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Members

Somebody should add an article that has the current members and how long they've been in the band and former members and how long the were in the band.

EX. for The Police:

Band members

Sting: lead vocals, bass guitar (1977–1984, 1986, 2003, 2007–2008)
Andy Summers: guitar, backing vocals (1977–1984, 1986, 2003, 2007–2008)
Stewart Copeland: drums, percussion, backing vocals (1977–1984, 1986, 2003, 2007–2008)
Henry Padovani: guitar (1977)

Line-ups

(January 1977–July 1977)	Sting: lead vocals, bass guitar Henry Padovani: guitar Stewart Copeland: drums, percussion, backing vocals
(July 1977–August 1977)	Sting: lead vocals, bass guitar Henry Padovani: lead guitar Andy Summers: rhythm guitar, backing vocals Stewart Copeland: drums, percussion, backing vocals
(August 1977–1984)	Sting: lead vocals, bass guitar Andy Summers: guitar, backing vocals Stewart Copeland: drums, percussion, backing vocals
(1984–January 2007)	(The Police disbanded)
(January 2007–August 2008)	Sting: lead vocals, bass guitar Andy Summers: guitar, backing vocals Stewart Copeland: drums, percussion, backing vocals

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.162.95.2 (talk) 15:01, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Whats with Sunshine O and the Picture of Rivers

The picture should be showing the full band

What is with Sunshine O every where and in associated acts there Pussy Control whatever that is. Can anyone explain?

I believe I can explain

This article has been under attack by (possibly organized) multiple vandals. I've removed the most obvious stuff and fixed the image, but I'm not terribly familiar with Wezer so there's probably stuff I've missed. The whole article should probably be closely scrutinized by somebody familiar with their work to root out any other sneaky vandal edits. Beeblebrox (talk) 03:43, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

OK, it seems there has been so much vandalism, I have protected the page and reverted to a a version from 10 days ago. The protection is short, list at WP:RPP if it flares back up once it's over. Beeblebrox (talk) 04:00, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pat Is Dead!

Pat Is Dead! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.7.241.125 (talk) 15:57, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No he's not. You're a liar. Doc Strange^MailboxLogbook 20:01, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Missing Album

Isn't there another missing album in there?

The green album was also self-titled was it not? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.93.48.122 (talk) 01:33, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Origin

I thought Weezer formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, not Los Angeles, California.--4.255.53.222 (talk) 03:18, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Can you present a source on where you got this information from, because I highly doubt this is true.--猛禽22 ^•• 03:28, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

False genre

Regarding this edit, is emo a "false genre" as the editor says, or should it stay because it has a ref? Radiopathy •talk• 16:41, 23 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The genre in particular is backed-up with numerous sources. I reverted the edit.--猛禽22 ^•• 20:02, 23 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I had to ask! I saw the refs, but...EMO?!? Oh well! Radiopathy •talk• 03:26, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Most likely the editor who put Emo is referrign to Weezer's cult album Pinkerton, considering a cornerstone in the 90's emo movement. Almost every other song/album they have released is NOT emo, but since they did release that one emo album, the genre tag should stay, just to clarify.--Gen. Quon (talk) 01:52, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not to flog a dead rat, necessarily, but it wasn't called "emo" in 1996 or whenever it was; that's a revisionist genre. Radiopathy •talk• 02:39, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I under stand what you're saying. Yeah, they didn't release it labeled as "NEW EMO RECORD" ;) But then again, it still is considered one today.--Gen. Quon (talk) 19:53, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Years Active

Shouldn't years 1997-2000 not be on "Years active" as they were on hiatus? --Jak (talk) 05:27, 4 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's what I was thinking... WereWolf (talk) 04:00, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No, "years active" means the years the band was together. They never offically broke up. Bands go on hiatus all the time. For example, Bon Jovi went on hiatus from 1990-1992 and persued solo projects and many thought that the band was breaking up but they came back in '92 and fired their bassist and things went back to normal and their page lists their "years active" as 1985-present. Evanescence too.Sbrianhicks (talk) 15:27, 16 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Live DVD

From the article: "The band has announced the possible release of a live DVD composed of footage from the 2005 Japan tour. It will consist of a two-day, seven-camera shoot of the shows in Japan, plus material that will be drawn from various behind-the-scenes footage. The DVD was announced in late 2005, but in a 2006 update on the band's website, Karl Koch noted it was "apparently edited, but has been put on hold for now."

Last night I watched a Weezer concert on TV, that was shot in 2005, and was in Japan. Surely that concert is the same one mentioned above, right?

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 :That's what I was thinking... [[User:WereWolf|WereWolf]] ([[User talk:WereWolf|talk]]) 04:00, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
 ::No, "years active" means the years the band was together.  They never offically broke up.  Bands go on hiatus all the time.  For example, [[Bon Jovi]] went on hiatus from 1990-1992 and persued solo projects and many thought that the band was breaking up but they came back in '92 and fired their bassist and things went back to normal and their page lists their "years active" as 1985-present.  [[Evanescence (band)|Evanescence]] too.[[User:Sbrianhicks|Sbrianhicks]] ([[User talk:Sbrianhicks|talk]]) 15:27, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
+== Live DVD ==
+From the article:
+"The band has announced the possible release of a live DVD composed of footage from the 2005 Japan tour. It will consist of a two-day, seven-camera shoot of the shows in Japan, plus material that will be drawn from various behind-the-scenes footage. The DVD was announced in late 2005, but in a 2006 update on the band's website, Karl Koch noted it was "apparently edited, but has been put on hold for now."
+Last night I watched a Weezer concert on TV, that was shot in 2005, and was in Japan. Surely that concert is the same one mentioned above, right?