Maladroit demos

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CD-R's from the Maladroit sessions, January 2002.

Weezer wrote and recorded hundreds of demos for their fourth album, Maladroit. Utilizing at least eight distinct studios all over the U.S., the band developed the album over the course of roughly a year, with Rivers Cuomo beginning to prepare solo demo recordings mere weeks after the release of Weezer (The Green Album) in May of 2001. Maladroit was eventually released on May 14, 2002.

The band's schedule during this year was an aggressive one, at least partially due to Cuomo's recent decision to manage Weezer entirely on his own. He booked ad-hoc recording sessions between the band's Green Album tours and press cycle, used soundcheck sessions and concert setlists to teach the band new songs, and even leveraged radio station studio sessions - normally reserved for promoting previously released singles - to practice and release new material. Adding to the intensity of this experience, Mikey Welsh would depart the band about one-third of the way through this tandem touring-and-recording schedule. Welsh was replaced by Scott Shriner, who first went into the studio with the band in August of 2001.

The formal "Maladroit sessions" were recorded at Cello Studios from December 2001 through January of 2002. As such, the term "Maladroit demos" is sometimes used to refer to recordings from these specific sessions, or - even more specifically - the MP3's distributed to fans on weezer.com during the lead up to the album's release.

Rivers Cuomo solo demos

See Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years

Cuomo began recording low-fidelity demos for the band's follow-up to Green around July of 2001.[1] Twenty years later, he would refer to this period as his "nadir, if not as a songwriter/artist/human being, at least in terms of recording quality."[2] Cuomo released a digital compilation of these demos in 2020 as Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years.

