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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1994 - October: Weezer “Blue Album”
Description: Weezer released their debut studio album in May of 1994, often known as the Blue Album due to its blue cover. The band formed in Los Angeles in 1992 as grunge was on its ascendency. Despite a sound that we identify with grunge today, singer/guitarist Rivers Cuomo, drummer Patrick Wilson, guitarist Jason Cropper, and bassist Matt Sharp struggled to find an audience in the midst of the grunge movement. They were signed to A&R after recording a demo late in 1992, and would find success in the alternate scene by the time their debut was released. Cuomo had asthma when he w...