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Weezer. By Loren Kessell. & their influences. A little about them…. Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1992 Alternative rock Consists of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, lead guitar), Patrick Wilson (drums, guitar, backing vocals), Brian Bell (rhythm guitar), and Scott Shriner (bass) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
& their influencesWeezer
By Loren Kessell
A little about them…• Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1992• Alternative rock• Consists of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals,
lead guitar), Patrick Wilson (drums, guitar, backing vocals), Brian Bell (rhythm guitar), and Scott Shriner (bass)• Former members include Jason Cropper, Matt Sharp, and Mikey Welsh
Rivers Cuomo• Born June 13, 1970
in Manhattan• Named Rivers
because his mother first heard the sound of a river outside her hospital window
• Attended Harvard
Patrick Wilson• Born February 1, 1969 in
Buffalo, New York• One of the founding members
of Weezer along with Rivers• He attended community
college, but dropped out• "College is such bunk. Too much
politics and jockeying for favor. I just couldn't do it. College is great if you want to learn, but that's not what college is about, it's about making your professor happy and getting good grades and getting into an IBM. Any place that says that they're only accepting college graduates is not a place I'm very interested in being."
Brian Bell• Born December 9, 1968 in
Iowa City, Iowa• Part of a band called
Carnival Art before joining Weezer
• Made his movie debut as Lou Reed in the movie Factory Girl
• Brian Bell gave Weezer his business cards in hopes that his band could open for Weezer before he joined
Scott Shriner• Born July 11, 1965 in
Toledo, Ohio• Joined the Marines for
two years after high school, but decided to play bass professionally
• During one of Weezer’s shows he was attacked by an ex-bandmate, but continued to play while security dragged him away
If someone's paying attention it doesn't worry me, no matter what the reason is. We're nerds compared to a typical rock band - none of us are big drinkers or partiers. We're not concerned with picking up girls every night. We like romantic endeavors and studying things on the road.- Brian
Random Facts• The bands symbol of the Flying W is inspired by
Van Halen's flying VH• The Spike Jonze video for the single Undone --
The Sweater Song is filmed in an unbroken take• Brian cited throwing the contents fruit basket out
his hotel window in Las Vegas in 1995 as the first time he felt like a rock star
• All the members, as of 2006, except Pat Wilson (drummer) meditate for 5 to 20 minutes before each show
Albums
Awards & Nominations• Won:
• 1995 MTV Video Music Best Direction for “Buddy Holly”• Directed by Spike Jonze
• 1995 MTV Video Music Best Breakthrough Video for “Buddy Holly”
• 1995 MTV Video Music Best Alternative Video for “Buddy Holly”
• 1995 MTV Video Music Best Editing
• Nominations:• 2008 MTV Europe Video Star for
“Pork and Beans”• 2006 Grammy Best Rock Song
for “Beverly Hills”• 2005 MTV Video Music Best
Rock Video for “Beverly Hills”• 2005 Teen Choice Awards
Choice Rock Track for “Beverly Hills”
• 2001 Billboard Music Video Best Modern Rock Clip of the Year for “Hash Pipe”
• 2001 MTV Video Music Best Rock Video
• 1995 MTV Video Music Video of the Year for “Buddy Holly”
In The GarageI've got a Dungeon
Master's GuideI've got a 12-sided
dieI've got Kitty Pryde
And Nightcrawler tooWaiting there for me
Yes I do, I do
I've got posters on the wall
My favorite rock group KISS
I've got Ace FrehleyI've got Peter Criss
Waiting there for meYes I do, I do
In the garageI feel safe
No one cares about my ways
In the garageWhere I belong
No one hears me sing this songIn the garage
I've got an electric guitar
I play my stupid songs
I write these stupid words
And I love every one
Waiting there for me
Yes I do, I do
In the garageI feel safe
No one cares about my ways
In the garageWhere I belong
No one hears me sing this songIn the garageIn the garage
(yeah)
In the garageI feel safe
No one cares about my ways
In the garageWhere I belong
No one hears me sing this songIn the garage
I feel safeNo one laughs about
my waysIn the garage
Where I belongNo one hears meNo one hears meNo one hears meNo one hears meNo one hears me
sing this song in the garagein the garage
Weezer
Kiss
The Who Jimi Hendrix
Pixies
The Beatles
Influences
Kiss• Weezer’s main
influence• Directly mentioned
in their song “In the Garage”
• Formed in New York City in 1973
• Started to become famous after the release of Alive!, which achieved Gold status
• Kiss’s influences are:• The Who• Jimi Hendrix• The Rolling Stones
Pixies• Formed in Boston,
Massachusetts in 1996• Consists of Black
Francis, Joey Santiago, Kim Deal, and David Lovering
• Influenced by punk and indie rock, but also The Beatles and Buddy Holly
• Their song “Where is My Mind” was used in Fight Club
The Who• Formed in 1964• Consists of Pete
Townshend and Roger Daltrey• Former members
were Keith Moon, John Entwistle, and Kenney Jones
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990
People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Just because we get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation) I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
This is my generation This is my generation, baby
Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation) And don't try to dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation) I'm not trying to cause a big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation) I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
This is my generation This is my generation, baby
Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation) And don't try to d-dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation) I'm not trying to cause a b-big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation) I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
This is my generation This is my generation, baby
People try to put us d-down (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Just because we g-g-get around (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin' 'bout my generation) Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (Talkin' 'bout my generation)
This is my generation This is my generation, baby
My Generation
Jimi Hendrix• Born November 27, 1942• One of the greatest
electric guitarists• Known for his famous
rendition of “Star Spangled Banner” at Woodstock
• Died September 18, 1970
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992
•Played and recorded with Little Richard’s band•First to experiment with stereophonic and phasing effects
The Beatles• Formed in Liverpool
in 1960• Consists of John
Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison
•Their immense popularity was defined as “Beatlemania”•Interview
Rolling Stone selected Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band as the greatest
album of all time
Weezer wrote a song called “Buddy Holly”, which talked about how Rivers looked like Buddy because of his glasses.
Works Cited• www.wikimusicguide.com• www.thebeatles.com• www.youtube.com• www.lonelyreviewer.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/weeze
r.jpg• www.wikipedia.org• www.thewho.com• www.weezer.com• www.weezerpedia.com• http://www.celebrina.com/weezer/quotes/ • http://www.movietome.com/people/87688/weezer/trivia.html