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Title Filename Length Collection Notes Added Removed
Love Explosion 293 Do You Want Me To Stay.mp3 4:21 2 stars and below
Faith in the Light 294 A- Everybody Depends On A Friend.mp3 4:00 2 stars and below
The Port of Ecstasy 294 B Riff Version.mp3 3:54 2 stars and below
The Port of Ecstasy 294 b.2 Port of Ecstasy.mp3 4:53 2 stars and below
So Low 295 Take Back the Love.mp3 1:59 2 stars and below
How Long? 296.1 How Long.mp3 3:19 2 stars and below
How Long? 296.2 How Long.mp3 0:32 2 stars and below
Broken Arrows 297.2 Love Canopy.mp3 2:19 2 stars and below
Don't Bring Me Down 298 Don't Bring Me Down.mp3 3:05 2 stars and below
On Holiday 299 On Holiday.mp3 5:08 2 stars and below
I Wanna Know 300 I Want To Know.mp3 4:26 2 stars and below
Still In Love with You 301.1 Still In Love With You.mp3 4:38 2 stars and below
Still In Love with You 301.2 Still In Love With You.mp3 3:45 2 stars and below
The Dawn 302 The Dawn.mp3 2:48 2 stars and below
Song from Yesterday 308.1 Song From Yesterday.mp3 3:14 2 stars and below
Song from Yesterday 308.2 Song From Yesterday.mp3 0:49 2 stars and below
Somewhere 309 Somewhere.mp3 3:42 2 stars and below
Take Your Life 312.2 Take Your Life.mp3 3:02 2 stars and below
Possibilities 314.1 Possibilities.mp3 1:58 2 stars and below
Possibilities 314.2 Possibilities.mp3 2:03 2 stars and below
In Your Eyes 315 In Your Eyes.mp3 3:13 2 stars and below
Change the World 316 Change The World.mp3 2:42 2 stars and below
Hendrix 318 Hendrix.mp3 0:19 2 stars and below
Ain't Got Much Time 319 Get Me On The Line.mp3 2:03 2 stars and below
Fall Together 320.1 Fall Together.mp3 2:14 2 stars and below
Follow 321 Follow.mp3 1:55 2 stars and below
Warm for You 323 Warm For You.mp3 0:27 2 stars and below
Down by the Tree 324.1 Down By The Tree.mp3 1:54 2 stars and below
Down by the Tree 324.2 Down By The Tree.mp3 1:51 2 stars and below
Down by the Tree 324.3b Down By The Tree.mp3 3:28 2 stars and below
Serendipity 325 It's Only Rock and Roll.mp3 2:08 2 stars and below
Serendipity 325.2 It's Only Rock n Roll.mp3 1:42 2 stars and below
You Don't Love Me 326 You Don't Love Me.mp3 0:48 2 stars and below
Ever More 327 Ever More.mp3 1:54 2 stars and below
Lay Down 328 Lay Down.mp3 3:25 2 stars and below
Frozen Tears 331.1 riff.mp3 0:40 2 stars and below
Frozen Tears 331.2 song (I wanna be big, bigger t.mp3 3:34 2 stars and below
COR #332 332.1 riff.mp3 0:43 2 stars and below
COR #332 332.2 song.mp3 0:33 2 stars and below
Poor Beggar's Son 334 Poor Beggar's Son.mp3 3:44 2 stars and below
All Around Me, Everywhere 335 All Around Me, Everywhere.mp3 2:13 2 stars and below
I'll Study You 336 I'll Study You.mp3 2:37 2 stars and below
I'm Scared 337 I'm Scared.mp3 2:49 2 stars and below
Seafaring Jamb 338 My Weakness.mp3 2:01 2 stars and below
The Flowers in Your Hair 339 The Flowers In Your Hair.mp3 2:50 2 stars and below
First Riff 341 first riff.mp3 0:26 2 stars and below
Blues Riff 343 blues riff.mp3 0:28 2 stars and below
Space Rock 344 Space Rock.mp3 3:20 2 stars and below
Wake Up Dry 345 Wake Up Dry.mp3 2:33 2 stars and below
Cygnus X-1 346 Smiths Jam.mp3 3:50 2 stars and below
Cygnus X-1 346.2 Smiths Jamb.mp3 1:31 2 stars and below
The Victor 348 Beneath The Sun.mp3 3:15 2 stars and below
In Your Arms 349 In Your Arms.mp3 2:32 2 stars and below
Sick of All the Effort 350 Sick Of All The Effort.mp3 2:49 2 stars and below
Flat Tire 352.1 Flat Tire.mp3 2:59 2 stars and below
Flat Tire 352.2 Flat Tire.mp3 2:14 2 stars and below
Sacrifice 353. Sacrifice.mp3 2:04 2 stars and below
Dusk 355.mp3 3:35 2 stars and below
Kind Support 358 Kind Support.MP3 3:23 2 stars and below
Untenable 359 Untenable.MP3 1:32 2 stars and below
The Bulging River 361 The Bulging River.mp3 2:47 2 stars and below
What a Guy That You Are 366.mp3 4:22 2 stars and below
COR #367 367 Lethe.mp3 0:43 2 stars and below
She Who Is Militant 369 Riff.mp3 0:26 2 stars and below
She Who Is Militant 369 She Who Is Militant.mp3 1:33 2 stars and below
Funeral for Music 369b Funeral for Music.mp3 3:00 2 stars and below
Acoustic Blues Riff 370 acoustic blues riff.MP3 1:03 2 stars and below
Hey Domingo! 371.2.mp3 3:27 2 stars and below
Hey Domingo! 371.MP3 0:38 2 stars and below
Mo' Beats 372 Mo Beats.MP3 3:36 2 stars and below
Booby Trap 373 Booby Trap.mp3 2:43 2 stars and below
Fool's Gold 377 Fool's Gold.mp3 3:06 2 stars and below
Fool's Gold 377.mp3 2:44 2 stars and below
Running Man 378 Running Man.mp3 3:30 2 stars and below
Spontaneous Clean Jamb 378 Spontaneous Clean Jamb.mp3 1:38 2 stars and below
Running Man 378.2.mp3 3:52 2 stars and below
Fontana 379 bass line.mp3 0:33 2 stars and below
Fontana 379.2.mp3 2:48 2 stars and below
Fontana 379.3.mp3 3:14 2 stars and below
Lullaby 380.2.mp3 2:19 2 stars and below
Lullaby 380.3.mp3 2:15 2 stars and below
Lullaby 380.4.mp3 2:40 2 stars and below
Perfect Situation 384.mp3 0:56 2 stars and below
Turn Me Round 385a turn me round.mp3 2:40 2 stars and below
Turn Me Round 385b.mp3 1:46 2 stars and below
Everybody Let's Rock 386.mp3 4:05 2 stars and below
Yahoo 387 Yahoo.mp3 4:03 2 stars and below
Climbing Clean Riff 388.mp3 1:46 2 stars and below
I Don't Believe the Children Came 393 I don't Believe the Children Cam.mp3 6:19 2 stars and below
Sugar Daddies 396 strum.mp3 0:55 2 stars and below
Everybody Wants a Chance to Feel All Alone 397.mp3 1:00 2 stars and below
Everybody Wants a Chance to Feel All Alone 397.2.mp3 4:19 2 stars and below
Relax 399.mp3 0:24 2 stars and below
COR #400 400.mp3 0:49 2 stars and below
COR #401 401.mp3 0:54 2 stars and below
Love Is the Reason 402.mp3 2:03 2 stars and below
Haunt You Every Day 403.mp3 2:17 2 stars and below
Oh She Left Me There 405 pachelbel strum.mp3 1:52 2 stars and below
