Interview

[Spoken Word] Rivers: I think it was January, 2007, we all went down to Pat's house and, uh, we were, we talked about the fact that, uh, we had enough songs written and we were ready to start working. Yeah, every album's a new chapter. It just sound like a new book. Scott: It's a good, uh, representation of kinda little bit of old school Weezer, with a new twist and new sounds We're sassy and fun as ever. We're here to rock. Rivers: Well, I, I never subscribed to the whole cycle thing where we do an A-album and a B-album, whatever that means. Or, uh, a color and then a dark album, a self-titled and then a titled. Any given cycle where we do what we're doing. Sometimes it means it's a color, sometimes it means that it doesn't have a title. There just isn't any grand plan behind it. Patrick: I think the best title, though, probably was "Brittney Spears vs The Lord". I think that was the best title, and I think it means the most. Rivers: If you take the title off and just get it, I think there's this giant, just curious, expensive art. You can't even put a game on. Brian: It kinda means stop what you're doing with this album [...]. Scott: We like blood, and– Patrick: We drink blood. Scott: We drink and we bathe in blood. Patrick: I brush my teeth with blood. Scott: Right, [...] and, uh, with a blood water toothpick. It's just, we got water. Good, the primary colors, now. Rivers: Yeah, we definitely, before we even started recording, we, we talked about what we want to achieve on this record and the different things we wanted to try. What sounds like fun. One of the things that we've never done before, um, one of the different influences that we all have and we like to bring out on this album. And we pretty much checked out everything on the list by the time we finished. Scott: We really gave each other really open, uh, criticisms, and encouragement, and if somebody didn't want help, they just wanted to submit a song that's fine and if someone wanted to help on the song, it was great. You know, Rivers [...] one of the songs, he was really like really encouraging. We brought parts to him, or whatever. So, uh, I feel like we really pulled it together, this album. Rivers: As far back as 8th grade, I was in school choir, and I always enjoyed being a part of this larger thing and earing all these different voices and different parts. And that's something I get really excited about music. Patrick: I think there's a big change here, uh, you know, with different voices, different perspectives. Uh, I think it's a, it's a good way to grow. Rivers: So much of what makes the Red Album great is the fact that we have, we're coming from four different places. And, my, it sound so much more than if it's just one person's vision. Rivers: Well, Rick Ruben produced about half of the album. He controls the mood in the room. As soon as he comes in, it's like everything comes down. Brian: His influence, just him being in the room, you wanted to perform better. And not have this kind of day, so. He came in, like "You guys have got to get your act together, and I'm not gonna come back until you do". By the way, we got our act together. Scott: We really needed someone to bring the best out of us and, uh, you know, guide us along the way Rivers: Yeah, 'cause sometimes when you're performing, you can get lazy, you know. And we've done fifteen takes of the vocal. "Good, I think we've got it, that's good". And it's good to have somebody in the booth to tell you: "You can do better, keep goin'". Scott: Or the opposite, we can get too focused. Rivers: That's true... Scott: Get too focused on one part and on it and on it and suck all life out of it. 'Cause sometimes we need an outside person who's not attached tp it, hasn't been hearing it can... Rivers: Hear the first take... Scott: Yeah, go back and do the, use the, on the first take.