The Rentals may have started out as a "side-project" but maybe as fate would have it, bassist Matt Sharp eventually left Weezer to concentrate his efforts on The Rentals second release. In 1995 The Rentals debuted with The Return of the Rentals and found moderate success with the single Friends of P. Sharp had recruited fellow Weezer drummer, Pat Wilson along with the likes of Petra Haden (that Dog), Cherielynn Westrich, and Rod Cervera for the Rental's first recording. Together with their moog-synthesizers and backup female vocal "oooh-oooh's" they created an original sound that teetered on the brink of 80's new wave. Matt Sharp was born in Arlignton, Virginia in 1969. In 1992 he co-founded Weezer which quickly became a favorite of the Los Angeles club scene. Two years later the group released their self-titled debut album on Geffen Records. Featuring the mega hits Buddy Holly and Undone (The Sweater Song) Weezer was propelled into the 90's MTV music culture. Their sophomore album, Pinkerton, was considered a dissapointment in an economic sense, but provided Weezer fans with plenty of music to please their appetites. After the Pinkerton release, Sharp officially left Weezer to go to work full time on The Rentals. Altough, this time drummer Pat Wilson didnt come along for the ride when the Rentals went to Spain to record their second album, Seven More Minutes.


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