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73-427: Ulvang is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Stelth Ulvang , American musician Vegard Ulvang (born 1963), Norwegian cross-country skier [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Ulvang . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding

146-504: A Phi Beta Kappa in 2006. Cuomo also married Kyoko Ito on June 18, 2006, a woman he had known since March 1997. The wedding was attended by the current members of the band as well as Matt Sharp and Jason Cropper . During this break, Patrick Wilson and Brian Bell appeared in the 2006 film Factory Girl playing John Cale and Lou Reed respectively and contributing a cover of the Velvet Underground song " Heroin " for

219-481: A "massive falling out" with the label. In early 2002, well before the official release of the album, the label sent out a letter to radio stations requesting the song be pulled until an official, sanctioned single was released. Interscope also briefly shut down Weezer's audio/video download webpage, removing all the MP3 demos. In April 2002, former bassist Matt Sharp sued the band, alleging, among several accusations, that he

292-426: A cult following and came to be considered among Weezer's best work; in 2002, Rolling Stone readers voted Pinkerton the 16th greatest album of all time. In 2004, Rolling Stone gave the album a new review, awarding it five out of five stars and adding it to the " Rolling Stone Hall of Fame". Pinkerton was later certified platinum in 2016. The album became an emo masterpiece and some credit it to "rewriting

365-570: A darker, more abrasive sound, was a commercial failure and initially received mixed reviews, but achieved cult status and critical acclaim years later. Both the Blue Album and Pinkerton are now frequently cited among the best albums of the 1990s. Following the tour for Pinkerton , founding bassist Matt Sharp left the band and Weezer went on hiatus. In 2001, Weezer returned with the Green Album with their new bassist, Mikey Welsh . With

438-438: A failure, as the fans did not supply the group with coherent, constructive advice. Cuomo eventually delegated song selection for the album to the band's original A&R rep, Todd Sullivan, saying that Weezer fans chose the "wackest songs". Only the song "Slob" was included on the album due to general fan advice. The recording was also done without input from Weezer's record label, Interscope . Cuomo had what he then described as

511-597: A four-day rock-themed Carnival Cruise from Miami to Cozumel that set sail on January 19, 2012. In July, Weezer headlined the inaugural Bunbury Music Festival in Cincinnati, Ohio. In early 2013 the band brought its Memories Tour to Australia—the band's first Australian tour since 1996. The band played its first two albums in full at several venues. The band also headlined the Punkspring 2013 tour in Japan and later in

584-550: A group that doesn't communicate, you're going to have a whole lot of different stories." Cuomo returned to Harvard but took a break to focus on songwriting. He formed a new band composed of a changing lineup of Boston musicians, and performed new material. The songs were abandoned, but bootlegs of the Boston shows are traded on the internet. Wilson eventually flew to Boston to join Homie , another Cuomo side project. The members of

657-701: A jumping dog named Sidney. The record's release was pushed to November 3, 2009, where it debuted as the seventh best-selling album of the week on the Billboard 200 chart. The band scheduled tour dates in December 2009 extending into early 2010 to coincide with the new album's release. On December 6, 2009, Cuomo was injured when his tour bus crashed in Glen, New York due to black ice . Cuomo suffered three broken ribs and internal bleeding, and his assistant broke two ribs. His wife, baby daughter, and their nanny were also on

730-595: A more pop sound, and promoted by singles " Hash Pipe " and " Island in the Sun ", it was a commercial success and received mostly positive reviews. After the Green Album tour, Welsh left for health reasons and was replaced by Shriner. Weezer's fourth album, Maladroit (2002), incorporated a hard-rock sound and achieved mostly positive reviews, but weaker sales. Make Believe (2005) received mixed reviews, but its single " Beverly Hills " became Weezer's first single to top

803-409: A music video for "Island In the Sun". Matt Sharp was originally intended to appear in the video, but it did not end up happening. Weezer took an experimental approach to the recording process of its fourth album by allowing fans to download in-progress mixes of new songs from its official website in return for feedback. After the release of the album, the band said that this process was something of

