The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 34 Superstar

Weezer's Spring Tour is on hold until the end of May.  Check the front page of Weezerpedia.com and Weezertix.com for the details.

For the thirty-fourth Weezer Song of the Day, I chose Superstar, which is another summer songs of 2000 demo, which is still officially unreleased.  It was revived as a demo for Make Believe, but didn't make the cut.

Superstar by Weezer:

Superstar live in Japan 2000:

I have not seen Superstar performed live.  According to Setlist.fm it was played live by Weezer 41 times from 2000 through 2002.

Superstar is an outstanding demo song except for one thing.  I don't like the vocals at all for the verses.  This could be a 5-star song, if he continued the singing style of the choruses into the entire song.  The music is fantastic and metally.  The choruses make this song and how did it not make Death to False Metal?

The lyrics are about what I call, 'lead singer syndrome' like the metal guys of the 80's and 90's   Rivers isn't one of these, but wishes he was.  My favorite lyric, "I never summon things from hell."

Time for a Goat Punishment reunion!

ROCK OUT!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Superstar.

Love the vocals or hate them?

Project Info: 

So why did I create this blog?  To document my Weezer Song Project.  Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded.  All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible.  Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow.  At the moment, the list has 214 songs!  My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Getting Up and Leaving, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack.  We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

 I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater!  It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 33 The Sister Song

Weezer's Spring Tour is on hold until the end of May.  Check the front page of Weezerpedia.com and Weezertix.com for the details.

For the thirty-Third Weezer Song of the Day, I chose The Sister Song, which is another summer songs of 2000 demo, which is still officially unreleased. 

The Sister Song by Weezer:

I have not seen The Sister Song performed live.  According to Setlist.fm it was only played live by Weezer 9 times in 2000.

The Sister Song is a simple song with lyrics and a vocal style heavily influenced by 90's pop-punk.  The vocals are 'in front' of the mix with muted guitars and some drum flashes.  Unsurprisingly, this song sounds unfinished.  It has promise, but the music has an empty feeling. 

Head bobbing...

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for The Sister Song.

Love it or hate it?

Project Info: 

So why did I create this blog?  To document my Weezer Song Project.  Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded.  All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible.  Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow.  At the moment, the list has 214 songs!  My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Getting Up and Leaving, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack.  We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

 I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater!  It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 32 Ev'ry Nite

Weezer's Spring Tour is on hold until the end of May.  Check the front page of Weezerpedia.com and Weezertix.com for the details.

For the thirty-second Weezer Song of the Day, I chose Ev'ry Nite, which is another summer songs of 2000 demo, which is still officially unreleased. 

Ev'ry Nite by Weezer:

I have not seen Ev'ry Nite performed live.  According to Setlist.fm it has only been played live by Weezer 2 times in 2000.

Ev'ry Night is a pretty rockin' song with Pinkerton-esque lyrics, but definitely not a Pinkerton sound.  The guitar solos are solid and it has a early 90's hair metal feel to it.  The lyrics detail going out to clubs and feeling like an outsider and failing at "chasin' chicks."  Then Rivers sings,  

"I don't say anything,
This is why I sing
To get these stupid feelings off my chest "

...Very reminiscent of Pinkerton's Harvard-era songs... 

It would be great to hear Ev'ry Nite played live.  I'm beginning to think a SS2K special set might work on cruise 3.0!!!

Head bobbing...

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Ev'ry Nite.

Love it or hate it?

Project Info: 

So why did I create this blog?  To document my Weezer Song Project.  Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded.  All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible.  Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow.  At the moment, the list has 214 songs!  My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Getting Up and Leaving, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack.  We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

 I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater!  It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 31 Modern Dukes

Weezer's Spring Tour is on hold until the end of May.  Check the front page of Weezerpedia.com and Weezertix.com for the details.

For the thirty-first Weezer Song of the Day, I chose Modern Dukes, which is another summer songs of 2000 demo, which is still officially unreleased.  It was in the running again for Make Believe, but didn't make the cut.

