Return of the Rentals
| Return of the Rentals | ||||
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| Studio album by The Rentals | ||||
| Released | October 24, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | Poop Alley Studios | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, power pop | |||
| Length | 36:55 | |||
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Maverick / Reprise 9 46093-2 |
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| Producer | Tom Grimley, Matt Sharp | |||
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| Q Magazine |
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| Pitchfork Media | (8.0/10) |
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Return of the Rentals is the debut album by alternative rock band The Rentals, released on October 24, 1995, through Maverick Records, a subsidiary of Reprise Records. The album features Matt Sharp—Weezer's bassist at the time—on vocals and bass, as well as Weezer drummer Patrick Wilson. Other contributors include Tom Grimley (Moog, production), Petra Haden (violin, vocals), Rachel Haden (vocals), Guy Oseary (album artwork), and Stephen Marcussen (mastering).
Return of the Rentals was well received by critics and produced the successful single "Friends of P.", which peaked at number 7 on Billboard's Modern Rock Chart and received significant airplay on MTV's 120 Minutes. Despite this, the album never charted.
All songs written by Matt Sharp and performed by The Rentals.
The "P" in the track "Friends of P." has had multiple theories presented as to its meaning. The actual "P" in the song refers to Paulina Porizkova, the wife of The Cars guitarist Ric Ocasek, who produced the first Weezer album, known as The Blue Album. Paulina made a claim that no one had ever written a song about her, and so Sharp took on the task. Ocasek noted that he found the subject matter of the song a bit odd. Fictitious theories suggest that the subject deals with psychics or the Psychic Friends Network. Finally, some think the "P" is for Patrick Wilson, drummer on the album and also drummer for Weezer.
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