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Rivers Cuomo Reveals Which Metallica Riff Inspired Weezer’s ‘The Sweater Song’

Weezer famously offered a nod to Rivers Cuomo's metal upbringings with their 2021 album Van Weezer, but did you know that a Metallica song may have subconsciously served as an inspiration for one of ...
American Songwriter

The Meaning Behind “Undone – The Sweater Song” by Weezer and How a College Professor Unwittingly Helped Write It

Underneath the layers of humor and sarcasm in Weezer’s self-titled debut (best known as the Blue Album) are sad songs about alienation and self-doubt. Rivers Cuomo wrote a sad song, but music fans ...
Uproxx

Weezer Share The Earliest Known Recording Of ‘Undone – The Sweater Song’ And Announce A Huge ‘Blue Album’ Reissue

1994’s Weezer (also known as the Blue Album) was a cracking debut for Weezer. Now that the project is 30 years old, the band is coming through with a massive reissue. Blue Album 30th Anniversary ...
Pitchfork

Weezer Announce Huge New Blue Album Box Set, Share “Undone - The Sweater Song” Demo: Listen

Tonight, Weezer begin their Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their self-titled debut album (known better as “The Blue Album”). So, in advance of the Minnesota ...
Rolling Stone

Hear Weezer Come Undone on Rare ‘Sweater Song’ ‘Third Rehearsal’

Ahead of a tour commemorating the 30th anniversary of Weezer (b.k.a. the “Blue Album”), the group is planning a gargantuan reissue of the album. The reissue contains the album remastered as well as 36 ...
Los Angeles Times

Weezer’s Blue Album at 30: The inside story of the debut that launched L.A.’s nerdiest band

Thirty years ago, Weezer embarked on one of the more improbable careers in pop history with the release of the band’s self-titled debut album. Self-consciously nerdy in an era of scuzzy post-grunge ...