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Rivers posted on his official MySpace blog that the new single was a 12 letter word starting with T and ending with R. Fans quickly set out making lists of possible names. It was assumed the song was called "Troublemaker", although some speculated it was "Tranquilizer". Later, Rivers published on his MySpace blog that he was wrong about the first single, and that it would now be a song about a "four legged pink farm animal". He then said "you ain't gonna figure it out boy!!" Most fans assumed Rivers was referring to Pig and that his latter statement was a sarcastic comment that it was obviously Pig. On the Albumsix forums, fans questioned Karl about Pig's recording and Karl simply stated "I for one would be extremely surprised if Pig was the first single." He also stated, "I know Pig was recorded, but I'm not sure how far along it got..." | Rivers posted on his official MySpace blog that the new single was a 12 letter word starting with T and ending with R. Fans quickly set out making lists of possible names. It was assumed the song was called "Troublemaker", although some speculated it was "Tranquilizer". Later, Rivers published on his MySpace blog that he was wrong about the first single, and that it would now be a song about a "four legged pink farm animal". He then said "you ain't gonna figure it out boy!!" Most fans assumed Rivers was referring to Pig and that his latter statement was a sarcastic comment that it was obviously Pig. On the Albumsix forums, fans questioned Karl about Pig's recording and Karl simply stated "I for one would be extremely surprised if Pig was the first single." He also stated, "I know Pig was recorded, but I'm not sure how far along it got..." | ||
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 [[User: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, | 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 [[User: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, the 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. On [[May 7]], the new album's first eight tracks leaked. The last two tracks leaked on [[May 26]] along with the cover of [[The Weight]]. Finally the four bonus tracks leaked on [[May 31]]. Geffen quickly changed the album's release date to [[June 3]]. | ||
''Weezer (The Red Album)'' was released on June 3 in two available versions: standard and deluxe. The standard edition of Red contained 10 tracks, a throwback to the roots of Weezer. The deluxe edition contained four bonus tracks that were completely recorded, but omitted from the final tracklist for reasons relating to preference of the band and Geffen. The standard edition was a jewelcase; the deluxe edition was a digipak which also contained a lyric booklet with band commentary. ''The Red Album'' will be among the first batch of albums released on a new music format called "slotMusic" in late 2008. | ''Weezer (The Red Album)'' was released on June 3 in two available versions: standard and deluxe. The standard edition of Red contained 10 tracks, a throwback to the roots of Weezer. The deluxe edition contained four bonus tracks that were completely recorded, but omitted from the final tracklist for reasons relating to preference of the band and Geffen. The standard edition was a jewelcase; the deluxe edition was a digipak which also contained a lyric booklet with band commentary. ''The Red Album'' will be among the first batch of albums released on a new music format called "slotMusic" in late 2008. | ||