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Weezer is an American Grammy-nominated rock band from Los Angeles, California. They have released five full-length albums, three EPs, and a DVD; the first album was later re-released as a remastered deluxe edition. Their most recent album, Make Believe, was released on May 10, 2005. Weezer is currently recording their sixth album, with a tentative release for the first half of 2008 in mind. They have sold more than 10 million records to date in the US.
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U.S. guitar pop artisans from Los Angeles, California, USA, Weezer originally was comprised of Rivers Cuomo, Brian Bell, Matt Sharp (later replaced by Mikey Welsh), and Patrick Wilson. Cuomo grew up in rural Connecticut before deciding to move to Los Angeles at the age of 18 to form a band. It was to little immediate success, but, tortured by the sundering of a relationship, he began to write his own songs.
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Five weeks after forming in 1992, Weezer (which initially included Matt Sharp and Jason Cropper instead of Brian Bell and Scott Shriner) opened for Keanu Reeves' band Dogstar at Raji's Bar and Rib Shack on Hollywood Boulevard. The band began playing small clubs and slowly gained a positive reputation. In June 1993 they were signed to a recording contract with Geffen Records. The band headed to New York to record their first album with the Cars' Ric Ocasek as producer.
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In 2000, Weezer re-formed 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. Weezer (2001) was self-titled again to signify a sort of rebirth for Weezer. This album quickly became known as The Green Album.
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After about a year and a half of trying to crack the LA club scene, Weezer were signed to DGC Records. They headed to the well-known Electric Lady studios to record their 1994 eponymous debut, which was produced by the Cars' Rick Ocasek. In the midst of grunge, Weezer emerged with the same churning rhythm section and sludgy guitars, but with self-deprecating humor that impish geeks everywhere could appreciate. MTV loved them and they even picked up Grammy awards for their single, "Buddy Holly". Two years later, they released their self-produced album, Pinkerton, a title inspired by the opera, Madame Butterfly, which was darker and far more wonderful than their debut. However, Weezer shied away from commercial success and members went to work on other projects and lead vocalist Cuomo returned to his studies at Harvard. Bassist Matt Sharp amicably left the band to focus more on The Rentals and was replaced with Mikey Welsh of Juliana Hatfield's band.
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Weezer was founded in Los Angeles, CA on February 14, 1992 by Rivers Cuomo, Jason Cropper, Matt Sharp, and Pat Wilson. The band began writing music and playing local clubs. Despite not having much success at first, the band pressed forward. After 16 months together, playing shows and recording demos in Los Angeles, dgc records (Geffen) signed Weezer.
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