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Weezer(Blue Album)

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Weezer(commonly known as theBlue Album) is the debut studio album by the American rock bandWeezer,released on May 10, 1994, byDGC Records.It was produced byRic Ocasekofthe Cars.

Weezer
Four plainly dressed young white men stand facing the viewer against a solid blue background, with the band name written in black in the top right corner.
Studio albumby
Weezer
ReleasedMay 10, 1994(1994-05-10)
RecordedAugust–September 1993
StudioElectric Lady,New York City
Genre
Length41:36
LabelDGC
ProducerRic Ocasek
Weezerchronology
The Kitchen Tape
(1992) 		Weezer
(1994) 		Pinkerton
(1996)
SinglesfromWeezer
  1. "Undone – The Sweater Song"
    Released: June 24, 1994
  2. "Buddy Holly"
    Released: September 7, 1994
  3. "Say It Ain't So"
    Released: July 13, 1995

Weezer formed in Los Angeles in 1992, and initially struggled to engage audiences, who were more interested ingrunge.In November, they recorded a demo,The Kitchen Tape,which brought them to the attention of DGC ownerGeffen Records.Weezer selected Ocasek to produce because of his work with the Cars. Most of the album was recorded atElectric Lady Studiosin New York City between August and September 1993. The group treated the guitars and bass as a single, 10-string instrument, playing in unison. GuitaristJason Cropperwas fired during recording, as the band felt he was threatening their chemistry; he was replaced byBrian Bell.

Weezerwas supported by the singles "Undone – The Sweater Song","Buddy Holly",and"Say It Ain't So",which were accompanied by music videos. The album received critical acclaim and reached number sixteen on theBillboard200,and was certified5x Platinumby theRecording Industry Association of America(RIAA) in 2024. It remains Weezer's best-selling album, with more than 15 million copies sold worldwide by 2009. It has been named one of the best albums of the 1990s by several publications. In 2020,Rolling Stoneranked it number 294 on its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

Musical style

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Weezerhas been described as a fusion of "chart-angledhook-craft "with" roaring "guitar distortion,confessional lyrics and "unashamedly vibrant" melodies. Andy Price ofGuitarobserved that the album's sound and aesthetic were "distinctly non-alternative",stating that the band instead" took their style cues from theDIY slackersof thelo-fiindie scene, albeit with a broader audience in mind. "[8]

Background

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Weezer was formed on February 14, 1992, in Los Angeles by singer and guitaristRivers Cuomo,drummerPatrick Wilson,bassistMatt Sharp,and guitaristJason Cropper.[9]Although they performed future hits including "Undone – The Sweater Song"and"Say It Ain't So",Cuomo said they struggled to engage audiences, who wanted to seegrungebands instead.[10]

In an effort to create buzz around Los Angeles, Weezer recorded a demo,The Kitchen Tape.[11]This attracted attention from major-label A&R reps looking for alternative rock bands to perform on the same bill asThat Dog.[12]Weezer were signed toDGC Recordson June 26, 1993, by Todd Sullivan, an A&R rep fromGeffen Records.[13]

Recording and production

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While preparing for the studio sessions, Weezer focused on their vocal interplay by practicingbarbershop quartet-style songs, which helped Cuomo and Sharp feel more comfortable collaborating during rehearsals. Sharp, who had never sung before joining Weezer, developed hisfalsetto:"I had to sing an octave higher than Rivers. After a lot of practice, I started to get it down."[14]

Weezer rehearsed 15 songs in New York City in preparation for theElectric Lady Studiossessions. Four songs from this rehearsal would not be attempted for the album: "I Swear It's True", "Getting Up and Leaving", a reprise of "In the Garage", and "Mykel and Carli", an ode to the sisters Mykel and Carli Allan, who ran the Weezer fanclub. Weezer later recorded another version of "Mykel and Carli" as a B-side for the single "Undone – The Sweater Song",with the Weezer collaboratorKarl Koch.[15]

