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The Weezer Recording Chronology (WRC) is an attempt by Weezerpedia to create a successor to the Recording History, a detailed list of every demo, bootleg, and studio recording by the band Weezer and any directly associated bands, written by Karl Koch from the years of 2000 to 2011. Pages are separated by years.

This page details the year 2001. It contains the recording of The Green Album, demos and recording sessions for Maladroit, and events and recordings that led up to them.

The Green Album recording sessions, December 27, 2000–January 17, 2001

Main article: Weezer (The Green Album)
Album cover

Starting on December 27, 2000, the band, plus returning producer Ric Ocasek and engineers Ken Allardyce, Alan Sanderson, and Carlos "Loco" Bedoya recorded 21 songs at Cello Studios, 10 of which making the album, and 7 being released as B-sides.

Most of the below recordings started out as run-throughs by the band to get the drums and bass down, with the vocals and guitars being regarded as "scratch takes" and being re-taped, or in some cases, even taped over later. During recording, one of the assistant engineers would make DAT tapes of the day's work as backups, which were then copied over, where Karl Koch would make CDs of the sessions. In some cases, Koch was asked to make edits of the in-progress recordings so the band could test out different arrangements if needed (this process would go on far beyond recording wrapped up, with changes being made during or even after mastering in some instances).

On January 31, 2001, the individual tracks from the sessions at Cello would then be transferred into Lord-Alge's Pro Tools system in Miami for mixing. Mixing being done digitally allowed changes to be made to the tracks during mixing due to the unlimited amount of tracks at hand. Mastering initially took place on February 19, though even more changes were taking place across different studios in Los Angeles, thus the mastering process was re-done several times, even during the band's Yahoo! Outloud Tour and extending into the band's Japan tour that April, where Rivers Cuomo would be mailed mixes, masters, and album sequencings before they were finally finished later that month.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Knock-down Drag-out December 27, 2000 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Don't Let Go December 27, 2000 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Knock-down Drag-out December 28, 2000 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Don't Let Go December 28, 2000–February 1, 2001 2:59 Weezer (The Green Album)
Weezer Cryin' and Lonely December 28, 2000 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Break Up December 28, 2000 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Gimmie Some Love December 28, 2000–January 31, 2001 2:57 Weezer (The Green Album)
Weezer Homely December 28, 2000 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Island in the Sun December 29, 2000 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Starlight December 29, 2000 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Hash Pipe December 29, 2000 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Oh Lisa December 29, 2000–February 1, 2001 2:52
Weezer O Girlfriend December 29, 2000 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Brightening Day December 29, 2000 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA 2:11 "Island in the Sun" (UK retail CD #2) Mixed by Jack Joseph Puig
Weezer Crab December 29, 2000 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer If You Want It December 29, 2000 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Island in the Sun December 30, 2000 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Hash Pipe December 30, 2000 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Crab December 30, 2000 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Inside a Smile December 30, 2000–February 8, 2001 2:39 Weezer (The Green Album)
Weezer Teenage Victory Song December 30, 2000 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Sugar Booger December 30, 2000 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA 4:04 "Island in the Sun" (UK retail CD #2)
Weezer Island in the Sun January 1–February 4, 2001 4:04 Weezer (The Green Album)
Weezer O Girlfriend January 1, 2001 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Hash Pipe January 1, 2001 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer No More Disappointments January 1, 2001 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer If You Want It January 1–January 19, February 4, 2001
Weezer Crab January 1, 2001 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer No More Disappointments January 2, 2001 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer O Girlfriend January 2–February 4, 2001 3:50 Weezer (The Green Album)
Weezer Hash Pipe January 2, February 15–February 16, 2001 3:07 Weezer (The Green Album)
Weezer Knock-down Drag-out January 2, 2001 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA 2:09 Weezer (The Green Album)
Weezer Crab January 2–February 8, 2001 2:35 Weezer (The Green Album)
Weezer Always January 2–January 20, February 6, 2001 2:05 2:40 "correct" mix done on October 13 by Jack Joseph Puig
Weezer Starlight January 3, 2001 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Break Up January 3, 2001 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Teenage Victory Song January 3–February 7, 2001 3:04
Weezer Homely January 3, 2001 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
Weezer Starlight January 5, 2001 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA 3:19
Weezer Gonna Make My Move January 6–February 8, 2001 2:41 Weezer (The Green Album)
Weezer Always January 7, 2001 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA Full-band version featuring Farfisa organ
Weezer New Song January 17, 2001 Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, CA 1:52 Later known as "I Do"
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Karlification!

