Customer Reviews

Paintin' The Town Brown: Ween Live '90-'98

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Lets face it -- if this album is your first exposure to Dean & Gene Ween's music, your response will probably range from mild annoyance to outright cringing. But for us Ween officianados, and especially for those who have been fortunate to be blessed with a 4-hour live show or two, this album is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Early super-sloppy inclusions such as "Mushroom Festival in Hell" and "Mountain Dew" demonstrates the band's remarkable ability to really rock without really worrying about how they sound (you'll see what I mean). But before you dismiss them as just another over-indulging garage band, check out the hard-as-rock licks by Deaner in "Awesome Sound" or Gener's soaring vocals in "Can't Put My Finger On It" or Claude Coleman's other-worldly drum solo in "Vallejo". Ween rules. God bless the Boognish.

26 minute Poopship I'll never smell the same again

i swear i have bootlegs that are longer and better than this, but you have to love it since ween lovingly handpicked the songs themselves. the 26 minute poopship is a masterpiece, and i wish they had the hour long vallejo on another disc making it three but this is just fine. for a live album, ween has so many great live shows and some very old funny ones back in the days when 23 to 12 people were at a live concert, most were held in parking lots, they should have put out a 5 or 6 disc boxset, including all the old concerts, some more nashville material and all the funny stuff. but this is fine, get it or die!

Not for the sonically squeamish. Parts of this album are so sick you can't even believe it. Gene implores Deaner not to hurt 'em, but he just doesn't listen! Buy this now and look forward to hours and hours of Boognish-bliss...

This CD was is so great. Every song is great and has a great beat. I love how they did some of the songs differently like "I Can't Put My Finger On It" where they sang it in an arabic accent. All in all, this CD was the best and was great idea by Ween to have this live album made.

There's no such thing as a bad Ween album. Some are just better than others. I was really looking forward to the double-disc live set from Ween, but was disappointed. I've seen them in concert so I know first hand how amazing they are, and this CD just doesn't seem to capture the magic. I'd also much rather have more songs in place of a 20+ minute version of Poopship Destroyer. That song is way too long and annoying on here. This is probably near last on my ranking of all the Ween albums.

British Import. Does NOT have "Explicit Lyrics" warning so might be CLEAN edition.

Tracks are:
Disc: 1
1. Mushroom Festival in Hell
2. Japanese Cowboy - Ween, Ween
3. Mountain Dew - Ween, Ween
4. Bumblebee
5. Voodoo Lady
6. Ode to Rene
7. Mister Richard Smoker
8. Doctor Rock
9. I Can't Put My Finger on It
10. Cover It with Gas and Set It on Fire
11. Awesome Sound
12. Tender Situation
13. Mister Would You Please Help My Pony?
14. I Saw Gener Cryin' in His Sleep
15. Marble Tulip Juicy Tree
16. She f***s Me

Disc: 2
1. Poop Ship Destroyer
2. Vallejo - Ween, Ween
3. Puffycloud

Then what happens, there is a mix up and then you hear "I knew you'd f* it up". Ween is one of my favorites. I really like disc one. i am not a big fan of the long "phish-like" jam sessions, therefore the four star rating. As others have written a 3 or 4 disc set would have been way cool since there is a lot of material they can choose from as the ween internet radio proves. favorites:
1. bumblebee what a great guitar and its a stich how quiet the audience is.
2. doctor rock- this is a given.
3. awesome sound- great guitar again.
4. mountain dew- pretty funny how they play with the sound on this one.
5. richard smoker is great recording is real clean.
6. mister would you please help my pony?- always a crowd pleaser.

It was this record when i first got it in early 2000 that i realized what a great guitar player dean is. If you like this record the live at stubbs is really good too, plus its 3 cds.

Every Ween enthusiast should own this, but it is definitely not their best cd (nor their best live cd - buy Stubb's first). However, true fans will not want to miss out on owning the prayer-call intro to ICPMFOI. I saw that preformed live once and it was beautiful! So that song in itself makes it worth buying this cd.

Get out the B.....and turn up Mountain Dew.. I hope they play it on tour this time around down in Texas....They are truly one of the best live bands around. Their shows rock and this will show you first hand why. What a fun bunch of freaky music. Go Buy and Be Happy....