Weezer considered self-producing the album, but were pressured byGeffento choose a producer. They decided onRic Ocasek,who was the frontman forthe Cars.[16]Ocasek convinced them to switch theirguitar pickupsfrom the neck to the bridge, resulting in a brighter sound.[16]Sharp and Cuomo imposed several rules on recording, banningreverband insisting on alldownstrokeson guitar.[17]According to the engineer Chris Shaw, the "overriding concept" was to treat the guitars and bass as a single, 10-string instrument, playing in unison. Weezer insisted that the guitars were mixed as loudly as those inRadiohead's 1992 song "Creep",burying some vocals.[17]

During the recording, Cropper learned that his girlfriend was pregnant and began acting erratically. Koch said: "He wasn't handling it well… He always said he was fine, and then 20 minutes later he'd be up on the roof of Electric Lady screaming or something."[18]Sharp said later that "whatever it is we were setting out to do, it felt like it was gonna be much more difficult if he stayed".[19]Sharp and Cuomo felt that Cropper would likely leave Weezer eventually and so wanted to remove him before the release of their debut, as they "wanted things to be very stable for the audience".[19]According to Cropper, Cuomo told him he could not allow him to jeopardize the work and asked him to leave.[18]In 2014, Cropper said Cuomo had made the right decision.[18]

Cropper left after recording was complete, and was replaced byBrian Bell.[19][15]While Bell's vocals appear on some tracks,[20]Cuomo re-recorded all of Cropper's guitar parts.[21]Ocasek recalled: "Rivers came in and said, 'I'm firing the guitar player, and I'm going to do all his guitar parts over.' I said, 'You can't do that!' But he did. In one take."[22]Bell is credited in theliner notesfor playing guitar, while Cropper received a credit on "My Name Is Jonas"for writing the intro.[23]

Artwork

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Mural based on the cover art inBrooklynin 2024

The album artwork, photographed byPeter Gowland,[24][25]features Wilson, Cuomo, Sharp, and Bell standing in front of a plain blue background.[26]Cuomo said that, while the band liked the photo, Sharp was not happy with the way his head looked, so a Geffen art director usedAdobe Photoshopto replace his head with one from another shot.[27]

The image was used prominently in advertising for the album.[28]The cover was compared to that ofthe Feelies' albumCrazy Rhythms,which Weezer had no prior knowledge of. Instead, according to the Weezer collaborator Karl Koch, Cuomo was inspired by the cover of a cheapBeach Boysgreatest-hits cassette, which featured the Beach Boys with striped shirts in front of a blue background. The cover has become a part of internet culture and used inmemes,usually accompanied by the song "Buddy Holly",from the album.[24]In 2024, the 30th anniversary of the album, Weezer unveiled amuralbased on the cover art inBrooklyn,New York City.[29]

Promotion

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The first single, "Undone – The Sweater Song",was described by Cuomo as" the feeling you get when the train stops and the little guy comes knockin' on your door. It was supposed to be a sad song, but everyone thinks it's hilarious. "[30]The video marks one of the early directorial efforts ofSpike Jonze,whose pitch was simply "A blue stage, a steadicam, a pack of wild dogs."[31]The video became an instant hit on MTV.[32]The final single, "Say It Ain't So",was inspired by Cuomo believing his parents split up when he was four because he thought his father was analcoholic.[30]The music video, directed bySophie Muller,was less successful than the previous, Spike Jonze–directed video. It featured the band performing in the garage of their former house and the bandmates playinghacky sackin the backyard.[33]

Release

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The Blue Album was released on May 10, 1994.[34]It was certified gold by theRecording Industry Association of America(RIAA) just under seven months later, on December 1, 1994, and was certified platinum by the RIAA on January 13, 1995. The Blue Album was certified 2× platinum by the RIAA on August 8, 1995. The album was certified 3× platinum by the RIAA on November 13, 1998. The album peaked at no. 16 on theBillboard200.[35]As a single, "Undone – The Sweater Song" peaked at no. 35 on theUK Top 40,and "Buddy Holly" and "Say It Ain't So" peaked at no. 12 and no. 37 on the UK Top 40 respectively.[36]In the U.S., "Buddy Holly" peaked at no. 17 on theBillboardHot 100Airplay chart.[37][failed verification]

A deluxe edition of the album was released on March 23, 2004, comprising the original album and a second disc,Dusty Gems and Raw Nuggets,containing B-sides and rarities.[38]As of December 2007, the deluxe edition had sold 86,000 copies.[39]The second disc is also available separately.