The Green Album was recorded At Cello Studios in Los Angeles, which used to be a part of Western Studios, where many albums were cut for artists in the 60's such as Frank Sinatra (1969's "Cycles"), the Mamas and The Papas and the Beach Boys, who recorded their masterpiece Pet Sounds there. The basic tracks were recorded to 2" 24 track analog tape, which was a challenge in today's day and age. the drums alone were miked up with over 10 microphones, each of which required a separate track. When one factors in the tracks required for bass guitar, rhythm guitar (often doubled in stereo or even tripled with a center track as well, lead guitar (also often doubled), guitar solos, and vocals, which generally required at least 3 tracks, it got pretty tight when it came time to add a spontaneous alternate guitar idea, or alternate vocal melody.

(information as to what instruments and gear was used in the recording process is slated to be added to the "Equipment History" pages as soon as possible.)

Anyway, over 20 master 2" reels were filled with various "takes" through out late December through the first 2 weeks of January. In some cases as many as 5 or 6 master takes were saved of a song, each representing a run through by the whole band of a song, that was deemed good enough to save. These run throughs were primarily for getting a perfect take of the drums, and where possible the bass guitar as well. Lead and rhythm guitars and Rivers's vocals were in there as well, but these parts were generally regarded as scratch takes - just there to fill out the sound as the band played the song as a whole. Later the guitars and vocals (and depending on the song, the bass) would be re-taped, using up free tracks until there wasnt enough to spare. Then, assuming they had gotten better takes of the bass and guitars, the original scratch tracks would be considered fair game for taping over with other things like the final vocals and such.

Over the course of the recording, the assistant engineer would make DAT tapes of whatever was done that day, as safety back-ups and for reference. From these a "daily CD" was created by Karl, which was burned in whatever running order was popular that day, and each rough cd would range (as the recording went on) from songs that were in a very rough state to songs that had had a lot more work dont to them. The effect of listening to the CDs could be rather odd, as a polished sounding song would often lead into a rough instrumental of the next track.

While recording was going on, Rivers was still writing, so in-studio demos would also be recorded, such as for "I Do". Also, Karl was sometimes instructed to do a rough edit of an in-process song on his computer, to help determine what it would sound like with or without a certain verse or solo or whatever. So these versions started to pile up as well.

As the process went on this way, various early or rejected versions of the songs in progress would thus be preserved on the daily CDs. At the end of the recording process, Karl made a "best of the early versions" set of CDs, and destroyed the original "Daily CDs" (this wasn't ruining anything, as the masters were also on DATs and the 24 track tape. The concern was over the large amount of extra rough mix cds that started to pile up, and the possibility that one of them could slip out of the studio in the wrong pocket). The list below is drawn from this info, and represents every song that was worked on in this period, regardless of whether it actually got finished or made it to the album or whatever.

While mixing the album in Miami Beach, additional recording work was done by "dumping" all 24 analog tracks of a song from L.A. into the Pro Tools computer based recording system, and with the unlimited additional space available in the digital realm, various last minute additional tracks were added as needed to try out small guitar touches, additional tries at getting the vocals better, or whatever was deemed necessary. When the song was truly finished in the recording phase, the digital tracks were all "flown" back down the hall via some really thick cables, back into Tom Lord-Alge's mixing desk, where he'd break it down and get to work. Often a song was completed late one night in the recording room, and a few hours later in the morning, Tom would show up and start work on the mix over in his mixing room. It was a hectic pace to say the least! The end result of the work in Miami was a pile of 1/2" digital mixdown tapes on reels.

