I hope that small indie band does good with their label. Plus that Jason cropper kid looks confident I hope he has a long career in the band.

Now you can just copy and paste this video as the intro to the five hour long full Weezer history documentary you make before ending the channel

i loved the part where marc said its weezin time and then weezed everywhere

I’m pretty sure Rivers debunked that he had asthma a long time ago. His dad called him Weezer because of the Little Rascals character, because he was “the cool one.” And the biggest influence on Rivers when he first started writing was The Velvet Underground. Nirvana’s “Sliver” inspired the nerdy nostalgia of those songs, and Sebadoh inspired the earnestness.

Babe wake up. Marcbutevil uploaded

I am crying rivers of tears 😭

Weezer was there all along next to adam and eve they were a creation of god

I met these guys. Was in a recording studio in Kennsington Market, recording a piece on lap steel. The owner of the studio had found me busking and invited me to come down and record. In return i made him a logo for his biz. So it was the hottest most humid day, the air conditioning wasn’t working so there was sweat running off of my face and dripping down onto the guitar, like a river. So these two guys from Weezer walked in for some reason and we had a short chat. They said they liked my sound. I said it would sound better if i was not underwater or something to that effect. I had no idea who they even were at the time and didn’t know for years who weezer where. They were called Weezer at the time; they had a rehearsal space exactly in the building on Queen’s Quay where my ex girlfriend, Alice, was putting on fashion shows and such and there were big parties there. That part, about Alice is rather a long strange story. She was too beautiuful for her own good and literally every guy wanted her. Anyway…carry on, thx for making this video :)

I'm a death metal fan but I'll always have love for the green album, and the blue album

Another great video, Marc. I really appreciate you mentioning how big of an influence KISS was for Rivers. Surprisingly, few people talk about it.

So you are telling me that weezer didn’t start from River’s ex being the lead singer of the band and leaving then making Cuomo become the frontman ?

My favorite comment gets pinned next Saturday

I had no idea it was a Sloan show that gave Weezer a bit of A&R profile. My first and only Weezer show featured Sloan as the opener. They definitely complement each other.

Surprised it's not an April Fools vid, but it's a pleasant surprise, this is nice!

Great video Marc. Honestly, I was expecting for a video like this one for awhile. You did a very good research and as always I learned a lot about Weezer.

That ending gave me chills and Weezes

Awesome video. I saw their tour with the Pixies a couple years ago and heard how Rivers talked about his admiration for them.

I remember Zoom, lol. They would be flying around Sunset Strip on their skates, peppering the cars and poles with their flyers, and they wore these Dana Strum hairstyle wigs, and just towels on. The band wasnt bad, yet not great, Rivers was like a cross between KK Downing (his hero)of Judas Priest and Paul Gilbert on guitar. Great times in 89.

Lost it at the Pete Best comment. Love your videos and snark as always, Marc. Keep it up, dude.

I love this video. I enjoyed the way you explain it. Funny and simple. Great vid Marc

Great video! I liked also the way you tell the story. Pretty fun. 😊 cheers❤

Another great video from marcbutevil

Love your videos man! Fresh and new. 😀🎸❤️🤘

This is such a great channel. Thank you very much, very cool

the pete best joke killed me as a beatles fan

Just watching this for the first time. I really adore the use of Caravan at 7:26. I was watching whiplash only a few days ago so the music instantly caught me. Love it! And not to forget that the video is fantastic.

Literally the fastest I've ever opened a notif

It's unfortunate that Blue released a month after Rivers' (and Weezer in general) inspiration died

We need a weezer biopic

I didn't know they made an album called Unlikely Origins. Interesting dive.

Wild upload date to upload a great video on Weezer's origins

wake up babe, new MarcButEvil video is out

Great video. A lot of info I had no idea about

Love the video! thanks!

Because I’m one of those people who didn’t come to this channel as a Weezer fan, I spent half the video thinking this must be an April Fools joke. This is next level anti-prank writing. I respect that. I don’t make frequent videos, but the style, writing, delivery, and humor made this channel one of the models I was emulating when I did. Keep it up.

Great vid by a good channel, ❤, keep it up❤❤❤

Great stuff, would love to hear about why Jason Cropper left to join His wife in chopper one (the song punk named Josh is cool) and how Brian even joined, how and why Matt left for the rentals (love em) . Mikey’s intro and exit ( mental breakdown) and Scott’s finally rockin the bass for em. Just loved ur video was sad when it was over.

Wait, i thought the next video was about Hurley?

I feel like this was released on April 1st, because for those that don't know the history, all of this sounds so ridiculous that it honestly sounds made up.

Putting The Wasteland at the end was a really good touch

Thank you Marcus

best channel on youtube

saw them at the Marque(sp?)London in the 90s.killed it

Excellent video! Long live Weezer!