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876-698: A musician. Being an avid traveler, he used to busk to cover his expenses. Due to his habit of performing barefoot on stage, he has acquired the nickname "Barefoot Wanderer". In 2009, while sailing from Hawaii to Seattle with singer-songwriter Griff Snyder on Robin Lee Graham 's The Return of Dove , Ulvang came up with the idea of forming the band The Dovekins. The band's lineup included five members, all rooted in Denver's folk punk scene. The Dovekins generally played mountain-town folk and indie rock style-music. The group released two studio albums, Assemble

949-489: A show to attend their funeral. In August, Weezer and other bands held a benefit concert for the family in Los Angeles. A compilation album, Hear You Me! A Tribute to Mykel and Carli , was dedicated to their memory. The album included "Mykel and Carli", as well as songs by Ozma , That Dog , and Kara's Flowers . In 2001, Jimmy Eat World released "Hear You Me" which was dedicated to Mykel and Carli. Weezer completed

1022-506: A variety of instruments, Ulvang states that he plays more than 18. He mainly plays guitar , piano and mandolin . His favourite gear consists of Collings mandolin, Korg SV1 keyboard and Martin guitars. In a review of Ulvang's 2017 performance at Café Roux, Tecla Ciolfi wrote: "Ulvang’s impeccably eccentric and charming charisma effortlessly infatuated the audience before him. The artist’s peculiar foot-stomping and incredibly animated antics amongst his powerful, minimally-layered sound

1095-484: A way to promote the album. Weezer loaned itself to 15 amateur online video producers, "going along with whatever plans the creator could execute in about 30 minutes." The band was promoted through popular channels such as Barely Political , Ray William Johnson and Fred Figglehorn . The Gregory Brothers solicited musical and vocal contributions from the band on one of its compositions built around speeches by Rep. Charles Rangel and President Barack Obama . Weezer called

1168-466: Is accompanied by collaborator and drummer Max Barcelow and by multi-instrumentalist Dorota Szuta. Ulvang's major influences include Paul Simon , Fleetwood Mac , Jason Molina , Weezer , Elton John , Nina Simone , Jonathan Richman , Pavement , Leonard Cohen , Joan Baez , Dave Van Ronk , Tom Waits , Jerry Lee Lewis , Neil Young and Bob Dylan . Among genres , he has been specifically influenced by garage rock . Known for his ability to play

1241-492: Is married to musician Dorota Szuta. Weezer Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles , California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Brian Bell (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), and Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals). They have sold 10 million albums in

1314-455: The Billboard 200 . Despite commercial success, Make Believe got a mixed reception from critics, receiving an average score of 52 on the review collator Metacritic . Although some reviews, such as AMG's, compared it favorably to Pinkerton , others, among them Pitchfork , panned the album as predictable and lyrically poor. The album's first single, " Beverly Hills ", became a hit in

1387-556: The Billboard Hot 100 . Its music video won a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video . The second single, " Troublemaker ", debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart and peaked at No. 2. In October 2008, the group announced that the third single would be " The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn) " which was met with critical praise. On May 30, 2008,

1460-653: The Hot 100 Airplay and No. 2 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart. The song is included on Rolling Stone's 500 Best Songs Of All Time . A third single, " Say It Ain't So ", followed. It was met with critical acclaim and later Pitchfork ranked it #10 on the top 200 tracks of the 90s list. The song reached No. 51 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart and No. 7 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart. Additionally,

1533-582: The Pinkerton tour in mid-1997 and went on hiatus. Wilson returned to his home in Portland, Oregon to work on his side project, the Special Goodness , and Bell worked on his band Space Twins . In 1998, Sharp left Weezer due to differences with the band members. He said of his departure: "I certainly have my view of it, as I'm sure everybody else has their sort of foggy things. When you have