Modern Dukes by Weezer:

I have not seen Modern Dukes performed live.  According to Setlist.fm it was played live by Weezer 28 times between 2000 and 2002.

Modern Dukes is a rockin' song with a Weezer-Blink 182 hybrid sound and the lyrics could easily have been written by Green Day.  It's pretty rare for Weezer to have a word like 'asshole' in the chorus. It seems to me that Rivers was heavily influenced by what he listened to in the late 90's.  Rivers' singing style is reminiscent of the pop-punk from that time.  

Modern Dukes is one of Weezer's cult classics and deserves to be performed live again.

Head bobbing...

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Modern Dukes.

Love it or hate it?

Project Info: 

So why did I create this blog?  To document my Weezer Song Project.  Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded.  All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible.  Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow.  At the moment, the list has 214 songs!  My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Getting Up and Leaving, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack.  We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

 I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater!  It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 30 Slob

Weezer's Spring Tour is on hold until the end of May.  Check the front page of Weezerpedia.com and Weezertix.com for the details.

For the thirtieth Weezer Song of the Day, I chose Slob, which is another summer songs of 2000 demo, which was released on Maladroit.

Slob by Weezer:

I have not seen Slob performed live.  According to Setlist.fm it was played live by Weezer 25 times between 2000 and 2005.

Slob is a rockin' song with a very Nirvana-inspired sound and the lyrics could easily have been written by Kurt Cobain.  I'd love to see Slob performed live and I think Weezer should revive it on their setlists.

Head bobbing...

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Slob.

Anyone get to see Slob live?

Project Info: 

So why did I create this blog?  To document my Weezer Song Project.  Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded.  All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible.  Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow.  At the moment, the list has 214 songs!  My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Getting Up and Leaving, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack.  We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

 I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater!  It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 29 Mad Kow

Weezer's Spring Tour is on hold until the end of May.  Check the front page of Weezerpedia.com and Weezertix.com for the details.

Here is the Vyclone video of El Scorcho from The Ryman in Nashville!  

If you have the opportunity to do this, you should definitely participate! 

For the twenty-nineth Weezer Song of the Day, I chose Mad Kow, which is a summer songs of 2000 demo, which has never been officially released.

Mad Kow by Weezer:

Weezer performing Mad Kow live in 2000:

I have not seen Mad Kow performed live.  According to Setlist.fm it was played live by Weezer 29 times between July and September 2000 and then twice in Portugal in March 2012.

Mad Kow is a slow, melodic song about the loss of a relationship and falling apart with no recovery like a cow with mad cow disease.  The lyrics are pretty silly and the music is too slow.  It sounds a bit like a lounge song.  I don't think it's an effective live song.  Weezer worked on this song prior to the Green album, then again in 2002.

Head bobbing...

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Mad Kow.

Anyone have any idea why Mad Kow is spelled with a 'K?'

Project Info: 

So why did I create this blog?  To document my Weezer Song Project.  Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded.  All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible.  Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow.  At the moment, the list has 214 songs!  My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Getting Up and Leaving, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack.  We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

 I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater!  It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 28 Love is the Answer

Weezer's Spring Tour is on hold until the end of May.  Check the front page of Weezerpedia.com and Weezertix.com for the details.

Here is the Vyclone video of El Scorcho from The Ryman in Nashville!  

If you have the opportunity to do this, you should definitely participate! 

For the twenty-eighth Weezer Song of the Day, I chose Love is the Answer, which was in the running to be included on Make Believe, but eventually found its way onto Raditude.  It features Amrita Sen on vocals and a Sitar.  Sugar Ray also recorded the song!  There are several Weezer versions and remixes floating around.

Love is the Answer by Weezer (Hindi Version):

Love is the Answer by Weezer (Laid Back Mix):

Love is the Answer by Sugar Ray with Rivers on Accompanying Vocals:

I have not seen Love is the Answer performed live, because according to Setlist.fm it has never been played live by Weezer.

Love is the Answer is a beautiful, moving song about love in the vein of The Beatles All you Need is Love.  This is one of the very few songs where the philosophy of Hinduism and Buddhism comes through in Rivers' lyrics.  The Indian sound of the song adds to the mysticism, as well.  I think John Lennon would be proud.

