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In a last ditch effort to save Pinkerton and get a song on the radio, the band went into the studio to re-record [[Pink Triangle]]. Matt, being absent to record the new Rentals album, was replaced temporarily by studio bassist Scott Riebling (of Letters to Cleo). Without Matt to help finish up the remaining Pinkerton demos ([[Getting Up and Leaving]], [[I Swear It's True]]) the label decided to release Pink Triangle as a radio promo disc rather than a commercial single. Accordingly, [[Karl Koch]] directed the Pink Triangle video. Pink Triangle was fairly unsuccessful as a single. | In a last ditch effort to save Pinkerton and get a song on the radio, the band went into the studio to re-record [[Pink Triangle]]. Matt, being absent to record the new Rentals album, was replaced temporarily by studio bassist Scott Riebling (of Letters to Cleo). Without Matt to help finish up the remaining Pinkerton demos ([[Getting Up and Leaving]], [[I Swear It's True]]) the label decided to release Pink Triangle as a radio promo disc rather than a commercial single. Accordingly, [[Karl Koch]] directed the Pink Triangle video. Pink Triangle was fairly unsuccessful as a single. | ||
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Following Pinkerton's commercial disappointment, the band went their separate ways to work on side projects | Following Pinkerton's commercial disappointment, the band went their separate ways to work on side projects. | ||
Rivers Cuomo moved to Boston, Massachusetts and shifted focus to two separate projects. The band [[Homie]], largely comprised of songs written alongside ''Pinkerton'' and without a consistent lineup of members, played two live shows in Cambridge, MA throughout November 1997. Attempts at recording a Homie album with drummer [[Fred Eltringham]] and bassist [[Drew Parsons]] fell through and the master tapes are believed to have been left behind in the recording studio, abandoned.{{Citation needed}} | |||
Cuomo formed another band around this time titled [[Lovely]] with bassist [[Mikey Welsh]] and drummer [[Zeph Courtney]]. Lovely played two live shows in October 1997, but the band was very short-lived and did not last through the end of the year.<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. ''Riverpedia'' archived from riverscuomo.com. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Riverpedia_archive_-_12/18/2020</ref> In [[1998]], Homie released "[[American Girls]]" on the soundtrack for the movie [[Meet the Deedles]]. The song is notable for being the last recording to feature all four members of Weezer's 1993 lineup. Brian Bell contributed backing vocals, Patrick Wilson drummed, and Matt Sharp co-produced the song. However, this song was the only release from Homie and the project was retired soon after.{{Citation needed}} | |||
Between March and April of 1996, Patrick Wilson recorded a solo album with the intent of releasing it on Geffen Records. While promo copies were produced, the album went unreleased. In 1998, Wilson released the album, titled ''[[The Special Goodness (album) | The Special Goodness]]'', exclusively in Japan on [[Rock Records]]. A year later, Wilson began touring with a band named [[The Special Goodness]] after his album. Along with Wilson on lead vocals and guitar, the touring lineup featured Mikey Welsh on bass and [[Lee Lorretta]] on drums. During the [[1999]] and [[2000]] tours, the band sold hand-made reissues of Wilson's solo album while working for releases under [[Vast Records]] and [[Loosegroove Records]], both of which fell through.{{Citation needed}} | |||
Brian Bell shifted focus to his side-project [[The Space Twins]], which had formed in 1993 with his at-the-time girlfriend [[Susan Fox]]. After the hiatus began, Bell recruited [[Tim Maloof | Tim]] and [[Glen Maloof]] along with [[Mike Elliot]] to play bass, guitar, and drums respectively. In November 1997, The Space Twins released the [[Osaka Aquabus]]/[[Goddess of Love]] 7" single on [[Duck Butter Records]]. Several months later in spring 1998, the band released the [[TV, Music & Candy]]/[[Headache]] single on the same record label. | |||
On February 6, 1998, Matt Sharp left Weezer in order to focus on his band [[The Rentals]] full time.<ref>Koch, Karl. ''Super Chrono'', archived from weezer.com. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Super-Chrono_-_1998</ref> After this, he began work on the next Rentals album, which was released in April 1999 as [[Seven More Minutes]] on [[Warner Bros. Records]]. The album features the only officially released songwriting collaboration between Sharp and Rivers Cuomo, titled "[[My Head is in the Sun]]." | |||
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