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"The Rentals are a rock band fronted by Matt Sharp, former bass player for Weezer. The Rentals have released two albums, Return of the Rentals (1995) and Seven More Minutes (1999) on Maverick Records. The group was mostly known for their quirky Moog-driven melodies and a mix of male and female vocals. The single 'Friends of P' off their first album was a modern rock radio hit, peaking at #7 on Billboard's Modern Rock Chart and #92 on the Billboard Hot 100. The accompanying music video was shot with antiquated equipment, on black and white film stock, for a total budget of less than US$1,000. Upon its release, the video was added to MTV's playlist in early November of 1995.
Band members on Return Of included Patrick Wilson (also of Weezer) on drums, Rod Cervera (guitar), Tom Grimley (moog), Petra Haden (violin, vocals), and Cherielynn Westrich (vocals, moog). Petra's triplet sister, Rachel Haden, appears as an additional vocalist. After Sharp left Weezer, Wilson's studio replacement on the drums was Kevin March and Mike Fletcher was the band's most frequent touring drummer. Maya Rudolph, of Saturday Night Live fame, also handled keyboard and backing vocals for the group's first tours in support of its debut album. The group headlined its own club shows, and also hit larger venues as the opening act for Alanis Morrisette, Garbage, Blur, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, amongst others.
Sharp reformed The Rentals in 1997 and 1998 to record their second album Seven More Minutes. He recruited Petra Haden to replace Cherielynn Westrich as the main female vocalist, Jim Richards replaced Tom Grimley on moog, Kevin March on drums, and Rod Cervera on guitar once again. Maya Rudolph made a guest appearance on two songs. Members of Blur, Ash, and Elastica also made guest appearances. The album was released in April 1999. It was well received by fans and critics but The Rentals' record company, Reprise and Maverick, didn't properly promote due to disagreements with Sharp on the mixing. Sharp formed a completely new line up including former Elevator Drops guitarist Josh Hager (AKA Garvy J), replacing Rod Cervara, for a brief tour of Japan. The tour in Japan consisted of an acoustic set featuring no moogs or female harmonies and then an electric set. This tour resulted in the, internet only, double live album 'Live in Japan'.
On October 24, 2005, the tenth anniversary of the band's first album's release, Matt Sharp announced he was bringing back The Rentals after a six year absence. On May 12th, 2006, the new lineup for The Rentals was announced. It includes original vocalist Rachel Haden, Sara Radle on vocals/multiple instruments, Ben Pringle (from Nerf Herder) on synth, Lauren Chipman on viola/vocals and Dan Joeright on drums. The band toured North America in the summer of 2006 with Ozma, with Matt Sharp wearing the trademark bottlecap glasses he wore during the band's initial run. Ryen Slegr of Ozma played guitar for both bands on the entire tour. The tour received rave reviews from fans and featured a performance of the Weezer b-side 'I Just Threw out the Love of My Dreams' sung (as originally done so) by Rachel Haden."
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