The Sugar Ray version featuring Rivers is more of a rock song, but it still has the feeling of being meaningful. It could be amazing live!

Classic!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Love is the Answer.

Who wants to hear Weezer perform LitA live?

Project Info: 

So why did I create this blog?  To document my Weezer Song Project.  Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded.  All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible.  Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow.  At the moment, the list has 214 songs!  My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Getting Up and Leaving, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack.  We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

 I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater!  It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 27 Starlight

Weezer's Spring Tour is on hold until the end of May.  Check the front page of Weezerpedia.com and Weezertix.com for the details.

Here is the Vyclone video of The World has Turned and Left me Here from The Ryman in Nashville!  
If you have the opportunity to do this, you should definitely participate! 

For the twenty-seventh Weezer Song of the Day, I chose Starlight, which was in the running to be included on the Green album, but found its way onto international releases of Hash Pipe as a b-side.

Starlight:

I have not seen Starlight performed live, because according to Setlist.fm it has never been played live.

Starlight has a very Green sound to it, but all the pieces just are not put together.  The lyrics are good enough, but the guitar solo is half-hearted.  The chorus if fine.  There is a complete lack of complexity.  Maybe it would be better live?

What kind of beer would you like?

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Starlight.

Who wants to hear Weezer perform a metal show?

Project Info: 

So why did I create this blog?  To document my Weezer Song Project.  Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded.  All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible.  Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow.  At the moment, the list has 214 songs!  My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Getting Up and Leaving, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack.  We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

 I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater!  It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 26 I Don't Want Your Loving

Weezer's Spring Tour is on hold until the end of May.  Check the front page of Weezerpedia.com and Weezertix.com for the details.

Here is the Vyclone video of Surf Wax America from The Fillmore in Richmond!  
If you have the opportunity to do this, you should definitely participate! 

For the twenty-sixth Weezer Song of the Day, I chose I Don't Want Your Loving, which was finally released as track number two of Death to False Metal.  It was originally another of the Album 5 demos and Rivers recorded an acoustic version, which can easily be found on Youtube.  However, I will warn you...It. is. bad.  The full band recording that appears on DtFM is worth the purchase of this sub-album.

Weezer's I Don't Want Your Loving:

I have not seen I Don't Want Your Loving performed live.  According to Setlist.fm it has never been played live.

I Don't Want Your Loving was an early demo for album five, but did not make the cut for Make Believe.  The lyrics are of the same era as Beverly Hills and much improved over the acoustic demo.

I Don't Want Your Loving is a metal song with Rivers' vocals.  The first few notes are reminiscent of the early '90's.  It begins a little too Bush-y for me, but then the remainder of the song's instrumentation is Weezer-metal at it's finest.  Heavy guitar, bass and drums come in for the choruses.  There's even a quality guitar solo.  It is the most complete song on Death to False Metal.

\m/   Rockin'  \m/

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for I Don't Want Your Loving.

Who wants to hear Weezer perform a metal show?

Project Info: 

So why did I create this blog?  To document my Weezer Song Project.  Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded.  All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible.  Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow.  At the moment, the list has 214 songs!  My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Getting Up and Leaving, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack.  We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

 I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater!  It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 25 Yellow Camaro

Weezer's Spring Tour is on hold until the end of May.  Check the front page of Weezerpedia.com and Weezertix.com for the details.

Here is the Vyclone video of Surf Wax America from The Fillmore in Richmond!  
If you have the opportunity to do this, you should definitely participate! 

For the twenty-fifth Weezer Song of the Day, I chose Yellow Camaro, which was finally released as part of Death to False Metal.  It was a bonus track on the Japanese release.  This is the first Weezer song I've featured not written by Rivers.  This is a Brian Bell composition, which was recorded by Weezer in 2002.  Brian Bell also recorded it as a Space Twins song.

Weezer's Yellow Camaro:

Space Twins version of Yellow Camaro:

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I have not seen Yellow Camaro performed live.  According to Setlist.fm it has only been played live 6 times in 2002 and never in the US.  

