Someone in the Weezer camp has an overactive imagination. Judging from the
limp Red album it sure isn't anyone in the band.
With an
internet-meme filled video for Pork and Beans essentially forcing the hand of bloggers and news wire services to post about it on a self-fulfilling mass scale, the band have done it again. The video for new single 'Troublemaker' features the band apparently breaking numerous Guinness World Records.
According to
Pitchfork - and now I guess, mankind - the band broke the existing "achievements" for:
Largest Air Guitar Ensemble: The largest air guitar ensemble consisted
of 233 participants and took place during during the filming of the
music video "Troublemaker" by the band Weezer in Los Angeles,
California, USA on 21 August 2008.
Largest Game of Dodgeball:
The largest game of dodgeball consisted of two teams of 50 people (100
total) who played against each other during the filming of the music
video "Troublemaker" by the band Weezer in Los Angeles, California,
USA, on 21 August 2008.
Longest Guitar Hero World Tour Marathon: The longest Guitar Hero World Tour
Marathon lasted for 10 hr 12 min 54 sec during the filming of the music
video "Troublemaker" by the band Weezer in Los Angeles, California,
USA, on 21 August 2008.
Most People in a Custard Pie Fight: The
most people in a custard pie fight was 120 during the filming of the
music video "Troublemaker" by the band Weezer in Los Angeles,
California, USA, on 21 August 2008.
Most People Riding on a
Skateboard: The most people riding on a skateboard is 22 during the
filming of the music video "Troublemaker" by the band Weezer in Los
Angeles, California, USA, on 21 August 2008.
All which sound a lot more fun than the ensuing shitty clip. The opening is cool with fans playing along with the band acoustic style. But once we cut to shots of people in a carpark running into each other and images of Rivers dressed like he's in Limp Bizkit...well. They could have been building a Large Hadron Collider out of corn chips for all you can make out. If man accidentally does create a black hole on earth then this place might've sufficed. Nevertheless it's a spectacle...and...and...Pinkerton...The Blue Album...and...*punch*
Sorry about the crappy Yahoo video with its graininess and ads and whatnot. Life.
Weezer - 'Troublemaker'