Weezer

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Credits: Far Out / DGC Records
Members
Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell, Scott Shriner, Matt Sharp, Mikey Welsh, Jason Cropper
Genre
alternative rock, power pop, indie rock, pop rock
Formed
1992
Hometown
Los Angeles, California, United States
Top Tracks
'Buddy Holly', 'Say It Ain't So', 'Island in the Sun', 'Hash Pipe', 'Beverly Hills'
Top Albums
'Weezer (Blue Album)', 'Pinkerton', 'Weezer (Green Album)', 'Everything Will Be Alright in the End', 'OK Human'
Records Sold
More than 35 million
Fun Facts
The music video for 'Buddy Holly', directed by Spike Jonze, famously inserted the band into footage from the sitcom 'Happy Days' and became one of MTV's defining videos of the 1990s. ### Although 'Pinkerton' received mixed reviews upon release in 1996, it was later reappraised as one of the greatest alternative rock albums ever made and has influenced countless emo and indie rock artists. ### Rivers Cuomo studied at Harvard University during Weezer's rise to fame, balancing his education with the band's recording and touring schedule.
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Pixies, The Rentals, Jimmy Eat World, Fountains of Wayne, Nada Surf

Weezer are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992 by vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Rivers Cuomo.

Known for blending power pop, alternative rock and geek culture with catchy melodies and self-deprecating lyrics, Weezer became one of the defining bands of 1990s alternative music. Their self-titled debut album, commonly known as the ‘Blue Album’, and its follow-up, ‘Pinkerton’, are widely regarded as modern classics, while later releases including the ‘Green Album’, ‘Everything Will Be Alright in the End’, ‘OK Human’ and ‘Van Weezer’ demonstrated the band’s remarkable longevity. With a catalogue spanning more than three decades, Weezer have remained one of alternative rock’s most influential and beloved bands.

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Weezer are an American alternative rock band formed in 1992, best known for albums including the 'Blue Album', 'Pinkerton' and the 'Green Album'.
'Buddy Holly' is one of Weezer's signature songs, although 'Say It Ain't So', 'Island in the Sun', 'Hash Pipe' and 'Beverly Hills' are also among their best-known recordings.
Although it divided critics when it was released, 'Pinkerton' was later recognised as a landmark alternative rock album for its raw emotional honesty and confessional songwriting, influencing generations of emo, indie rock and pop-punk artists.
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