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'''''Simpleton''''' is the name of a fictitious, fourth [[Weezer]] album created by Weezer fans as a prank. Just as ''[[The Green Album]]'' was a sequel to the ''[[The Blue Album]]'', it only made sense that '' | '''''Simpleton''''' is the name of a fictitious, fourth [[Weezer]] album created by Weezer fans as a prank. Just as ''[[The Green Album]]'' was a sequel to the ''[[The Blue Album]]'', it only made sense that ''Maladroit'''s follow-up, ''Simpleton'', was to be a sequel to ''[[Pinkerton]]'', complete with album art from a Japanese painting and a similar name. | ||
As an April Fools Joke, '''''Simpleton''''''s release was 'scheduled for' April 1, 2002. Photos of the album in a box with The White Stripes "Elephant" were used to further the ruse, claimed to have been delivered to a record store in such fashion. The title, "simpleton," was chosen for two reasons. Firstly, the word "simpleton" is very similar to "pinkerton", both having 9 letters and ending in "ton." Secondly, "simpleton," literally means "fool," which was a way of foreshadowing the joke's true nature. | |||
In 2006, members of the Weezer online message board community produced and recorded original songs based on the fake song titles that appeared on the Simpleton packaging. | |||
An earlier fictitious album was ''[[Beeswax]]'', developed by fans on [[alt.music.weezer]] during the hiatus in [[1999]]. | An earlier fictitious album was ''[[Beeswax]]'', developed by fans on [[alt.music.weezer]] during the hiatus in [[1999]]. | ||