10 Lost Albums From Famous Rock Musicians
8. Songs From The Black Hole - Weezer
The phrase "rock opera" is attributed to any collection of rock songs that tell one cohesive story; like a concept album, but with more screaming.
There have been plenty of examples of great ones over the years, from The Who's Tommy to David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust record, and a famous band from the 90s very nearly added their name to that list.
Songs from the Black Hole is an unreleased rock opera from Weezer, recorded between 1994 and 1996. Anyone who knows their Weezer will recognise that those two dates saw the release of the band's first and second albums.
It was meant to be an exploration of Rivers Cuomo's feelings of doubt over their debut album's roaring success, with a whopping 33 songs scheduled for inclusion.
Eventually, Cuomo pivoted to writing more introspective and serious material, which is what led to the band's second record, Pinkerton.
He didn't scrap all of Songs from the Black Hole though, as the tracks Devotion and I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams were released as Pinkerton B-sides.
Two songs out of 33 - that's a little over 6%.
Still, better than nothing.