Only Just This Once 409  short verse long chorus.mp3 3:41 2 stars and below
Only Just This Once 409  shortest edit.mp3 2:49 2 stars and below
COR #411 411.mp3 1:35 2 stars and below
Rock and Roll Star 415 rock and roll star.mp3 2:50 2 stars and below
We Have Come Together 416 we have come together.mp3 2:48 2 stars and below
COR# 418 418a.mp3 2:51 2 stars and below
COR# 418 418b simplest guitar.mp3 3:47 2 stars and below
May Your Life Be Blessed 420 aku.mp3 5:07 2 stars and below
May Your Life Be Blessed 420.1.mp3 1:43 2 stars and below
Hold Me Now 421a  piano  I   iii    IV    V.mp3 2:04 2 stars and below
Hold Me Now 421b Hold Me Now.mp3 2:04 2 stars and below
COR #423 423   I  vi  ii   V  1_2 strum.mp3 6:55 2 stars and below
See You, Feel You 424 aku.mp3 1:27 2 stars and below
COR #425 425   I IV  ii  V  iii vi  ii   V.mp3 1:10 2 stars and below
Mansion Of Cardboard mansion of cardboard strum.mp3 0:29 2 stars and below December 7, 2020
Modern Dukes modern dukes riff.mp3 0:14 2 stars and below December 7, 2020
Broken Phone 397 2002-10-08 Broken Phone.mp3 4:58 2 stars and below
Everybody Wants a Chance to Feel All Alone 397 2002-10-09 Furthest Of Seas.mp3 4:54 2 stars and below
Everybody Wants a Chance to Feel All Alone 397 2002-10-13 Darling  I think it's.mp3 4:10 2 stars and below
evh aku melody.mp3 0:39 2 stars and below December 3, 2020
Diamond Rings 291 Anything But Love.mp3 4:17 C.O.R_
Through Others Eyes 292 Through Others Eyes.mp3 2:27 C.O.R_
Broken Arrows 297.1 Love Canopy.mp3 2:11 C.O.R_
Broken Arrows 297.3 Broken Arrows.mp3 3:06 C.O.R_
Don't Pick On Me 303 Don't Pick On Me.mp3 3:58 C.O.R_
Your Room 304 Your Room.mp3 3:43 C.O.R_
Death and Destruction 305 Death and Destruction.mp3 3:51 C.O.R_
Farmer John 306 Farmer John.mp3 3:20 C.O.R_
Stupid Feelings 307 Stupid Feelings.mp3 2:26 C.O.R_
Living Without You 310 Living Without You.mp3 3:42 C.O.R_
You Can't Cope 311 You Can't Cope.mp3 3:13 C.O.R_
Take Your Life 312.1 Take Your Life.mp3 2:06 C.O.R_
Creepers 313 Creepers.mp3 1:56 C.O.R_
Sandwiches Time 317.1 Sandwiches Time.mp3 2:32 C.O.R_
Sandwiches Time 317.2 Until You're Blue.mp3 1:37 C.O.R_
Fall Together 320.2 Alt riff.mp3 1:00 C.O.R_
Dream Warning 322 Dream Warning.mp3 2:46 C.O.R_
Down by the Tree 324.3 Down By The Tree.mp3 2:19 C.O.R_
Down by the Tree 324.4 Down By The Tree.mp3 1:49 C.O.R_
Your Right Man 329 Your Right Man.mp3 2:07 C.O.R_
I'm Gonna Crush You 330a I'm Gonna Crush You.mp3 1:19 C.O.R_
Get You What You Want 330b Get You What You Want.mp3 2:20 C.O.R_
Porcupine 340 I Wanna Be With You.mp3 1:45 C.O.R_
Say You Will 347 Say You Will.mp3 2:39 C.O.R_
D'ya Wanna Get High? 351 You Wanna Get High.mp3 9:37 C.O.R_
Slave 354 Slave.mp3 3:10 C.O.R_
Give Me Your Blessings 356 Give Me Your Blessings.mp3 2:16 C.O.R_
Message Board 357 Message Board.MP3 1:08 C.O.R_
Up Yours 358 Up Yours.mp3 3:30 C.O.R_
Untenable 359 Untouchable.mp3 2:03 C.O.R_
Private Message 360 Private Message.mp3 2:37 C.O.R_
Queen of Earth 362 Queen of Hearts.mp3 4:01 C.O.R_
Garbage Can 363 Garbage Can.mp3 1:15 C.O.R_
Wool Cap 364 Wool Cap.mp3 2:06 C.O.R_
Sugar Cookie 365a Sugar Cookie.mp3 2:30 C.O.R_
Sugar Cookie 365b Sugar Cookie.mp3 2:44 C.O.R_
COR #367 367 Lethe 2.mp3 3:45 C.O.R_
Prodigy Lover 368 Prodigy Lover.mp3 3:18 C.O.R_
Hey Domingo! 371 Hey Domingo.mp3 3:15 C.O.R_
Mo' Beats 372b mo beats with melodies instead.mp3 4:09 C.O.R_
Buttafucco 374 Buttafucco.mp3 2:01 C.O.R_
Weezer Feel 375 Weezer Feel.mp3 3:41 C.O.R_
Steamroller 376 Steamroller Action.mp3 2:02 C.O.R_
Lullaby 380 lullaby.mp3 1:18 C.O.R_
The Organ Player 381 The Organ Player.mp3 3:43 C.O.R_
Strangling My Nook 382 Strangling my nook_.mp3 2:18 C.O.R_
Perfect Situation 384 Perfect Situation.mp3 4:25 C.O.R_
Everybody Let's Rock 386 Everybody Let's Rock.mp3 3:29 C.O.R_
King of Earth 389 King of Earth 2.mp3 4:29 C.O.R_ November 30, 2020
King of Earth 389 King of Earth.mp3 0:57 C.O.R_ November 30, 2020
Baby Come Back 392 Baby Come Back.mp3 1:55 C.O.R_ Added to Patrick & Rivers May 8, 2021
I Don't Need You 404 I Don't Need You (Chorus Voc Onl 2.mp3 0:41 C.O.R_ July 4, 2021
Summer Elaine and Drunk Dori 405 oh she left me there.mp3 3:36 C.O.R_
COR #411 411b.mp3 1:55 C.O.R_
Love You Again 414 IVmaj 7 I.mp3 2:08 C.O.R_
Bill Withers Jamb 417 bill withers jamb.mp3 2:29 C.O.R_
May Your Life Be Blessed 420.2 May Your Life Be Blessed.mp3 3:33 C.O.R_
I'm So Alone 422 I'm So Alone.mp3 4:00 C.O.R_
Tell Me What I Want Tell Me What I Want  419.mp3 4:32 C.O.R_
I Want to Take You Home Tonight i want to take you home tonight (edi.mp3 4:05 Demos--Previous Versions November 23, 2020 November 27, 2020
I Want to Take You Home Tonight i want to take you home tonight (edi 2.mp3 3:57 Demos--Previous Versions November 23, 2020 November 27, 2020
I Want to Take You Home Tonight i want to take you home tonight (edi 3.mp3 4:07 Demos--Previous Versions November 23, 2020 November 27, 2020
I Admire You So Much 333 I Admire You So Much.mp3 3:31 Ideas--Used November 23, 2020
Adio Adio.mp3 3:28 SONG for enrique iglesias
I Admire You So Much I admire you so much (RC edit 1).mp3 1:12 The Black Room January 2, 2021
Turn Me Round 385 2002-10-08 turn me round (with o.mp3 3:04 Unknown Album
This Is My Home 395 This is My Home 2002-10-06.mp3 3:02 Unknown Album
Sugar Daddies 396 2002-10-15 Sugar Daddies rick ve.mp3 3:02 Unknown Album
Tell Me What You Want chunky riff.mp3 0:19 February 4, 2022
Maladroit Preview 2021-12-27 14.38.mp3 5:55 Introduction to the bundle December 27, 2021
Cover Image rc03.jpg December 15, 2020
Turn Me Round Turn Me Around (Take 1).mp3 3:46 December 11, 2020
Turn Me Round Turn Me Around (Take 3).mp3 3:52 December 11, 2020
Turn Me Round Turn Me 'Round.mp3 3:40 December 11, 2020
Turn Me Round Turn Me Round edited.mp3 3:26 December 11, 2020


