Weezer consists of Brian Bell (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Patrick Wilson (drums, vocals), Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar), Scott Shriner (bass, vocals).
Weezer is an American rock band. Formed on February 14, 1992, they have released five full length albums, two EPs, a DVD, and a two-disc set, deluxe remastered edition of their debut album with the addition of b-sides and imports. Their latest album, entitled Make Believe, was released on May 10, 2005. They have sold over 7 million records to date.
Weezer formed on February 14, 1992, in Los Angeles, California by Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Matt Sharp, and Jason Cropper.
Five weeks after forming, they had their first gig, opening for Dogstar (featuring Keanu Reeves) at Raji's Bar and Ribshack on Hollywood Boulevard. Weezer began playing clubs to small audiences around L.A. and recording home-demos. Soon the band began to receive attention from various A&R reps, and were signed on June 26, 1993 by Todd Sullivan, an A&R rep from Geffen Records. The band was signed onto the DGC label (which later became Interscope).
The self-titled debut, Weezer, commonly referred to as The Blue Album, was released May 10, 1994 (not to be confused with their 2001 "comeback" album, which was also eponymously titled). "Buddy Holly," "Undone - The Sweater Song" and "Say It Ain't So" were released as singles. The album was produced by former Cars frontman Ric Ocasek.
During the recording of the Blue Album, Jason Cropper left the band to take care of his future wife, who was pregnant with their first child. Jason was replaced by Brian Bell, a then bassist from a band called Carnival Art. Brian was unable to learn all of Weezer's songs in the little time they had left in the studio, so Rivers re-recorded all rhythm tracks on the album (in a single take). Testament to this, in "Undone - The Sweater Song", he can be heard singing the wrong lyrics; instead of "hold this thread as I walk away", Brian sings "pull this thread" in several parts of the song.
