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Rock n’ Roll Homage or Rock n’ Roll Parody? A Review of Weezer’s Van Weezer
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40 Underwhelming
The latest in a slew of eclectic releases from the California cult favourite group, this hair metal pastiche unfortunately misses the mark.
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The inside joke of Weezer’s recent output is quickly running out of steam. Barely 3 months after releasing one of their best records to date in the wonderful
OK Human, the band have backslid with yet another attempt to diversify their catalogue.
Van Weezer (yes, that is the actual name) is Rivers Cuomo and co donning a metaphorical 80s wig and sleeking over their usual pop-rock with overdriven tapping and harmonised solos. To be fair to the band, the passion is clear; from an (admittedly groan-worthy) interpolation of Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘Crazy Train’ on total paradox ‘Blue Dream’ to the theatrical and almost choral instrumental sections of ‘The End of the Game�
Weezer s Big Hit Hash Pipe Originally Given to Ozzy Osbourne
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The former Black Sabbath rocker turned down the chance to record Hash Pipe which later became a huge hit when it was released by the Rivers Cuomo-fronted band. May 16, 2021
Weezer s Hash Pipe after
Rivers Cuomo offered the track to him.
The former
Black Sabbath star asked the singer/songwriter if he had a track he could record and Cuomo thought he had the perfect tune. I think it was in 2000, he asked if I had any songs for him, and I just happened to have written Hash Pipe, Rivers tells Guitar World. I sent it to him, but he didn t end up using it.
Hash Pipe is one of Weezer's most iconic songs, and it almost wasn't recorded by them.
During a recent interview, the band's frontman revealed that he or
Weezer s most iconic songs, and it almost wasn t recorded by them.
During a recent
interview, the band s frontman revealed that he originally gave the song to
Ozzy Osbourne, but he didn t end up releasing it. “I think it was in 2000, he asked if I had any songs for him, and I just happened to have written ‘Hash Pipe, ” he recalled. “I sent it to him, but he didn’t end up using it. In another reality, it might have been interesting to hear him singing that song.” Interesting is an understatement!
Though that collaboration didn t come into fruition, the Prince of Darkness does have a writing credit on Weezer s