Weezer (Red Album)
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| Released | June 3, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | April 2007 – February 2008 | |||
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| Length | 41:23 | |||
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Weezer (also known as the Red Album) is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Weezer, released on June 3, 2008, by DGC and Interscope Records.[4] Rick Rubin and Jacknife Lee both produced parts of the album, with the band producing a handful of tracks themselves.[5] It is the only Weezer album to feature lead vocals from all four band members. The album also features more musical experimentation in comparison to their previous efforts, especially shown in such songs as "Dreamin'", "The Angel and The One", and "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived".
Although the album proved to be less commercially successful than Make Believe (2005), the Red Album was better received by critics than the previous album. Two commercial singles were released from the album—"Pork and Beans" and "Troublemaker"—both becoming relatively successful modern rock hits. The video for the former also became the most-watched video on the internet the weekend following its release.[6] Additionally, an unconventional Hootenanny Tour replaced the traditional rock concert tour to promote the album.
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- ^ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ Koch, Karl (May 12, 2008). "05/12/08 the immensity of the pork and the bean". Weezer.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
- ^ Thompson, Paul (October 18, 2007). "Rivers Cuomo Dishes on New Weezer LP, Alone Demos". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2007.
- ^ Wang, Cynthia (May 27, 2008). "Viral YouTube Hit 'Pork and Beans' Shoots to No. 1". People Magazine. Archived from the original on May 30, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2008.