Weezer (The Red Album): Difference between revisions

On [[April 1|Aprils fools day]], [[2008]], Rolling Stone reported that the new Weezer album (then scheduled for April 22) was a self titled "Red" album, with the lead-off single called "Pork and Beans".  Most people, if not everyone, assumed it was one of many April Fools Day pranks.  Rolling Stone updated the article saying "...the Weezer news...that was real".  Amazon.com updated their website with a thirty second sneak preview clip of "Pork and Beans" which began with a fade in of "...you lost your cool" and went through the chorus to "...meat inside."  Reactions to the clip were almost unanimously positive from fans and boardies.  On the Albumsix forums, user [[User:Ohjonas (admin)|ohjonas]] asked his friend [[Soupandballoons (admin)|Soupandballoons]] to host  a set of [[fake "Pork and Beans" lyrics]] on his website.  ohjonas then anonymously posted the lyrics in the chat, which were quickly posted onto the [[ATW]] forums.  Fans were split down the middle on the legitmacy of the lyrics with some stating that they were "obviously the work of Rivers Cuomo" and other stating "They're obviously fake.  The 'goddamn' acts as bait."  Later, ohjonas came forward admitting he had made the fake lyrics.  The next day, KROQ played "Pork and Beans" back to back on the radio.  Fans were quick to bootleg the recording, and within minutes, Pork and Beans was leaked.  Karl Koch then logged into the Albumsix chat boards to discuss the song with fans.  Most (nearly all) of the boardies were very pleased with the song, specifically the vocal delivery, the heavy chorus, they dynamics, and the guitar tone.  Albumsix creator [[lordofthemanor]] stated "We waited for this guitar tone for so long, and now they just did it?  It's like, 'why were we waiting so long?'"  The album's release date was then changed to June 18.  In late April, the new album's first eight tracks leaked.  Geffen quickly changed the album date to [[June 11]].

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