Album 5 demos

The Album 5 demos are songs recorded in 2002 for Weezer's planned fifth album. All of the demos from this period were ultimately scrapped (though elements from certain songs were reworked for future songs). Weezer's actual fifth album, Make Believe, would not see release until 2005. The demos are often regarded as distinct from other Make Believe demos, instead being considered an offshoot of the Maladroit era.

Overview

The first batch of demos, with some being recorded before Maladroit's release, reflect the band's earliest attempts at a fifth album. These sessions broke a lot of new ground, including Rivers Cuomo inviting other members to contribute and sing songs, an increased use of keyboards and organs, and reflecting a songwriting style by Cuomo which focuses more on storytelling and less on his own feelings. Also, a few SS2K songs were recalled for the sessions. In an AIM chat with Rivers Cuomo on January 8, 2002, Cuomo described the sound of Weezer's fifth album as "a combination of The Green Album and Pinkerton, if that's possible! And some Maladroit. But really it's a new different style."

The first known recording session is assumed to have taken place on February 3, 2002 during the mixing/mastering stage of Maladroit. However, this session is not listed in the official Recording History on weezer.com, but was mentioned on Karl's Corner on March 7, 2002, though roughly being dated "early February". With Weezer being on the road on the Hyper Extended Midget Tour for almost the entirety of February, the only date where "studio action" was reported was February 3. A video clip entitled "The Quiet Storm" showing Rivers alone in the studio playing the piano and the drums from this session was eventually released as bonus content on Maladroit.

The first official full-band recording sessions for Album 5 were held at Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, CA from March 3 thru March 8, 2002. Twelve songs were being worked on, including three songs ("Mad Kow", "Modern Dukes" and "Superstar") from what is known as the Summer Songs of 2000. Four songs from these sessions were eventually released as Mp3s on weezer.com: "Yellow Camaro", "Mad Kow", "Modern Dukes" and "She Who Is Militant". All Mp3s were labeled "2002-03-08".

After a brief tour of Europe, Weezer continued their work at Cello Studios in Los Angeles, CA where they had also recorded Maladroit. The sessions lasted from April 3 thru April 22, 2002, being the longest lasting one before these demos were ultimately scrapped. Six songs were released as Mp3s on weezer.com: "Private Message" and "Yellow Camaro" (same recording as the 3/8 version but remixed and with new vocals and lyrics), both labeled "2002-04-21", and "Prodigy Lover", "367", "The Victor" and "Misstep", all labeled "2002-04-22".

After the Enlightenment tour, demos for the fifth album resumed at S.I.R. Studios, and carried through 2003. By mid-2003, Weezer began to play exclusively acoustic material before returning to electric, full-band material in 2004.

Elements in later Weezer songs

"Prodigy Lover" was later reworked into "I'm a Robot" from Death to False Metal.
"She Who Is Militant" shares a COR entry with "This Is Such a Pity" from Make Believe.
"Hey Domingo!" shares a COR entry with "Peace" from Make Believe.

Studios

February 3: Unknown studio
March 3-8: Westlake Studios (West Hollywood, CA)
April 3-22: Cello Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
June 20-July 2: Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA)
July 16: The Lodge Recording Studios (Indianapolis, IN)

Song list

February 3, 2002 - Unknown studio

Title	Circulating?	Date	Notes
Private Message	no	February 3, 2002^[1]^[2]	Possibly a solo Rivers Cuomo demo
Prodigy Lover	no	February 3, 2002^[1]^[2]	Possibly a solo Rivers Cuomo demo
Sugar Cookie	no	February 3, 2002^[1]^[2]	Possibly a solo Rivers Cuomo demo
Wool Cap	no	February 3, 2002^[1]^[2]	Possibly a solo Rivers Cuomo demo

