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Weezer is an American rock and roll band. The specific genre of their music is debated, although it can be said that their style is related to alternative rock and/or emo. Formed on February 14, 1992, they have released four full length albums, an EP, a DVD, and most recently a two-disk set, deluxe remastered edition of their debut album with the addition of b-sides and imports. An as-of-yet untitled fifth album is presently being recorded and is expected to be released in early 2005.On May 10, 1994, Weezer released their debut, their first self-titled album, which became known as The Blue Album (see 1994 in music). The Blue Album included several hit singles, such as "Buddy Holly," "Undone (The Sweater Song)," and "Say it Ain't So." The video of "Buddy Holly" was included on the CD-ROM of Windows 95Windows 95 ( codename Chicago is a hybrid 16-bit/ 32-bit graphical operating system released on October 13, 1995 by the Microsoft Corporation. Windows 95 is a direct descendant of Microsoft's formerly separate MS-DOS and Windows products. It is the first. The band's popularity soared, and frontman Rivers Cuomo went into songwriting sessions for Weezer's second album, PinkertonPinkerton is the second album by the American rock band Weezer, released September 24, 1996. Unlike its predecessor, often known as The Blue Album released in 1994, Pinkerton was not a commercial success. This is at least partially due to the fact that We. The songs that came out of these sessions revealed much more about Cuomo's personal life than anything he had done previously. PinkertonPinkerton is the second album by the American rock band Weezer, released September 24, 1996. Unlike its predecessor, often known as The Blue Album released in 1994, Pinkerton was not a commercial success. This is at least partially due to the fact that We was released on September 24September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). There are 98 days remaining. Events 622 Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina 1493 Christopher Columbus departs on his second expedition to the New World 1664 Netherlands surren, 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan and was immediately thrashed by critics (see 1996 in musicSee also 1995 in music, other events of 1996, 1997 in music, 1990s in music and the list of 'years in music' Events January 16 Jamaican authorities open fire on Jimmy Buffett's seaplane, mistaking it for a drug trafficker's plane. U2 singer Bono was also). Sales of the album were, at best, lackluster. Cuomo declared Weezer in a state of hiatus and turned his back on Pinkerton, often saying he wished it was never recorded and even vowing to destroy all copies of the album in existence. However, thanks to the internet, Weezer's popularity grew tremendously during this hiatus, mostly emo fans that loved the album and demand for a Weezer rose. In 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting, Weezer reformed and went on tour without a new album. The tour was a huge hit, and sold out several of the large venues it traveled to. During the tour, Cuomo began writing songs again, and Weezer played some of them live. Eventually, the band went back into the studio to produce a third album. WeezerWeezer commonly referred to as The Green Album is a 2001 album by the band Weezer. Weezer was also the name of the band's 1994 debut album, which is commonly referred to as The Blue Album. The album was released on May 15, 2001. Fans of the band generally ( 2001) was self-titled again to signify a sort of rebirth for Weezer. This album quickly became known as The Green Album. Shortly after the release of The Green Album, Weezer went on another American tour, attracting many new fans along the way. A fourth album, Maladroit, was released in 2002 (see 2002 in music), and served as a departure from the catchy pop-influenced music of The Green Album.
Weezer has also played several shows under the pseudoynm "Goat Punishment". In these shows, they have been known to wear bags over their heads and play mostly Nirvana covers. Goat Punishment has also been known to open for Weezer on several occasions.
Weezer is also very well known for their innovative music videos. While "Undone (The Sweater Song)" was big on MTV, it was the Spike Jonze-directed "Buddy Holly" video, which used footage from various episodes of Happy Days, that made them pop icons. The video is akin to other defining videos of the 90s such as Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and Smashing Pumpkins' "Tonight, Tonight," because all three of these videos helped the artists reach an audience not often reached by alternative rock bands. However, Weezer's Pinkerton videos were not well played and quickly forgotten. It would take the sumo clip of "Hash Pipe" (or as the title card stated, "H*** Pipe") to bring Weezer back into the eyes of music video viewers. They then recorded two videos for "Island in the Sun," the first focusing on a Mexican wedding, and the second involving Weezer with animals in a wildlife reserve. Their video for "Photograph" was a staple for Much Music USA (now Fuse). Maladroit's "Dope Nose" was unspectacular at best, though it was put into a rather regular rotation. However, it was the follow up, "Keep Fishin'", that would place Weezer in an elite group of defining music video makers of the early 2000s. "Keep Fishin'" combined Weezer with the Muppets and became an MTV staple.
In March of 2004, Weezer released their first DVD. Titled "Video Capture Device", the DVD contains all of their current music videos, live concerts, and homemade movies. The DVD hit hard on the DVD compilation charts and was declared "Gold" on November 8, 2004.
Related bands: Homie (Side project of guitairist Rivers Cuomo), The Rentals, The Special Goodness (Side project of drummer Patrick Wilson), Space Twins, Ozma
