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This distinctive, eclectic Alternative-Rock Pop-Rock outfit was formed
in Los Angeles, California USA, in 1992, led by singer+guitarist Rivers
Cuomo who started the band with bassist Matt Sharp and drummer Patrick
Wilson. After gigging around the region, they signed for DGC label in
the summer of the next year.
The threesome picked up guitarist Brian Bell and recorded their self-titled
debut album which was released in May 1994; the record generated three
Modern Rock top 10 singles: "Undone - The Sweater Song" hit
#6, "Buddy Holly" rose to the #2 spot and "Say It Ain't
So" reached #7, helping the album peak inside the top 5 of The Billboard
200 chart and allowing Weezer to eventually sell one million copies in
U.S. alone.
During 1995, Cuomo returned to Harvard University to study English literature
and Sharp released the first album with his new band, The
Rentals.
Weezer resurfaced in September 1996 with its second effort, "Pinkerton",
by that fall the security and investigations company with the same name
took the band and Geffen Records to court, obtaining a temporary restraining
order prohibiting use of the name "Pinkerton" in selling, distributing
or advertising the band's new album; the restraining order was subsequently
dissolved in a Los Angeles federal court and the disc finally made it
to #19 on The Billboard 200 chart producing a spunky hit with "El
Scorcho", which equaled the peak position of the album on The Modern
Rock Tracks; the follow-up single, "The Good Life, peaked at #32
on the same chart.
After a long break the band reconvened in late 2000 to record their third
album; in the meantime Sharp left Weezer to concentrate on his new outfit,
his replacement was Mikey Welsh. The new effort, well known as 'The Green
Album', debuted at #4 on The Billboard Top 200 list, upon its May 2001
release and included "Hash Pipe" which shot to #2 on The Modern
Rock chart, "Island In The Sun" grabbed a #12 spot and "Photograph"
reached the #17 position on the same chart.
Almost exactly one year later the group issued "Maladroit",
during that time Welsh was replaced by bass player Scott Shriner; the
album hit #3 in U.S. and #2 in Canada; the lead single, "Dope Nose",
peaked at #8 on Billboard's Modern Rock chart and was followed by the
top 20 hit "Keep Fishin'".
In May 2005 Weezer returned with its fifth studio album, "Make Believe",
it soared to #2 on The Billboard 200 and crawled up to #1 on the Top Canadian
Albums list, their best chart-placing to date. The first single to be
released from the album, "Beverly Hills", quickly hit the #1
spot on The Modern Rock chart crossing over into the top 10 on The Billboard
Hot 100; "Perfect Situation" also peaked at #1 on The Modern
Rock Tracks while "We Are All On Drugs" weighed in at #10 and
"This Is Such A Pity" reached #31 on that same chart.
June 2008, saw Weezer put out their new studio effort, self-titled known
thus far as 'The Red Album'; the disc broke straight into The Billboard
200 top 10 at #4 and hit #2 in Canada; the quirky and catchy first single
off the CD, "Pork And Beans", debuted at #1 on The Hot Modern
Rock chart.
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