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1606-519: The Pixies and Sonic Youth . He and Wilson formed a band, Fuzz, and enlisted Scottie Chapman on bass. Chapman quit after a few early shows; the band reformed as Sixty Wrong Sausages, with Cuomo's friend Pat Finn on bass and Jason Cropper on guitar, but soon disbanded. Cuomo moved to Santa Monica, California , and recorded dozens of demos, including the future Weezer songs "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" and " Undone – The Sweater Song ". Sharp

1679-470: The Toledo Free Press revealed in an interview with Shriner that Weezer would be unveiling the "Hootenanny Tour", in which fans would be invited to bring their own instruments to play along with the band. Said Shriner: "They can bring whatever they want... oboes, keyboards, drums, violins, and play the songs with us as opposed to us performing for them." The band performed five dates in Japan at

1752-525: The Virgin Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland . Drummer Josh Freese joined Weezer on a temporary basis to play drums on the tour, while Pat Wilson switched to guitar. Wilson said in an interview for Yahoo! Music that Cuomo wanted "to be active and more free on stage and him having guitar on was an impediment." Freese stated he was a Weezer fan and did not want to pass up

1825-536: The 6th best album of 2002. A Rolling Stone reader's poll also from that year voted it the 90th greatest album of all time. Weezer released its much-delayed first DVD on March 23, 2004. The Video Capture Device DVD chronicles the band from its beginnings through Maladroit ' s Enlightenment Tour. Compiled by Karl Koch , the DVD features home video footage, music videos, commercials, rehearsals, concert performances, television performances, and band commentary. The DVD

1898-621: The Aviary and (A)live , in 2010. After touring regularly, The Dovekins disbanded following a final show in Austin in October 2011. The band has reunited on a few occasions since then, including at the 2018 Treefort festival in Boise. Ulvang came in touch with The Lumineers in 2009, when the latter, seeking advice on self-booking Colorado shows, interacted with him through Myspace . Ulvang joined

1971-505: The Billboard Hot 100. " This Is Such a Pity " was the band's fourth single from the album, but no music video was made for its release. The Make Believe tour also found the band using additional instruments onstage, adding piano, synthesizers, pseudophones, and guitarist Bobby Schneck. After the success of Make Believe , the band decided to take a break. Cuomo returned to Harvard where he ended up graduating cum laude and as

2044-576: The Christmas holidays. Cuomo traveled to his home state of Connecticut and began recording demos for Weezer's next album. His original concept was a space-themed rock opera , Songs from the Black Hole , that would express his mixed feelings about success. Cuomo conceived the story as a metaphor for his conflicted feelings about touring in a successful rock band. Weezer developed the concept through intermittent recording sessions through 1995. At

2117-560: The Denver music scene. In a review of a concert by The Lumineers , Lexington Herald-Leader writer Walter Tunis called Ulvang the "MVP of the show" and labeled him "resourceful" for his ability to rapidly change instruments during performances. Ulvang has been praised for his adeptness at playing keyboard and has been seen playing it with his feet on multiple occasions. Ulvang was born in Fort Collins and lived in Loveland . He

2190-695: The End (2014) and the White Album (2016) returned to a rock style that was reminiscent of their 90s sound, mixed with modern alternative production, and achieved more positive reviews. Pacific Daydream (2017) then went back to more mainstream pop sound. In 2019, Weezer released an album of covers, the Teal Album , followed by the Black Album . In 2021, they released OK Human , which featured an orchestral pop sound and received acclaim, followed by

2263-463: The Green Album. Two singles were released from the album. The music video for " Dope Nose " featured an obscure Japanese motorcycle gang , and was put into regular rotation. The song reached No. 8 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart. The music video for " Keep Fishin' " combined Weezer with the Muppets , and had heavy rotation on MTV. Both videos were directed by Marcos Siega. Spin reviewed it as

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2336-719: The Infinite Cosmos , was released in February 2015. In February 2018, Ulvang released two EPs, Greetings From Perpetual Summer and Take Time , as well as a full-length album entitled American Boredom . TED.com described And, as Always; the Infinite Cosmos as "a balancing act of heavy truths, humour and observation". Ulvang told the Colorado Public Radio that American Boredom is more politically themed than his other albums, which are mostly focused on environmental issues. In live performances, Ulvang

