0:00 Introduction *Start Here* 3:49 The Mollusk (1997) 7:25 Quebec (2003) 11:41 Chocolate and Cheese (1994) 14:51 White Pepper (2000) *The First Three* 17:38 GodWeenSatan: The Oneness (1990) 19:39 The Pod (1991) 20:51 Pure Guava (1992) *Further Listening* 22:15 12 Golden Country Greats (1996) 23:31 Shinola, Vol. 1 (2005) 24:46 The Friends EP (2007) 26:14 La Cucaracha (2007) 27:25 Craters of the Sac (1999) 28:40 *Live Albums* Live in Toronto Canada (2001) The Live Brain Wedgie! / Wad Excerpts (1988) At the Cat's Cradle, 1992 (2008) GodWeenSatan Live (2016) Paintin' the Town Brown (1999) Live at Stubb's (2002) All Request Live (2003) Live in Chicago (2004) 32:59 *The "Real" First Three* Erica Peterson's Flaming Crib Death (1986) The Crucial Squeegie Lip (1987) Ween II Axis: Bold as Boognish (1988) 34:05 *BOOTLEGS!!!!* Boognish Rising: Thanksgiving 2014 Sampler (2014) The Long Beach Island Tape (2000) The Caesar Demos (2011) The Mollusk Sessions (2007) 36:55 Conclusion
I discovered Ween in 1993 when "Push Em Little Daisies" was on Beavis and Butthead and ended up buying Pure Guava and was blown away. In 2003 my friends and I were outside of Ween's tour bus when suddenly Gene Ween walks up and says "Who has the blow?". Unbeknownst to my friends I had some and he asked me to come on the bus. I ended up hanging out with Gene for like 20 minutes doing Coke and smoked a blunt. I hear Gene is now clean and sober......I'm now 7 years myself.
Agreed. Ive had repeated times in my life since the mid 90s where all I listen to is Ween. The way they can play so many styles of music is incredible. The only other band I tend to do this with is the Flaming Lips
So this hyperfixation is totally normal? Phew! I went from not knowing much about them despite growing up in the 90s- to wanting to like them and then full blown “they are my favorite effing band” within like a week.
I spiraled into the Ween rabbit hole so fast when I discovered them. It started with White Pepper but eventually I was unironically listening to 20 minute live versions of Poopship Destroyer and enjoying it lol. There's truly no other band like Ween.
The fact that you mentioned so many highlights on some of these albums, and I still felt like you were overlooking certain songs just goes to show how freaking awesome this band is
Because ween is a rabbit hole. I go through phases of loving certain songs. Then I hate it, then I go back and find new things to like. It doesn't stop
@@chrisd3925 I have successfully turned people on to PTLD, but youve gotta ease into that. one lol What I was trying to say is that its insane that the creator failed to mention The Argus when talking about Quebec. One of the best songs of their entire catalog, overlooked
"I've come to a terrifying conclusion. Ween is my favorite band." That's what happens. I had a friend who would play Ween, and I would get a little annoyed. Couldn't we listen to something more smooth. More polished. More digestible? But as time went on, more and more I realized that not only did I want to listen to Ween, but they gave me unbridled happiness. My brother was where I had been with Ween. But we decided to smoke some weed (neither of us could be described as pot heads) as we talked after a long time apart, and (with insidious malice) I put 12 Golden Country Greats on in the background. While I couldn't help but sing along to much of the album (looking at you, "Help Me Scrape the Mucus off My Brian"), I did my best to continue the conversation. Then "You Were the Fool" came on, and I got the reaction I had hoped for: He stopped mid sentence and said, "... Holy shit. This song is *really* good." Yeah, bro. Yeah, it really is. He may not love Ween now, but there's a kernel planted in his brain.
The fact that Buckingham Green and The Blarney Stone are both on the same album is iconic. Literally Ween became one of my favorite bands of all time with just The Mollusk alone
I think everyone who is into ween has a differnt story to how they stumbled across them, i personally found them through my dad, his story goes as follows "I was roomates with my cousin for a while, he was the type to stay home all day and trip, and pain and such. he was a real interesting guy, but usally kept to himself. one day he asked to borrow his car, and his cousin (or roomate or friend i dont remember the story well) told him that of course, except he had a cassette stuck in the car.. and no matter what it would play, and he couldnt turn it off. the cassette was pure guava, and my dad was mind blown. as soon as he got home he raced to ask all about it, and ever since then he bought every single new album and CD." me and my dad bond over alot of things, weve always been close but music is the biggest one, ween is both of our favorite band. from staying in the kitchen and laughing and singing "Your party" as we scury to get dinner done to having deep serious convos as the Argus plays in the back. i love my dad alot, and ween has seriously been such a big part in both of our lifes. i think this is really a good video so far and im only halfway through, i just really wanted to share, me and my dad are going to get boognish tattoos soon! anyways, that aside, best ween song is the argus in mine and my dads opinion i love how everyone has different memories and favorites!
I love your story. My middle son introduced Ween to me and my oldest son. We also bond through our absolute love for Ween. We just went to see them at Red Rocks and it was one of the best moments of my life.
This video was randomly recommended to me about a month ago. Not only did you get me into Ween, I'm pretty sure they're my favorite band now. I haven't felt this excited about music in a decade. THANK YOU.
I've been a big fan since I saw them live for the mollusk tour when I was in high school. It's fun watching younger people discover them. I saw them like two dozen times between 1998 and 2005 or something
When I first saw Ween live (2001) I knew exactly 2 Ween songs. Push Th' Little Daises, and Voodoo Lady. My buddy made me go. They played for 3+ hours straight. The encore was 1 hour long. I walked out of that showing saying it was the best concert I have ever been to. (It's still my favorite Ween show after 50-ish shows). So...just go see them live. Bonus, probably the best/friendliest fanbase of any band I follow.
@@triton199 I find it funny how everyone here is talking about how long/how many songs they played straight. The first thing I recall knowing about them was that they were at war with DVDA over which band was gayest!
Update: Three months, only Ween. Just finished The Brown Trilogy and I have a deep connection with The Pod. I have shown this video to 11 people, converted 8 of them. For two Ween has moved into the top spot. I no longer think Ween is my favorite band, they are. Edit: I have some great and horrible news, I too think Ween might be my favorite band. It has now been a little over two weeks. Have not listened to anything else but Ween. I've shown this video to three people and two of them are now fans. You are doing the Boonish's work, Boundo. It has been one week since I watched this video. I have only listened to Ween in that time. I don't know when I will leave this place, but it is nice here. As someone who only knew them tangentially and only ever heard Ocean Man, your video is a rousing success. My life will likely never be the same.
@@platformblues Legit-ass been a full four weeks now. I've become re-inspired to return to writing. I wake up each day ready to take on the day. Ween has changed my life. The absurd nature of this situation is making life all the more enjoyable!
UPDATE: Still haven't listened to anything but Ween since Dec 16th 2022 at 2:38pm. I have now successfully converted six people into Ween fans all thanks to your video.
My AP English teacher junior year of HS told me that I would like Ween and that I should listen to them. I looked them up and chose The Mollusk. Instantly hooked and endless memories listening to them and I’m only 25. A lifetime fav for everyone who “gets” them.
Year gener said your party, and spirit Walker were the only two songs on that album he likes. He complained about it on the ween Forum back when it was still around. He said Mickey and one of the producers pretty much mixed the whole album and he was really irritated with the mix they made of the friends song from the friends EP
@@michaelcorcoran8768 Clearly things were already deteriorating by then. I'm wondering if old wounds like that have anything to do with why they haven't tried to make any new music since they've been back together touring.
12 Golden Country Greats actually had two tracks cut toward the end of production. They had already paid for the box art so they just kept it and claimed it was based on the musicians, in reality the title is pretty much just an oopsie. Great video, love to see some ween love!
I’ve been a fan for 30 years. Seen them live over 10 times. Have all of their albums and several rarities. I used to always tell people to start with Chocolate and Cheese.
That's the one I started with. I heard it randomly at a music store. I had no idea who they were but I liked the song "Roses are Free" so much that I bought the cd right then and there.
Mister, Would You Please Help My Pony? is the real standout on the album. Absolute sonic perfection. My reminder to not take songwriting so seriously and just make something enjoyable.
White pepper, or the mollusk. Chocolate and cheese is so random that after I got over the randomness of it, I rarely found myself revisiting it. White pepper and the mollusk were digestible for me in middle school and the only two albums I listened to from them for the first few years so that's what I always suggest
At the same time, I have a criticism of Ween. They typically use VERY simple song structures. Every song is very creative in contrast with the other songs, but within songs, it's usually a very A-B-A-B format. Even Transdermal Celebration... I can hear several places where it could have easily gone into a more complex "shape", if you will... but it never does. It always goes exactly where you think it's going, and I find that is a common thread in many Ween songs. You keep saying "Ween always surprises you!" and I think that's true in one sense: the genres/overall aesthetics of their songwriting. But within each song, they almost never surprise me, and that's always been one thing that keeps me from being a "superfan."
@@funnywackysillyman7780 Yep fair enough. Not so much a criticism, just... why maybe I can't get into it completely. But there's different strokes for different folks. Cheers.
@@mercsterwhile a lot of songs do fit what you describe, that is simply not true for all their songs. Every album will have a song or two that suddenly takes a wild turn, especially on quebec
Welcome to Ween Obsessors Anonymous. I have been an obsessed Ween fan for about 11 years and it's only grown throughout my time. Every live show is brown as hell and everything they touch is gold. Period. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
I’ve known of Ween for like 10 years now but I didn’t really start listening to them regularly till like 2 years ago. Why? Well tbh idk, but what I do know is after I saw them live, everything changed. I saw them live at Summer camp music fest in 2021 and it was an unbelievable set. Everything about their music finally made sense to me, I literally said to myself, “holy shit, these guys are actual musical geniuses.” That set was just unreal and I’m really hoping I get the opportunity to see them live again before they retire someday. But if I don’t, I can go on knowing I got to see one of the most musically creative bands of all time and it was everything I could have ever asked for. 💙❤
Aaron and Mickey were locals at the bar I worked at John and Peter's. It's a small venue located in New Hope, PA where they would pack the place with the most interesting fans. Both guys are sober now and up into only recently Mickey stopped playing every Wednesday at an event called (The Invitational). Dave their bassist is the sweetest guy who's in this other band called Old Rugged Sauce which is him and this guy Dave who croons over the mic. Of course there's Mickey's side project Moistboyz where he and Guy Heller tear the place down. But working at that bar for nearly a decade sure provided me with enough stories for a lifetime. Because I consider them (Mickey/ Aaron) friends it's weird to admit how much I love their music. It's like thinking your brother is the coolest guy around. But yeah Ween fuckin' rocks, I've accepted my fondness for them as well.
I celebrated my 21st birthday there. It was a long time ago now but some of my college buddies played in a band. The guys from The sound of urchin also played there
i actually became a fan because of spongebob when i was younger, i dove into their other music and realized my dad was a fan back in the 90s, we’ve gone to a show together and it’s been a really neat bonding experience. not to mention, the vibes at their shows are immaculate. almost like the crowd at dead shows, like a ton of really genuinely nice hippies but not all of them are hippies yknow? just a ton of great people enjoying themselves. it’s awesome. also heard kim smoltz live and it melted my brain, so there’s that.
No mention of The Argus?! Grrrrr All jokes aside, really great video. Ween is my favourite band of all time and you did a great job of going through their respective albums.
This was nostalgic as heck. I had a similar experience about 20 years ago, and if you can believe it, I pretty much agree with all of your opinions on the songs and albums. I guess it excites me to see that younger cats are getting into things like this, which might otherwise be lost in the haze of time. Ween, more than any of the other "alternative" or "indie" bands I was guzzling down in college, opened my eyes to the infinite and explosive possibilities of songwriting.
Once you get into ween it's impossible to quit the addiction, they're surely one of the greatest bands. Also if you listen carefully the first albums you'll get that in those jokes there's a lot of fear and depression
I'll never forget the day I bought my first Ween CD. I was in a Blockbuster music store (yes, this was that long ago) and a really cool song was being played over the speakers. I asked a worker for the name of the band and they said "Ween". I bought their CD before even listening to the rest of the songs on it and have no regrets. I've bought more of their albums since then. The song that was playing on that fateful day was "Roses are Free". I still love that song. Edit: Also, Ween is one of my favorite bands too.
Buddy gave me a Ween tape in 1993, and they've been my favorite band ever since. Seen them live dozens of times, my favorite was the country tour when they played songs from all of their albums with the country band. An unexpected treat!
Came across your video about 3 hours ago and decided to give Ween a chance and holy shit am i hooked. Transdermal celebration is seriously one of the greatest songs ive ever heard. 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you for finally getting me into Ween! For many years, they were on my list of bands to deep dive but I never got around to it. After watching this, I instantly became completely obsessed with them. For the first 6 months I didn't want to hear any other music. Just Ween. Even now, nearly a year later, Ween occupies about half of my music listening. I saw them play the Beacon last HalloWeen and contracted my first case of covid at the show. The covid symptoms have faded but the long Ween symptoms persist.
Don't hate, but La Cucaracha is really pretty good. So many highlights. "She's gonna get her master's degree in fuckin me" is one of the best lines ever
I also think La Cucaracha is a great album. It’s probably the weakest album in my opinion, but the fact that their weakest album is still great speaks volumes to the Awesome Sound that is Ween!
Also, I think it's pure brilliance to go into Woman and Man (which I put in on jukeboxes to both fuck with/convert people), which is a fucking amazing way to end an album... but then you follow it with "Your Party"? Are you serious? The exact kind of happy twist of the knife I want from Ween.
I'm so excited for you. I agree about Quebec. It's super tight: a great place to start. It actually starts off rough, but Ween has a way of managing tension in an album... don't quit at the beginning and you'll be rewarded.
GREAT VIDEO!!!! I know you said to not crucify you for not getting everything right but I wanna say something rq since I think it's pivotal to the development of Ween You said something along the lines of that you felt the poor audio quality of The Pod and Pure Guava was intentional, but it wasn't exactly! They were just incredibly sick (in a literal fashion but definitely fits in the figurative way as well) and poor and couldn't afford anything else. Deaner has said before that then catching mononucleosis and being too sick to go out and do more was possibly the best thing to happen to them since it forced them to get more creative due to the limitations of their living situation. STILL AN INCREDIBLE VIDEO THOUGH!!! Everything was incredibly put. Kudos to you. < 3
It's so insane how deep into Ween you can get, and yet there's an infinite mine of unreleased stuff that is just as good as everything else they've done.
I've seen this band about 20 times in my life. I was at the Denver New years eve show before they broke up and at the first 2 shows of their triumphant return. I've traveled multiple times to see them. If you get the chance, go, don't hesitate. Every show is completely unique and an absolute blast! Some of my favorites are: Golden Eel, Did you see me?, and Don't get to close to my fantasy.
Love seeing and hearing from young people who have newly discovered Ween. I don't know what it says about me, but I was there at the beginning. In the early 90s I couldn't get enough of the "brown" and have loved pretty much everything they've done since. There are times when I don't listen to them but then I hear something and I get dragged back in for a deep dive. Had a chance to interview the guys before a concert at the Orpheum in Vancouver in 2003 (I worked for CBC Radio 3 and we were recording the concert for national broadcast). They were sweet and elusive. Hope I get a chance to meet them again one day.
dude amazing video. as ween fan from the age of 6 this is perfect summary and had stuff i didn't even know about. well earned sub not only for my fanboy satisfaction but genuinely good research and analysis of the ween's works.
This is excellent, saw your post on r/ween, this is really well done!! Ween has been my favorite band for decades, they are the best and ever. Thanks Mang!
Great introduction and surprisingly thorough! I do think you were a bit hard on the Friends EP. Light Me Up is a great track, and Dearner singing I Got to Put the Hammer Down is always a highlight of any ween show. It's awesome how much you got to appreciate ween without ever seeing them live. Now do yourself a favor and go see them in person. It will blow your mind!
Agreed! Sure, Friends is a slightly obnoxiously corny annoying song but its seriously grown on me for that exact reason. Light me Up, Got to put the hammer down, Fuckin awesome songs!! also Can you help me understand what is so offensive about the lyrical content in King Billy? Really not understanding that analysis.
you fell into it just like we all did lol. A close friend of mine in High School showed me this band, and he would keep doing so even though I thought they were weird. He had me listening to the first three albums a lot, and at first i thought it was more tongue in cheek. Then one day, for no reason in particular, I was more interested in the band and their music. Then I listened to Chocolate and Cheese in full, and I never went back. I'm hooked for life. Been to ten of their shows, and will be going to more. Favorite band. Top artist Spotify every year. It is over for me lol.
Thank you for this excellent video! I’m 55 and only discovered these kids 2 years ago!!! I’m loving listening, reading and learning about this amazing band. Can’t wait to see them here in Chitown in 2023!!
Haha! Wow...I'm only like 2 mins in and already whole heartedly agree with your take. Buckingham Green...such an intense, swelling glorious song, not much compares even as far as Ween songs go! (Though the live version is even more emotional/epic!) "I don't want it" with its nearly heartbroken sounding wailing guitar solo,...I don't know. I've loved them for about 15+ years now, seen them live somethin' like 5 or 6 times & honestly I can't compliment their sound, their albums, them, enough. Crazy. Exciting. Maddening. Amazing. Cheers mang!
I've been listening to ween since early 2020, Tried and True came on the radio and something about that damn song hit HARD. Quebec has been, without a doubt, a comfort album for me throughout the past couple of years, I've likely listened to it 50+ times through. I've wanted to give their other albums more of a thorough listen, but a lot of the reviews out there happen to be from people who have been LONGTIME fans, or people that just don't... get it. It might sound silly, but with all of the history behind the belt of the band and their fanbase, I couldn't help but feel "Oh, there's so much lore for me to learn, I'm here too late to this party." SO TLDR; Thank you for such a comprehensive and accessible introductory video to this great band. You're awesome!
The great thing is that you can just explore what you want. Quebec is probably my fave too, but 12 golden country greats... a musical genius friend of mine and I just put it on one time and sang the whole album to each other. You don't need a special occasion, though. White pepper is great if you're feeling down too... heck, I'm about to go listen to "Back to Basom." I don't know. I don't want to overwhelm you. But either of those albums won't disappoint in my opinion.
My first Ween concert was in Calgary in 2007. I was on ecstacy and my best friend was on mushrooms. It was at a place called Flames Central and had a glass-bottom floor raised above a gigantic Calgary Flames logo. The bar was allowing people to take their beer bottles with them rather than using red solo cups for some reason (a practice which changed by the next show I saw there.) My most powerful memory from that show was witnessing people try to crowd surf during the HIV Song, only for the people holding them up to slip on the glass floor, causing them, the crowd surfers, and various other audience members to slam into that glass floor, which by this point was covered in broken bottles and a fair amount of blood. And to end the show they did a 45 minute second encore of LMLYP where audience members covered the stage in panties and bras. Claude got up from the kit during an extended guitar solo and tied strings made of bras all around the stage, draping them from the amps, to his kit, to the keyboard, etc. It was an amazing night. I got into Ween in 2005 via God Ween Satan somehow. I don't even remember how it happened, but I'd guess it had something to do with me reading the liner notes to Songs for the Deaf and wondering who the hell Dean Ween is, reading about Ween, and then starting at the earliest album and working my way up. It always sort of blew me away that God Ween Satan had arguably the best production value of any of their early albums and was devoted to the goofiest songs, only for that production quality to fall off a cliff with The Pod and Pure Guava and only slightly recover in time for Chocolate and Cheese, and then blast back into the stratosphere in Nashville for 12 Golden Country Greats. My only critique about this video is you completely avoid talking about how Ween's album material was primarily just a two man operation until White Pepper, or anything about the other band members and their involvement, or that the country album was recorded entirely with true-blue legitimate life-long professional session musicians in Nashville. If you want to draw someone into that album, you have to lay out the pedigree of what makes it so special, and then throw them straight into the goofy shit like Piss Up A Rope or Japanese Cowboy. I have to confess, I live in cattle country, and every time I get the chance to show 12GCG to a Mennonite kid, Ween gains a new fan.
This is a great and surprisingly thorough introduction to my personal favorite band of all time. I love that you dived into not only the studio albums, but the live albums (which are indeed some of the best put out by any artist) and bootlegs. I saw basically nobody else outside the larger Ween fandom on other corners of the internet bring those up before seeing this video. I personally think newbies should listen to Chocolate and Cheese first as I feel that it has the best of everything you can expect from Ween going forward in the best possible package, and Quebec should actually be one of the last ones someone should listen to. It was for me, and it only gave me a much deeper appreciation for how far the band's songwriting had come up to that point. In reality though, nearly any of their albums would be a pretty good place to start, except for La Cucaracha and maybe their earlier stuff. Love this band to death. Seen them live 7 times, soon to be 8.
The pod is hands down my favorite album, z-rock Hawaii is a close second that gets overlooked a lot and is super under appreciated. Good video for new comers, you nailed it mang!
My childhood was full of SpongeBob and my mom playing ween. Also my grandpa loved ween so much so that when he passed tear for Eddie was played at his funeral.
I AGREE SO MUCH WITH YOUR PICKS AND OPINIONS! I LOVE HOW POSITIVE YOU ARE WITH THIS AND IT SHOWS HOW MUCH YOU CARE ABOUT THE BAND! THIS IS SO SWEET *AND* BROWN!
I saw Chocolate and Cheese at Desert Daze right before covid. It basically changed my life and I was finally hooked. Enjoyed this video a lot! Thanks and great job.
Got into Ween early last year via a friend of mine (funnily they currently run the amazing Ween Archive youtube account and server responsible for several amazing finds), such an absolutely amazing band with a fantastic discography. Gotta call them my favorite of all time, I couldn't tell you how but they grew on me ultra hard. The Pod's my favorite album of all time, its so vile and jank but also beautiful all purely from the limitations it was born out of. I don't exactly agree with some takes, I honestly love King Billy for some reason and most of the Friends EP for that matter, and I think White Pepper's their worst album (still utterly fantastic though), but either way its a hella cool thing to see that people have such varying tastes in the community and I like seeing different takes like this. Really glad you covered them!
The best thing about Ween is even if you HATE a track or whole album at first, you then see it live and it becomes essential. You owe it to yourself to catch them live!
@@JK-gm6kk the brown trilogy and all the demos therein are pretty rough listening for a beginner. But they are also some of the best live, and in heavy rotation.
Been listening since 2003 or so, and they are absolutely my favorite band of all the same time. I've had the absolutely pleasure of meeting all of the band members a few times over the years, and you couldn't imagine nicer people. Glad you've ventured over to the brown side, my friend! Be sure to check out their solo outings as well, Aaron's "Freeman" album is especially excellent.
This is the video that got me to finally delve into their music, started with white pepper, now getting into the bootlegs and demos, seeing them in March in Vegas, thanks dood!
I lived close to them in PA in '93 when I discovered them, but didn't even know that until a few months later after moving across the country. Still saw them live years later, and it's one of my all time favorite performances. Their dedication is unreal. Unrelated coincidence, but around the same time in PA, I was a Babes in Toyland fan, and wrote them. The drummer, Lori, wrote me back. Many years later, moved to Minneapolis, where they live, and met Kat Bjelland one day by chance. This was '09, so BiT was long gone, and she was in Katastrophy Wife. She was really sweet.
No love for Transitions 😔 Incredible video! I really like hearing what people have to say about songs and albums I've heard dozens of times over. Looking forward to what you do in the future, Boundo :)
ween are one of those bands you can never stop diving into. always new epicness to discover from them, just a fucking amazing band with something for everyone and no one simultaneously, somehow
Bands like Clutch and Ween tend to be referred to as "your favourite band's favourite band," and there's a pretty damn clear reason for it. EVERY album Ween has made is good if not great. Quebec, Chocolate and Cheese, and The Mollusk are top 20 albums for me, which is a huge chunk to be dedicated to one band.
YESSS WEEEEEN IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU COVER THESE GUYS! I have been obsessing over their stuff for this past year, I'm always happy to watch someone cover them. Edit: just finished watching, very good coverage. I appreciate the way you talked about the brown trilogy, birthday boy is probably my favorite song from early ween and I'm happy you shouted it out. I'm definitely gonna be checking out the bootleg compilations, especially the early tapes. I'm a huge fan of noise rock such as butthole surfers, so I think those are gonna be right up my alley. Great video once again my guy, can't wait to see the next one!
As a professional Channeler who speaks the aliens, I think I'm in a unique position to tell you how good Ween is. I've listened to them since 1994 and they have lived in my brain rent-free since then. There is not a day that goes by without a Ween songs played in my proximity, or through my head while I'm singing. Some say I'm obsessed, I just think they're the greatest man that ever lived. Boognish is our lord and savior.
Pepperidge Farm- along with Papa & Deaner- remembers, from the early days, that "Brown" is Something fucked up, but in a good way. "Brown" is the all-encompassing term to describe Ween. And "Brown" knows no limits.
I saw them live in 1990 when their 1st album God Ween Satan (I have it on vinyl) came out. I forgot to bring my camera. They performed as 2 guys, 2 cassette decks for the backing tracks and a guitar,. Sometimes the tapes broke but they had spare ones ;-). The energy in the crowd was as high. A very memorable experience.
Ween is easily my favorite band. It’s actually really the only band you need. I guess I’m destined to sail the chocolate stew with you know who on channel two for life. And though I don’t want to choose, The Pod and Pure Guava have a really special place in my heart.
i'm a bit of a newer ween fan, i got into them after 'ocean man' became a meme in 2016 when i was in high school. i'm not as much of a hardcore fan nowadays as i used to be but the weenie boys still hold a special place in my heart (as you can see by my pfp). thank you for refreshing my memory and getting me to re-listen to all my favorite tracks. ALL HAIL BOOGNISH
Chocolate and Cheese was my first favorite album by Ween. It’s an incredible album. I love everything they do, but Chocolate and Cheese will always hold a special place in my heart.
I started in the Shimmy Disc days and lost track after the country album. Saw them live in an intimate space around Chocolate & Cheese. Thanks for going further with them. May need to check out their later library.
i love ween. i was introduced to them by an ex and i IMMEDIATELY fell in love with them, im talking damn near every song of theirs in my liked music after a week. they were all i would listen to (and still sometimes) for weeks at a time. i’ve seen them 4 times (was supposed to see them again in april but unfortunately they canceled the show i had tickets for 😢). every time i see them live it gets better. they don’t have a single bad song. best band ever 🥰
dude, I've been listening to Ween for over 20 years now and it all just feels like a huge slow burn into becoming completely obsessed with them. There were many songs I didn't listen to for a while till I needed more. Till I became addicted to wanting to hear what else these guys have to say. I really wish they'd do a few good lengthy interviews or something
Just from how much stuff is out there from the band, I consider Ween to be in the same ballpark of the great American cult bands of the 1990's and 2000's alongside Phish and a few others. Great video!
