nothingfails

I think they've made up, I guess Matt just doesn't want to be part of Weezer anymore. A couple years ago, when Matt was doing a solo tour, Rivers was a special surprise guest at one of the performances. So I think they've made up, but just don't want to work together on a daily basis anymore.

Even tho I believe Weezer has never quite been the same since Matt left

auto

Looks like this album will be called:

Weezer: Weezer [The Red Album]

hehe....hope it's more blue than green (although I'll take anything over Make Believe)

starseed1981

Fuck yeah. ....I liked Make Believe....

Geofferson

Make Believe was great...I have high hopes for this one.

Rubix

a 15 second clip of their first single, pork and beans, is up at amazon for streaming.

it's a good one.

mdc3000

Sweet - will definitely download this from iTunes on April 22!!!!

Rubix

amazon has removed the clip. i assume because everyone in the various weezer forums keep playing it incessantly.

here is direct link to the mp3.

and here is a link to (drummer) patrick wilson's twitter thingy, which sometimes mentions album 6 stuff.

edit: full song has started to air on some radio stations. a radio rip of it is floating around out there too.

starseed1981

New single is out. And it is awesome. Sounds like blue album Weezer. No joke.

auto

Link? I want to believe.

DVD Josh

I like what I hear so far.

starseed1981

http://www.weerez.com/news/?p=87

Legal download from the band.

auto

Thanks. Not bad.

mdc3000

Does the volume fluctuate on this file for anyone else or is it just me? Sounds great either way...I love the 'blue album' like chorus, but think the verses are a bit more 'green'... still, great to have Weezer back!

The Bus

Legal from "weerez" a site in no way affiliated with the band?

So the initial album six stuff is debunked as a rumor and now suddenly there's a single? Sounds like there's some news missing somewhere.

mdc3000

What was debunked as rumour? All I know is that June 24th the RED album comes out and WEEZER ARE BACK! (and yeah, that download doesn't seem that official - that site must have made an MP3 from the stream on the front page of weezer.com)

Rainmaker

I thought that the Pork and Beans mp3 floating around was a rip from a radio station. As far as rumors being debunked, maybe he is referring to the albumsix.com hoax as well as the fake "Tout Ensemble" title and artwork that was mentioned a few months back.

starseed1981

The band sent the Karl's Corner street team an email to get the song there. They've also just posted it on the official site and Billboard.

mdc3000

It was bugging me but the opening section sounded vaguely familiar to me...am I the only one who thinks it sounds kind of like 'Get In Line' by Barenaked Ladies? Not like exactly or anything, but certainly kind of similar.

Buttmunker

Wouldn't surprise me, and it wouldn't be the first time.......one of their songs sounded like The Locomotion. Rivers sang: "so jump up, jump back, do you love me?"

The song was good until that weak chorus. Hopefully he didn't do that again.

Rubix

here's the tracklist(s):

Regular Edition (CD; digital):

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 (CD with special packaging; iTunes):

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

also each cd single will have b-side tracks not on the deluxe edition.

the "pig" song that leaked last year was a demo, the album "pig" will be the full band version.

info gathered from an official chat:

"Troublemaker" - original-intended first single
"The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)" - has piano, police sirens, falsetto singing and rapping
"Pork and Beans" - first single after record label needed more commercial material
"Heart Songs" - tribute to influences, from Gordon Lightfoot to Nirvana
"Everybody Get Dangerous" - rock bar song in the movie 21
"Dreamin’" - epic, 6-minute, symphonic art song/formerly known as "Daydreamer"
"Thought I Knew" - cover of Brian's "The Relationship" song possibly
"Cold Dark World"
"Automatic" - hard driving dancy rock song, remixed for Gran Turismo 5, drummer Pat Wilson lead vocals
"The Angel and the One"
"Ms. Sweeney" (Deluxe edition) - rapped vocals word up, rivers raps like T.I.
"Pig" (Deluxe edition) - heartfelt sad song about life of pig up to slaughter, demo leaked in 2007
"The Spider" (Deluxe edition)
"King" (Deluxe edition) - T.I. also had an album called 'KING'

Dan1boy

so, um, does this come out next week or on June 24th?

CONFUSION ENSUES !!

slop101

It's definitely June 24

Rubix

cover art has been released. direct link. hilarious.

geffen press release. note: green is a primary color of light.

ytrez

I can't wait. Also, I'm a huge fan of Make Believe.

The Bus

June 24, according to Pfork.