2409-475: The Rentals , in October 1995, also featuring Patrick Wilson on drums. Weezer's second album, Pinkerton , was released on September 24, 1996. Pinkerton is named after the character BF Pinkerton from Madama Butterfly , who marries and then abandons a Japanese woman named Butterfly. Calling him an "asshole American sailor similar to a touring rock star", Cuomo felt the character was "the perfect symbol for

2482-464: The Sun " and " Beverly Hills " with the band. At a show in Austin, after Tokyo Police Club had played its set, Cuomo was wheeled out in a box and mimed to a recording of rare Weezer demo, "My Brain", dressed in pajamas and with puppets on his hands, before being wheeled off again. This bizarre event later surfaced as the climax to a promo video for Cuomo's second demo album, Alone 2 . Weezer toured with Blink-182 in 2009, including an August 30 stop at

2555-470: The U.S. and worldwide, staying on the charts for several months after its release. It became the first Weezer song to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart and No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 . "Beverly Hills" was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards , the first ever Grammy nomination for the band. The video was also nominated for Best Rock Video at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards. The second single released from Make Believe

2628-767: The US Modern Rock Tracks chart and their first to reach the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 . In 2008, Weezer released the Red Album ; its lead single, " Pork and Beans ", became the third Weezer song to top the Modern Rock Tracks chart, backed by a Grammy -winning music video. Raditude (2009) and Hurley (2010) both featured more "modern pop production", along with songs co-written with other artists, achieving further mixed reviews and moderate sales. Everything Will Be Alright in

2701-572: The US and more than 35 million worldwide. After signing to Geffen Records in 1993, Weezer released their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, also known as the Blue Album , in May 1994. Backed by music videos for the singles " Buddy Holly ", " Undone – The Sweater Song ", and " Say It Ain't So ", the Blue Album became a multiplatinum success. Weezer's second album, Pinkerton (1996), featuring

2774-482: The album cost about a million dollars to make, contrasting it with the $ 150,000 budget of the Blue Album. The album was produced by Rick Rubin and Jacknife Lee . The album debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 while receiving generally positive reviews. Its lead single, " Pork and Beans ", topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks charts for 11 weeks while also peaking at No. 64 on

2847-472: The album's original release date of May 15 release date. The album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 and has since been certified platinum. After suffering a breakdown from the stress of touring, undiagnosed bipolar disorder , and drug abuse, Welsh attempted suicide and left Weezer in 2001. He later joined The Kickovers for a short stint before retiring from music. He was replaced by Scott Shriner . During this time, Spike Jonze returned to film

2920-630: The band a record deal before Cuomo accepted a scholarship at the University of California, Berkeley . In November, Weezer recorded a demo, The Kitchen Tape , including a version of the future Weezer single " Say It Ain't So ". The demo was heard by Todd Sullivan, an A&R man at Geffen Records , who signed Weezer in June 1993. Weezer recorded their debut album with producer Ric Ocasek at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. Cropper

2993-610: The band as a touring member in 2011. The Lumineers joined The Dovekins for their first Denver gig. Initially, Ulvang was slated to play bass guitar for The Lumineers, but he later switched to piano. He has assisted in the composition of various songs by The Lumineers, including " Stubborn Love ". With The Lumineers, Ulvang has opened for U2 and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers . Ulvang started to compose his own music in 2012. He has since released two full-length albums and two EPs. His full-length debut album, And, as Always;

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3066-547: The band played two club shows with a substitute drummer in California under the name Goat Punishment, consisting entirely of covers of Nirvana and Oasis songs. In the months following, Cuomo entered a period of depression, unplugging his phone, painting the walls of his home black, and putting fiberglass insulation over his windows to prevent light from entering. Eventually during this time, Cuomo started experimenting with his music and ended up writing 121 songs by 1999. In

3139-821: The band was signed to the independent label Epitaph . Weezer co-headlined The Bamboozle in May 2010, and performed at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee in June. In August, 2010, Weezer performed at the Reading and Leeds Festival , and performed at the Voodoo Experience festival in New Orleans, LA in October 2010. The album Hurley was released in September 2010 through Epitaph Records . The name comes from