Compounding the sense of urgency was the upcoming Outloud Tour, which was starting by hell or high water on Feb 21st 2001.

After Miami, the tapes went back to L.A. for mastering, the final process wherein the songs are put in order and given an overall E.Q. and such, so they sound cohesive as an album. However, during the short period between Miami and the start of the Outloud Tour, Rivers made a number of last minute changes and decisions, prompting work in some other L.A. studios to add touches here and there, and edit some songs, as well as do some B-side work. The mastering was re-done several times, even during the Outloud Tour. All during that tour and right up to the start of the following Japan tour, Rivers was listening to fed-exed in mixes, masterings and album sequences. In the end it wasnt over until well after the Outloud Tour was over, almost at the point when the band boarded the plane to Japan for the April tour. In the short period in L.A. before the Japan Tour started, Several more B-sides were polished up, and the running order and song choices of the album were finally made final.

During the process of mastering, somewhere in April 2001, (when some songs were in fact still being edited and having last second mix fixes done), someone at a mastering studio thought he had the new weezer album and stole unfinished, incorrectly mastered copies of many of the soon to be released tracks, plus some tracks that were slated for b-side status. These tracks made it out as mp3s and were announced as "the new album", when in fact the order was wrong, the mixes were wrong, the mastering was wrong, and even what tracks that were included was wrong. It was a classic example of how difficult it was to keep an album under wraps in todays age of digital propagation and outright piracy, and led to a lot of unnecessary confusion. (the actual sessions were confusing enough as it was! In fact the wrong edit of "Always" even ended up on the UK single months later, due to some mislabelled masters.)

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 13


Fort Lauderdale demos, February 24, 2001

Even during the Green sessions, Cuomo had still been writing a steady flow of new songs, as evidenced by the seemingly last-minute introduction of "I Do", being the last song recorded during the sessions. During the Yahoo! Outloud Tour, Cuomo stopped by Loconto Productions in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to record rough demos of some of his more recent work.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Listen Up February 24, 2001 Loconto Productions, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rivers Cuomo Keep Fishin' February 24, 2001 Loconto Productions, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rivers Cuomo High Up Above February 24, 2001 Loconto Productions, Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Karlification!

In the middle of the Outloud Tour, Rivers went into Ft Lauderdale's LoConto Studios and cut some demos solo, just working out some of the new songs he was starting to come up with. These recordings are characterized with some very hokey down home arrangements that were not "rockin'". They were pretty experimental, and limited by the small range of equipment at hand and a lack of time. So Rivers just had fun with it and didnt sweat the details too hard.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 13


Detroit demos, March 7, 2001

Similarly to the Fort Lauderdale demos, Cuomo went into a small recording studio in Detroit, Michigan during the Yahoo! Outloud tour and recorded some rough demos.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Saturday Night March 7, 2001 ?, Detroit, MI
Rivers Cuomo Happy Grunge March 7, 2001 ?, Detroit, MI
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Karlification!

On another day off during the Outloud Tour, Rivers once again slipped into a small recording studio and got busy. Similar vibe to the Ft. Lauderdale demo.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 13


At Some Point, Birds and Flowers Became Interesting, January-March 2001

Album cover

This is technically the first album by the Special Goodness, as the previous album was released as a Patrick Wilson solo album, though Wilson still plays everything on this album. Also known as the Pinecone album, this album was recorded after recording on Green wrapped up and Wilson went back to Portland, Oregon.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
The Special Goodness You Know I'd Like to See January-March 2001 Patrick Wilson's home, Portland, OR 2:43 At Some Point, Birds and Flowers Became Interesting
The Special Goodness The Story Is Wrong January-March 2001 Patrick Wilson's home, Portland, OR 4:23 At Some Point, Birds and Flowers Became Interesting
The Special Goodness Life Goes By January-March 2001 Patrick Wilson's home, Portland, OR 2:46 At Some Point, Birds and Flowers Became Interesting
The Special Goodness Whatever's Going On January-March 2001 Patrick Wilson's home, Portland, OR 3:04 At Some Point, Birds and Flowers Became Interesting
The Special Goodness Let Go January-March 2001 Patrick Wilson's home, Portland, OR 3:07 At Some Point, Birds and Flowers Became Interesting
The Special Goodness Say It January-March 2001 Patrick Wilson's home, Portland, OR 3:06 At Some Point, Birds and Flowers Became Interesting
The Special Goodness Let's Go Down January-March 2001 Patrick Wilson's home, Portland, OR 3:03 At Some Point, Birds and Flowers Became Interesting
The Special Goodness Reason to Worry January-March 2001 Patrick Wilson's home, Portland, OR 3:43 At Some Point, Birds and Flowers Became Interesting
The Special Goodness What You're On January-March 2001 Patrick Wilson's home, Portland, OR 2:45 At Some Point, Birds and Flowers Became Interesting
The Special Goodness Happy January-March 2001 Patrick Wilson's home, Portland, OR 3:00 At Some Point, Birds and Flowers Became Interesting
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DC demos, May 27, 2001

