In a current dialog with Kevan Kenney, Rivers Cuomo shared an intriguing story about Weezer’s hit “Hash Pipe.” Cuomo revealed that earlier than the track grew to become a defining monitor for the band, he supplied it to Ozzy Osbourne, who finally turned it down.
Cuomo defined that “Hash Pipe” was in contrast to something Weezer had achieved on the time, and the band didn’t initially see it as a match for themselves. He stated, “I simply wrote it and thought, ‘Who ought to we give this to?’ So I despatched it to Ozzy Osbourne, and he handed. One way or the other, it ended up making the minimize for our third document, grew to become the primary single, and we nonetheless play it at the moment.”
The track was launched because the lead single from Weezer’s 2001 album, The Inexperienced Album. Cuomo elaborated on the story in an interview with Guitar World, recalling that Osbourne had as soon as requested if he had any songs to supply. “I simply occurred to have written ‘Hash Pipe,’” Cuomo stated. “He didn’t find yourself utilizing it. In one other actuality, it could be attention-grabbing to listen to him singing that track.”
Though Osbourne didn’t document “Hash Pipe,” Weezer later paid homage to his work by incorporating the long-lasting riff from “Loopy Practice” into their track “Blue Dream” on the album Van Weezer. Cuomo defined that the track initially featured a unique riff however famous, “It wasn’t the best guitar riff of all time.” Their supervisor coincidentally instructed utilizing the “Loopy Practice” riff, which finally formed the monitor.
Weezer has remained lively with vital milestones in 2024. The band launched into the Voyage to the Blue Planet tour with Dinosaur Jr. and The Flaming Lips, celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of The Blue Album by enjoying it in full. In addition they launched a Tremendous Deluxe Version of the album on November 1, 2024, solidifying its enduring legacy.