3212-476: The band were composed of Greg Brown ( Cake and Deathray ), Matt Sharp, Yuval Gabay ( Soul Coughing and Sulfur ), Adam Orth (Shufflepuck), and future Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh . Although a Homie album was being recorded, they ended up only releasing one song, called "American Girls", for the 1998 film Meet the Deedles . In February 1998, Cuomo, Bell and Wilson reunited in Los Angeles to start work on

3285-501: The beginning of September and then embarked on what was dubbed the "Troublemaker" tour, consisting of 21 dates around North America, including two in Canada. Angels and Airwaves and Tokyo Police Club joined the band as support at each show, and Brian Bell's other band The Relationship also performed at a handful of dates. Shortly before the encore at each show, the band would bring on fans with various instruments and perform " Island in

3358-435: The bus, but they escaped injury. Weezer cancelled the remaining 2009 tour dates the following day. The band resumed touring on January 20, 2010. In December 2009, it was revealed that the band was no longer with Geffen Records . The band stated that new material would still be released, but the band members were unsure of the means, whether it be self-released, released online, or getting signed by another label. Eventually,

3431-482: The character Hugo "Hurley" Reyes from the television show Lost . Jorge Garcia , the actor who portrayed Hurley, stated that being featured on the album cover is "one of the biggest honors of [his] career." The first single, " Memories " was chosen as part of the Jackass 3D soundtrack with the music video featuring members of the cast contributing backing vocals. Weezer used internet streaming service YouTube as

3504-428: The emo blueprint" as it became quite influential for a number of bands and the genre itself in the 2000s. In July 1997, sisters Mykel, Carli, and Trysta Allan died in a car accident while driving home from a Weezer show in Denver, Colorado. Mykel and Carli ran Weezer's fan club and helped manage publicity for several other Los Angeles bands, and had inspired the "Sweater Song" B-side "Mykel and Carli". Weezer canceled

3577-551: The end of the year, Cuomo enrolled at Harvard University , where his songwriting became "darker, more visceral and exposed, less playful", and he abandoned Songs from the Black Hole . While attending Harvard, Cuomo experienced loneliness and frustration while also undergoing an extensive surgery for his left leg. These experiences influenced his songwriting for the next record. The other members of Weezer decided to embark on their own side projects during this time. Sharp started The Rentals , who released their debut album, Return of

3650-450: The fall of 2004, Weezer recorded a large amount of material intended for a new album to be released in the spring of 2005 with producer Rick Rubin . The band's early recording efforts became available to the public through the band's website. The demos were a big hit, but none of the songs recorded at this time were included on the finished album. That album, titled Make Believe , was released on May 10, 2005. The album debuted at No. 2 on

3723-641: The film. Also during this time, Bell started a new project, The Relationship . Weezer (also known as the Red Album) was released in June 2008. Rick Rubin produced the album and Rich Costey mixed it. The record was described as "experimental", and according to Cuomo, who claimed it at the time to be Weezer's "boldest and bravest and showiest album", included longer and non-traditional songs, TR-808 drum machines , synthesizers, Southern rap , baroque counterpoint , and band members other than Cuomo writing, singing, and switching instruments. Pat Wilson said

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3796-547: The hard rock-inspired Van Weezer . In 2022, Weezer released SZNZ (pronounced seasons), a series of EPs based on the four seasons. Lead vocalist and guitarist Rivers Cuomo moved to Los Angeles from Mansfield, Connecticut , in 1989 with his high school metal band, Avant Garde, later renamed Zoom. After the group disbanded, Cuomo met drummer Patrick Wilson , a native of Buffalo, New York , and moved in with him and Wilson's friend Matt Sharp . Cuomo moved away from metal and explored alternative rock influences such as Nirvana ,

