</ref> Cuomo's first draft for the album was titled ''[[Ecce Homo]]'' (Latin for "Behold the man"), deriving the title from the [[Wikipedia:Ecce_Homo_(book)|book of the same name]] by [[Wikipedia:Friedrich_Nietzsche|Friedrich Nietzsche]]. "I wanted to make a complex, classic album,” Cuomo told ''Rolling Stone'', "And I knew it was going to take time."<ref name="rstoneallright" /> The concept for ''Ecce Homo'' centered around a character named [[Sebastian]] who, for deliberately ambiguous reasons, appeared to exist throughout various eras of history and, over the course of the narrative, realize the necessity of faith in a higher power. Some of these ideas carried over into the narrative of ''EWBAITE''.  Around this period, Cuomo reconciled with his father, [[Frank Cuomo|Frank]], who left the family when Rivers was very young and later became a Pentecostal preacher (as alluded to in the Weezer song "[[Say It Ain't So]],"). Said Cuomo, "Now that I’m a father, I’ve forgiven my parents."<ref name="rstoneallright" />


==Overview==
From [[2010]] through [[2014]], select fans were invited to attend focus groups to listen to in-progress demos and allow Weezer to receive feedback.
In a press release it was stated that the songs were written at a slower pace compared to songs in 2010, which allowed them to gradually grow into their final forms. Rivers started almost every song on the piano, eventually transferring them to the guitar before taking them to the band. The press release stated that the album "utilizes that sound from the band’s earliest days to tell new stories in 2014."  Rivers was extremely enthusiastic about the album, saying "It's some of my favourite music I've ever heard" in an article with NME. Pat Wilson's thoughts on the album popped up in EW where he said, "If you took the Pinkerton band and then play all the other records—that’s what we sound like now. Bombastic, loose, kind of booming. This record sounds like it’s going to have the tight structure of Blue Album with a little bit more abandon like Pinkerton.“
 
Each song on ''EWBAITE'' belongs to one of three thematic groupings: "[[The Panopticon Artist]]" (songs about the band's relationship with fans), "[[Belladonna]]" (described by Cuomo as "classic girl songs"), and "[[Patriarchia]]" (songs about father figures).<ref name="rstoneallright" />
===Recording===
In October of [[2013]], Cuomo confided with fans that Weezer would begin working with producer [[Ric Ocasek]] in January.<ref>Heisel, Scott. "Weezer to record new album with Ric Ocasek starting in January; greatest hits album in the works" ''Alternative Press''. 28 October 2013. https://www.altpress.com/news/weezer_to_record_new_album_with_ric_ocasek_starting_in_january_greatest_hit/</ref> On [[March 19]], [[2014]], Weezer uploaded a short teaser video, featuring clips of the song "[[Flight Plans]]" and "[[Ain't Got Nobody]]," to their official channel announcing that they had entered the studio. The band continued uploading teasers on a weekly basis until the album's release. Cuomo, however, soon felt he had hit a creative wall. Said Cuomo, "I had a lot of songs, but I didn’t have total confidence in anything I was doing."<ref name="rstoneallright" /> After his [[Vipassana]] meditation retreat that May, however, Cuomo found clarity on the album's direction.<ref name="rstoneallright" />
 
''EWBAITE'' was recorded at [[Wikipedia:The Village (studio)|The Village]] in Los Angeles in West Los Angeles, California.


Rivers stated that the album was a culmination of four years of interacting with fans "all of whom have the same desire as him, a classic Weezer album." In a Rolling Stone article, Rivers says "I [Rivers] wanted to make a complex, classic album," he says. "And I knew it was going to take time." But early this year, he hit a creative wall. "I had a lot of songs, but I didn't have total confidence in anything I was doing." This past May, he says, "I came out with such a strong vision of the album. I tried to calm down, but it was very hard." His vision, he says, was of a three-part structure for the album. One third is made up of "classic girl songs - we'll call that 'Belladonna,' " he says. The second batch covers Weezer's relationship with their fans. "That section is called 'The Panopticon Artist,'" he says, referencing the concept of a prison whose inmates are constantly watched. "Then there's a third and final group of songs about father figures," Cuomo says. "I'm going to call that 'Patriarchia' - that's a new word I came up with." He went on to add "I haven't felt this protective of an album in a long time," Cuomo adds. "I put so much of the deepest part of my soul into this that it feels like I'm really on the line, in a way that I haven't been on many albums."
Possibly at the suggestion of Ocasek, the unreleased song "[[Homely]]," originally recorded for ''[[Weezer (The Green Album)|The Green Album]]'', was reworked into the ''EWBAITE'' track "[[Lonely Girl]]."