A super deluxe edition of the album was announced on September 4, 2024, in celebration of the album's 30th anniversary,[40]releasing on November 1, 2024.[41]It contains a remastered version of the original album, along with BBC recordings, a variant of the Kitchen Tapes entitledOpposite Sides of the Same Good Ol' Fence,early live recordings of both released and unreleased songs, and recordings from the LMU sessions (including the previously released B-side "Jamie" ).[42][43][44]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[45]
Blender[46]
Chicago Sun-Times[47]
Entertainment WeeklyB(1994)[48]
A+(2014)[49]
NME7/10[50]
Pitchfork10/10[6]
Q[51]
Rolling Stone[52]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[53]
SpinA[54]

The Blue Album received critical acclaim.[55]Rolling Stonepraised the album in its year-end review, saying, "Weezer's Rivers Cuomo is great at sketching vignettes (theDungeons & Dragonsgames andKissposters that inspire the hapless daydreamer of 'In the Garage'), and with sweet inspiration like the waltz tempo of 'My Name Is Jonas' and the self-deprecating humor of lines like "I look just like Buddy Holly / And you're Mary Tyler Moore", his songs easily ingratiate. "[56]Robert ChristgauofThe Village Voicewas less complimentary and awarded the album a "neither" rating.[57]The Washington Postconcluded that "Weezer alternates between being agreeably irreverent and merely bratty... 'Buddy Holly' is a pleasant piece of retro-rock—actually, it sounds more like early10ccthan any song the Crickets ever performed ".[58]

The "Buddy Holly" video won four awards at the 1995MTV Video Music Awards,including prizes forBreakthrough VideoandBest Alternative Video.[59]In 2020,Rolling Stoneranked the album number 294 on its updated “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”list.[60]

Legacy

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The Blue Album has become one of the most highly regarded albums of the 1990s, as well as of all time, appearing on many "best of" lists. In 2020,Rolling Stoneranked the album number 294 on its 2020 list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time".[61]It was previously ranked at 297 in 2003, and 299 in 2012.[2][62]In 2002, the readers ofRolling Stoneranked the album the 21st greatest of all time.[63]Blendernamed the Blue Album among the "500 CDs You Must Own", calling the album "Absolute geek-rock, out and proud."[5]Non-U.S. publications have acclaimed the album as well: Visions of Germany ranked it number 32 on a list of "The Most Important Albums of the 90s".[64]In November 2011, the Blue Album was ranked number three onGuitar Worldmagazine's top ten list of guitar albums of 1994, withBad Religion'sStranger than Fictionandthe Offspring'sSmashin first and second places respectively.[65]The album also peaked at number 25 onGuitar World's "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994" list.[66]

Reviews of the album when its deluxe edition was released have reflected its rise in stature, continuing to be positive. In 2004,PopMattersgave the album a very positive review, saying, "I'd go so far to declare the 'Blue Album' one of the greatest records of the last 20 years."[67]AndRolling Stonereiterated its original positive review by further describing it as "big, vibrant pop-rock that would inspire thousands of emo kids".[52]Blogcriticsgave the album 10/10 and described it as "one of the most important debut albums of the last ten years".[68]

In namingWeezerthe 26th best album of the 1990s,Pitchforksummed up the album's critical recognition:

An album so substantial the band misguidedly attempted to tap into its resonance through cover graphics a mere two releases later. In 1994, 70s rock had come to mean either a bastardized version ofLed Zeppelinor a bullshit reconstruction ofpunk rock.As guitar nerds, Weezer sought influence there but found true inspiration in forgotten bubblegum power-pop likeCheap Trick,Raspberries,20/20,andThe Quick.Most impressively, Rivers Cuomo rescued the thrilling guitar solo from finger-tapping metal and disregarding grunge/punk. A decade later air-guitaring to the album feels far less embarrassing than singing along. With the help ofSpike Jonze,Weezer kept joy alive inarena rock,making the critical repositioning of Weezer as some emo touchstone even more absentminded. They called themselves Weezer, knowingly, for chrissakes.[69]