DC Demos

Mikey Welsh and Rivers Cuomo recording at Monster Island Studios in Washington, D.C. Photo by Karl Koch.


...the new songs have been flowing pretty good since the Green Album was "put to bed", and everyone is already excited about doing the next album. Rather than ignore the new stuff while touring for the Green Album, the guys have opted to prepare in advance, so that whenever they finally have the opportunity to make the next album, they will be fully ready to go, without having to go through another painful selection and demo process like last time.

—Karl Koch, Karl's Corner - 05/27/2001




Weezer booked studio time at Monster Island Studios in Washington, D.C. on May 27, 2001 during a stop on the band's Hooptie Tour in support ofThe Green Album. The demos were recorded for the purposes of sending to potential producers for the band's planned album.[3] Of the thirteen songs attempted, ten songs were finished, with eight later seeing release for free on the band's official website. The band had already given the songs some shape during soundcheck while on tour, and played some of them live at a show in St. Louis a week before[4].

Title Circulating? Filename Length Date Notes
Acapulco yes WEEZER-2001-05-27-take_1-Puerta_Vajarta_284.mp3 1:36 May 27, 2001 Take 1
Acapulco no May 27, 2001 Take 2, not finished
American Gigolo yes WEEZER-2001-05-27-American_Gigolo_281.mp3 2:57 May 27, 2001
Burndt Jamb yes WEEZER-2001-05-30-Burndt_Jamb_277.mp3 2:54 May 27, 2001
December no May 27, 2001
Happy Grunge no May 27, 2001 Not finished
High Up Above no May 27, 2001
I Can't Tell You no May 27, 2001 Not finished
Keep Fishin' yes WEEZER-2001-05-27-Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 2:45 May 27, 2001
Listen Up yes WEEZER-2001-05-27-Listen_Up_273.mp3 4:19 May 27, 2001
Saturday Night yes WEEZER-2001-05-27-Saturday_Night_280.mp3 3:20 May 27, 2001
Take Control yes WEEZER-2001-05-27-Take_Control_282.mp3 3:29 May 27, 2001
Zep Jamb yes WEEZER-2001-05-27-Zep_Song_285.mp3 2:31 May 27, 2001

BBC sessions

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Rivers Cuomo and Brian Bell recording at BBC studios in London. Photo by Karl Koch.

The 2001 BBC Sessions were songs recorded for the Radio 1 show The Evening Session, hosted by Steve Lamacq, on June 13, 2001. The session took place on Cuomo's birthday. As described in a Karl's Corner post from the day[5], the session was "quite a battle" between the show's producers and Cuomo, as he was insistent on the band using the time for demoing new material:

The band was asked to do 4 songs, including "Hash Pipe", "Island In the Sun", and a cover. However, the guys were so excited about having an opportunity to record, that they convinced BBC to let them do all new songs! And not only that, they worked extra fast and recorded 8 songs as opposed to the required 4!

- Karl Koch

Four of these eight songs were completed and aired on BBC radio, with the remaining four finished the following month during a separate recording session in Los Angeles on July 9[6]. This session was somewhat ad-hoc, as the shoot for the first "Island in the Sun" music video was delayed, and the band decided to book a studio to fill the time[7]. The recording of "December" that resulted was later released as a free mp3 at the band's official site, and the four broadcast tracks were bootlegged and distributed among fans.

Title Circulating? Filename Length Date Notes
December yes 3:30 June 13, 2001 Started June 13; finished July 9, 2001
Burndt Jamb yes 2:31 June 13, 2001
High Up Above yes 2:15 June 13, 2001
Keep Fishin' no June 13, 2001 Started June 13; finished July 9, 2001
Listen Up yes 4:09 June 13, 2001
Saturday Night no June 13, 2001 Started June 13; finished July 9, 2001
Take Control yes 3:18 June 13, 2001
Zep Jamb no June 13, 2001 Started June 13; finished July 9, 2001

Sage and Sound (SnS) demos

Pat Wilson recording at Sage and Sound Recording in Los Angeles. Photo by Karl Koch.

Weezer recorded demos at Sage and Sound Recording in Los Angeles from August 29 through September 8, 2001. These were the first studio sessions to feature bassist Scott Shriner. Of the songs recorded, most were laid down for the first time, and several were performed live throughout the year, with some eventually appearing on Maladroit. Seven of the 24 songs were released for free on weezer.com. Recording personnel involved included Bobby Schneck (guitar tech)[8], Atom Willard (drum tech)[8], and Joe Barresi (engineer)[9] were present during the sessions.

