Connection To The Rentals
When Rivers Cuomo was asked on a chat room interview what the reason was for not releasing Songs From the Black Hole, he simply stated "ROTR," referring to Weezer bassist Matt Sharp's band The Rentals, whose first album, released in 1995, was titled Return of the Rentals. Cuomo has further hinted that sonically and aesthetically, Sharp's Return of the Rentals borrowed much of its sound from drafts of Songs from the Black Hole, thus discouraging Cuomo from further pursuing the sound.
When the Rentals reunited in 2005 and began touring, the band covered Weezer's "I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams", a song originally intended for Songs from the Black Hole. Rachel Haden, who performs vocals on the original version, handled lead vocal duties.
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