Yellow Camaro was an early demo for album five, but did not make the cut for Make Believe.  It was written by Brian and the Space Twins version sounds quite a lot like a Foo Fighters song.  It's really reminiscent of songs from the early 1990's Southern California, faux-punk scene.

Yellow Camaro is a tribute song to the American sports car.  IROC-Z?

Head Bobbing with a twist.

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Yellow Camaro.

Who wants to hear Yellow Camaro live?

Project Info: 

So why did I create this blog?  To document my Weezer Song Project.  Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded.  All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible.  Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow.  At the moment, the list has 214 songs!  My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Getting Up and Leaving, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack.  We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

 I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater!  It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 24 Turn Me Round

Weezer's Spring Tour is on hold until the end of May.  Check the front page of Weezerpedia.com and Weezertix.com for the details.

Here is the Vyclone video of Say it Ain't So from The Fillmore in Charlotte!  
If you have the opportunity to do this, you should definitely participate! 

For the twenty-fourth Weezer Song of the Day, I chose Turn Me Round, which was finally released as part of Raditude.  On the Japanese and International releases of Raditude Turn Me Round is track number 11.  In the US, it is an Amazon.com exclusive.  

Turn Me Round:

I have not seen Turn Me Round performed live.  According to Setlist.fm it has only been played live once in 2002.  

Turn Me Round was an early demo for album five, but did not make the cut for Make Believe.  I think it's better than 3 or 4 songs on that album.  It was finally included in Raditude, on which it is better than most of the rest of the record.

Turn Me Round is a song about getting the love you want and then realizing they are "a pain in the ass" after a year. The rocking chorus makes this song in my book.  There's a good guitar solo to boot!

ROCKS!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Turn Me Round.

Who wants to hear Turn Me Round live?

Project Info: 

So why did I create this blog?  To document my Weezer Song Project.  Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded.  All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible.  Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow.  At the moment, the list has 214 songs!  My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Getting Up and Leaving, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack.  We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

 I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater!  It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 23 King

Weezer's Spring Tour is on hold until the end of May.  Check the front page of Weezerpedia.com and Weezertix.com for the details.

Here is the Vyclone video of Say it Ain't So from The Fillmore in Charlotte!  
If you have the opportunity to do this, you should definitely participate! 

For the twenty-third Weezer Song of the Day, I chose King, which is from the Deluxe version of the Red Album (2008.)  I chose King, because Scott personally got this song on the album and his performance of it is emotional and a=w=esome!  Apparently, King was not going to make the album and Scott insisted it was good enough, so Rivers responded that he could sing it and Scott ran with it!

Sick version from Weezer Cruise final night:

Here is King from the Ryman Theatre Sunday!

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I saw King performed live on the second Weezer Cruise.  According to Setlist.fm it has only been played live 19 times by Weezer.  It features Scott Shriner on lead vocals and he absolutely kills it.

King is a semi-acoustical song and the album version is quite good.  It is the live version that makes it shine, though because of Scott's intensely emotional singing style.  I saw him perform Dope Nose in MB, too.  I've said it before and I'll say it again, Scott should sing more lead vocals and Weezer should play some heavier material. 

If you have passed over King because it was the last song on the album or only on the deluxe version, give this badass song a new chance!

ROCKS!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for King.

Who wants Scott to sing more?

Project Info: 

So why did I create this blog?  To document my Weezer Song Project.  Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded.  All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible.  Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow.  At the moment, the list has 214 songs!  My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Getting Up and Leaving, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack.  We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

 I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater!  It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 22 Private Message

Wow!  From the looks of it, Nashville was owned by Weezer this past weekend!

Weezer's Spring Tour is on hold until the end of May.  Check the front page of Weezerpedia.com and Weezertix.com for the details.

Here is the Vyclone video of Perfect Situation from HOB!!!  
If you have the opportunity to do this, you should definitely participate!  My shots are from the right side of HOB and include quite a few crowd shots.

For the twenty-second Weezer Song of the Day, I chose Private Message, which was from early album 5 demos that did not make Make Believe.  It's a departure from the sound of Maladroit, which had not even been released when these demos were recorded.

