Cropper received a credit on " My Name Is Jonas" for writing the intro. In one take." Bell is still credited for playing guitar in the liner notes. Ocasek recalled: "After was completely recorded, 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. While Bell's vocals appear on some tracks, Cuomo re-recorded all of Cropper's guitar parts. In 2014, Cropper said Cuomo had made the right decision. he always said he was fine, and then 20 minutes later he'd be up on the roof of Electric Lady screaming or something." According to Cropper, Cuomo told him he could not allow him to jeopardize the work and asked him to leave. Weezer collaborator Karl Koch said: "He wasn't handling it well. ĭuring the recording, Cropper learned that his girlfriend was pregnant and began acting erratically. Weezer insisted that the guitars were mixed as loudly as those in Radiohead's 1992 song " Creep", burying some vocals. According to engineer Chris Shaw, the "overriding concept" was to treat the guitars and bass as a single, 10-string instrument, playing in unison. Sharp and Cuomo imposed several rules on recording, banning reverb and insisting on all downstrokes on guitar. Ocasek convinced the band to switch their guitar pickups from the neck to the bridge, resulting in a brighter sound. They decided on Ric Ocasek, who had played with the Cars.
Weezer considered self-producing the album, but were pressured by Geffen to choose a producer. Weezer later recorded another version of "Mykel and Carli" as a B-side for the single " Undone – The Sweater Song", with close friend of Cuomo actor and songwriter Karl Koch, which is also included on the album's deluxe edition. Another song, "Mykel and Carli", an ode to two women who ran the Weezer fanclub, was recorded. Four songs from this rehearsal would not be attempted for the album: "I Swear It's True", "Getting Up and Leaving" (which would both later appear on the deluxe edition of the band's second album Pinkerton), and a reprise version of "In the Garage". Weezer rehearsed 15 songs in New York in preparation for the Electric Lady Studios recording sessions. After a lot of practice, I started to get it down." Sharp, who had never sung before joining Weezer, developed his falsetto: "I had to sing an octave higher than Rivers. While preparing for the studio sessions, Weezer focused on their vocal interplay by practicing barbershop quartet-style songs, which helped Cuomo and Sharp feel more comfortable collaborating during rehearsals. Weezer were signed to DGC Records on June 26, 1993, by Todd Sullivan, an A&R rep from Geffen Records. This attracted attention from major-label A&R reps looking for alternative rock bands to perform on the same bill as That Dog. In an effort to create buzz around Los Angeles, Weezer recorded a demo, The Kitchen Tape. 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 see grunge bands instead. Weezer was formed on February 14, 1992, in Los Angeles by singer and guitarist Rivers Cuomo, drummer Patrick Wilson, bassist Matt Sharp, and guitarist Jason Cropper. It received critical acclaim, and in 2020 Rolling Stone ranked it number 294 on its updated list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. and over 15 million copies worldwide by 2009. It remains Weezer's best-selling album, having sold at least 3.3 million copies in the U.S. It reached number sixteen on the US Billboard 200, and was certified triple platinum in 1995. Weezer was supported by the singles " Undone – The Sweater Song", " Buddy Holly", and " Say It Ain't So", whose music videos became MTV hits. Guitarist Jason Cropper was fired during recording, as the band felt he was threatening their chemistry he was replaced by Brian Bell. The group treated the guitars and bass as a single, 10-string instrument, playing in unison.
Most of the album was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City between August and September 1993. Urged to choose a producer instead of self-producing, Weezer selected Ocasek for his work with the Cars. In November, they recorded a demo, The Kitchen Tape, which brought them to the attention of DGC owner Geffen Records. Weezer formed in Los Angeles in 1992, and initially struggled to engage audiences, who were more interested in grunge. Weezer (commonly known as the Blue Album) is the debut studio album by the American rock band Weezer, released on May 10, 1994, by DGC Records.
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