March 3—8, 2002 - Westlake Recording Studios, West Hollywood, CA

Title	Circulating?	Filename	Length	Date	Notes
367	no			March 3, 2002^[2]
367	no			March 4—8, 2002^[2]	New take
Garbage Can	no			March 7—8, 2002^[2]
Mad Kow	yes	`2002-03-08-weezer_mad_kow_192.mp3`	4:18	March 3—8, 2002^[2]
Misstep	no			March 5—8, 2002^[2]
Modern Dukes	yes	`2002-03-08-weezer_modern_dukes_190.mp3`	2:15	March 4—8, 2002^[2]
Prodigy Lover	no			March 4—8, 2002^[2]
Sacrifice	no			March 6—8, 2002^[2]
Serendipity	not recorded?			March 6, 2002^[3]	"very long jam." Possibly not recorded.
She Who Is Militant	no			March 7—8, 2002^[2]
Superstar	no			March 6—8, 2002^[2]
Untenable	no			March 7—8, 2002^[2]
The Victor	no			March 5—8, 2002^[2]
Yellow Camaro	yes	`2002-03-08-weezer_yellow_camaro.mp3`	2:06	March 7—8, 2002^[2]

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April 3—22, 2002 - Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA

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367	yes	`weezer-2002-04-22_367.mp3`	3:59	April 12^[4]—22, 2002	Ver. 3
Booby Trap	no			April 6^[5]—April 7^[6], 2002	Ver. 1
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Buttafuoco	no			April 5^[9], 2002
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Happy Together	no			April 11^[7], 2002	The Turtles cover
Mad Kow	no			April 5^[9]—22, 2002
Misstep	no			April 6^[5]
Misstep	yes	`2002-04-22-weezer_misstep_347.mp3`	2:57	April 12^[4]—22, 2002	Ver. 3
Mo' Beats	no			April 6^[5]—April 7^[6], 2002
Mo' Beats	no			April 13^[8]—April 22, 2002	Ver. 3
Modern Dukes	no			April 11^[7]—22, 2002
Nice to Meet You	no			April 8^[10], 2002	Written and sung by Brian Bell
Nice to Meet You	no			April 11^[7]—April 22, 2002
Private Message	no			April 5, 2002^[9]	Ver. 1
Private Message	no			April 11, 2002^[7]	Ver. 3
Private Message	yes	`WEEZER-2002-04-21_Private_Message_360.mp3`	2:48	April 18^[11]—22, 2002
Prodigy Lover	no			April 13, 2002^[8]	Ver. 3
Prodigy Lover	yes	`WEEZER-2002-04-22_Prodigy_Lover_368.mp3`	3:14	April 18^[11]—22, 2002
Queen of Earth	no			April 7^[6]—8, 2002^[10]
Queen of Earth	no			April 18^[11]—22, 2002	Ver. 2
Sacrifice	no			April 18, 2002^[11]	Ver. 3
She Who Is Militant	yes	`2002-04-22-weezer_she_who_is_militant_369.mp3`	2:49	April 3—22, 2002
Steamroller	no			April 7^[6]—April 22, 2002
The Story Is Wrong	no			April 11^[7]—22, 2002	Written and sung by Patrick Wilson
Superstar	no			April 12^[4]—22, 2002	Ver. 2
Untenable	no			April 3—22, 2002
The Victor	yes	`weezer-2002-04-22_the_victor_348.mp3`	3:57	April 20^[12]—22, 2002	Ver. 3
Yellow Camaro	yes	`WEEZER-2002-04-21_Yellow_Camaro.mp3`	1:59	April 7^[6]—22, 2002

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June 20—July 2, 2002 - Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA

Title	Circulating?	Filename	Length	Date	Notes
367	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_367.mp3`	3:52	June 21—July 2, 2002
Acapulco	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_acapulco_284.mp3`	2:53	June 21—July 2, 2002
Birthday Booty	no			June 21—July 2, 2002	Written and sung by Brian Bell
Booby Trap	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_booby_trap_373.mp3`	2:51	June 21—July 2, 2002
Buttafuoco	no			June 21—July 2, 2002
Fontana	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_fontana_379.mp3`	3:56	June 21—July 2, 2002
Garbage Can	no			June 21—July 2, 2002
Happy Together	no			June 21—July 2, 2002	The Turtles cover
Hey Domingo!	yes	`weezer-2002-06-29_hey_domingo_371.mp3`	3:36	June 21—June 29, 2002
Hey Domingo!	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_hey_domingo_371.mp3`	3:33	June 29—July 2, 2002
Listen Up	no			June 21—July 2, 2002
Little Songs	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_little_songs_289.mp3`	2:27	June 21—July 2, 2002
Louder than Lies	no			June 21—July 2, 2002	Written and sung by Brian Bell
Lullaby	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_lullaby_380.mp3`	3:18	June 21—July 2, 2002
Mad Kow	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_mad_kow_192.mp3`	4:16	June 21—July 2, 2002
Mansion of Cardboard	yes	`weezer-2002-06-29_mansion_of_cardboard_295.mp3`	3:37	June 21—June 29, 2002
Mansion of Cardboard	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_mansion_of_cardboard_295.mp3`	3:31	June 29—July 2, 2002
Misstep	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_misstep_347.mp3`	2:52	June 21—July 2, 2002
Mo' Beats	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_mo_beats_372.mp3`	3:17	June 21—July 2, 2002
Modern Dukes	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_modern_dukes_190.mp3`	2:22	June 21—July 2, 2002
Mr. Taxman	no			June 21—July 2, 2002
Nice to Meet You	no			June 21—July 2, 2002	Written and sung by Brian Bell
The Organ Player	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_the_organ_player_381.mp3`	3:24	June 21—July 2, 2002
Private Message	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_private_message_360.mp3`	2:44	June 21^[13]—July 2, 2002
Prodigy Lover	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_prodigy_lover_368.mp3`	2:56	June 21—July 2, 2002
Queen of Earth	yes	`weezer-2002-06-25_queen_of_earth_362.mp3`	3:55	June 21—June 25, 2002
Queen of Earth	no	`weezer-2002-07-02_queen_of_earth_362.mp3`	3:55	June 21—June 25, 2002	Duplicate of `weezer-2002-06-25_queen_of_earth_362.mp3`
Reason to Worry	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_reason_to_worry.mp3`	3:52	June 21—July 2, 2002
Running Man	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_running_man_378.mp3`	3:19	June 21—July 2, 2002
Sacrifice	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_sacrifice_353.mp3`	3:15	June 21—July 2, 2002
Saturday Night	no			June 21—July 2, 2002
She Who Is Militant	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_she_who_is_militant_369.mp3`	2:57	June 21—July 2, 2002
Steamroller	no			June 21—July 2, 2002
The Story Is Wrong	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_the_story_is_wrong.mp3`	4:10	June 21—July 2, 2002	Written and sung by Patrick Wilson
Sugar Cookie	no			June 21—July 2, 2002
Superstar	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_superstar_197.mp3`	3:10	June 21—July 2, 2002
Untenable	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_untenable_359.mp3`	1:44	June 21—July 2, 2002
The Victor	yes	`weezer-2002-07-02_the_victor_348.mp3`	2:30	June 21—July 2, 2002
Wool Cap	no			June 21—July 2, 2002
Yellow Camaro	unknown			June 21—July 2, 2002	Unknown if same version as Death to False Metal bonus track

Gallery

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July 16, 2002 - The Lodge Recording Studios, Indianapolis, IN