Rivers sure is a funny guy

Ok but can we talk about River´s long beautiful hair? I mean..

We saw Weezer earlier this year, and the next night they were opening for kiss. It sound like a dream come true for Rivers

Ok but Rivers and Leaves are surprisingly good and working names

3:30 I think this should be addressed right now, for your improper use of the word “Geek”. A “Geek” was the person who bite the heads of the chickens at the carnival. (Someone you wouldn’t want to be around) and somehow during the 80’s it became a synonym for nerd. You think when Classy Freddie Blassie called people a “Pencil Neck Geek” he was referring to a nerd?

I love the persona music at 4:25

Seeing the Beatles in Rishikesh, Help, and a picture of the decca audition gave me a mild heart attack.

What are your opinions on the songs from Raditude Deluxe and Hurley Deluxe and Also the red album deluxe?

Pavement was a big influence in the indie scene and many have described Weezer as a Pavement for the mainstream.

Hey, You finally figured out how to end the video!!!

Pretty good, I'll give it an 8 overall and a 7 for accuracy. I know it's confusing that there are two Pats involved, especially since we share the same birthday, like the exact same day! Though I was born in Ithaca New York and Pat was born just outside of Buffalo, where we met in 1990 and drove to LA not too long after to stay with Soda Gardocki (who later became the guitarist for Wax) and form a band called Bush that never played any shows. Of course only Rivers and I know why he broke up Zoom and then eventually formed Fuzz with Pat Wilson, then Pat Wilson and I formed 60 Wrong Sausages which was just Pat and me at first, then we brought in Cropper. Rivers and I drove to Burbank twice a week to study karate (the subject of the 60 Wrong Sausages song Been Gi) while Rivers was going to Santa Monica Community College and basically swearing off music, but one night I convinced him to join us in SWS and that kinda put the energy that would become Weezer in motion. Of course there is more to it than that, a whole books worth that is slowly getting written. Fun video, thanks.

leaves went by james and a common nickname for that is jimmy and in say it aint so, the lyrics "wrestle with jimmy" appear in the start. potential reference to his childhood? idk im no weezer expert

please do a documentary on tony molina or ozma

Imagine if Weezer covered the entire 1965 Beach Boys album, "Summer Days (and summer nights!!)" at this point in their career. Every song sounds like it could be a weezer song with just some added distortion and River's voice. It would be a cool and unexpected follow up to the SZNZ eps.

Do one on Matt Sharp and The Rentals!

Kitchen Tape baby , thats what i been Wating, thats what's all about

Goodbye Hurley 😢

Good stuff

Damn dude why you gotta startle me with Matt sharp like that Shit, try watching this in a dark room and having Matt sharp show up so quickly in your face with that murderous grin

Learning that Rivers Cuomo came from what is basically a hippie cult upbringing kinda makes sense considering how open-minded is now I mean after you've been there, you've seen everything

I literally have the same interests as Rivers! Rock Nerds unite!

I can't believe rivers cuomo is real

Excellent. I learned that Rivers Cuomo has the fastest growing hair of any rock star. Ever.

It's Weezin' Time

I’m assuming rivers had hemihypertrophy, that’s what I have, the entire right side of my body is larger than the other.

Bro is a major wheezers fan

Okay marc

"ING-VEY" Malmsteen. Yeah. But yeah great video.

Are you a Dark Souls player? Because that Dexterity jab was mint 😂

why pat wilson starin at me like that

Father time- best song by rivers by far

Epic vocal fry dude

The status quo(mo)

the waste land goes fucking hard.

need pinkerton vid

5:50 Rivers' Monk is based.

5:17 Yngwie is usually pronounced “Ing-Vay”

I ditched Weezer after Pinkerton but I still listen to the Rentals. Mmmmmmm Moog.

What is the song playing at the very end, please?

I really like Weezer

Funny how Sloan played into this...they re a great fkn band...

nice pic of iron maiden

i love weezer

5:16 ING-VAY MALM-STEEN

Ing - Vay ❤

I'm going to guess that it was *because* Rivers discovered the Pixies and Nirvana, he fell out of love with mainstream rock n roll.....just like most of our generation did in the early 90s.

What’s the song at the end of the video? It goes hard

Thank god, now I don't have to read the rolling stone

Hey.. It's almost a year since the last album.. Has Rivers lost it!?

Am I the only one who thinks that yound Rivers looks like Eric Foreman

Damn my favorite metal song by weezer is this is such a pity, gonna tell my metalhead friends!

😮😮

what is the guitar playing at around minute 11

I miss brian

Wow Rivers is left-footed but plays guitar right handed, how unusual

you forgot rivers two long lost siblings, fire cuomo and air cuomo