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Return of the Rentals is the debut album of the rock band The Rentals, and was released on October 24, 1995. The album features fellow Weezer drummer Patrick Wilson drumming on all the tracks. Other contributors include Ryan Boesch, Bryan Davis, Tom Grimley, Charles Hamilton, Stephen Marcussen, and Guy Oseary.[1]
[edit] Track listing
- "The Love I'm Searching For"
- In 2006, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs covered "The Love I'm Searching For" on an AOL The Interface podcast.[2]
- "Waiting"
- "Friends Of P."
- "Move On"
- "Please Let That Be You"
- a reworking of an early, Sharp written, Weezer demo titled "Mrs. Young."
- "My Summer Girl"
- "Brilliant Boy"
- "Naive"
- "These Days"
- "Sweetness And Tenderness"
[edit] Reception
Return of the Rentals received generally favorable reviews from critics.[4] Entertainment Weekly gave the album a "B" and claimed "...its winsome love songs make for good, clean, disposable fun..."[5] Q magazine gave the album 3 stars and compare their work to the early work of the Cars, "...The Rentals...root themselves in the sound of late-`70s US new wave...the result is in many senses reminiscent of The Cars' earlier material..."[6] NME also praised the album giving it a 7 out of 10. They complimented that "despite its pretensions to [be] meaningless electro-pop, it can't help but have depth..."[7] Pitchfork Media's Ryan Schreiber also highly praised the album and enjoyed the band's attempt of bringing back Moog synthesizers.[8] All Music Guide praised the album as well and said "...this record is a real benchmark of carefree pop from the '90s and shouldn't be forgotten anytime soon."[9]
[edit] Performers
[edit] References
- ^ Return of the Rentals booklet and liner notes
- ^ Maher, Dave. Yeah Yeah Yeahs Cover the Rentals on Podcast. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
- ^ Luerssen D., John. Rivers' Edge: The Weezer Story. ECW Press, 2004, ISBN 1-55022-619-3 p. 163
- ^ Return of the Rentals. Tower Records. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
- ^ Entertainment Weekly Nov 3, 1995, p.64
- ^ Q March 1995, p.103
- ^ NME Jan 20, 1996, p.42
- ^ Schreiber, Ryan. The Rentals: Return of the Rentals: Pitchfork Record Review. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
- ^ D'Angelo, Peter. Return of the Rentals > Overview. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
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