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doctorthefonz
Nov 17, 2007

That 4-disc comp is amazing, too. Tons of great songs I'd never heard before. Cornbread Red stands out to me as a stone cold classic and it's a shame that it's not on a more widespread release--the end of that song is incredible.

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doctorthefonz
Nov 17, 2007

BigFactory posted:

What, you didn't rush out to buy the Even If You Don't single in 2000?

The Voodoo Lady single from 94 was pretty great too. There's a Pig is also an excellent song that I wish I'd heard sooner.

doctorthefonz
Nov 17, 2007

Whoa, did not expect to hear how unpopular The Pod is, it's my favorite album of theirs. I was at the Portland show too and can confirm that they loving absolutely killed it, some of you may have seen me dragging out a big and extremely drunk & high dude who was falling over during roses are free

doctorthefonz
Nov 17, 2007

wow, goddamn, thanks

doctorthefonz
Nov 17, 2007

The Pod is still my favorite album after starting with Quebec and working my way backwards chronologically. So many classics: Mononucleosis, Captain Fantasy, She Fucks Me, Demon Sweat, Dr. Rock, gently caress.

If any Ween fans in this thread want some more weird, then I'd highly recommend checking out The Frogs. No other band has fulfilled me in such a similar way, combining songcraft virtuoso with uncomfortable subjects lyrics-wise


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iliwt9h6-a0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXNc6NiDzDk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L02jO5bkfxA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty6tvHymEDM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkQ1D4ppz-E

doctorthefonz
Nov 17, 2007

That signed album is extremely cool :cheers:

A Frogs thread would be delightful for a band with such a huge output and wild history. Steve Albini passed along one of their tapes to the head of Homestead Records which got them their first LP. They made a stop-motion VHS tape for Kurt Cobain, one of their biggest fans. Eddie Vedder attached a pair of batwings gifted by the late Dennis Flemion to his amplifier, and Pearl Jam has covered a number of their songs. Dennis also played drums for the drat Smashing Pumpkins at the height of their popularity. Jimmy played with Sebastian Bach's touring band at some point too. That's all just from skimming their wikipedia page, they were all over the place

If anyone reading this thread wants to get into em they're streaming on google's music service and spotify last time I checked. I reckon they'd be right up a Ween fan's alley for sure

doctorthefonz
Nov 17, 2007

Harminoff posted:

Woman and man would be great if it didn't have the long intro. Past that it's a top notch song. Like 2:50+ is great

idk i'd say it's really cool like how the argus starts out slow but argus > woman and man

both songs are cool though, that's just ween

doctorthefonz
Nov 17, 2007

polyester concept posted:

I love lo-fi obnoxious poo poo so early ween is perfect for me. Anything before GWS is a little too unpolished, though (they had some cassettes you can find on :filez: websites). One time I was listening to The Pod and my speakers weren't hooked up securely - it added a sort of noisy bass distortion to everything and I was asking myself "why does this album sound so much more awesome today?". After I fixed it, I tried to reproduce it again later but could never get it the same.

that's a really cool observation re: blown speakers

i have an old vox combo tube/solid hybrid little guy amp that's supposed to emulate different cabs etc except the tube or something must've blown out because the input floor rose dramatically and whenever i'd play with it it's crazy fuzzy with absolutely zero sustain

i learned mononucleosis, what deaner was talking about, and don't poo poo where you eat on that sucker, and even though i replaced it with a newer version of the same drat amp i still bust it out because it just sounds totally hosed and super unique


e: regarding frogs talk, i really wanted to link from yt one of the few covers that they did and i just found it! bob dylan's "billy" from the old sam peckinpah film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJyN2zI5slQ
just a really cool interpretation, emblematic of the frogs' musical abilities

doctorthefonz fucked around with this message at 05:39 on May 4, 2018

doctorthefonz
Nov 17, 2007

DoubleCakes posted:

Do any of y'all keep up with Dean Ween Group's stuff? 2016's the Deaner Album was incredibly good and one of my favourite albums that year but this year we got rock2, their second LP. It's full of great songs including a recording of Don't Let the Moon Catch You Crying which you might recognize from the Caesar demo tapes. I like that original Caesar version but drat if this rock2 version makes the song a drat masterpiece.

holy poo poo, i thought i'd been keeping up but thanks for posting this

also, 12 golden country greats live in 2018 with both the weeners sounds absolutely incredible

doctorthefonz
Nov 17, 2007


oh my god, that's so good. gene just like :ok:

doctorthefonz
Nov 17, 2007

those are rad!

i had myself a good time revisiting the live in toronto version of poopship destroyer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQO1gXB0pOI

Gene works the voice modulator so well and the poo poo creek boys plus dean's sick riffs make this version so drat good

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doctorthefonz
Nov 17, 2007

HerzogZwo posted:

Agreed! But you rarely come across anyone who found ween via the “It’s Pat” movie.

Me! Absolutely wore that VHS out as a kid, RIP Charles Rocket

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