Weezer
Weezer is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles.[16] They were formed in 1992.[16]
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Background information | |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | Alternative rock[1][2][3][4] Power pop[1][3][5][6][7][8][9][4] Pop punk[1][10] Geek rock[2][11][12] Emo[1][9][13][14][15] |
Years active | 1992–present |
Labels | MCA Music, Inc., Geffen, Atlantic |
Website | www.weezer.com |
Members | Rivers Cuomo Patrick Wilson Brian Bell Scott Shriner |
Past members | Jason Cropper Matt Sharp Mikey Welsh |
Members
Current Members
- Rivers Cuomo — lead vocals, lead guitar (1992–present)[16]
- Patrick Wilson — drums, vocals (1992–present)[16]
- Brian Bell — rhythm guitar, vocals (1993–present)
- Scott Shriner — bass, vocals (2001–present)
Former members
- Jason Cropper — guitar, backing vocals (1992–1993)
- Matt Sharp — bass, backing vocals (1992–1998)
- Mikey Welsh — bass, backing vocals (1998–2001)
Discography
- Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
- Pinkerton (1996)
- Weezer (Green Album) (2001)
- Maladroit (2002)
- Make Believe (2005)
- Weezer (Red Album) (2008)
- Raditude (2009)
- Hurley (2010)
- Death to False Metal (2010)
- Everything Will Be Alright in the End (2014)
- Weezer (White Album) (2016)
- Pacific Daydream (2017)
- Weezer (Teal Album) (2019)
- Weezer (Black Album) (2019)
- OK Human (2021)
- Van Weezer (2021)
- SZNZ: Spring (2022)
- SZNZ: Summer (2022)
- SZNZ: Autumn (2022)
Weezer Media
Current guitarist Brian Bell (pictured in 2013) replaced Cropper while recording the Blue Album.
Matt Sharp (pictured with the Rentals in 2007), co-founder of Weezer, left in 1998 after the Pinkerton tour.[17]
Mikey Welsh (pictured in 2010) played bass with Weezer from 1998 until 2001.
Scott Shriner (pictured in 2019) has been Weezer's bassist since 2001.
Weezer plays Musikfest in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, August 2019
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Weezer - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Weezer to Bring Geek Rock to the Masses on Summer Tour >> Tour dates at LiveDaily". Archived from the original on 2009-11-22. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Weezer [Blue Album] - Weezer - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 JR (3 June 2008). "Weezer - Weezer (The Red Album) Review".
- ↑ "Music Review: Weezer's Power Pop Gets Bombastic - Starpulse Entertainment News Blog". Archived from the original on 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ↑ "PopMatters". Archived from the original on 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ↑ "Weezer : Weezer Review on Blender :: The Ultimate Guide to Music and More". Archived from the original on 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ↑ direct, artist. "Artist". ARTISTdirect. Archived from the original on 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Weezer (Red Album) : Weezer : Review : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/20949199/review/20961611/weezer. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ "Weezer [Green Album] - Weezer - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ↑ "Weezer brings geek rock to London - Arts & Review". Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ↑ "FindArticles.com - CBSi". findarticles.com.
- ↑ http://www.mtv.com/bands/w/weezer/news_feature_102504/
- ↑ "Rolling Stone : Weezer: Pinkerton : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/weezer/albums/album/301487/review/6635729/pinkerton. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ "Tiny Mix Tapes Reviews: Weezer - Pinkerton". Archived from the original on 2007-10-18. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 "Weezer singer hurt when bus skids off road in NY". Retrieved 2009-12-07.[dead link]
- ↑ Luerssen 2004, p. 257.