weezer's red album

[gobo]

Damn I can't wait. :thyper: June 3rd for the US. Two tracks are officially available already, 'Pork & Beans' and 'The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations On A Shaker Hymn)'. The first is one of their iconic power-pop tracks. I think it's alright, but it gets old a little too fast for my liking. But, I'm guessing my opinion isn't shared by very many since it was their fastest rising chart-topper to date. 'Greatest Man', however, is absolutely mind-blowing. It's refreshing WTF material. I have a hard time believing that it's weezer at times. People who are turned off by songs that aren't cookie-cutter should probably pass it by though. ^_^ It really is all over the board.

A friend of mine came by six other tracks of theirs recently. After hearing them, I have to agree with frontman, Rivers Cuomo, that 'Troublemaker' really should have been the first single. Much like 'Pork & Beans', it's an undeniably weezer power-pop tune. Still, it has a bit more staying power with its delightfully silly and whimsical lyrics, IMO. The other five tracks collectively show exactly how experimental this album will be. It's really a grab-bag of several diverse styles. You'll hear songs penned and/or sung by each of the members this time around.

Here's a rundown of the tracklisting we can expect:
Standard Edition
01 Troublemaker
02 The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)
03 Pork and Beans
04 Heart Songs
05 Everybody Get Dangerous
06 Dreamin
07 Thought I Knew
08 Cold Dark World
09 Automatic
10 The Angel and the One
Deluxe Edition
11 Miss Sweeney
12 Pig
13 The Spider
14 King
iTunes exclusive bonus track
11/15 It’s Easy
iTunes pre-order bonus track
12/16 I Can Love
UK Version
11 Life Is What You Make It [cover of 'Talk Talk']
12 The Weight [cover of 'The Band']

And, there's this promo to get a bonus 7" of 'Pork & Beans' w/ an exclusive b-side when preordering the Standard Edition CD from one of three e-tailers. However, the UK bonus tracks were announced late enough after this was verified to not even be available through iTunes that said b-side could possibly be one of those two.

[jeff the cheff]

I'm very excited for this. I actually love the Pork & Beans song, its pretty standard weezer stuff, and I might be alone on this but its one of my favorites for some reason.

I haven't heard anything else from it yet. I tried finding Greatest Man, but I couldn't find it anywhere to play it.

[gobo]

'Greatest Man' is available for purchase at iTunes as is 'Pork & Beans'. If ordering either one, iTunes will discount a dollar for each if/when you purchase the rest of the album from them. I'm guessing the other six are from a radio promo.

[gobo]

For anyone interested, the Deluxe Edition can be preordered from BestBuy.com for only $12 ATM. In-store pick-up is not an opion, but they give you free standard shipping for it. As long as you don't mind getting it a day or two after the release, that's probably the best deal you'll find. ^_^ But, act fast! I wouldn't be surprised if this 'sale' price was gone by the weekend.

Also, the 'Pork and Beans' UK single slated for release on the 24th or so of June is said to have a b-side of 'Are Friends Electric'. If I'm not mistaken, that's a Gary Numan song. Interesting choice for them... So, I'm supposing that's the 'exclusive' b-side for the P&B 7", taking us up to 19 tracks to hunt down.

[jeff the cheff]

Has anyone seen the Pork & Beans music video? It's probably the best vid ever.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI

[raphael_is_cool]

From what I've read by people who got leaked versions of the album, it is disappointing. And one of them is someone who I can trust.

Frankly, I love The Blue Album, I like half of Pinkerton, I thought The Green Album was okay and Maladroit was mostly good. Make Believe was awful. This one, I'm still going to try it and see. Pork and Beans isn't brilliant but it's a step in the right direction at least.

[gobo]

They really should have gone with Troublemaker as their first single... >_< My friends and I all think the new album is pretty cool. It grows on you too. But, to each their own... :ohwell:

[raphael_is_cool]

Heard the album myself and it's actually pretty good. Definitely a bit different from the normal Weezer sound on some tracks but it does grow on you.

[gobo]

They actually covered a Japanese Christmas pop song (BoA's 'Meri Kuri') on the Japanese Edition. :P How bizzare...

Also, there are to be two 'Pork and Beans' 7"s in the UK, each with an exclusive cover as the b-side (Psychedelic Furs' 'Love My Way' & R.E.M.'s 'Oddfellows Local 151').

[gobo]

September 3rd
CD
01 Troublemaker
02 The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)
03 Pork and Beans
04 Heart Songs
05 Everybody Get Dangerous
06 Dreamin
07 Thought I Knew
08 Cold Dark World
09 Automatic
10 The Angel and the One
11 Miss Sweeney
12 Pig
13 The Spider
14 King
15 The Weight [cover of 'The Band']
16 Life Is What You Make It [cover of 'Talk Talk']
17 メリクリ [Meri Kuri]/Merry Christmas (Japanese Version) [cover of 'BoA']
DVD
Shin-Kiba ★ライヴ・アット・STUDIO COAST - Weezer・Japan Tour 2005
Intro
Dope Nose
Why Bother?
Surf Wax America
The Good Life
Island In The Sun
Undone - The Sweater Song

Behind the scenes ★ From Japan Tour
(The original master visual disturbances due to the lack of subtitles and some places are available)

Video ★
Pork and Beans

★ EPK
Interview
・Song by song commentary・

Running time: about 64 minutes [video] [color] [Region ALL
Screen size 4:3] [] [linear PCM2ch stereo audio system
Japanese subtitled (some places are also no subtitles), single-sided single-layer