The board's server will undergo upgrade maintenance tonight, Nov 5, 2014, beginning approximately around 10 PM ET. Prepare for some possible down time during this process.
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 46972 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
Hmm. The music is basically no different from Radiohead's version; only Cuomo's vox are different. Not sure what the point of that endeavor was, but interesting nonetheless.
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 46972 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
Can someone share a playlist of an album's worth of their strongest material from Green album onward? Or what are the 10 best songs they've done since then?
Joined: Thu September 28, 2017 8:58 pm Posts: 128 Location: Canby, OR
tragabigzanda wrote:
Can someone share a playlist of an album's worth of their strongest material from Green album onward? Or what are the 10 best songs they've done since then?
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:35 pm Posts: 32238 Location: Buenos Aires
theplatypus wrote:
I'm gonna put aside Maladroit because I think that entire album is good. Probably better than Green.
I think this flows really well:
01. The Angel and the One 02. California Kids 03. Eulogy for a Rock Band 04. Peace 05. Trainwrecks 06. Summer Elaine and Drunk Dori 07. The British Are Coming 08. Hang On 09. Foolish Father 10. Pig
Rivers was on some podcast a while back where he described his songwriting process in depth. It's very...methodical? Basically he keeps a huge spreadsheet of riffs, chord progressions, and short lyrical phrases, organized by time signature, key, number of syllables, etc. When he needs a song he goes through and matches up the music with lyrics that fit the meter, even if the lyrics don't really fit together thematically. For guitar solos he hums and scats over the basic track until he finds something he likes, then figures out how to play it on guitar.
It's not totally crazy, but maybe explains why their recent stuff has been so hit and miss.
Can someone share a playlist of an album's worth of their strongest material from Green album onward? Or what are the 10 best songs they've done since then?
Any 10 songs from Maladroit
My post Green list:
Slave Slob Death & Deconstruction Fall Together Haunt You Everyday Perfect Situation Hold Me Ms Sweeney King Angel & the One Put Me Back Together I've Had it Up to Here Summer Elaine & Drunk Dorie L.A. Girlz Wind in Our Sail King of the World
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 6:03 pm Posts: 9359 Location: Washington State
guestT wrote:
Rivers was on some podcast a while back where he described his songwriting process in depth. It's very...methodical? Basically he keeps a huge spreadsheet of riffs, chord progressions, and short lyrical phrases, organized by time signature, key, number of syllables, etc. When he needs a song he goes through and matches up the music with lyrics that fit the meter, even if the lyrics don't really fit together thematically. For guitar solos he hums and scats over the basic track until he finds something he likes, then figures out how to play it on guitar.
It's not totally crazy, but maybe explains why their recent stuff has been so hit and miss.
He talked at one point (and this is going back years to when they were good...I think while he was in school?) anyway, he said that he has a list of ten songs because that's what's going on an album. When he write a new song, if it's better than the worst of those ten songs it gets cut. I remember thinking at the time that it seems a wasteful process for a listener of Weezer music since that means there are a ton of songs that we'll never get to hear.
Then as the Internet got bigger I was able to hear some of the leaked songs. Wugh.
Death & Destruction Slob Fall Together Perfect Situation The Damage in Your Heart Pork & Beans Miss Sweeney Pig I've Had It Up To Here Da Vinci California Kids (Girl We've Got A) Good Thing Do You Wanna Get High? L.A. Girlz Friend of a Friend Endless Bummer
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 22 guests
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum