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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
(4.5 Stars), April 14, 2005
"Pure Guava"..honestly, how did this get released on a major label? Did Elektra even listen to this? This album is just as strange and uncompromising as their debut, "GodWeenSatan: The Oneness".
There's some differences though. One, it's not quite as long. Two, it's not nearly as noisy (in fact, the first two songs barely go above a whisper). Three, there's a couple songs on here with genuine pop hooks.
"Push Th' Little Daisies" was a minor modern rock hit; why? It's super catchy, and maybe people were craving helium-voiced, irrelevant pop at the time.
There's plenty more gonzo-pop where that came from, such as the sparse, Xylophone twinkle of "Poop Ship Destroyer", the folky "I Saw Gener Cryin' In His Sleep", the trippy groove of "Springtheme", and the singalong-catchy "Big Jilm".
They also touch upon blues rock ("Touch My Tooter"), gentle folk ("Loving U Thru It All"), genuine (?) love songs ("Sarah"), twisted blues/punk ("Pumpin 4 the Man"), unlistenable white noise assaults ("Mourning Glory"), and even their own lo-fi version of prog rock ("Dont Get 2 Close").
"The Stallion, Pt. 3" is another highlight; a little psychedelia, a little prog, a little pop..and a little helium, and boom! a classic is born.
And, like "GodWeenSatan" had "Blackjack" and "I'm in the Mood to Move", this also has a few hilarious non-songs. "Reggaejunkiejew" is as racist as the title suggests, but these guys do it out of pure kitsch value. Anyone who gets offended by Ween obviously doesn't get it.
"I Play It Off Legit" is..I don't even know how to describe it. Are they stoned out of their mind? Is it some inside joke? Same goes for "Goin Gets Tough", in which they talk in British accents, and can't even contain their laughter mid-way thru..thus, it becomes even funnier.
If you're accustomed to the more polished Ween sound ("Chocolate & Cheese", "The Mollusk", etc.) in which they sound like an actual band, this may be rough at first. There's a few signs of that sound, but 90% of it is still stoners (who happened to be very musically talented, which they'd really find out in an album or two) messing with a 4-track. And it's great.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
PERHAPS THE BEST ALBUM EVER!, November 2, 1998
By A Customer
Some time during my high school career, my friend introduced me to a band called Ween. He only had one album, Pure Guava, their third major release. After hearing many of the tracks, I bought it for myself. I locked myself in the basement every day and listened to it a few times through... and I now know that this is the most beautiful piece of music ever crafted. This is the pinnacle of mankind. This is the gem in our crown. This is Pure Guava. How can I explain the greatness of this album? From the happy-go-lucky I Saw Gener Cryin' In His Sleep to the sickeningly sweet Springtheme; from the sad yet courageous Loving U Thru It All to the lazy doldrums of I Play It off Legit; from the haunting, drug-induced Little Birdy to the soft and tender Sarah; from the excited, insane Pumpin' 4 the Man to the grooviness of Big Jilm. There's the classic, The Stallion Pt. 3, a beautiful song that takes you to emotional heights. Push th' Little Daisies is a wonderful pop tune that won't get anybody down. Flies On My D*ck holds the key to the best guitar solo ever. The pathetic Touch My Tooter, the amazingly creative Mourning Glory, the nasty Hey Fat Boy (A**hole), the folky, dreamy Don't Get 2 Close (2 My fantasy), the perfect ending... Poop Ship Destroyer. And who could ever forget... not the best song ever, but the most creative, most amazing, most inspiring, most impressive track ever recorded... you cannot realize the full beauty of this song until you have emmorized each and every little sound that comes through your speakers... Dean and Gene are geniuses. Because of Reggaejunkiejew. That is all I can say.
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27 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Review Haiku by Todd Marrone, December 20, 2003
Tucked among strange tracks,
lie a handful of rock gems,
it will grow on you.
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