Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo

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Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo
Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo cover
Studio album by Rivers Cuomo
Released November 25, 2008
Recorded 1992-2008
Genre Alternative rock
Label Geffen Records
Producer(s) Rivers Cuomo
Rivers Cuomo chronology
Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo
(2007)
Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo
(2008)

Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo is a compilation album by Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo. It is a sequel to 2007's Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo. On July 24, 2008, a spreadsheet entitled "The 4 and 5 star demos of river como" was posted on riverscuomo.com, with certain songs designated as songs that either appeared on Alone, Buddyhead's Gimme Skelter compilation, or the then unreleased Alone II. Soon after the list was posted, the site was redirected back to Cuomo's MySpace. On October 27, 2008, final tracklist was posted on Pitchforkmedia.com at the end of the interview with Rivers.

On October 15, 2008, Alone II appeared on Amazon with a release date of November 25, 2008. On October 22, 2008, the cover appeared on interpunk.com

College Radio Leak and Reactions

The album was first played in it's entirety on November 18, 2008 by Albumsix user Giggens on his College Rock radio station: WSIN. It immediately spawned a thread of ecstatic comments (all positive). Many consider it the greatest moment to have ever been on a Weezer board.

Track listing

  1. Victory on the Hill
  2. I Want to Take You Home Tonight
  3. The Purification of Water
  4. I Was Scared
  5. Harvard Blues
  6. My Brain Is Working Overtime
  7. I Don't Want to Let You Go
  8. Oh Jonas
  9. Please Remember
  10. Come to My Pod
  11. Don't Worry Baby
  12. The Prettiest Girl in the Whole Wide World
  13. I Can't Stop Partying
  14. Paper Face
  15. Walt Disney
  16. I Admire You So Much
  17. My Day Is Coming
  18. Cold and Damp
  19. I'll Think About You

Track list changes

Since Cuomo put his demo spreadsheet online on July 24, 2008, the track list for Alone II has changed.

Songs added:

  • Victory on the Hill
  • Harvard Blues
  • My Brain is Working Overtime
  • I Can't Stop Partying
  • I Admire You So Much
  • Cold and Damp

Songs left off:

Track Origins

  • "I Want to Take You Home Tonight" was recorded in 2002. It was written on New Year's Eve in 2002.
  • "The Purification of Water" and "Don't Worry Baby" were recorded in 1992 and 1993 before the release of The Blue Album.
  • "Come to My Pod", "Oh Jonas" and "Please Remember" were recorded for Songs from the Black Hole, recorded in 1995.
  • "The Prettiest Girl in the Whole Wide World" was recorded in 1997 during the band's hiatus as an early contender for 2001's The Green Album.
  • "Paperface" was recorded in 1992. A full-band demo was released on the deluxe version of The Blue Album.
  • "Walt Disney" was recorded in 1995.
  • "My Day is Coming" was recorded in 2006 and 2007, before the release of The Red Album.
  • "I'll Think About You" was originally recorded in 1994 and later a contender for the never-released Homie album.

See also