Rumor has it Rivers was asked by Ric Ocasek to revisit some of his favorite unused songs from ''[[The Green Album]]'', the last time the producer worked with the band. The first was an unknown demo that was reworked into "[[Lonely Girl]]", and the second was "[[Burning Sun]]", which was reworked into a song called "Weekend Girl". The latter went unused until ''[[Pacific Daydream]]'', when it was reworked again into "[[Weekend Woman]]." There were also focus groups held after concerts in which hardcore fans were played some of the new tracks and asked to give feedback. In an interview with NPR on October 2017, Rivers revealed that the ''Pacific Daydream'' track "[[La Mancha Screwjob]]" was also considered for this album, but didn't fit with the overall theme.
''EWBAITE'' was originally given a release date of [[September 30]], but was delayed until [[October 7]].


Although the album was originally given a release date of September 30th, it was delayed until October 7th.
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==Recording sessions==
The bulk of the recording was done with Ric in three sessions of three weeks each, in January 2014, March 2014, and June 2014 at Village Recording Studios in Santa Monica, CA. A great deal of the recording sessions can be seen in the teaser videos leading up to release, including a peek at Ric Ocasek's notebook outlining various tracks they were working on, some of which did not get released. Those included titles such as "[[Live My Life]]", "[[I Need Some of That]]", "[[Are We Good?]]" and "[[It's Been So Long]]". All were potentially tried out in the studio.
The bulk of the recording was done with Ric in three sessions of three weeks each, in January 2014, March 2014, and June 2014 at Village Recording Studios in Santa Monica, CA. A great deal of the recording sessions can be seen in the teaser videos leading up to release, including a peek at Ric Ocasek's notebook outlining various tracks they were working on, some of which did not get released. Those included titles such as "[[Live My Life]]", "[[I Need Some of That]]", "[[Are We Good?]]" and "[[It's Been So Long]]". All were potentially tried out in the studio.


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One of the last tracks worked on was Foolish Father, in which Cuomo gathered some random fans via his Twitter and studio hands or anyone else around to sing the choral section at the end of the song... which was a last minute addition.  According to the band, recording wrapped on August 20th.   
One of the last tracks worked on was Foolish Father, in which Cuomo gathered some random fans via his Twitter and studio hands or anyone else around to sing the choral section at the end of the song... which was a last minute addition.  According to the band, recording wrapped on August 20th.   
 
==Release==
It was released on multiple formats including CD, vinyl and cassette tape through Burger Records.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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*[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End - Script|''Everything Will Be Alright in the End'' - Script]]
*[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End - Script|''Everything Will Be Alright in the End'' - Script]]


==Themes on the album==
===Themes===
The album features three distinct themes that are referenced in the opening lyrics to Foolish Father.   
The album features three distinct themes that are referenced in the opening lyrics to Foolish Father.   
''"Simple love songs, drenched in blood songs, coming out all wrong songs."''  The liner notes of the album present the tracks, not in chronological order but rather grouped by theme.  This was also referenced in the teaser videos leading up to the release of the album.  There are cryptic messages and quotes littered throughout the liner notes that allude to a deeper meaning or a possible storyline that follows the narrative found in the teaser videos.  If you follow the tracks as they are listed in the liner notes, each section ends with an instrumental. This could be viewed as an "alternative" way to listen to the album.   
''"Simple love songs, drenched in blood songs, coming out all wrong songs."''  The liner notes of the album present the tracks, not in chronological order but rather grouped by theme.  This was also referenced in the teaser videos leading up to the release of the album.  There are cryptic messages and quotes littered throughout the liner notes that allude to a deeper meaning or a possible storyline that follows the narrative found in the teaser videos.  If you follow the tracks as they are listed in the liner notes, each section ends with an instrumental. This could be viewed as an "alternative" way to listen to the album.   


===[[The Panopticon Artist]] (Relationship With Fans)===
====[[The Panopticon Artist]] (Relationship With Fans)====
Listed as a Male in his 20's.
Listed as a Male in his 20's.


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* "The Waste Land"
* "The Waste Land"


===[[Belladonna]] (Relationships with Women)===
====[[Belladonna]] (Relationships with Women)====
Listed as a Female in her 20's.
Listed as a Female in her 20's.


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* "Return to Ithaka"
* "Return to Ithaka"


===[[Patriarchia]] (Father Figures)===
====[[Patriarchia]] (Father Figures)====
Listed as a Male in his 30's and "The Magical Man."
Listed as a Male in his 30's and "The Magical Man."


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*''[[Ecce Homo]]''
*''[[Ecce Homo]]''
*''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
*''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
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