In the middle of the Hooptie Tour, the band booked a day of studio time at Monster Island Studios to record 13 demos. These were the first full-band sessions since recording on Green wrapped up. These demos were done to send to to producers for the recording of Weezer's fourth album, though they ended up producing the album themselves in the end.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Burndt Jamb WEEZER-2001-05-30-Burndt_Jamb_277.mp3 May 27-May 30, 2001 Monster Island Studios, Washington, DC 2:54 Released on weezer.com
Weezer Listen Up WEEZER-2001-05-27-Listen_Up_273.mp3 May 27, 2001 Monster Island Studios, Washington, DC 4:19 Released on weezer.com
Weezer American Gigolo WEEZER-2001-05-27-American_Gigolo_281.mp3 May 27, 2001 Monster Island Studios, Washington, DC 2:57 Released on weezer.com
Weezer High Up Above May 27, 2001 Monster Island Studios, Washington, DC
Weezer Keep Fishin' WEEZER-2001-05-27-Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 May 27, 2001 Monster Island Studios, Washington, DC 2:45 Released on weezer.com
Weezer Zep Song WEEZER-2001-05-27-Zep_Song_285.mp3 May 27, 2001 Monster Island Studios, Washington, DC 2:31 Released on weezer.com Also known as "Not in Love with You", later renamed "Zep Jamb"
Weezer I Can't Tell You May 27, 2001 Monster Island Studios, Washington, DC Not finished
Weezer Happy Grunge May 27, 2001 Monster Island Studios, Washington, DC Not finished
Weezer Take Control WEEZER-2001-05-27-Take_Control_282.mp3 May 27, 2001 Monster Island Studios, Washington, DC 3:29 Released on weezer.com
Weezer Saturday Night WEEZER-2001-05-27-Saturday_Night_280.mp3 May 27, 2001 Monster Island Studios, Washington, DC 3:20 Released on weezer.com
Weezer December May 27, 2001 Monster Island Studios, Washington, DC
Weezer Puerta Vallarta May 27, 2001 Monster Island Studios, Washington, DC 1:36 Released on weezer.com Take 1
Weezer Puerta Vallarta May 27, 2001 Monster Island Studios, Washington, DC Take 2, not finished
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Karlification!

During the "Hooptie Tour", a day of studio time was booked at DC's small Monster Island Studios. A whopping 13 recordings were churned out, of which 10 were finished up. The purpose of the demos was to send some songs to some producers for the next album sessions, which where already loosely scheduled for late in 2001. As it turned out, the band eventually chose to go without an official producer. Several of these demos were released in mp3 format on weezer.com.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 13


"Adio", June 6, 2001

This song was written for Enrique Iglesias after someone in his circle had asked if Cuomo wanted to submit a song for him. Two takes of the song were recorded in an unknown studio in Manhattan. Iglesias didn't end up using the song, and even Cuomo doubted he would use it due to the roughness of the demo.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Adio Adio.mp3 June 6, 2001 ?, Manhattan, NY 3:28 Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
Rivers Cuomo Adio June 6, 2001 ?, Manhattan, NY Not finished
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Karlification!