Not a phish hater at all but ween and phish aren't in the same league. Phish had maybe 10 good years and each album declined as well. Ween put out great albums all the way to the end (and Freeman as well as the DWG albums are all great too).
@@Frank_Reynolds__. really? I like all of phish’s albums I would listen to them start to finish but some of their songs have become redundant like fee, sample in a jar, wolfmanns brother, etc . But they will always have a place in my heart.
@@r1s1nggodz1lla it all went downhill fast after Rift. Their playing peaked a few years later but as far as the song writing it got pretty bad and continues to get worse. Again, I don't dislike phish. From 1990-00 there wasn't a better live band around. That's a hell of a run.
0:00 Introduction
*Start Here*
3:49 The Mollusk (1997)
7:25 Quebec (2003)
11:41 Chocolate and Cheese (1994)
14:51 White Pepper (2000)
*The First Three*
17:38 GodWeenSatan: The Oneness (1990)
19:39 The Pod (1991)
20:51 Pure Guava (1992)
*Further Listening*
22:15 12 Golden Country Greats (1996)
23:31 Shinola, Vol. 1 (2005)
24:46 The Friends EP (2007)
26:14 La Cucaracha (2007)
27:25 Craters of the Sac (1999)
28:40 *Live Albums*
Live in Toronto Canada (2001)
The Live Brain Wedgie! / Wad Excerpts (1988)
At the Cat's Cradle, 1992 (2008)
GodWeenSatan Live (2016)
Paintin' the Town Brown (1999)
Live at Stubb's (2002)
All Request Live (2003)
Live in Chicago (2004)
32:59 *The "Real" First Three*
Erica Peterson's Flaming Crib Death (1986)
The Crucial Squeegie Lip (1987)
Ween II Axis: Bold as Boognish (1988)
34:05 *BOOTLEGS!!!!*
Boognish Rising: Thanksgiving 2014 Sampler (2014)
The Long Beach Island Tape (2000)
The Caesar Demos (2011)
The Mollusk Sessions (2007)
36:55 Conclusion
No idea how one can mention every song on Quebec BUT The Argus
Lol ikr?
!!!!!!!!!!
The Argus is my favorite Ween song
@@meshzzizk Same. Its close, but I agree. Masterpiece.
I'm 6 months late and I renew your rallying cry
I discovered Ween in 1993 when "Push Em Little Daisies" was on Beavis and Butthead and ended up buying Pure Guava and was blown away. In 2003 my friends and I were outside of Ween's tour bus when suddenly Gene Ween walks up and says "Who has the blow?". Unbeknownst to my friends I had some and he asked me to come on the bus. I ended up hanging out with Gene for like 20 minutes doing Coke and smoked a blunt. I hear Gene is now clean and sober......I'm now 7 years myself.
So...who had the bananas?
Congrats. Different clan but, 18 years clean, this past August. Thanks.
Was that in MKE by chance?
Did you blow em?
What I love about Ween is that the only way to like them is to be obsessed with them at some point. It’s impossible to like Ween at a casual level
Agreed. Ive had repeated times in my life since the mid 90s where all I listen to is Ween. The way they can play so many styles of music is incredible. The only other band I tend to do this with is the Flaming Lips
At least 4 sounds from the Mollusk make my top 50 songs on Spotify every year lol
@@jeffhackensmith7088 I like to have "Weensdays" occasionally. Ween on Wednesday, all day.
So this hyperfixation is totally normal? Phew! I went from not knowing much about them despite growing up in the 90s- to wanting to like them and then full blown “they are my favorite effing band” within like a week.
this is so incredibly true
I spiraled into the Ween rabbit hole so fast when I discovered them. It started with White Pepper but eventually I was unironically listening to 20 minute live versions of Poopship Destroyer and enjoying it lol. There's truly no other band like Ween.
there is no other band like any other band either, but there are other bands with rabbit holes like Ween.
I'm still stuck on the question of whether White Pepper is their Sgt. Pepper or their White Album...
I suggest Mr Frank Zappa and the Mother's of Invention
@kenlieck7756 pretty sure the cover itself is a reference to both albums
Started with white pepper??? Never heard of that!
The fact that you mentioned so many highlights on some of these albums, and I still felt like you were overlooking certain songs just goes to show how freaking awesome this band is
Because ween is a rabbit hole. I go through phases of loving certain songs. Then I hate it, then I go back and find new things to like. It doesn't stop
Exactly
There’s never enough time to explain to my friends why Ween is the best
The Argus being the most egregious
@@MrOuchiez I dunno man. Try showing push th' little daisies to your friends and tell them it's good
@@chrisd3925 I have successfully turned people on to PTLD, but youve gotta ease into that. one lol What I was trying to say is that its insane that the creator failed to mention The Argus when talking about Quebec. One of the best songs of their entire catalog, overlooked
"I've come to a terrifying conclusion. Ween is my favorite band."
