American Holiday

~ Release by Weezer (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

American Holiday is an unofficial CD released by the label "Tornado" in 1995. Tracks 1-9 were recorded at a show in St. Louis, Missouri on August 31, 1994. Tracks 10-17 were recorded at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 5 of the same year.

This CD is notable for its remarkably low quality packaging and egregious song titles. Nearly every song listed on the CD has the incorrect title, such as "My Name Is Jonas" being labelled as "Bet On You" and "Surf Wax America" being labelled as "What America Needs", among many others. Along with these discrepancies, the bootleg is notorious for being one of the band's first, following "Geezer".

Annotation last modified on 2021-05-22 05:23 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1No One Else
recorded at:
1994-08-31: St. Louis, MO (1994-08-31)
live recording of:
No One Else (Weezer)
lyricist and composer:
Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer)
premiered by:
Weezer (American rock band)
publisher:
E.O. Smith Music
3:25
2The World Has Turned and Left Me Here
recorded at:
1994-08-31: St. Louis, MO (1994-08-31)
live recording of:
The World Has Turned and Left Me Here
writer:
Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer) and Patrick Wilson (Weezer/The Special Goodness)
premiered by:
Weezer (American rock band)
publisher:
E.O. Smith Music and Fie! (Patrick Wilson's publisher)
3:36
3Buddy Holly
assistant engineer:
Hal Belknap, David Heglmeier and Daniel Smith (engineer)
engineer:
Chris Shaw (US producer & engineer)
producer:
Ric Ocasek
bass guitar [bass]:
Matt Sharp (Weezer/The Rentals)
drums (drum set):
Patrick Wilson (Weezer/The Special Goodness)
guitar:
Brian Bell (guitarist) and Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer)
vocals:
Brian Bell (guitarist), Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer) and Matt Sharp (Weezer/The Rentals)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records, Inc. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1994)
recorded at and mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States (from 1993-08 until 1993-09)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 15), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 484) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 497)
recording of:
Buddy Holly (from 1993-08 until 1993-09)
lyricist and composer:
Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer)
premiered by:
Weezer (American rock band)
publisher:
E.O. Smith Music
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
4.252:40
4In the Garage
recorded at:
1994-08-31: St. Louis, MO (1994-08-31)
live recording of:
In the Garage (Weezer)
lyricist and composer:
Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer)
premiered by:
Weezer (American rock band)
publisher:
E.O. Smith Music
3:40
5Say It Ain't So
recorded at:
1994-08-31: St. Louis, MO (1994-08-31)
live recording of:
Say It Ain’t So (Weezer)
lyricist and composer:
Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer)
premiered by:
Weezer (American rock band)
publisher:
E.O. Smith Music
5:19
6Getchoo
recorded at:
1994-08-31: St. Louis, MO (1994-08-31)
live recording of:
Getchoo (Weezer)
lyricist and composer:
Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer)
3:00
7Holiday
recorded at:
1994-08-31: St. Louis, MO (1994-08-31)
live recording of:
Holiday (Weezer)
lyricist and composer:
Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer)
premiered by:
Weezer (American rock band)
publisher:
E.O. Smith Music
3:51
8Undone (The Sweater Song)
recorded at:
1994-08-31: St. Louis, MO (1994-08-31)
live recording of:
Undone – The Sweater Song
lyricist and composer:
Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer)
premiered by:
Weezer (American rock band)
publisher:
E.O. Smith Music
4:12
9Surfwax America
recorded at:
1994-08-31: St. Louis, MO (1994-08-31)
live recording of:
Surf Wax America (Weezer)
writer:
Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer) and Patrick Wilson (Weezer/The Special Goodness)
premiered by:
Weezer (American rock band)
publisher:
E.O. Smith Music and Fie! (Patrick Wilson's publisher)
3:00
10My Name is Jonas
recorded at:
1994-12-05: Madison Square Garden, NY (1994-12-05)
live recording of:
My Name Is Jonas (Weezer)
writer:
Jason Cropper, Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer) and Patrick Wilson (Weezer/The Special Goodness)
premiered by:
Weezer (American rock band)
publisher:
E.O. Smith Music, Fie! (Patrick Wilson's publisher) and Ubermommasuprapoppa Music
3:28
11No One Else
recorded at:
1994-12-05: Madison Square Garden, NY (1994-12-05)
live recording of:
No One Else (Weezer)
lyricist and composer:
Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer)
premiered by:
Weezer (American rock band)
publisher:
E.O. Smith Music
3:00
12The World Has Turned and Left Me Here
recorded at:
1994-12-05: Madison Square Garden, NY (1994-12-05)
live recording of:
The World Has Turned and Left Me Here
writer:
Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer) and Patrick Wilson (Weezer/The Special Goodness)
premiered by:
Weezer (American rock band)
publisher:
E.O. Smith Music and Fie! (Patrick Wilson's publisher)
3:34
13Buddy Holly
recorded at:
1994-12-05: Madison Square Garden, NY (1994-12-05)
live recording of:
Buddy Holly
lyricist and composer:
Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer)
premiered by:
Weezer (American rock band)
publisher:
E.O. Smith Music
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
2:56
14Jamie
recorded at:
1994-12-05: Madison Square Garden, NY (1994-12-05)
live recording of:
Jamie (Weezer)
lyricist and composer:
Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer)
3:40
15Say It Ain't So
recorded at:
1994-12-05: Madison Square Garden, NY (1994-12-05)
live recording of:
Say It Ain’t So (Weezer)
lyricist and composer:
Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer)
premiered by:
Weezer (American rock band)
publisher:
E.O. Smith Music
4:23
16Undone - The Sweater Song
recorded at:
1994-12-05: Madison Square Garden, NY (1994-12-05)
live recording of:
Undone – The Sweater Song
lyricist and composer:
Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer)
premiered by:
Weezer (American rock band)
publisher:
E.O. Smith Music
4:47
17Surfwax America
recorded at:
1994-12-05: Madison Square Garden, NY (1994-12-05)
live recording of:
Surf Wax America (Weezer)
writer:
Rivers Cuomo (US singer, guitarist & songwriter of Weezer) and Patrick Wilson (Weezer/The Special Goodness)
premiered by:
Weezer (American rock band)
publisher:
E.O. Smith Music and Fie! (Patrick Wilson's publisher)
3:35