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All Request Live

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Ween's "All Request Live" is an excellent album. It contains tunes that span almost their entire career of making albums together - just about a decade and a half now. The five-part Stallion "trilogy" is a highlight for me. It's great hearing them try to make it sound as close as possible to the originals on parts one and two, and then four and five are great because they were never released and it was my first time hearing them - both of them are awesome, by the way. And as for The Stallion part Three, well, nothing will ever come close to the absolute euphoria of the original, though the version on this cd is still very good.

I think the best parts on this cd are when they do those really old songs that were, for the most part, heard exclusively on the original albums. I'm under the impression that people requested those mainly for the reason that they were rarely, if ever, played live. The longer, more jammed-out Reggaejunkiejew is a good example of this, as well as Mononucleosis, which is absolutely beautiful. But for me, the most rewarding "song" is the hilarious and unforgettable Pollo Asado.

That being said, I would like to emphasize that if you don't already own every single Ween album, or close to it, I would recommend buying those and becoming familiar with them before you get this. It's not that you need to be "initiated" as some folks would say, but this album was intended for those long-time fans that really wanted to hear these tunes. Trust me, once you get some of their earlier albums like The Pod and Pure Guava, you will shreik with delight when you finally hear what some of those same songs sound like on this album, "live in the studio." Man, it is rare for a band that's been around as long as Ween has to put out anything this raw.

If you do own most of the Ween catalogue, however, then this will definitely make a worthy addition to your collection.

Because Amazon hasn't listed it for some reason, I will now paste the tracklist:

1) Happy Colored Marbles

2) The Stallion Part 1

3) The Stallion Part 2

4) The Stallion Part 3

5) The Stallion Part 4

6) The Stallion Part 5

7) Demon Sweat

8) Cover it with Gas and Set it on Fire

9) Awesome Sound 10) Cold Blows the Wind

11) Pollo Asado

12) Reggaejunkiejew

13) Tried and True

14) Mononucleosis

15) Stay Forever

16) Where'd the Cheese Go?

bonus track: webcam footage of "Stallion Part 3" in mpeg format

If you're looking for something capturing the "real" Ween live experience captured on record, Live At Stubb's is probably a better bet. What this here is is a selection of little-heard-live songs in their catalog, as voted on by fans, played in a studio with no audience for a live webcast. Aside from a few of the more tuneful fan favorites (the traditional japanese death ballad "cold blows the wind", which is amusingly announced as being "about a dead b*tch", the Love homage "tried and true", and the powerballad "stay forever", among a few others), the focus here is on the band at their most out there. It certainly is a treat to hear stuff from their more "homemade" sounding early releases like Pure Guava and The Pod get full band treatment: In particular "Demon Sweat" loses it's murkyness and becomes more majestic, and "Reggaejunkiejew" benefits hugely in the groove department thanks to live drums and bass, making the Pure Guava version sound stiff in comparison. Probably the coolest thing about this disc is hearing all 5 parts of the Stallion "trilogy" (two of which were previously unreleased) in a row. It's just really interesting to hear them go from the amusingly aimless first two parts as heard on The Pod to the increasingly majestic pomp rock of parts 3-5. Both unreleased "Stallion" songs are worth hearing, part 4 being a Ziggy Stardust-esque bit of flamboyant glam, and part 5 storming in with a galloping "Children Of The Grave" type metal riff. And of course there's also the 6 minute version of their infamous 30 second Pizza Hut jingle that just defies description. While it's probably not the best introduction to the band for neophytes, this album is a must for diehard fans who savor the "brown" sound of their first few albums but wish it were more fleshed out.

(purchased new) came in great condition. A must have for any ween fan. has a great mix of songs throughout their catalog at the time. I am the stallion

I highly recommend this to all Ween fans. Just for the complete 5 Stallions alone.
Very personal feeling , just Deaner and Gener doing there thing for a live web stream. Recording quality is great, has a live feel without sacrificing quality.
Very unique collection of songs spanning there whole lifetime.
This is a smokin' version of ReggaeJunkieJew, like no other.
A blast to listen to and you will love the boognish even more by the end of it.

Official Rating: essential brown all around

All Request Live is my favorite "live" CD from Ween so far. I like this one better than Paintin The Town Brown and At The Cat's Cradle. Having the 5 part Stallion all together is really cool and the highlight of the disc. Happy Colored Marbles, Cover It With Gas and Set It On Fire, and Reggaejunkiejew are also outstanding on here. The whole CD, originally performed and broadcast live on 7/22/2003, is a great performance by an amazing band.

"What's that sound coming in from the side there?"

"Which side?"

"The left."

"You mean that sound that sounds like the cutting edge of life? That sounds like polar bears crossing Arctic ice pans? That sounds like a herd of musk ox in full flight? That sounds like male walruses diving to the bottom of the sea? That sounds like fumaroles smoking on the slopes of Mt. Katmai? That sounds like the wild turkey walking through the deep, soft forest? That sounds like beavers chewing trees in an Appalachian marsh? That sounds like an oyster fungus growing on an aspen trunk? That sounds like a mule deer wandering a montane of the Sierra Nevada? That sounds like prairie dogs kissing? That sounds like witch grass tumbling or a river meandering? That sounds like manatees munching seaweed at Cape Sable? That sounds like coatimundis moving in packs across the face of Arkansas? That sounds like--"

"Good God, it's Ween: All Request Live!"