So, on the topic of Weezer, I just discovered weerez.com, and their archive of Weezer odds & ends has made me aware of a few songs from the holy grail of Weezer albums, rock space opera Songs from the Black Hole, that I didn't know had been released as B-sides of singles. One in particular re-sparked my junkie-like craving for this album, "I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams".
In it, Rachel Haden of Weezer alumni Matt Sharp's band The Rentals sings lead vocals as...well, I should put together a little synopsis of the alleged plot of the album first, shouldn't I?
As Rivers described it, it's the year 2126, there's 3 guys, 2 girls, and a robot on a spaceship, and they're out to save someone or something.
That's about it. Rivers intended for it to be a representation of Weezer's success and subsequent touring lifestyle; he felt like he was "lost in space."
Moving on...so Rachel Haden was "cast" as Laurel, the "good girl" of the Betsy II (that's the name of the spaceship, tee-hee). The aforementioned song can either be interpreted as Laurel singing about a love she left behind on Earth, or lamenting her decision to reject shipmate Jonas (Rivers Cuomo). Either way, it's super-catchy; Haden's voice has a very pleasing timbre, the song is driven by that casiotone-ish Electrocomp funky stuff that you tend to hear from Weezer doppleganger Ozma, and Rivers jumps in for the last verse to make it a duet. It's robotic pop at its finest, and it makes me want Songs from the Black Hole SOOOO bad.
Enjoy.
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