Cuomo's personal assistant Sheeny Bang said of the sessions:

In what I'm beginning to learn as true Weezer fashion, our "down time" was spent with the guys demo-ing six new songs in the first day of a three day session. They should have started around 2pm but there were some massive technical difficulties with what sounded like everything. Bobby and Adam had a busy day trying to get everything up and running and Rivers finally got the call to come down to the studio around 7pm. They were all set up so it was literally minutes between walking in the door and then the tapes rolling. Everyone at the studio was amazed with the speed that the guys worked at, and in what seemed like no time they were done. The songs sounded great and it was cool to hear them in a near to final stage after following a few of them from their birth.

—Sheeny Bang, weezer.com post[10][8]


Title Circulating? Filename Length Date Notes
Ain't Got Much Time no August 30, 2001[11]
Beg and Cry no August 29, 2001[8]
Change the World no August 30, 2001[11]
The Dawn no August 29, 2001[8]
Death and Destruction yes WEEZER-2001-9-6-SnSDemos_Death_And_Destruction_305 2:40 August 30, 2001[11]
Diamond Rings no August 31, 2001[9]
Don't Bring Me Down no August 29, 2001[8]
Don't Pick On Me yes WEEZER-2001-9-6-SnSDemos_Dont_Pick_On_Me_303.mp3 2:44 August 30, 2001[11]
Fall Together no August 29, 2001[8]
Farmer John no August 31, 2001[9]
How Long? no August 31, 2001[9]
Living Without You no August 31, 2001[9]
Love Explosion yes WEEZER-2001-9-6-SnSDemos-Do_You_Want_Me_To_Stay_293.mp3 2:35 August 30, 2001[11]
I Wanna Know yes WEEZER-2001-9-6-SnSDemos-I_Wanna_Know_300.mp3 2:11 August 31, 2001[9]
On Holiday no August 30, 2001[11]
Possibilities yes WEEZER-2001-9-6-SnSDemos_Gone_To_Stay_314.mp3 2:02 August 29, 2001[8]
Sandwiches Time yes WEEZER-2001-9-6-SnSDemos_Sandwiches_Time_317.mp3 2:17 August 30, 2001[11]
So Low no WEEZER-2001-09-06-SnSDemos-So_Low_295.mp3 August 30, 2001[11] Corrupted, 2.58kb file uploaded to weezer.com by mistake
Somewhere no August 29, 2001[8]
Song from Yesterday no August 31, 2001[9]
Stupid Feelings no August 30, 2001[11]
Through Others' Eyes no August 31, 2001[9]
We Go Together no August 31, 2001[9]
Your Room yes WEEZER-2001-9-6-SnSDemos_Your_Room_304.mp3 1:59 August 31, 2001[9]

Steakhouse demos

...the band has started a new recording session, at a small L.A. area studio that I will refer to as "SH" Studios. The plan appears to be to make a high quality recording of an unknown number of tracks, and then... well, I guess what happens to these recording remains to be seen. But I really hope everyone out there gets to hear them soon! They started on Friday the 19th, and plan on recording thru the 23rd.

—Karl Koch, Karl's Corner - 10/21/2001


The Steakhouse Demos were recordings Weezer made at Steakhouse Studios from October 21, 2001 through October 27, 2001. These sessions were among the band's first concerted attempts at a fourth album, but none of the recordings would make it onto Maladroit. During these sessions, the band played a live show at Hollywood's Knitting Factory on October 24 under the pseudonym Goat Punishment. This show was filmed and broadcast on HBO as part of their concert series Reverb. Pat Wilson's The Special Goodness performed its own show at the same venue on November 1. Beginning on November 2, the band moved their work to Cello Studios, and continued the process of making the album, using some of the same recordings they had started at Steakhouse[12].

Cello demos

Glenn Sound demos

Scott Shriner recording vocals at the studio for the Seattle-area radio station 107.7 The End. Photo by Karl Koch.

Weezer recorded three songs for Seattle-area radio station 107.7 The End on November 14, 2001. Koch described the session as having gone "pretty smooth," with the band completing " 5 or 6 takes of each song before they had a version they were happy with."[13] The intention was for the station to play the recordings as exclusives, but when it became apparent that the songs weren't going to be aired, they were instead released on weezer.com[14]. Initially, a full-length version of "Space Rock" was released, then replaced with a shorter edit.

Title Circulating? Filename Length Date Notes
Cygnus X-1 yes WEEZER-2001-11-14-GlennSound-Cygnus_X1_346.mp3 1:38 November 14, 2001
Slave yes WEEZER-2001-11-14GlennSound-Slave_354.mp3 3:03 November 14, 2001
Space Rock yes WEEZER-2001-11-14-GlennSound-Spacerock_344.mp3 2:35 November 14, 2001 Original edit
1:56 Shorter edit uploaded later

Maladroit sessions

Weezer recorded Maladroit at Cello Studios in Los Angeles from December 16, 2001 through January 10, 2002, receiving additional overdubs on January 11 and January 12. The album was mixed from January 13 through late January. The international bonus track "Living Without You" was recorded in April of 2002.