Private Message on Youtube.

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There is also an acoustic version on Youtube.

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Here is a special treat from the Ryman Theatre Saturday, (nearly) acoustic Susanne:

I've never seen Private Message performed live, because according to Setlist.fm it was only played live once by Weezer in LA in 2002!  Maybe on Weezer Cruise 3.0?

Private Message has a sound remixing Weezer's earlier albums.  I like the full band version much better than the acoustic version.  The guitar moves me, expecially the solo after the final chorus.  The lyrics other than the chorus are okay, but Rivers' delivery of them is fantastic.  I'd love to hear Weezer rock this song out! 

This song has quite a bit of potential and Brian even reworked it for The Relationship, but only as a B-side.

I think a gentle re-working of the lyrics and re-recording could result in a finished Weezer song.

Head Bobber!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Private Message.

Who went to Nashville?

Project Info: 

So why did I create this blog?  To document my Weezer Song Project.  Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded.  All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible.  Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow.  At the moment, the list has 214 songs!  My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Getting Up and Leaving, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack.  We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

 I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater!  It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 21 Getting Up and Leaving

#Pinkerton

Weezer's Spring Tour is going on now.  Check the front page of Weezerpedia.com and Weezertix.com for the details.

Weezer included several of my pictures in their CrowdAlbum from HOB!!!

Weezer is Playing in Richmond, VA Tonight!

For the twenty-first Weezer Song of the Day, I chose Getting Up and Leaving, which was intended to be a B-side for the never-released Pink Triangle single.  GUL was co-written by Rivers and Pat in 1993!  It was never released and pretty rare until Pinkerton Deluxe was released in 2010:

Here is the version from the 2008 Rivers Hootenanny:

I've never seen Getting Up and Leaving performed live, because according to Setlist.fm it has NEVER been played live by Weezer!  Maybe on Weezer Cruise 3.0?

Getting Up and Leaving has a sound reminiscent of TBA.  There is an interesting lyric about feeling 'blue.'  The lyrics seem very autobiographical of Rivers and Pat being homesick while out in LA trying to find success.  It's a slower song, but has a lot of great instrumentation and especially the drums are incredible. 

Head Bobber!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Getting Up and Leaving.

Who's going to Richmond tonight?

Project Info: 

So why did I create this blog?  To document my Weezer Song Project.  Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded.  All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible.  Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow.  At the moment, the list has 214 songs!  My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Getting Up and Leaving, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack.  We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

 I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater!  It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 20 Susanne

Weezer's Spring Tour is going on now.  Check the front page of Weezerpedia.com and Weezertix.com for the details.

I saw Weezer in Myrtle Beach Last Night!

For the twentieth Weezer Song of the Day, I chose Susanne, which was the B-side Weezer played last night.  Susanne was written about a great Geffen A&R assistant.  The original lyric was "Kurt Cobain and Axl Rose" but was changed to "Izzy Slash and Axl Rose" with Kurt's passing.  Last night, Rivers sang it with Kurt Cobain's name in the lyrics.

Here is my video of Susanne from last night at HOB MB:

They also played Back to the Shack and here is my video:

Last night was my 10th Weezer show.  I've seen Susanne performed live 5 times.  According to Setlist.fm it has been played live over 100 times since 1995. 

Suzanne rocks and is a tribute song in the vein of Jamie without the irony. 

I also got to go backstage for the first time at a Weezer show and the House of Blues.  I got to talk to Scott for a minute and saw Brian, as well.  Rivers took quite a bit of time to talk to us and it was unbelievably cool.  You can see our picture on Twitter.  I'm not going to detail our conversation, but the takeaway was that Rivers is driven to have fun, give the fans what they want and thus make us happy.  I chose the right band to be my favorite!

Rock it Out!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Susanne.

Who's going to Charlotte tonight?

Project Info: 

So why did I create this blog?  To document my Weezer Song Project.  Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded.  All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible.  Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow.  At the moment, the list has 213 songs!  My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack.  We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

 I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater!  It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around