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The band briefly considered self-producing, but were pressured by Geffen to choose a producer. They ultimately decided on | The band briefly considered self-producing, but were pressured by Geffen to choose a producer. They sent tapes to three potential candidates: [[Ric Ocasek]] (Bad Brains, Iggy Pop, Suicide), {{Wiki2|Lenny_Kaye|Lenny Kaye}} (Patti Smith, Soul Asylum), and the duo of {{Wiki2|Sean_Slade|Sean Slade}} and {{Wiki2|Paul_Q._Kolderie|Paul Q. Kolderie}} ([[Radiohead]], Uncle Tupelo, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones).<ref>"[[The Story of Making the Blue Album]]." Koch, Karl. [[October 30]], [[2003]]. Text reads: "I only remember that we were sending a tape to the Cars's Ric Ocasek, based on Rivers and the band's recent love affair with The Cars' Greatest Hits album. The band were reluctant to say the least, but the die was cast. Tapes were also sent out to Sean Slade/Paul Kolderie and Lenny Kay, to round out the possibilities."</ref> They ultimately decided on Ocasek. Cuomo explained his choice: "I'd always admired The Cars and Ric Ocasek's songwriting and production skills."{{citation needed}} During production, Ocasek convinced the band to change their guitar pickup from the neck pick-up to the bridge pick-up, resulting in a brighter sound. | ||
During these sessions, founding guitarist [[Jason Cropper]] left the band and was replaced by current guitarist [[Brian Bell]], leading to some speculation about how much Bell contributes to the album. While Bell's vocals are clearly audible on some tracks, Cuomo re-recorded all of Cropper's guitar parts. According to Ocasek, all ten tracks were laid down by Cuomo in one day, each in one take. Cropper's writing credit on "My Name Is Jonas" is earned by his coming up with the intro to the song. Most of the album was written by Rivers Cuomo. Exceptions are "[[My Name Is Jonas]]", which was co-written with Jason Cropper and Patrick Wilson and "[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]" and "[[Surf Wax America]]", which both were composed and written by Cuomo and Wilson. ''Weezer'' touches upon various life experiences of Cuomo, including subjects such as his brother's car accident, heartbreak, jealousy, alcohol and former girlfriends. | During these sessions, founding guitarist [[Jason Cropper]] left the band and was replaced by current guitarist [[Brian Bell]], leading to some speculation about how much Bell contributes to the album. While Bell's vocals are clearly audible on some tracks, Cuomo re-recorded all of Cropper's guitar parts. According to Ocasek, all ten tracks were laid down by Cuomo in one day, each in one take. Cropper's writing credit on "My Name Is Jonas" is earned by his coming up with the intro to the song. Most of the album was written by Rivers Cuomo. Exceptions are "[[My Name Is Jonas]]", which was co-written with Jason Cropper and Patrick Wilson and "[[The World Has Turned and Left Me Here]]" and "[[Surf Wax America]]", which both were composed and written by Cuomo and Wilson. ''Weezer'' touches upon various life experiences of Cuomo, including subjects such as his brother's car accident, heartbreak, jealousy, alcohol and former girlfriends. | ||