Ween

Editor's Review:

Ween pseudo-brothers Dean and Gene continue their ceaseless mission to conquer, combine and destroy every genre known to mankind. Having run funk through the ringer on 1994's Chocolate and Cheese and done the Grand Ole Opry anything but proud on last year's 12 Golden Country Greats, it was only a matter of time before they reverted to straight-forward, speed-altered psychedelia and paid homage to fish.

Ween were wise enough to know that if you invent something so fuckin' odd so as to defy comparisons, you'll be heralded as a groundbreaker, even if you merely recorded some basic guitar tracks and twirled some fancy manipulation knobs. Well, more ground has been broken, I guess. From the very Donovan-esque title track to the demented Irishman-on-acid lament "The Blarney Stone" to the folk-electronica instrumental "Pink Eye (On My Leg)," The Mollusk reminds us again that the freshest sounds aren't always the easiest to stomach.

For your giggling pleasure, here are some lyrical excerpts from The Mollusk: "Have you ever made a flan and squished it in your hand?" (Polka Dot Tail); "I lick my brain in silence / Rather squeeze my head instead / Midget man provoking violence / Listen not to what I said" (Mutilated Lips).

– Greg Heller

First appeared in BAM magazine 7/11/97
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Record Label Elektra Released June 1997

Tracks 1. I'm Dancing in the Show Tonight 2. Mollusk 3. Polkadot Tail 4. I'll be you Jonny on the Spot 5. Mutilated Lips 6. Blarney stone 7. It's Gonna be Alright 8. Golden Eel 9. Cold Blows the Wind 10. Pink Eye (On My Leg) 11. Waving My Dick in The Wind 12. Buckingham Green 13. Ocean Man 14. She Wanted to Leave