Artist: Weezer
Album: Death To False Metal
Recorded: 1993-2010
Released: November 2, 2010
Genre: Alternative rock, power pop
Label: In the Red Records
Producer: Weezer, Rick Rubin, Shawne Everett, Rivers Cuomo
Audio
Format: MPEG Audio
Format version: Version 1
Format profile: Layer 3
Mode: Joint stereo
Bit rate mode: Constant
Bit rate: 320 Kbps
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Writing library: LAME3.97
Tracklist
01. Turning Up The Radio
02. I Don't Want Your Loving
03. Blowin' My Stack
04. Losing My Mind
05. Everyone
06. I'm a Robot
07. Trampoline
08. Odd Couple
09. Auto-Pilot
10. Un-Break My Heart (Toni Braxton cover)
biography
Weezer are a popular Californian college-rock band fronted by geeky singer Rivers Cuomo. Their self-titled debut album (identified by its blue cover) was a big hit in 1994 thanks to the two lead singles and their videos. Both directed by Spike Jonze, the videos for “Undone – The Sweater Song” and “Buddy Holly” won regular airplay on MTV and won awards, boosting the band’s profile substantially. The Blue Album was critically acclaimed and went on to sell over three million copies.
Their second album Pinkerton (1996) divided opinion sharply. It originally didn’t sell well and some critics derided it. However, over time it has gained more acceptance and some now see it as Weezer’s greatest achievement. A particularly stark example of this turnaround can be found by comparing the views of Rolling Stone readers in 1996 and 2002: originally the readership voted Pinkerton the second-worst album to be released in 1996, but six years later the same demographic voted it the 16th greatest album of all time.
After taking a long break, the band returned to touring in 2000 and released a third album in 2001. Also self-titled, it became known as The Green Album because of its cover art. It sold twice as many as Pinkerton, buoyed by more cautiously positive reviews, and the success of singles “Hash Pipe” and “Island in the Sun”. Maladroit (2002) was Weezer’s least successful album yet, with mixed reviews and poor chart performance. Make Believe (2004) was another that sharply divided opinion, with some critics hating it while others loved it. Weezer released their so-called Red Album in 2008, to more difficult reviews.
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Description
2010 collection of unreleased Weezer songs that, for one reason or another, didn't make the final cut on any of their albums. Death To False Metal is not a traditional collection of studio leftovers or songs from the vault, but a wholly original follow-up to Weezer's just-released Hurley. The album was created using the basic tracks of 10 previously unreleased recordings (nine never-before-heard songs plus one cover) to assemble a brand new and truly modern-sounding record. The result is an evolution for the band, a giant step forward with a nod to the past.
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