Title Circulating? Filename Length Date Notes
Acapulco yes WEEZER-2002-01-09_05Acapulco_284.mp3 2:52 January 9, 2002
Acapulco yes WEEZER-2002-01-11_01Acapulco_284.mp3 2:55 January 11, 2002
Ain't Got Much Time yes WEEZER-2002-01-06_08Aint_Got_Much_Time_319.mp3 1:48 January 6, 2002
American Gigolo yes WEEZER-2001-12-17_01American_Gigolo_281.mp3 2:45 December 17, 2001
American Gigolo yes WEEZER-2001-12-19_01American_Gigolo_281.mp3 2:48 December 19, 2001
American Gigolo yes WEEZER-2001-12-22_08American_Gigolo_281.mp3 2:49 December 22, 2001
American Gigolo yes WEEZER-2001-12-29_04American_Gigolo_281.mp3 2:48 December 29, 2001
American Gigolo yes WEEZER-2001-12-30_06American_Gigolo_281.mp3 2:40 December 30, 2001
American Gigolo yes WEEZER-2002-01-01_05American_Gigolo_281.mp3 2:42 January 1, 2002
American Gigolo yes WEEZER-2002-01-03_02American_Gigolo_281.mp3 2:42 January 3, 2002
American Gigolo yes WEEZER-2002-01-12_01American_Gigolo_281.mp3 2:46 January 12, 2002
American Gigolo yes WEEZER-2002-01-20_American_Gigolo_281.mp3 2:43 January 20, 2002
American Gigolo yes WEEZER-2002-01-21_American_Gigolo_281.mp3 2:40 January 21, 2002
Better Off Alone yes WEEZER-2001-12-18_07Better_Off_Alone.mp3 1:05 December 18, 2001
Broken Arrows yes WEEZER-2002-01-03_04Broken_Arrows_297.mp3 2:57 January 3, 2002
Broken Arrows yes WEEZER-2002-01-04_03Broken_Arrows_297.mp3 2:27 January 4, 2002
Burndt Jamb yes WEEZER-2002-01-08_03Burndt_Jamb_277.mp3 4:04 January 8, 2002
Burndt Jamb yes WEEZER-2002-01-10_02Burndt_Jamb_277.mp3 4:12 January 10, 2002
Burndt Jamb yes WEEZER-2002-01-11_02Burndt_Jamb_277.mp3 3:51 January 11, 2002
Change the World yes WEEZER-2002-01-08_01Change_The_World_316.mp3 2:04 January 8, 2002
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Death and Destruction yes WEEZER-2002-01-05_03Death_And_Destruction_305.mp3 2:39 January 5, 2002
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December yes WEEZER-2002-01-12_06December_286.mp3 3:16 January 12, 2002
December yes WEEZER-2002-01-23_December_286.mp3 3:09 January 23, 2002
December yes WEEZER-2002-01-24_December_286.mp3 3:05 January 24, 2002
Don't Pick on Me yes WEEZER-2002-01-02_08Big_Chip_303.mp3 2:51 January 2, 2002
Don't Pick on Me yes WEEZER-2002-01-04_02Dont_Pick_On_Me_303.mp3 2:54 January 4, 2002
Don't Pick on Me yes WEEZER-2002-01-08_05Dont_Pick_On_Me_303.mp3 2:56 January 8, 2002
Don't Pick on Me yes WEEZER-2002-01-09_02Dont_Pick_On_Me_303.mp3 2:57 January 9, 2002
Dope Nose yes WEEZER-2001-12-20_01Dope_Nose_177.mp3 2:36 December 20, 2001
Dope Nose yes WEEZER-2002-01-01_03Dope_Nose_177.mp3 2:13 January 1, 2002
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Dope Nose yes WEEZER-2002-01-04_06Dope_Nose_177.mp3 2:15 January 4, 2002
Dope Nose yes WEEZER-2002-01-07_04Dope_Nose_177.mp3 2:15 January 7, 2002
Dope Nose yes WEEZER-2002-01-12_03Dope_Nose_177.mp3 2:24 January 12, 2002
Dope Nose yes WEEZER-2002-01-16_Dope_Nose.mp3 2:15 January 16, 2002
Dope Nose yes WEEZER-2002-02-03_Dope_Nose_177.mp3 2:13 February 3, 2002
Dope Nose yes WEEZER-2002-02-11_Dope_Nose_177.mp3 2:13 February 11, 2002
Dope Nose yes WEEZER-2002-02-13_Dope_Nose_177.mp3 2:10 February 13, 2002
Fall Together yes WEEZER-2002-01-05_02Fall_Together_320.mp3 2:18 January 5, 2002
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Fall Together yes WEEZER-2002-01-12_05Fall_Together_320.mp3 2:20 January 12, 2002
Fall Together yes WEEZER-2002-01-21_Fall_Together_320.mp3 2:08 January 21, 2002
Fall Together yes WEEZER-2002-01-22_Fall_Together_320.mp3 2:06 January 22, 2002
High Up Above yes WEEZER-2001-12-18_01High_Up_Above_278.mp3 2:24 December 18, 2001
How Long? yes WEEZER-2001-12-19_04How_Long_296.mp3 2:23 December 19, 2001
How Long? yes WEEZER-2001-12-21_04How_Long_296.mp3 2:23 December 21, 2001
How Long? yes WEEZER-2001-12-22_04How_Long_296.mp3 2:21 December 22, 2001
How Long? yes WEEZER-2001-12-29_03How_Long_296.mp3 2:39 December 29, 2001
How Long? yes WEEZER-2001-12-30_07How_Long_296.mp3 2:33 December 30, 2001
How Long? yes WEEZER-2002-01-05_06How_Long_296.mp3 2:34 January 5, 2002
Keep Fishin' yes WEEZER-2001-12-20_04Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 2:40 December 20, 2001