Title	Circulating?	Filename	Length	Date
367	yes	`weezer-2002-07-16_367.mp3`	3:46	July 16, 2002
Fontana	yes	`weezer-2002-07-16_fontana_379.mp3`	3:45	July 16, 2002
Hey Domingo!	yes	`weezer-2002-07-16_hey_domingo_371.mp3`	3:19	July 16, 2002
Lullaby	yes	`weezer-2002-07-16_lullabye_380.mp3`	3:15	July 16, 2002
Mad Kow	yes	`weezer-2002-07-16_mad_kow_192.mp3`	4:10	July 16, 2002
Mansion of Cardboard	yes	`weezer-2002-07-16_mansion_of_cardboard_295.mp3`	3:30	July 16, 2002
The Organ Player	yes	`weezer-2002-07-16_the_organ_player_381.mp3`	3:19	July 16, 2002
Private Message	yes	`weezer-2002-07-16_private_message_360.mp3`	2:24	July 16, 2002
Queen of Earth	yes	`weezer-2002-07-16_queen_of_earth_362.mp3`	3:44	July 16, 2002
Running Man	yes	`weezer-2002-07-16_running_man_378.mp3`	3:21	July 16, 2002
She Who Is Militant	yes	`weezer-2002-07-16_she_who_is_militant_369.mp3`	3:00	July 16, 2002
Superstar	yes	`weezer-2002-07-16_superstar_197.mp3`	3:06	July 16, 2002
Untenable	yes	`weezer-2002-07-16_untenable_359.mp3`	1:39	July 16, 2002
The Victor	yes	`weezer-2002-07-16_the_victor_348.mp3`	2:17	July 16, 2002

Gallery

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Karl's Corner - 02/03/2002
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 ^2.13 ^2.14 ^2.15 ^2.16 Karl's Corner - 03/07/2002
↑ Weezer Recording History - Page 14
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Karl's Corner - 04/12/2002
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Karl's Corner - 04/06/2002
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 Karl's Corner - 04/07/2002
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 ^7.4 ^7.5 ^7.6 Karl's Corner - 04/11/2002
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 Karl's Corner - 04/13/2002
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Karl's Corner - 04/05/2002
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Karl's Corner - 04/08/2002
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 Karl's Corner - 04/18/2002
↑ Karl's Corner - 04/20/2002
↑ Karl's Corner - 06/22/2002

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[kc041202-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Karl's Corner - 04/12/2002

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Rivers Cuomo Patrick Wilson Brian Bell Scott Shriner
	Songs	"Beverly Hills" "Perfect Situation" "This Is Such a Pity" "Hold Me" "Peace" "We Are All on Drugs" "The Damage in Your Heart" "Pardon Me" "My Best Friend" "The Other Way" "Freak Me Out" "Haunt You Every Day"
	Outtakes	"Average Person" "Blowin' My Stack" "The Formula" "Happy on Your Own" "I Don't Want Your Lovin'" "I'm a Robot" "Last Chance" "Losing My Mind" "Love Is the Answer" "My Life Is My Life" "Outta Here" "Private Message" "Save Me" "Show Me Who You Are" "They Are Stupid" "Turn Me Round" "Unbreak My Heart" "Where to Start" "You're the One"
	Related articles	Physical Release Catalog page Make Believe Tour Foozer Tour Alone IX: The Make Believe Years Make Believe sessions Make Believe demos Album 5 demos S.I.R. demos Office demos The Fallen Soldiers Rick Rubin
Weezer albums: The Blue Album (1994) Pinkerton (1996) Songs from the Black Hole The Green Album (2001) Maladroit (2002) Make Believe (2005) The Red Album (2008) Raditude (2009) Hurley (2010) Death to False Metal (2010) Everything Will Be Alright in the End (2014) Ecce Homo The White Album (2016) Pacific Daydream (2017) The Teal Album (2019) The Black Album (2019) OK Human (2021) Van Weezer (2021) SZNZ (2022) Spring Summer Autumn Winter Weezer's twentieth album

Overview

Elements in later Weezer songs

Studios

Song list

February 3, 2002 - Unknown studio

March 3—8, 2002 - Westlake Recording Studios, West Hollywood, CA

Gallery

April 3—22, 2002 - Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA

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June 20—July 2, 2002 - Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA

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July 16, 2002 - The Lodge Recording Studios, Indianapolis, IN

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See also

References