Ween - The Pod (1991) [Remastered 1995]
BAND/ARTIST: Ween
- Title: The Pod
- Year Of Release: 1991/1995
- Label: White/Mushroom Records [D19906]
- Genre: Alternative Rock, Lo-Fi, Noise Rock
- Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log, scans)
- Total Time: 1:16:29
- Total Size: 197 mb / 436 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Another collection of inspired pop pastiche and four-track dementia, 1991's The Pod is nearly as long as GodWeenSatan: The Oneness but even weirder and more deranged, due in large part to the band's Scotchguard habit and the severe cases of mononucleosis Gene and Dean Ween contracted while recording the album. As a result, The Pod is dark and murky, with a slightly distant, fuzzy feel. On some songs, such as the cryptic, prog-inspired "Right to the Ways and the Rules of the World," the psych-tinged "Dr. Rock," and the mystic hard rock of "Captain Fantasy," this sound works well, but on others -- like the opening track "Strap on That Jammypac" -- it just doesn't fit. Ween flexes their stylistic chops a bit on "Sorry Charlie"'s country-rock, "Sketches of Winkle"'s crazed speed metal, "Oh My Dear"'s cute four-track, and "Pork Roll Egg and Cheese"'s Beatlesque psych-pop, but the majority of The Pod, for better or worse, focuses on sludgy weirdness like "Molly," "Awesome Sound," "Laura," and "Can U Taste the Waste?" That most of these songs are grouped together in the middle of the album makes them even more strange and impenetrable -- though they may make more sense under the influence of Scotchguard or other, heavier, chemicals. Where GodWeenSatan: The Oneness' sense of fun and experimentation was contagious, The Pod is insular; you can tell that Dean and Gene had a fun -- or at least bizarre -- time making the album, but it doesn't translate. Though it does feature a few of Ween's best songs, The Pod is easily their most difficult work. However, hardcore fans will still find digging through its messy sprawl worthwhile.
TRACKLIST:
1 Strap On That Jammy Pac 3:03
2 Dr. Rock 3:10
3 Frank 3:45
4 Sorry Charlie 3:49
5 The Stallion (Part 1) 2:51
6 Pollo Asado 2:44
7 Right To The Ways And Rules Of The World 5:04
8 Captain Fantasy 3:18
9 Demon Sweat 4:11
10 Molly 4:47
11 Can U Taste The Waste? 1:36
12 Don't Sweat It 4:01
13 Awesome Sound 2:21
14 Laura 4:35
15 Boing 1:33
16 Mononucleosis 3:00
17 Oh My Dear (Falling In Love) 1:56
18 Sketches Of Winkle 2:43
19 Alone 3:12
20 Moving Away 3:05
21 She Fucks Me 3:57
22 Pork Roll Egg And Cheese 3:00
23 The Stallion (Part 2) 4:36
Dean Ween - Guitar, Vocals, Engineer
Gene Ween - Vocals, Engineer
Mean Ween - Bass on "Alone"
Ween - Art Direction
Howie Weinberg - Remastering
Andrew Weiss - Producer, Mixing
Rock | Alternative | Lo-Fi | FLAC / APE | Mp3 | CD-Rip
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