Rivers Cuomo Shares 15 Raw Acoustic Covers on YouTube
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6d ago· 2 min readenNews
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Rivers Cuomo, frontman of Weezer, uploaded 15 solo acoustic cover songs to YouTube under the title "randum cuverz." The recordings are raw, often short Voice Memo-style clips, some predating smartphones. The article praises Cuomo's vocal talent when stripped of the band's typical gimmicks, noting the covers are more enjoyable than much of Weezer's recent output.
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· 3 pulledThey sound like Voice Memos, though some of them are old enough to predate smartphones.
But on the whole, they're a lot more fun to listen to than most of Weezer's recent output.
I'm usually too distracted by the band's various gimmicks to remember how good Cuomo's voice can be, but when it's attached to these well-known songs, the beauty shines through.
Rivers Cuomo just provided fans with a treasure trove of fascinating musical scraps. Under the banner of “randum cuverz,” the Weezer frontman uploaded 15 solo acoustic covers to YouTube. They sound like Voice Memos, though some of them are old enough to p
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