Death to False Metal

Death to False Metal
Studio album by Weezer
Released	November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)
Recorded	1993-2010
Genre	Alternative rock, power pop
Length	32:52
Label	Geffen Records
Producer	Weezer, Rick Rubin, Shawn Everett, Rivers Cuomo
Weezer chronology
Hurley (2010) Death to False Metal (2010)

Death to False Metal is the ninth studio album by alternative rock band Weezer, released on November 2, 2010 by Geffen. The album comprises several previously unreleased tracks from throughout Weezer's career, with vocalist and guitarist Rivers Cuomo stating "Together, [these songs] are the album that should logically follow Hurley".^[1]

The album was released simultaneously with the deluxe edition of the band's second studio album, Pinkerton. The title is a reference to Manowar's common phrase often used in their song lyrics (such as "Master of the Wind") and album sleeves.

Background & recording

Originally known as Odds and Ends, the album was first mentioned by guitarist Brian Bell during the summer of 2008. Vocalist and guitarist Rivers Cuomo states that the tracks are "great songs, great recordings, but for some reason they didn't make the final cut for a record. And like the Alone record, they span a vast period of time from the very beginning of our career in the early '90s right up to the present day."

Frontman Rivers Cuomo considers Death to False Metal to be Weezer's ninth studio album. Band webmaster and historian Karl Koch describes the release differently as "a special album, [...] sort of like Weezer's version of Rivers' Alone records."^[2]

The version of "Mykel & Carli" on the iTunes version of the album differs from the previously released version on the "Undone – The Sweater Song" single in 1994 and later the deluxe edition of the band's self-titled 1994 debut. It has been speculated by fans that it is the original 1993 recording of the song from the blue album sessions,^[3] with the more common previously released version known to have been recorded in the summer of 1994.^[4]

The opening track "Turning Up the Radio" is the product of Rivers Cuomo's YouTube songwriting project Let's Write a Sawng.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
InYourSpeakers	(52/100)[6]
Pitchfork Media	(3.5/10)[7]
Drowned in Sound	(4/10) link

Track listing

All songs written by Rivers Cuomo, except where noted.

Standard edition

1. "Turning Up the Radio" – 3:37
2. "I Don't Want Your Loving" – 3:03
3. "Blowin' My Stack" – 3:44 (Rivers Cuomo, Brian Bell, Scott Shriner)
4. "Losing My Mind" – 4:02
5. "Everyone" – 2:49
6. "I'm a Robot" – 2:31
7. "Trampoline" – 2:45
8. "The Odd Couple" – 3:07
9. "Autopilot" – 2:57
10. "Unbreak My Heart" (originally performed by Toni Braxton) – 4:11 (Diane Warren)

International bonus tracks

11. "Yellow Camaro" – 1:54 (Brian Bell) [Japan only]
12. "Outta Here" – 2:34

iTunes Store bonus track

11. "Mykel & Carli" – 3:14 (Previously unused version from the The Blue Album recording sessions)

References

1. ^ "Weezer Set To Release "Hurley" Follow-up Album In November". KROQ-FM. http://kroq.radio.com/2010/10/12/weezer-set-to-release-hurley-follow-up-album-in-november/. Retrieved 2010-12-06.  "'Together, they are the album that should logically follow Hurley,' says Weezer front-man Rivers Cuomo."
2. ^ "2010/10/12 Death To False Metal!". Weezer. 2010-10-12. http://weezer.com/profiles/blogs/20101012-death-to-false-metal. Retrieved 2011-07-31. 
3. ^ "Weezer Recording History Page 5". http://classic.weezer.com/info/recording/WeezRecHist5.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
4. ^ "Weezer Recording History Page 6". http://classic.weezer.com/info/recording/WeezRecHist6.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.  "Mykel and Carli (appeared on many foreign singles, plus the "Hear You Me!" compilation)"
5. ^ "Review: Death to False Metal". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r2037917. Retrieved 5 November 2010. 
6. ^ Bogen, Joseph (10 November 2010). "InYourSpeakers: Reviews: Weezer: Death to False Metal". http://inyourspeakers.com/content/review/weezer-death-false-metal-11102010. Retrieved 23 March 2011. 
7. ^ Cohen, Ian. "[Album Reviews: Weezer: Pinkerton (Deluxe Edition) / Death to False Metal". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14817-pinkerton-deluxe-edition-death-to-false-metal/. Retrieved 15 November 2010.