Right before going to Europe, Rivers went into a studio to do a demo. Apparently he was asked by somebody in the Enrique Iglesias world if he wanted to submit a song for Enrique. The details of how all this came about are unclear, and it is known that the song was not used by Enrique. Two takes (one incomplete) of "A Dio" were recorded at an unknown Manhattan studio. Rivers commented at the time that there wasnt enough time to get the song down properly, so he doubted the demo was together enough to be considered for Enriques next album. And apparently he was right.

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 13


BBC Evening Sessions, June 13, 2001

These were recorded for BBC Radio 1 in London. Instead of doing four songs from Green, the band instead did eight completely new songs. Four were broadcast, while the other four weren't finished until July 9.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Burndt Jamb June 13, 2001 BBC Studios, London, UK 2:31 The Evening Session with Steve Lamacq
Weezer Take Control June 13, 2001 BBC Studios, London, UK 3:18 The Evening Session with Steve Lamacq
Weezer Listen Up June 13, 2001 BBC Studios, London, UK 4:09 The Evening Session with Steve Lamacq
Weezer High Up Above June 13, 2001 BBC Studios, London, UK 2:15 The Evening Session with Steve Lamacq
Weezer Keep Fishin' June 13, 2001 BBC Studios, London, UK
Weezer Saturday Night June 13, 2001 BBC Studios, London, UK
Weezer Zep Song June 13, 2001 BBC Studios, London, UK
Weezer December June 13, 2001 BBC Studios, London, UK
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Karlification!

BBC evening sessions. Normally your'e supposed to do 4 tracks that were on your album, but Weezer insisted on doing all new material, and doing twice as much as required! These 4 were completed and were aired on BBC radio:

—Karl Koch, Weezer Recording History, Page 13


LA Sessions, July 9, 2001

These songs were started for BBC Radio 1 in London, however they weren't finished until this date at an unknown studio in Los Angeles.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Keep Fishin' June 13, July 9, 2001
  • BBC Studios, London, UK
  • ???, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Saturday Night June 13, July 9, 2001
  • BBC Studios, London, UK
  • ???, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Zep Song June 13, July 9, 2001
  • BBC Studios, London, UK
  • ???, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer December June 13, July 9, 2001
  • BBC Studios, London, UK
  • ???, Los Angeles, CA
 3:30 Released on weezer.com
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"Brightening Day" mixing session, August 7, 2001

When B-sides were required for the upcoming "Island in the Sun" single, "Brightening Day" was brought to Ocean Way Studios to finish the song's mixing.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Brightening Day December 29, 2000 Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA 2:11 "Island in the Sun" (UK retail CD #2) Mixed by Jack Joseph Puig
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"A Love in Me"

While in the studio, Cuomo recorded a piano demo of a recent composition; "A Love in Me".

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo A Love in Me A Love In Me.mp3 August 7, 2001 Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, CA 3:44 Alone VII: The Green Years
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Sage and Sound demos, August 29-September 8, 2001