NMEcredited the album as a formative influence on"melodic emo".[70]In a 2024 article commemorating the album's 30th anniversary, Mikael Wood of AOL wrote:

Weezer[...] wasn't immediately hailed as charting a new direction for alternative rock. But over the decades to come, the 10-track LP would end up shaping successive generations of emo and pop-punk acts on its way to triple-platinum certification and a spot on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[71]

AllMusiccriticStephen Thomas Erlewinegave the album a perfect score, commending it as "emblematic of its time" and calling it one of the most essential albums of the 1990s.[45]

The band performed the album in its entirety during theMemories Tourin 2010[72]and did so again during theVoyage to the Blue Planet Tourin 2024.[73]On March 15, the band performed the album in its entirety at the Lodge Room in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles as a pre-kickoff of the Voyage Tour, withDogstaras the opening band. Former bassist Matt Sharp attended, andDominic Fikesang and played "Say It Ain't So" with the band as a surprise.[74]

Accolades

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Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Blender USA 500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die[5] 2003 *
Music Underwater USA Top 100 Albums 1990–2003[citation needed] 2004 No. 10
StylusMagazine USA Top 101–200 Albums of All Time[75] 2004 No. 177
Pitchfork Media USA Top 100 Albums of the 1990s[69] 2003 No. 26
Rolling Stone USA The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time[76] 2020 No. 294
Rolling Stone USA The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time[77] 2022 No. 82
NME UK NME's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time[78] 2013 No. 250

( * ) designates lists which are unordered.

Track listing

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All tracks are written byRivers Cuomo,except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Name Is Jonas"
3:23
2."No One Else"3:14
3."The World Has Turned and Left Me Here"
  • Cuomo
  • Wilson
4:26
4."Buddy Holly"2:40
5."Undone – The Sweater Song"5:05
6."Surf Wax America"
  • Cuomo
  • Wilson
3:04
7."Say It Ain't So"4:18
8."In the Garage"3:56
9."Holiday"3:26
10."Only in Dreams"8:03
Total length:41:25

Personnel

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Credits taken from CD liner notes,[26]except where noted.

Weezer

Production

  • Ric Ocasek– producer
  • Chris Shaw –engineer
  • Hal Belknap – assistant engineer
  • David Heglmeier – assistant engineer
  • Daniel Smith – assistant engineer
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Todd Sullivan –artist and repertoire
  • Peter Gowland, Peter Orth – photographer
  • Karl Koch– design
  • Michael Golob – art direction

Charts

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Weekly

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Weekly chart performance forWeezer
Chart (1995–96) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[79] 47
Belgian Albums (UltratopFlanders)[80] 19
Belgian Albums (UltratopWallonia)[81] 40
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[82] 10
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[83] 48
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[84] 22
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[85] 61
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[86] 6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[87] 35
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[88] 8
UK Albums(OCC)[89] 23
USBillboard200[90] 16
USHeatseekers Albums(Billboard)[91] 1

Year-end

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1995 year-end chart performance forWeezer
Chart (1995) Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[92] 89
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[93] 47
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[94] 84
USBillboard200[95] 43
2002 year-end chart performance forWeezer
Chart (2002) Position
Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[96] 69

Singles

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Year Song Peak positions
US Modern Rock
[37] 		US
Bill-
board
Hot 100
[37] 		US
Hot 100
Airplay
[37] 		UK
Top 40
[89] 		Sweden
[97] 		Nether-
lands
[98]
1994 "Undone – The Sweater Song" 6 57 74 35 – –
"Buddy Holly" 2 - 18 12 14 27
1995 "Say It Ain't So" 7 – 51 37 – –

Certifications

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Certifications forWeezer
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[99] 2× Platinum 200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[100] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[101] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[102] 5× Platinum 5,000,000‡

^Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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