Alone The Home Recordings Of Rivers Cuomo Music Cd

Weezer - Alone The Home Recordings Of Rivers Cuomo

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Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo      Artist : Rivers Cuomo      List Price : $13.98 USD        Your Price : $13.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2007-12-18      Studio : Geffen Records      Label : Geffen Records      Avg. Customer Rating : (23 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Alone The Home Recordings Of Rivers Cuomo      Demo Weezer      Rating:      So, a lot of this material was already released, but still if you are a fan of Weezer, this is a definite must-own. These demos are really great and fun to listen to, plus if you are able to get the cd booklet, it really contains a lot of fun and interesting information of songwriting and Rivers' own thoughts on the tunes. I really enjoy listening to to quite often, but I am a huge Weezer fan. If you are not a huge Weezer fan, then you can pass on this disc. The song "Chess" is flippin' amazing.     Customer Reviews for Alone The Home Recordings Of Rivers Cuomo Cd      Essential for any serious Weezer fan      Rating:      The ebb-and-flow of Rivers Cuomo's creative streak over the years has been interesting to follow, for as much as we the public at large can follow is (mostly by seeing how good or not so good a Weezer album is, and how long it takes for a new Weezer album to materialize). But Rivers has taken this to an entirely new level by digging into his musical treasure chest and sharing a bunch of demos, of old and previously unheard songs alike. "Alone: The Home Recording of Rivers Cuomo" (18 tracks; 47 min.) is not only a fascinating look into the writing process of Rivers, but on top of that brings some pretty good music too. Most interesting are the demos of songs intended for the eventually shelved second album "Songs from the Black Hole" (instead "Pinkerton" was released), which as they are heard here almost play like a musical ("Blast Off", "Dude, We're Finally Landing", "Superfriend" and "Lover in the Snow"). In spirit they certainly are closer to Pinkerton than the Blue Album. Other interesting items: the 1995 track "Wanda (You're My Only Love)", a rejected song for the "Angus" movie soundtrack (instead "You Gave Your Love" made it on the soundtrack); "This Is the Way", cut from the "Make Believe" album; the cover "Little Diane" (recorded in 2003); and the closing track "I Was Made for You" (from 2004"). In all, this album plays surprisingly well, even if obviously the recording quality is not optimal. But a contributing factor to making this album so enjoyable are the lines notes from Rivers. And no, they are not just a line or two pre song, they fill pages and pages as Rivers explains in detail the background of each song (and the lyrics are also printed). In all, while of course this does not break any new musical ground as such, this set is essential for any serious Weezer fan. Editorial Reviews for Alone The Home Recordings Of Rivers Cuomo Audio Cd      Album Description      ALONE THE HOME RECORDINGS OFRIVERS CUOMO - FIRST TIME MADE AVAILABLE ANYWHERE! WEEZER's frontman & songwriter / visionary Rivers Cuomo releases a very special album of home demos. "Buddy Holly" became a Weezer song, while others remained in his personal vault. A true treasure chest for Weezer fans and fans of great Modern Rock songs.