3869-484: The intent of a 2011 release, but the year ended without seeing a release. On October 8, 2011, former Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh was found dead from a suspected heroin overdose in a Chicago hotel room. Weezer performed in Chicago the next day and dedicated the concert to Welsh, who was expected to have attended. Welsh had previously joined Weezer on stage for a few performances between 2010 and 2011. The band headlined

3942-624: The meantime, Wilson continued to work with The Special Goodness while Bell again worked with Space Twins . Welsh continued to tour with Juliana Hatfield. Weezer reunited in April 2000, when they accepted a lucrative offer to perform at the Fuji Rock Festival . The festival served as a catalyst for Weezer's productivity, and from April to May 2000, they rehearsed and demoed new songs in Los Angeles. They returned to live shows in June 2000, playing small unpromoted concerts once again under

4015-519: The name Goat Punishment. In June 2000, the band joined the American Warped Tour for nine dates. Eventually the band went back into the studio to produce a third album, the " Green Album ". Due to the mixed reception of Pinkerton, Cuomo wrote less personal lyrics for the Green Album. The band hired Ric Ocasek , who had also produced the band's debut album. Shortly after the release, Weezer went on another American tour. The album

4088-481: The next Weezer album. The group hired Mikey Welsh , who had played with Cuomo in Boston, as their new bassist. Welsh was also previously a bassist for Juliana Hatfield . Weezer continued rehearsing and recording demos until late 1998. Frustration and creative disagreements led to a decline in rehearsals, and in late 1998, Wilson left for his home in Portland pending renewed productivity from Cuomo. In November 1998,

4161-437: The opportunity to play with the band. On August 18, 2009 Weezer released the first single for their upcoming album, " If You're Wondering If I Want You To ". The song peaked at No. 81 on the Billboard Hot 100. The title of the album was called Raditude which was a suggestion from actor Rainn Wilson . Raditude ' s album artwork was revealed on September 11, featuring a National Geographic contest-winning photograph of

4234-400: The part of myself that I am trying to come to terms with on this album". It produced three singles: " El Scorcho ", " The Good Life ", and " Pink Triangle ". With a darker, more abrasive sound, Pinkerton sold poorly compared to the Blue Album and received mixed reviews; it was voted "one of the worst albums of 1996" in a Rolling Stone reader poll. However, the album eventually gained

4307-488: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ulvang&oldid=1182513317 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Monitored short pages Stelth Ulvang While working at a coffee shop on Laurel Street in Fort Collins, Ulvang developed an interest in music and decided to become

4380-405: The promotion "The YouTube Invasion". In November 2010, Weezer released a compilation album composed of re-recorded versions of unused recordings spanning from 1993 to 2010, Death to False Metal . The title track, " Turning Up The Radio " was a collaborative effort with many fans on Youtube . On the same day a deluxe version of Pinkerton , which includes "25 demos, outtakes and live tracks"

4453-535: The track was included in Rolling Stone's list of "The Top 100 Guitar Songs of All Time". Their debut album gained critical and commercial success. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it number 294 on The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time . Weezer is certified quadruple platinum in the United States as well as Canada, making it Weezer's best-selling album. In 1994, Weezer took a break from touring for

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4526-529: The year toured Canada and USA. They played multiple nights in cities around the U.S. The first night shows were dedicated to playing their hits, then the Blue album in full, front to back. The second night, they played Pinkerton in the same fashion. Koch did a "Memories" slide show at the Gibson amphitheater in Los Angeles (And most likely many other venues around the U.S.) The slide show consisted of photos of gigs over

4599-694: Was " We Are All on Drugs " which peaked at No. 10 on the Alternative Airplay chart. MTV refused to play the song, so Weezer re-recorded the lyrics by replacing "on drugs" with "in love" and renaming the song "We Are All in Love". In early 2006, it was announced that Make Believe was certified platinum , and "Beverly Hills" was the second most popular song download on iTunes for 2005, finishing just behind " Hollaback Girl " by Gwen Stefani . Make Believe' s third single, " Perfect Situation ", reached No. 1 U.S. Billboard Modern Rock chart and No. 51 on

