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Hella Mega Tour
The Hella Mega Tour was a concert tour by American rock bands Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Weezer that was announced on September 10, 2019 and originally included dates from March to August 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oceanic leg was canceled, as well as the sole Canadian date. The rest of the tour was rescheduled to 2021 and 2022. Background On September 10, 2019, all three bands simultaneously announced the tour and new music. On the same day, each band also released a new single: Green Day released "Father of All... (song), Father of All..." and announced its 13th album, ''Father of All Motherfuckers''; Fall Out Boy released "Dear Future Self (Hands Up)" and announced its second compilation album, ''Greatest Hits: Believers Never Die – Volume Two''; and Weezer released "The End of the Game (song), The End of the Game" and announced its fifteenth (fourteenth at the time) album, ''Van Weezer''. Weezer would also go on to release their fourteenth studio album ''OK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weezer Hella Mega Tour Denver 2021
Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Brian Bell (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), and Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals). They have sold 10 million albums in the United States and more than 35 million worldwide. After signing to Geffen Records in 1993, Weezer released their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, also known as the Blue Album, in May 1994. Backed by music videos for the singles "Undone – The Sweater Song", "Buddy Holly", and "Say It Ain't So", the Blue Album became a multi-platinum success. Weezer's second album, '' Pinkerton'' (1996), featuring a darker, more abrasive sound, was a commercial failure and initially received mixed reviews, but achieved cult status and critical acclaim years later. Both the Blue Album and ''Pinkerton'' are now frequently cited among the bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weezer
Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Brian Bell (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), and Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals). They have sold 10 million albums in the United States and more than 35 million worldwide. After signing to Geffen Records in 1993, Weezer released their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, also known as the Blue Album, in May 1994. Backed by music videos for the singles " Undone – The Sweater Song", " Buddy Holly", and " Say It Ain't So", the Blue Album became a multi-platinum success. Weezer's second album, '' Pinkerton'' (1996), featuring a darker, more abrasive sound, was a commercial failure and initially received mixed reviews, but achieved cult status and critical acclaim years later. Both the Blue Album and ''Pinkerton'' are now frequently cited amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Day
Green Day is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Rodeo, California, in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, with drummer Tré Cool joining in 1990. In 1994, their major-label debut ''Dookie'', released through Reprise Records, became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 20 million copies in the U.S. Green Day has been credited with reigniting mainstream interest in punk rock. Before taking its current name in 1989, the band was named Blood Rage, then Sweet Children. They were part of the Punk rock in California, late 1980s/early 1990s Bay Area punk scene that emerged from the 924 Gilman Street club in Berkeley, California. The band's early releases were with the independent record label Lookout! Records, including their first album, ''39/Smooth'' (1990). For most of the band's career, they have been a power trio with Cool, who replaced John Kiffmeyer in 1990 before the recording of the band's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All My Favorite Songs
"All My Favorite Songs" is a song by the American Rock music, rock band Weezer, released on January 21, 2021, as the first single from their fourteenth studio album ''OK Human''. A music video was released on the same day. Composition The song begins with an introduction in A-flat major. After this, the song transitions to E major, which continues throughout the rest of the song. In contrast to the recent hard rock-oriented singles from ''Van Weezer'', "All My Favorite Songs" is more of a baroque pop and chamber pop song. According to ''Spin (magazine), Spin'', "The Orchestral pop, orchestral Pop rock, pop-rock song is right in the Weezer wheelhouse, sounding like the logical next step in the evolution of Rivers Cuomo." In regards to the song's title and lyrics, Cuomo stated that it reflects his music taste, by declaring "All my favorite songs are slow and sad." Reception Chris Deville at Stereogum gave the song a positive review, stating "The song strikes a pleasing balance b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Undone – The Sweater Song
"Undone – The Sweater Song" is a song by American alternative rock band Weezer, released in June 1994 from their self-titled debut album as their debut single. Background The band originally intended to insert various sound clips into ''Undone'', but were wary of the cost of licensing them. Instead, the studio version of the track features a spoken introduction by bassist Matt Sharp and Karl Koch, a longtime friend of the band. The track also features dialogue between Koch and Mykel Allan, an early supporter of the band. This dialogue is frequently ad-libbed during concerts and other live recordings. Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has commented on the song, saying: Cuomo has also said that it was his attempt at writing "a Velvet Underground-type song," but he later called the song an inadvertent derivative of Metallica's " Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", with the band's metal roots showing through. The song was originally known as simply "Undone" but the band added "The Swe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feels Like Summer (Weezer Song)