Keep Fishin' yes WEEZER-2001-12-21_01Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 2:40 December 21, 2001
Keep Fishin' yes WEEZER-2001-12-22_01Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 2:41 December 22, 2001
Keep Fishin' yes WEEZER-2001-12-23_Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 2:45 December 23, 2001
Keep Fishin' yes WEEZER-2001-12-29_01Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 2:48 December 29, 2001
Keep Fishin' yes WEEZER-2001-12-30_05Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 2:45 December 30, 2001
Keep Fishin' yes WEEZER-2002-01-03_01Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 2:45 January 3, 2002
Keep Fishin' yes WEEZER-2002-01-05_07Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 2:52 January 5, 2002
Keep Fishin' yes WEEZER-2002-01-06_04Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 2:52 January 6, 2002
Keep Fishin' yes WEEZER-2002-01-12_02Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 2:54 January 12, 2002
Keep Fishin' yes WEEZER-2002-01-17_Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 2:55 January 17, 2002
Keep Fishin' yes WEEZER-2002-01-20_Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 3:03 January 20, 2002
Keep Fishin' yes WEEZER-2002-02-11_Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 2:51 February 11, 2002
Keep Fishin' yes WEEZER-2002-02-13_Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 2:53 February 13, 2002
Listen Up yes WEEZER-2001-12-18_03Listen_Up_273.mp3 3:41 December 18, 2001
Listen Up yes WEEZER-2001-12-21_07Listen_Up_273.mp3 4:01 December 21, 2001
Listen Up yes WEEZER-2001-12-22_07Listen_Up_273.mp3 3:45 December 22, 2001
Listen Up yes WEEZER-2001-12-31_01Listen_Up_273.mp3 3:41 December 31, 2001
Listen Up yes WEEZER-2002-01-07_01Listen_Up_273.mp3 3:47 January 7, 2002
Living Without You yes WEEZER-2002-01-07_03Living_Without_You_310.mp3 2:48 January 7, 2002
Living Without You yes WEEZER-2002-01-08_07Living_Without_You_310.mp3 2:41 January 8, 2002
Living Without You yes WEEZER-2002-01-10_07Living_Without_You_310.mp3 2:48 January 10, 2002
Living Without You yes WEEZER-2002-01-12_11Living_Without_You_310.mp3 2:47 January 12, 2002
Living Without You yes weezer-2002-04-02_living_without_you_310.mp3 2:41 April 2, 2002
Love Explosion yes WEEZER-2002-01-08_02Love_Explosion_293.mp3 2:35 January 8, 2002
Love Explosion yes WEEZER-2002-01-09_06Love_Explosion_293.mp3 2:29 January 9, 2002
Love Explosion yes WEEZER-2002-01-10_Love_Explosion_293.mp3 2:42 January 10, 2002
Love Explosion yes WEEZER-2002-01-12_12Love_Explosion_293.mp3 2:42 January 12, 2002
Mr. Taxman yes WEEZER-2001-12-17_02Mr_Taxman_262.mp3 2:17 December 17, 2001
Mr. Taxman yes WEEZER-2002-01-03_05Mr_Taxman_262.mp3 2:13 January 3, 2002
Mr. Taxman yes WEEZER-2002-01-07_02Mr_Taxman_262.mp3 2:15 January 7, 2002
Porcupine yes WEEZER-2001-12-19_02_Spend_Some_Time_340.mp3 1:42 December 19, 2001
Porcupine yes WEEZER-2001-12-21_05Spend_Some_Time_340.mp3 1:49 December 21, 2001
Porcupine yes WEEZER-2001-12-22_05Spend_Some_Time_340.mp3 1:38 December 22, 2001
Porcupine yes WEEZER-2001-12-31_04Porcupine_340.mp3 1:41 December 31, 2001
Porcupine yes WEEZER-2002-01-02_05Porcupine_340.mp3 1:42 January 2, 2002
Porcupine yes WEEZER-2002-01-06_05Porcupine_340.mp3 1:43 January 6, 2002
Possibilities yes WEEZER-2001-12-22_11Possibilities_314.mp3 2:06 December 22, 2001
Possibilities yes WEEZER-2001-12-30_04Possibilities_314.mp3 2:03 December 30, 2001
Possibilities yes WEEZER-2002-01-04_05Possibilities_314.mp3 2:05 January 4, 2002
Possibilities yes WEEZER-2002-01-22_Possibilities_314.mp3 2:08 January 22, 2002
Possibilities yes WEEZER-2002-01-23_Possibilities_314.mp3 2:08 January 23, 2002
Sandwiches Time yes WEEZER-2001-12-28_04Sandwiches_Time_317.mp3 2:31 December 28, 2001
Sandwiches Time yes WEEZER-2002-01-01_02Sandwiches_Time_317.mp3 2:23 January 1, 2002
Sandwiches Time yes WEEZER-2002-01-02_06Sandwiches_Time_317.mp3 2:24 January 2, 2002
Saturday Night yes WEEZER-2001-12-20_02Saturday_Night_280.mp3 2:49 December 20, 2001
Saturday Night yes WEEZER-2001-12-21_03Saturday_Night_280.mp3 2:55 December 21, 2001
Saturday Night yes WEEZER-2001-12-22_03Saturday_Night_280.mp3 2:52 December 22, 2001
Saturday Night yes WEEZER-2002-01-06_07Saturday_Night_280.mp3 3:12 January 6, 2002
