I-Weezer iyiqembu le-rock laseMelika elakhiwa ngo-1992. Zihlale zizwakala. Ikwazile ukukhipha ama-albhamu anobude obugcwele angu-12, i-albhamu eyikhava eyi-1, ama-EP ayisithupha neDVD eyodwa. I-albhamu yabo yakamuva enesihloko esithi "Weezer (Black Album)" ikhishwe ngoMashi 1, 2019.
Kuze kube manje, amarekhodi angaphezu kwezigidi eziyisishiyagalolunye asedayisiwe e-United States. Ukudlala umculo othonywe amanye amabhendi nabaculi be-pop abanethonya, kwesinye isikhathi babonwa njengengxenye yokunyakaza kwe-indie yama-90s.
U-Weezer waqala umsebenzi wakhe eLos Angeles, eCalifornia. URivers Cuomo ujoyine uPatrick Wilson, uMat Sharp noJason Cropper. Owokugcina wathathelwa indawo uBrian Bell.
Emasontweni amahlanu emva kokubunjwa, baba negigi yabo yokuqala. Kwenzeke ku-Dogstar e-Raji's Bar nase-Ribshack e-Hollywood Boulevard. U-Weezer waqala ukudlala kumakilabhu amancane ezilaleli azungeze i-Los Angeles. Izinguqulo zekhava ezirekhodiwe zezingoma ezahlukahlukene.
Ngokushesha ibhendi yadonsa ukunaka kwabamele i-A&R. Futhi ngo-June 26, 1993, abafana usayine inkontileka Todd Sullivan kusukela Geffen Records. Ibhendi yaba yingxenye yelebula ye-DGC (kamuva eyaba yi-Interscope).
'I-ALBHAMU EBLUE' (1993-1995)
I-'The Blue Album' yakhululwa ngoMeyi 10, 1994 futhi iyi-albhamu yokuqala yeqembu. I-albhamu ikhiqizwe ngu-Ric Okazek wangaphambili. "Kuhlehlisiwe" (Ingoma Ye-Sweater) ikhishwe njengeyokuqala eyodwa.
USpike Jones uqondise ividiyo yomculo edalelwe ithrekhi. Kuyo, leli qembu ladlala esiteji, lapho kuboniswa izikhathi ezihlukahlukene ezivela ku-studio yokuqopha. Kodwa isikhathi esiphawuleka kakhulu sasisekupheleni kwesiqeshana. Khona-ke izinja eziningi zagcwalisa isethi yonke.
UJones uphinde waqondisa ividiyo yesibili yeqembu ethi "Buddy Holly". Ividiyo ikhombise ukusebenzisana kweqembu neziqephu zochungechunge lwamahlaya kamabonakude iHappy Days. Lokhu, mhlawumbe, kwaphushela iqembu empumelelweni.
NgoJulayi 2002, i-albhamu yathengisa amakhophi angaphezu kuka-300 e-US. Yafinyelela inani eliphakeme kunombolo 6 ngoFebhuwari 1995. I-Blue Album okwamanje iqinisekiswe i-90x platinum. Lokhu kuyenza ibe i-albhamu edayisa kakhulu ka-Weezer kanye nelinye lama-albhamu e-rock aziwa kakhulu ngasekuqaleni kwawo-XNUMXs.
Iphinde yakhululwa ngo-2004 njenge-"Deluxe Edition". Le nguqulo ye-albhamu ifake i-disc yesibili kanye nezinye izinto ezingazange zikhishwe ngaphambilini.
I-WEEZER-PINKERTON (1995-1997)
Ekupheleni kukaZibandlela 1994, iqembu lathatha ikhefu ekuvakasheni ngamaholide kaKhisimusi. Ngaleso sikhathi, uCuomo wabuyela ezweni lakubo e-Connecticut. Lapho waqala ukuqoqa izinto ze-albhamu elandelayo.
Ngemuva kwempumelelo ye-multi-platinamu ye-albhamu yabo yokuqala, u-Weezer wabuyela esitudiyo ndawonye ukuze aqophe okuthile okukhethekile, okuyi-albhamu ye-Pinkerton.
Isihloko se-albhamu sivela kumlingiswa uLieutenant Pinkerton ovela ku-opera ka-Giacomo Puccini ethi Madama Butterfly. I-albhamu yayisekelwe ngokuphelele emdlalweni we-opera, owawunomfana owabuthelwa empini futhi wathunyelwa eJapane, lapho ahlangana khona nentombazane. Kufanele asuke eJapan kungazelelwe futhi athembise ukuthi uzobuya, kodwa ukuhamba kwakhe kuphula inhliziyo yakhe.
I-albhamu yakhululwa ngo-September 24, 1996. I-Pinkerton ifinyelele inombolo engu-19 e-US. Nokho, ayizange ithengise amakhophi amaningi njengaleyo eyandulelayo. Mhlawumbe ngenxa yendikimba yayo emnyama necindezela kakhulu.
Kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, le albhamu yaphenduka yaba inkolo yakudala. Manje isithathwa njenge-albhamu ye-Weezer ehamba phambili.
I-Weezer: iphuzu lokuphawula
Ngemuva kwekhefu elifushane, ibhendi yadlala igigi yayo yokuqala eTT the Bear ngo-Okthoba 8, 1997. Umculi webhesi wakusasa uMike Welsh wayeyilungu lebhendi eyedwa. NgoFebhuwari 1998, uRivers washiya izikole zaseBoston naseHarvard wabuyela eLos Angeles.
UPat Wilson noBrian Bell bajoyine uCuomo eLos Angeles ukuqala umsebenzi ku-albhamu yabo elandelayo. UMatt Sharp akazange abuye futhi walishiya ngokusemthethweni iqembu ngo-Ephreli 1998.
Bazama ukuzilolonga futhi bangayeki, kodwa ukukhungatheka kanye nokwehluka kokudala kwanciphisa ukuzilolonga, kwathi ngasekupheleni kwekwindla ka-1998, umshayi wezigubhu u-Pat Wilson waya emzini wakhe ePortland ukuze aphumule, kodwa iqembu alizange lihlangane kwaze kwaba ngu-April 2000.
Kwaze kwaba yilapho u-Fuji enikeza u-Weezer ikhonsathi ekhokha kakhulu e-Japan emkhosini lapho kwenziwa khona noma iyiphi inqubekelaphambili. Ibhendi yaqala futhi kusukela ngo-Ephreli kuya kuMeyi 2000 ukujwayela izingoma ezindala nezinguqulo zedemo zezintsha. Ibhendi yabuyela embukisweni ngoJuni 2000, kodwa ngaphandle kwegama le-Weezer.
Kwaze kwafika uJuni 23, 2000 lapho ibhendi yabuya ngaphansi kwegama elithi Weezer futhi yajoyina i-Warped Tour yemidlalo eyisishiyagalombili ehleliwe. U-Weezer wamukelwe kahle emkhosini, okuholele ekutheni kubhukhelwe izinsuku zokuvakasha ezengeziwe ehlobo.
ISESHONI SASEHLOBO (2000)
Ehlobo lika-2000, u-Weezer (ngaleso sikhathi owayehlanganisa uRivers Cuomo, uMike Welsh, uPat Wilson noBrian Bell) babuyela endleleni yabo yomculo. Uhlu olusethiwe belunezingoma ezintsha ezingu-14, kwathi ezingu-13 kuzo zashintshwa kwafakwa lezo okwakufanele zikhishwe ku-albhamu yokugcina.
Abalandeli babize lezi zingoma nge-'Summer Session 2000' (imvamisa ifushanisiwe ngokuthi SS2k). Izingoma ezintathu ze-SS2k, "Hash Pipe", "Dope Nose" kanye "Slob", ziqoshwe kahle kuma-albhamu e-studio (nge-"Hash Pipe" evela ku-Green Album kanye ne-"Dope Nose" kanye ne-"Slob" evela ku-Maladroid).
I-ALBHAMU ELILUHLAZA & MALADROID (2001-2003)
Iqembu lagcina selibuyele estudiyo ukuyokhipha i-albhamu yalo yesithathu. U-Weezer unqume ukuphinda isihloko esingaziwa sokukhululwa kwakhe kokuqala. Le albhamu yasheshe yaziwa ngokuthi yi-'Green Album' ngenxa yombala wayo ogqamile oluhlaza.
Ngemva nje kokukhishwa kwe-'The Green Album', iqembu laqala olunye uhambo lwase-US, laheha abalandeli abaningi abasha ngenxa yamandla ezingoma ezishisa izikhotha ethi 'Hash Pipe' nethi 'Island In The Sun', zombili ezazinezingoma ezishisayo. amavidiyo athole ukuchayeka okuvamile. ku-MTV.
Ngokushesha baqala ukuqopha amademo e-albhamu yabo yesine. Ibhendi yathatha indlela yokuhlola yenqubo yokurekhoda, yavumela abalandeli ukuthi balande amademo kuwebhusayithi yabo esemthethweni ukuze bathole impendulo.
Ngemuva kokukhishwa kwecwecwe leli qembu libe seliveza ukuthi uhlelo aluzange luphumelele njengoba benganikwanga izeluleko ezihlangene nezakhayo kubalandeli. Ingoma ethi "Slob" kuphela efakwe ku-albhamu ngokubona kwabalandeli.
Njengoba kwabikwa ngo-Agasti 16, 2001 yi-MTV, umculi webhesi uMikey Welsh ungeniswe esibhedlela sabagula ngengqondo. Ngaphambilini akwaziwa ukuthi ukuphi, njengoba anyamalala ngendlela engaqondakali ngaphambi kokuqoshwa kwesibili kwevidiyo yomculo ethi "Island In The Sun", eyayihlanganisa iqembu nezilwane ezihlukahlukene. Ngomngane wabo bobabili uCuomo, bathole inombolo kaScott Shriner bambuza ukuthi uyafuna yini ukuvala isikhala seWales.