"Feels Like Summer" is a song by the American rock band Weezer. It was released on March 16, 2017 as the lead single for their 2017 album '' Pacific Daydream''. The song was performed for the first time at SXSW on March 17, 2017. Composition The song has been described as a pop rock, electropop, dance-pop, and EDM song by various critics. Music video The music video for "Feels Like Summer" released on March 16, 2017 features animated versions of the band's members. Versions Two versions of the song were officially released by the band. The first one being the radio and single version and the second one the acoustic version of the song, released on June 28, 2017. #Single version – 3:15 #Acoustic version – 3:16 Commercial performance The song was a sleeper hit, becoming Weezer's most successful single since 2008's "Pork and Beans". It peaked at number one on the Mediabase Alternative chart and number two on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. The song was heard on The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pork And Beans (song)
"Pork and Beans" is a song by the American alternative rock band Weezer, released on the group's 2008 self-titled album ''Weezer'', also known as the Red Album. It was released to radio on April 22, 2008 and released in digital form on April 24. The track debuted at number 19 on ''Billboard''s Modern Rock chart, and spent eleven weeks at number one. The song charted in many countries such as Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. A music video of the song, which incorporated many YouTube celebrities and memes with the band, was premiered on YouTube and was one of the most popular videos in the weeks following its release. The video won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. Writing and inspiration Rivers Cuomo, lead singer and guitarist for Weezer, wrote the song in reaction to a meeting with Geffen executives, who told the band members that they needed to record more commercial material. Cuomo remarked, "I came out of it pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Name Is Jonas
"My Name Is Jonas" is a song by the American rock band Weezer. It is the first track on the band's self-titled 1994 debut album, also known as ''The Blue Album'' as well as being the only promotional single off of the album. It was written by guitarist/vocalist Rivers Cuomo, drummer Patrick Wilson and guitarist Jason Cropper, and produced by Ric Ocasek. Cropper wrote the song's acoustic intro; it is one of his only Weezer songwriting credits, as he left the band before the release of its first album. Background The song was inspired by Cuomo's brother, who was having insurance problems after a serious car crash while at college. According to Cuomo, the song "explains how The Plan is reaming us all, especially my brother." "My Name Is Jonas" was written in the key of B major. However, as the song is played with guitars tuned a half-step down, it is played as if it were in the key of C. Reception Melissa Bobbitt at LiveAbout named "My Name Is Jonas" the seventh best Weezer song, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverly Hills (Weezer Song)
"Beverly Hills" is a song by American rock band Weezer. It is the first single from the band's 2005 fifth album, ''Make Believe''. "Beverly Hills" was released to US radio on March 28, 2005. The song features Stephanie Eitel of Agent Sparks on the chorus on backup vocals, performing the "gimme, gimme" hook. Background Rivers Cuomo's story behind "Beverly Hills": "I was at the opening of the new Hollywood Bowl and I flipped through the program and I saw a picture of Wilson Phillips. And for some reason I just thought how nice it would be to marry, like, an 'established' celebrity and live in Beverly Hills and be part of that world. And it was a totally sincere desire. And then I wrote that song, 'Beverly Hills'. For some reason, by the time it came out—and the video came out—it got twisted around into something that seemed sarcastic. But originally it wasn't meant to be sarcastic at all." Cuomo stated that "Beverly Hills" and the solo, third verse, and last chorus of "Fallin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hash Pipe
"Hash Pipe" is a song by American rock band Weezer. Released in 2001, it was the first single off the band's third album ''Weezer'' (The ''Green Album''), and the only one of the Summer Songs of 2000 songs to make it onto the album, although " Dope Nose" and "Slob" were released on '' Maladroit''. Background According to an interview with Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo, "Hash Pipe" was written on the same night as the song "Dope Nose" off ''Maladroit''. The story goes that Cuomo took "a bunch of Ritalin and had like three shots of tequila," paced around for a while, then wrote both songs. Weezer drummer Patrick Wilson is featured on the cover of the song's CD single. Since late 2001, the band has played the song live with a reworked guitar solo that no longer follows the verse melody. Also according to Cuomo, he had intended on giving this song to Ozzy Osbourne in 2000 after he approached Cuomo for song ideas, but he did not use it. Composition With a tempo of 128 bpm, "Hash Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero (Weezer Song)
"Hero" is a song by the American rock music, rock band Weezer. It was released on May 6, 2020, as the second single from the band's fifteenth studio album, ''Van Weezer''. It became the fifth Weezer song to reach number one on the US Alternative Airplay chart. Composition ''Rolling Stone'' described "Hero" as an outcast anthem, which focuses on frontman Rivers Cuomo's feelings of inadequacy. The band described the song as for "the stay at home dreamers, the zoom graduators, the sourdough bakers, and the essential workers". Following the style of ''Van Weezer''s return to the band's roots in hard rock, "Hero" has been described musically as an upbeat Weezer song with heavy guitar usage. ''Spin (magazine), Spin'' described it as "a dose of power pop". On July 30, the band released an alternate version of the song titled "Hero (Piano)", arranged as a piano ballad. Music video The music video for the song was directed by Brendan Walter and Jasper Graham. It begins with a scene of Cuo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
