Ween

Editor's Review:

Gene, Dean and the rest of Ween are still flicking moist ones at us from the back of the room. On La Cucaracha, released on Rounder Records, they play around with the styles of Tejano rock, reggae, country, pop, afro-beat, smooth “jazz,” Ween-core and others harder to classify. For example, the 10-minute-plus “Woman and Man” begins with a long Alice Coltrane-like intro and leads into a long Tito Puente-esque rave-up. Plus, while there are a number of recent radio singles based on racehorse slang, Ween’s contribution, “Learning to Love,” is the only one that’ll have you both two-stepping and learning proper track lingo. In the spirit of the season, the murder ballad “Object” initially plays like a simple tale of lust and misogyny, but has a wonderfully tragic end (Spoiler alert: “You’re just an object to me/I feel a little better/They found your sweater/You’re just an object to me”). The album ends with a musical thank-you note for a terribly pleasant party attended by the main character and his loving spouse (“We had the best time at your party/The wife and I thank you very much”). Guest saxophonist David Sanborn plays the lead so straight that it’s weird. Um, I now have David Sanborn in my collection…that’s weird. La Cucaracha is far from the chaos of GodWeenSatan or The Pod, but the mixed nuts in the mucilage keep it interesting.
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Record Label Rounder Released October 2007

Tracks Fiesta      Blue Balloon Friends Object Learnin' to Love With My Own Bare Hands The Fruit Man Spirit Walker Shamemaker Sweetheart Lullaby Woman and Man Your Party

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