I-albhamu yesine, i-Maladroit, yakhululwa ngo-2002 noScott Shriner esikhundleni se-Welsh kuma-bass. Ngenkathi le albhamu ihlangatshezwane nezibuyekezo ezinhle ezivela kubagxeki, ukuthengisa bekungenamandla njenge-The Green Album.
Ngemuva kwe-albhamu yesine, uWither waqala ngokushesha umsebenzi ku-albhamu yakhe yesihlanu, eqopha amademo amaningi phakathi kokuvakasha kweMaladroit. Lezi zingoma zagcina zikhanseliwe futhi uWither wathatha ikhefu elimfanele ngemuva kwala ma-albhamu amabili.
Ukuvuka nokuwa kweqembu leWither
Kusukela ngoDisemba 2003 kuya ehlobo nasekuqaleni kwekwindla ka-2004, amalungu e-Weezer aqopha inani elikhulu lezinto ze-albhamu entsha, eyakhululwa entwasahlobo ka-2005 nomdidiyeli uRick Rubin. I-'Make Believe' ikhishwe ngoMeyi 10, 2005. Ingoma yokuqala ye-albhamu, ethi, "Beverly Hills", yaba nengoma ethandwayo e-US, yahlala emashadini izinyanga eziningi ngemuva kokukhishwa kwayo.
Ekuqaleni kuka-2006, i-Make Believe yamenyezelwa njenge-platinum eqinisekisiwe, kanti i-Beverly Hills yaba ukudawuniloda kwesibili okudume kakhulu ku-iTunes ngo-2005. Futhi, ekuqaleni kuka-2006, ingoma yesithathu kaMake Believe ethi, "Perfect Situation", yachitha amasonto amane alandelanayo isendaweni yesihlanu eshadini le-Billboard Modern Rock, elihamba phambili lika-Weezer.
I-albhamu yesitudiyo yesithupha ka-Weezer yakhululwa ngoJuni 3, 2008, ngaphezudlwana nje kweminyaka emithathu ngemva kokukhishwa kwayo kokugcina, ethi Make Believe.
Kulokhu ukurekhoda kuchazwa njengokuthi "ukuhlola". NgokukaCuomo, kuhlanganisa izingoma ezingajwayelekile.
Ngo-2009, leli qembu lamemezela i-albhamu yalo elandelayo, ethi, “Raditude”, eyakhishwa ngoNovemba 3, 2009, futhi yakhishwa njengeyesikhombisa edayisa kakhulu ku-Billboard 200. NgoDisemba 2009, kwavezwa ukuthi leli qembu alisaxhumani nalo. ilebula likaGeffen.
Ibhendi iveze ukuthi isazoqhubeka nokukhipha izinto ezintsha, kodwa abanaso isiqiniseko nezindlela. Ekugcineni, ibhendi yasayinwa ilebula ezimele i-Epitaph.
I-albhamu ethi "Hurley" yakhululwa ngo-September 2010 kulebula ethi Epitaph. U-Weezer usebenzise i-YouTube ukuze aphromothe i-albhamu. Ngawo lowo nyaka, u-Weezer wakhipha enye i-albhamu yesitudiyo ngoNovemba 2, 2010 enesihloko esithi "Death to False Metal". Le albhamu yahlanganiswa kusukela ezinguqulweni ezisanda kuqoshwa kabusha zokurekhodwa ezingasetshenzisiwe kusukela emsebenzini weqembu.
Ngomhla ziyisi-9 kuMfumfu wezi-2011, ibhendi yamemezela kuwebhusayithi yayo ukuthi owayengumculi webhesi uMike Welsh ushonile.
Weezer namuhla
Iqembu aligcinanga lapho. Ukukhulula umsebenzi omusha cishe njalo ngonyaka. Ngezinye izikhathi abalaleli babethanda yonke into ngokusangana, futhi ngezinye izikhathi, ngokuqinisekile, kwakukhona ukwehluleka. Muva nje, ngoJanuwari 23, 2019, u-Weezer ukhiphe i-albhamu yekhava enesihloko esithi "The Teal Album". Entwasahlobo ka-2019, kwavela i-albhamu ethi “Black Album”.
Ekupheleni kukaJanuwari 2021, abaculi bebhendi bajabulisa abalandeli ngokukhululwa kwe-LP entsha. Irekhodi lalibizwa ngokuthi OK Human. Khumbula ukuthi lena yi-albhamu yesi-14 yeqembu.
Ukukhishwa kwe-albhamu entsha "abalandeli" kwaziwa ngonyaka odlule. Abaculi bathi bachithe isikhathi sokuvalelwa ukuze kuzuze bona nabathanda ubuciko. Lapho beqopha i-LP, basebenzisa ubuchwepheshe be-analog kuphela.
Izindaba ezimnandi kubalandeli beqembu azigcinanga lapho. Baphinde bamemezela ukuthi iVan Weezer LP entsha izokhishwa ngoMeyi 7, 2021.
