The Good Life (EP)

The Good Life
EP by Weezer
Released	Spring 1997
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	20:18
Label	DGC
Producer	Weezer
Weezer chronology
Pinkerton (1996) The Good Life (1997) Weezer (2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Good Life was released by Weezer in the spring of 1997 at the behest of the band's label, DGC. The band's current album at the time, Pinkerton, had not received the same response that the group's first eponymous album did, and this EP was issued in an attempt to score a hit. This album includes two live acoustic tracks and the song "I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams," a collaboration with Rachel Haden of that dog. on lead vocals. The live songs were taken from a set played by the band at Shorecrest High School near Seattle. The school had won a contest and got Weezer to play during lunch in 1997.^[2] A very young Daniel Brummel of Ozma can be seen in the upper right side of the EP's cover. He's the one with light blonde hair.^[3]

Inspiration

In 1996, Weezer front-man Rivers Cuomo underwent a corrective operation for his leg and was in a leg brace. The brace was debilitatingly painful^[4] and inspired the lyrics to the title song. It can also be noted that the inside picture in the CD's booklet is an X-ray of Rivers' leg brace.

Track listing

1. "The Good Life" (LP Version) – 4:19
2. "Waiting on You" – 4:13
3. "I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams" – 2:39
4. "The Good Life" (live acoustic) – 4:40
5. "Pink Triangle" (live acoustic) – 4:26

Personnel

Source

• Rivers Cuomo – lead vocals, guitar
• Brian Bell – guitar, backing vocals
• Matt Sharp – bass, backing vocals
• Patrick Wilson – drums
• Rachel Haden – lead vocals on "I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams"
• Weezer – production
• Jack Joseph Puig – mixing
• Adam Casper – mixing
• Joe Barresi – engineer
• Gene Kirkland – photography

Notes

1. Allmusic review
2. Luerssen D., John. Rivers' Edge: The Weezer Story. ECW Press, 2004, ISBN 1-55022-619-3 p. 222
3. "Pinkerton era releases (1996-1999)". Weezer.com. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
4. "River's End". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2008-08-20.

External links

• The Good Life EP at MusicBrainz (list of releases)