Weezer recorded demos at Sage and Sound Recording in Los Angeles from August 29 to August 31, 2001. These were the first studio sessions to feature bassist Scott Shriner. Of the songs recorded, most were laid down for the first time, and several were performed live throughout the year, with some eventually appearing on Maladroit. Seven of the 24 songs were released for free on weezer.com. Recording personnel involved included Bobby Schneck (guitar tech), Atom Willard (drum tech), and Joe Barresi (engineer) were present during the sessions.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Beg and Cry August 29, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Gone to Stay WEEZER-2001-9-6-SnSDemos_Gone_To_Stay_314.mp3 August 29, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA 2:02 Released on weezer.com Later renamed "Possibilities"
Weezer Fall Together August 29, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Don't Bring Me Down August 29, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Somewhere August 29, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer The Dawn August 29, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Get Me on the Line August 30, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA Later renamed "Ain't Got Much Time"
Weezer Sandwiches Time WEEZER-2001-9-6-SnSDemos_Sandwiches_Time_317.mp3 August 30, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA 2:17 Released on weezer.com
Weezer Do You Want Me to Stay? WEEZER-2001-9-6-SnSDemos-Do_You_Want_Me_To_Stay_293.mp3 August 30, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA 2:35 Released on weezer.com Later renamed "Love Explosion"
Weezer On Holiday August 30, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Stupid Feelings August 30, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Don't Pick On Me WEEZER-2001-9-6-SnSDemos_Dont_Pick_On_Me_303.mp3 August 30, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA 2:44 Released on weezer.com
Weezer Death and Destruction WEEZER-2001-9-6-SnSDemos_Death_And_Destruction_305.mp3 August 30, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA 2:40 Released on weezer.com
Weezer So Low WEEZER-2001-09-06-SnSDemos-So_Low_295.mp3 August 30, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA Released on weezer.com Corrupted, 2.58kb file uploaded to weezer.com by mistake
Weezer Change the World August 30, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Song from Yesterday August 31, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer I Wanna Know WEEZER-2001-9-6-SnSDemos-I_Wanna_Know_300.mp3 August 31, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA 2:11 Released on weezer.com
Weezer Diamond Rings August 31, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer How Long? August 31, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer We Go Together August 31, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Living Without You August 31, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Farmer John August 31, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Your Room WEEZER-2001-9-6-SnSDemos_Your_Room_304.mp3 August 31, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA 1:59 Released on weezer.com
Weezer Through Others' Eyes August 31, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
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The Special Goodness demos, September 1, 2001

After Weezer finished up the recording of their demos at Sage and Sound, Wilson enlisted Willard and Shriner to record a new batch of Special Goodness demos. Using the same studio and engineer, the band were able to finish 6 songs which were then released onto thespecialgoodness.com.

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
The Special Goodness Move It Along move_it_along.mp3 September 1, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA 3:03
The Special Goodness A Day in the Autumn in_the_autumn.mp3 September 1, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
The Special Goodness The Big Idea the_big_idea.mp3 September 1, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
The Special Goodness Oops... I Did It Again oops_i_did_it_again.mp3 September 1, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
The Special Goodness Kisses In the Sun in_the_sun.mp3 September 1, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
The Special Goodness Life Goes By life_goes_by.mp3 September 1, 2001 Sage and Sound Recording, Los Angeles, CA
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Steakhouse/Cello demos, October 19-November 9, 2001

These demos were done to prepare for proper recording of the album, which was now cleared to be released in May 2002. During recording, the eventual finished product of these sessions was jokingly referred to as The Black Album, a nod to the band's previous color albums, as well as Prince and Metallica's black albums.

October 21, 2001 instrumental rough mixes

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Living Without You October 21, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 3
Weezer Fall Together October 21, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 3
Weezer Fall Together October 21, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 1
Weezer Everybody Depends on a Friend October 21, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Later renamed "Faith in the Light", take 4
Weezer We Go Together October 21, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 5
Weezer Do You Want Me to Stay? October 21, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 6
Weezer Anything but Love October 21, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 3
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October 22, 2001 rough mixes

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Everybody Depends on a Friend October 22, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 2
Weezer Everybody Depends on a Friend October 22, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 3
Weezer Everybody Depends on a Friend October 22, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 4
Weezer Do You Want Me to Stay? October 22, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 5
Weezer Do You Want Me to Stay? October 22, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 6
Weezer Do You Want Me to Stay? October 22, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 7
Weezer Change the World October 22, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 2
Weezer Change the World October 22, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 5
Weezer Diamond Rings October 22, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 2
Weezer Diamond Rings October 22, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 3
Weezer Diamond Rings October 22, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 4
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October 23, 2001 rough mixes #1

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Change the World October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 6
Weezer So Low October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 5
Weezer The Dawn October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 4
Weezer Your Room October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 9
Weezer Ain't Got Much Time October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Takes 4, 5, and 6 edited together
Weezer Living Without You October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 2
Weezer Living Without You October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Take 10
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October 23, 2001 rough mixes #2

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Diamond Rings October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Diamond Rings October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Diamond Rings October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer So Low October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer So Low October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Living Without You October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Living Without You October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Your Room October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Your Room October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Your Room October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Everybody Depends on a Friend October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Everybody Depends on a Friend October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Change the World October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Change the World October 23, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
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October 24, 2001 "very" rough mixes