4672-521: Was a treat for anyone, familiar or not". Reviewing Ulvang's short-notice performance at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney , The AU review author Carine Nilma wrote: "For a very short-notice stint filling in, Ulvang managed to literally win over the entire room after playing for about half an hour". Folk/rock musician Paul De Haven described Ulvang's American Boredom as the best album of 2018 from

4745-582: Was also released. A third volume of Cuomo's solo Alone series, titled Alone III: The Pinkerton Years , consisting of demos and outtakes from the Pinkerton sessions, was released on December 12, 2011. The band also contributed a cover of the Cars ' " You Might Think " for the Disney - Pixar film Cars 2 as well as a cover of The Monkees ' " I'm a Believer " for Shrek Forever After . Weezer began working on their ninth studio album in September 2010 with

4818-655: Was backed by a music video directed by Spike Jonze ; filmed in an unbroken take , it featured Weezer performing on a sound stage with little action, barring a pack of dogs swarming the set. The video became an instant hit on MTV . The song reached No. 57 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Jonze also directed Weezer's second video, " Buddy Holly ", splicing the band into footage from the 1970s television sitcom Happy Days . The video achieved heavy rotation on MTV and won four MTV Video Music Awards , including Breakthrough Video and Best Alternative Music Video, and two Billboard Music Video Awards. "Buddy Holly" peaked at No. 18 on

4891-462: Was certified "gold" on November 8, 2004. Before working on new material, Cuomo discovered vipassana meditation which became a large influence to his songwriting. He decided to take a more personal approach to his writing once again. One song during this process, "The Other Way", was written for Cuomo's ex-girlfriend Jennifer Chiba after her then-boyfriend, singer-songwriter Elliott Smith , died by suicide. Cuomo said, "I wanted to console her, but I

4964-441: Was confused and skeptical about my own motives for wanting to do so, so I wrote that song about that." Before recording material for their 4th album, Brian Bell and Patrick Wilson worked on their own projects. Bell's Space Twins released The End of Imagining which Rolling Stone critic, John D. Lueressen named the 7th best album of 2003. Meanwhile, Wilson's The Special Goodness released Land Air Sea . From December 2003 to

5037-480: Was enthusiastic about the demos, and became the group's bassist and de facto manager. Cuomo, Wilson, Sharp, and Cropper formed Weezer on February 14, 1992. Their first show was on March 19, 1992, closing for Keanu Reeves ' band Dogstar . They took their name from a nickname Cuomo's father gave him, which was based on a character called " Wheezer " from the Our Gang short films. Cuomo gave Sharp one year to get

5110-601: Was fired during recording, as Cuomo and Sharp felt he was threatening the band chemistry. He was replaced by Brian Bell . Weezer's self-titled debut album , also known as the "Blue Album", was released in May 1994. Described by Pitchfork as integrating "geeky humor, dense cultural references, and positively gargantuan hooks", it combined alternative rock , power pop , polished production and what AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine called an "'70s trash-rock predilection ... resulting in something quite distinctive". Weezer's first single, " Undone – The Sweater Song ",

5183-440: Was owed money for cowriting several Weezer songs. The suit was later settled out of court. The fourth album, Maladroit , was released on May 14, 2002, only one year after its predecessor. The album served as a harder-edged version of the band's trademark catchy pop-influenced music, and was replete with busy 1980s-style guitar solos. Although met with generally positive critical reviews, its sales were not as strong as those for

5256-488: Was released as the second single and became a radio hit as well as one of their biggest overseas hits. The song peaked at No. 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. The song has gained increasing popularity over the years as it later joined the digital song sales in 2008, only to peak at No. 18 in 2022. The label tried to postpone the release date of Weezer further until June, but they ended up sticking to

5329-467: Was supported by the singles " Hash Pipe ", " Island in the Sun ", and " Photograph ". Executives suggested that "Don't Let Go" should be chosen as the first single. However, Cuomo continued to fight and "Hash Pipe" eventually became the album's first single. "Hash Pipe" peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart and No. 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. "Island In the Sun"

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