Seafaring Jamb yes WEEZER-2002-01-09_03Seafaring_Jam_338.mp3 2:09 January 9, 2002
Seafaring Jamb yes WEEZER-2002-01-10_05Seafaring_Jamb_338.mp3 2:21 January 10, 2002
Seafaring Jamb yes WEEZER-2002-01-12_10Seafaring_Jamb_338.mp3 2:22 January 12, 2002
Serendipity yes WEEZER-2001-12-22_12Serendipitous_Jam_325.mp3 1:43 December 22, 2001
Serendipity yes WEEZER-2002-01-09_01Serendipity_325.mp3 1:26 January 9, 2002
Serendipity yes WEEZER-2002-01-10_06Serendipity_325.mp3 1:29 January 10, 2002
Serendipity yes WEEZER-2002-01-11_05Serendipity_325.mp3 1:33 January 11, 2002
Slave yes WEEZER-2001-12-22_10Slave_354.mp3 2:51 December 22, 2001
Slave yes WEEZER-2002-01-01_01Slave_354.mp3 3:10 January 1, 2002
Slave yes WEEZER-2002-01-02_04Slave_354.mp3 3:11 January 2, 2002
Slave yes WEEZER-2002-01-04_08Slave_354.mp3 3:09 January 4, 2002
Slave yes WEEZER-2002-01-05_09Slave_354.mp3 3:13 January 5, 2002
Slave yes WEEZER-2002-01-12_08Slave_354.mp3 3:22 January 12, 2002
Slave yes WEEZER-2002-01-26_Slave_354.mp3 3:14 January 26, 2002
Slob yes WEEZER-2002-01-10_01Slob_188.mp3 3:33 January 10, 2002
Space Rock yes WEEZER-2001-12-28_03Space_Rock_344.mp3 2:01 December 28, 2001
Space Rock yes WEEZER-2002-01-06_09Space_Rock_344.mp3 1:59 January 6, 2002
Space Rock yes WEEZER-2002-01-07_05Space_Rock_344.mp3 1:59 January 7, 2002
Space Rock yes WEEZER-2002-01-08_06Space_Rock_344.mp3 2:01 January 8, 2002
Space Rock yes WEEZER-2002-01-10_04Space_Rock_344.mp3 2:01 January 10, 2002
Space Rock yes WEEZER-2002-01-12_09Space_Rock_344.mp3 2:02 January 12, 2002
Space Rock yes WEEZER-2002-01-24_Space_Rock_344.mp3 1:58 January 24, 2002
Space Rock yes WEEZER-2002-01-25_Space_Rock_344.mp3 2:00 January 25, 2002
Take Control yes WEEZER-2001-12-28_05Take_Control_282.mp3 2:58 December 28, 2001
Take Control yes WEEZER-2002-01-02_07Take_Control_282.mp3 3:11 January 2, 2002
Take Control yes WEEZER-2002-01-03_03Take_Control_282.mp3 3:09 January 3, 2002
Take Control yes WEEZER-2002-01-04_07Take_Control_282.mp3 3:08 January 4, 2002
Take Control yes WEEZER-2002-01-05_01Take_Control_282.mp3 3:08 January 5, 2002
Take Control yes WEEZER-2002-01-06_06Take_Control_282.mp3 3:04 January 6, 2002
Take Control yes WEEZER-2002-01-08_04Take_Control_282.mp3 3:09 January 8, 2002
Take Control yes WEEZER-2002-01-12_04Take_Control_282.mp3 3:11 January 12, 2002
Take Control yes WEEZER-2002-01-15_Take Control.mp3 3:10 January 15, 2002
We Go Together yes WEEZER-2002-01-10_03We_Go_Together_289.mp3 2:18 January 10, 2002
Your Room yes WEEZER-2001-12-20_05Your_Room_304.mp3 2:04 December 20, 2001
Your Room yes WEEZER-2001-12-21_02Your_Room_304.mp3 2:04 December 21, 2001
Your Room yes WEEZER-2001-12-22_02Your_Room_304.mp3 2:00 December 22, 2001
Your Room yes WEEZER-2001-12-29_Your_Room_304.mp3 2:00 December 29, 2001
Your Room yes WEEZER-2001-12-30_08Your_Room_304.mp3 1:57 December 30, 2001
Your Room yes WEEZER-2002-01-02_02Your_Room_304.mp3 1:58 January 2, 2002
Your Room yes WEEZER-2002-01-12_07Your_Room_304.mp3 2:08 January 12, 2002
Zep Jamb yes WEEZER-2002-01-09_04Zep_Jamb_285.mp3 2:16 January 9, 2002

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cuomo, Rivers. "The Catalog O' Riffs" 2002. Archived by Weezerpedia: http://weezerpedia.com/catalogofriffs.html
  2. ↑ "Maladroit Preview 2021-12-27 14.38.mp3" Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
  3. ↑ Weezer Recording History - Page 13
  4. ↑ Karl's Corner - 05/27/2001
  5. ↑ Karl's Corner - 06/13/2001
  6. ↑ Karl's Corner - 07/09/2001
  7. ↑ Karl's Corner - 07/07/2001
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 Karl's Corner - 08/29/2001
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 Karl's Corner - 08/31/2001
  10. ↑ weezer.com 29 August 2001. Archived by Wayback Machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20030107025244fw_/http://www.weezer.net/karlscorner/chrono.asp?NEWSID=3385
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 Karl's Corner - 08/30/2001
  12. ↑ Recording History - Page 13#11/02-05/01 Cello Demos (continues Steak House Demo sessions)
  13. ↑ Karl's Corner - 11/14/2001
  14. ↑ Recording History - Page 13#11/14/01 Glenn Sound Demos
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