same. I get that the mix was very raw compared to the blue album, but the songs themselves were fantastic. You would think the songs would be the most influcencial peice of what makes an album successful or not...
It's amazing to me how much good stuff _didn't_ make this album and it was still great!! As for those that did make the cut, I found something kind of neat in seeing them among the first time they were ever played. It gives me that feeling of knowing a band when they are indie and watching them become famous.
I pass by this place every time I go to my local target and it always makes me smile knowing that Weezer went to record my favorite album of theirs there.
Maybe he knew it was cho cho san (the female lead in madame butterfly) and was joking but this happens when your in bands, sometimes some members don't realize the real lyric. It's always a funny revelation when you find out haha
So crazy to think that this did not do "commercially well" and how Rivers thought this was a "Hideous" album when actually this was one of their best! Yes it was a much darker record then "Blue" but it's way better than what they do today and this had the infamous Matt Sharp and it was still very much "I'm very sad let me sing you a sad song" feel. I sometimes even prefer this album over "Blue" but its based on my mood. Such a great fucking album!!!
Matt Sharp had little to nothing to do with the first two albums. Rivers wrote the majority of them, with some help from Pat on a few songs on the blue album. Matt's reputation came solely from him being in the right place at the right time.
Remus McLoud Rivers wrote the songs but I'm pretty sure Matt came up with his bass part because I saw an interview of Mikey Welsh and Pat and they said Rivers comes to them with a song and gives them freedom on how they're gonna play their instrument at least for bass and drums.
Remus McLoud in a recent interview with Pat it said that Matt wrote most of No One Else and Pat wrote the foundation of The World Has Turned and Left Me Here
If that’s Sound City studios where they’re recording, then that’s the exact same mixing desk that was used on Nevermind! Piece of history. Edit: yes, that is Sound City and it is indeed the legendary Neve console
So crazy. This album is solidified in my mind as a masterpiece and see them creating it is surreal. It's obvious but actually thinking about it feels strange. You mean there was a time I couldn't just listen to Pinkerton whenever I felt like cause it didn't exist? Fuck that.
I really wish the version of Super friend from these sessions could have seen the light of day. According to Rivers regarding why it wasn't on the deluxe version was because something happened to the tape. It either was lost or erased or something?
Its awesome to find the hidden roots of my favorite album. So many songs from "Songs From the Black Hole" as well that never made it into an album. Its so cool to just get a taste of their personalities and feelings before the absolute nightmare that started from "Make Believe."
I just wish I had stuff like this/RU-vid when I was younger. Instead I had to wait for a magazine to see what was going on..... Now I can see what they had for breakfast
Puig never gets/got the well-deserved credit for making sense out of these sessions. They made a really solid Rock record that went totally over a lot of heads at the time.
Matt Sharp had little to nothing to do with the first two albums. Rivers wrote the majority of them, with some help from Pat on a few songs on the blue album. Matt's reputation came solely from him being in the right place at the right time.
Remus McLoud You should keep copy/pasting this comment everywhere Matt Sharp is mentioned on the internet (even though you weren't there and, of course, have no fucking clue).
It is, thank you, I just found it. Unfortunately, the version found lacks the punch this raw live footage has, but that could have been a fantastic song.
Sorry for late response, it’s called Superfriend and there’s a version of it on one of Rivers’ Alone albums, although it’s different than this one it’s still a good one.
Guy Fieri Lol. A year later, and you're still the only one! I love Weezer, but fuck it, I can't let your dislike stand alone. I'm going for #2! I got your back, bro!