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Diamond Rings October 24, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA "Round 2"
Weezer Fall Together October 24, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA "Round 2"
Weezer Everybody Depends on a Friend October 24, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA "Round 2"
Weezer Living Without You October 24, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA "Round 2"
Weezer My Weakness October 24, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Later renamed "Seafaring Jamb", "round 1"
Weezer Change the World October 24, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA "Round 3"
Weezer The Dawn October 24, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA "Round 1"
Weezer So Low October 24, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA "Round 1"
Weezer Ain't Got Much Time October 24, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA "Round 1"
Weezer Do You Want Me to Stay? October 24, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA "Round 1"
Weezer Your Room October 24, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA "Round 1"
Weezer We Go Together October 24, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA "Round 1"
Weezer Everybody Depends on a Friend October 24, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA "Round 4"
Weezer Living Without You October 24, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA "Round 3"
Weezer So Low October 24, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA "Round 2"
Weezer Do You Want Me to Stay? October 24, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA "Round 2"
Weezer Your Room October 24, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA "Round 2"
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October 25, 2001 rough mixes

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Diamond Rings October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Fall Together October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Everybody Depends on a Friend October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Living Without You October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer My Weakness October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Change the World October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer The Dawn October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer So Low October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Ain't Got Much Time October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Do You Want Me to Stay? October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Your Room October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer We Go Together October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Fall Together October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Change the World October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer The Dawn October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer So Low October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Ain't Got Much Time October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer We Go Together October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Do You Want Me to Stay? October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Do You Want Me to Stay? October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Your Room October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Your Room October 25, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
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October 26, 2001 rough mixes

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Diamond Rings October 26, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Fall Together October 26, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Everybody Depends on a Friend October 26, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Living Without You October 26, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer My Weakness October 26, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Change the World October 26, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer The Dawn October 26, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer So Low October 26, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Ain't Got Much Time October 26, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Do You Want Me to Stay? October 26, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Your Room October 26, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer We Go Together October 26, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Do You Want Me to Stay? October 26, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer Everybody Depends on a Friend October 26, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer We Go Together October 26, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
Weezer We Go Together October 26, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA Unknown take number
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October 27?, 2001 "Final CD" rough mixes

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Diamond Rings October 27(?), 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Fall Together October 27(?), 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Everybody Depends on a Friend October 27(?), 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Living Without You October 27(?), 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer My Weakness October 27(?), 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Change the World October 27(?), 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer The Dawn October 27(?), 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer So Low October 27(?), 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Ain't Got Much Time October 27(?), 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Do You Want Me to Stay? October 27(?), 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Your Room October 27(?), 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer We Go Together October 27(?), 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
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November 2, 2001 "Pre Cello CD - The Black Record Revisited"

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Diamond Rings November 2, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer We Go Together November 2, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Fall Together November 2, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Everybody Depends on a Friend November 2, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Living Without You November 2, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer My Weakness November 2, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Change the World November 2, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer The Dawn November 2, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer So Low November 2, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Ain't Got Much Time November 2, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Do You Want Me to Stay? November 2, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Your Room November 2, 2001 Steakhouse Studios, Los Angeles, CA
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November 4, 2001

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Diamond Rings November 4, 2001 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer We Go Together November 4, 2001 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Fall Together November 4, 2001 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Faith in the Light November 4, 2001 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Living Without You November 4, 2001 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Change the World November 4, 2001 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer So Low November 4, 2001 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer The Dawn November 4, 2001 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Ain't Got Much Time November 4, 2001 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Your Room November 4, 2001 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
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"Alternates"
Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Weezer Diamond Rings November 4, 2001 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Fall Together November 4, 2001 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Faith in the Light November 4, 2001 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Living Without You November 4, 2001 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Change the World November 4, 2001 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer So Low November 4, 2001 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer The Dawn November 4, 2001 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Ain't Got Much Time November 4, 2001 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Do You Want Me to Stay? November 4, 2001 Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA
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