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Featured article: The Special Goodness' unreleased 2005 album

In spring 2005, between recording and post-production work on the Weezer album Make Believe, the Special Goodness recorded, mixed, and mastered a full-length studio album. The album featured Atom Willard on drums and Weezer member Scott Shriner on bass. Late into production it was scrapped in its entirety by Patrick Wilson, citing dissatisfaction with its overall sound. No audio from the album has ever been publicly released.

Work on a fourth Special Goodness album began in June 2004. Around 15 songs were in contention to be worked into album tracks, some of which had been written for consideration as Weezer songs, and others which were borrowed from previous Special Goodness albums and recordings. Joe Barresi, who had worked with the band on their previous album Land Air Sea in 2003, returned to produce the album. Atom Willard, having recently completed a tour with the Offspring, would additionally return on drums and Weezer bassist Scott Shriner, who had played with the Special Goodness live on prior tours, would make his debut appearance on a studio recording with the band.

On January 5, 2006, Wilson wrote a blog post summarizing his experiences over the previous year recording for the Special Goodness and working with Weezer. He explained some criticism he had with the unreleased album: "the songs were basically an excuse to shred on the instruments which ultimately was unsatisfying". Having gained new perspective during Weezer's recent touring, Wilson indicated a desire to move the Special Goodness in a new direction. No mention was made of progress on the recorded album's material.

Finally, in a blog post on January 24, Wilson formally announced that the album had been shelved.

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Featured song: "Been Gi"

"Been Gi" (pronounced and sometimes written as "Ben Gay", also known as "Somebody Told Me Ben Gay Doesn't Work") is a demo by Rivers Cuomo. It is the fifteenth track on part 1 of the demo compilation The Yeastmaster.

"Been Gi" was named for Takashi Hasegawa, a friend and classmate of Cuomo. Mistakenly believing that the pain reliever Bengay was meant for use on bruises, Hasegawa told Cuomo that Bengay doesn't work, inspiring the song. "Been Gi" was initially recorded on July 6, 1991 as part of the first batch of songs written for 60 Wrong Sausages. This solo demo is the only recording currently in circulation, first heard by fans on November 22, 2020 as part of the digital compilation Alone V: Before Weezer. The song was was recorded for the band's Cholesterol EP throughout September and October of 1991, and is one of five songs known to have been played at the band's first and only show at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, CA.

During a Weezer concert at the 8121 Club in Los Angeles, CA, former bandmate Pat Finn joined the band on stage for the second and final performance of "Been Gi". Before playing the song, Rivers Cuomo told the audience, "We're gonna apologize in advance for this..."

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On this day... July 13

1995 - "Say It Ain't So" is released as a single.
2005 - Weezer performs at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY on the Make Believe Tour.
2010 - "I'm Your Daddy, along with a live version of "Beverly Hills", is released as a "digital-45" single through iTunes Canada. Weezer performs live at the Thomson Reuters Building in Times Square in New York City. The performance is broadcast on the screen in Times Square.
2011 - Weezer performs the Blue Album in its entirety at Zepp Tokyo in Japan on the 2011 Tour.
2012 - Weezer performs for Buffalo Rocks the Harbor in Buffalo, NY on the 2012 Tour.
2016 - Weezer performs at Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville, TN on the White Album Tour.
2018 - Weezer performs at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Independence Township, Michigan on the band's summer tour with the Pixies.
2020 - "Goodness Knows," the debut solo single by Jason Cropper, is released.

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Featured quote: Karl Koch on Weezer's efforts to get signed to a record label, March 17, 2023.

"Matt and Rivers had a combo of being very desperate and sure that we would only score a crappy deal, and also kind of gambling that one offer could lead to more if the cards were played extremely well. And that is what happened. Slash's (label) initial paltry offer, got other labels checking it out. Relativity had a slightly better but still awful offer. Then like 8 good labels listened, contemplated their orbs, and passed! Oops (meanwhile by pushing for the other labels to check it out, we were blowing off/pissing off the only labels who were willing to do anything). But then the tape that was sitting around on Tom Zutaut's desk at geffen somehow made it into Todd Sullivan's hands. And what seemed like "we blew it, should have gone with Relativity", turned into "god damn, the big leagues"

- Karl Koch, Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - March 2023

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Ticket stub from a Blue Album tour show in Louisville, Kentucky. The band is erroneously billed as "The Weezer."
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August 30, 1994.
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Weezer performs "The Angel and the One" at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne, Australia on January 17, 2013.

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