Sunday 23 September 2012

Weezer's History




The band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles, California and consists of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, guitar), Patrick Wilson (drums, guitar, backing vocals), Brian Bell (guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), and Scott Shriner (bass, backing vocals, keyboards).
They were first signed to the record label Geffen Records in 1993 and recorded their debut album ‘Weezer’ also know as ‘The blue album’ the same year to be released in May the following year. The album featured the popular singles "Undone - The Sweater Song", "Buddy Holly", and "Say It Ain't So".

Albums recorded from 1996- 2010:
They have also released a DVD containing footage of live gigs from the band's history, from the early stages of their musical career up until 2002. The DVD also contains all of the Weezer music videos from The Blue Album until Maladroit. Bonus footage features the band backstage, on-stage, in the recording studio and in interviews. The DVD debuted at  number 1 on Billboard's Top Music Video charts and has sold 78,968 copies as of October 2005 thus making it certified as a Gold selling DVD.

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