That's what happens. I had a friend who would play Ween, and I would get a little annoyed. Couldn't we listen to something more smooth. More polished. More digestible?
But as time went on, more and more I realized that not only did I want to listen to Ween, but they gave me unbridled happiness.
My brother was where I had been with Ween. But we decided to smoke some weed (neither of us could be described as pot heads) as we talked after a long time apart, and (with insidious malice) I put 12 Golden Country Greats on in the background.
While I couldn't help but sing along to much of the album (looking at you, "Help Me Scrape the Mucus off My Brian"), I did my best to continue the conversation. Then "You Were the Fool" came on, and I got the reaction I had hoped for:
He stopped mid sentence and said, "... Holy shit. This song is *really* good."
Yeah, bro. Yeah, it really is.
He may not love Ween now, but there's a kernel planted in his brain.
The fact that Buckingham Green and The Blarney Stone are both on the same album is iconic. Literally Ween became one of my favorite bands of all time with just The Mollusk alone
So many great tracks on that album. She Wanted To Leave and Cold Blows the Wind top my two go to's
Those two + The Golden Eel for me are the best, but the entire album is incredible.
Every Ween fan watching this video: "How do you leave ___________________________ off your notable tracks list!?"
GREATEST BAND EVER
I think everyone who is into ween has a differnt story to how they stumbled across them, i personally found them through my dad, his story goes as follows
"I was roomates with my cousin for a while, he was the type to stay home all day and trip, and pain and such. he was a real interesting guy, but usally kept to himself. one day he asked to borrow his car, and his cousin (or roomate or friend i dont remember the story well) told him that of course, except he had a cassette stuck in the car.. and no matter what it would play, and he couldnt turn it off. the cassette was pure guava, and my dad was mind blown. as soon as he got home he raced to ask all about it, and ever since then he bought every single new album and CD." me and my dad bond over alot of things, weve always been close but music is the biggest one, ween is both of our favorite band. from staying in the kitchen and laughing and singing "Your party" as we scury to get dinner done to having deep serious convos as the Argus plays in the back. i love my dad alot, and ween has seriously been such a big part in both of our lifes.
i think this is really a good video so far and im only halfway through, i just really wanted to share, me and my dad are going to get boognish tattoos soon!
anyways, that aside, best ween song is the argus in mine and my dads opinion i love how everyone has different memories and favorites!
My dad and I discovered Ween together. Found Pure Guava at a record store. Love seeing them live.
Love that story, glad your dad is cool like that. The Argus is epic.
It's Pat
"your party" never fails to crack me up.
I love your story. My middle son introduced Ween to me and my oldest son. We also bond through our absolute love for Ween. We just went to see them at Red Rocks and it was one of the best moments of my life.
This video was randomly recommended to me about a month ago. Not only did you get me into Ween, I'm pretty sure they're my favorite band now. I haven't felt this excited about music in a decade. THANK YOU.
Just saw Ween for the first time at the Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas on March 18th.
@@kyleholland6983 Heck yeah! I just found out a couple of hours ago that they're coming to my city in September and I'm SO excited!
@@platformblues I live in Austin, so I am looking into getting tickets for Dallas and/or Houston April 25/26th.
You must be young.
I've been a big fan since I saw them live for the mollusk tour when I was in high school. It's fun watching younger people discover them. I saw them like two dozen times between 1998 and 2005 or something
Clyde is such a great drummer
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@@salamanderproductions2104 lol, thanks
Gotta love autocorrect
When I first saw Ween live (2001) I knew exactly 2 Ween songs. Push Th' Little Daises, and Voodoo Lady. My buddy made me go. They played for 3+ hours straight. The encore was 1 hour long. I walked out of that showing saying it was the best concert I have ever been to. (It's still my favorite Ween show after 50-ish shows). So...just go see them live. Bonus, probably the best/friendliest fanbase of any band I follow.
I was at the Wiltern and one fan gave me a home made ween pin and another got me high. Yeah, good fans.
i saw them in 2018 on halloween and they played 29 or 30 songs, pretty much 3 hours straight
Uni student in the UK - missed out on the peak of touring and the very few uk shows they did play, so pray every day I can make the pilgrimage 😁
@@triton199 sometimes there can be too much ween.
@@triton199 I find it funny how everyone here is talking about how long/how many songs they played straight.
The first thing I recall knowing about them was that they were at war with DVDA over which band was gayest!
"If you could save yourself is the best closing track..."
* Proceeds to close the video with If you could save yourself*
Great video
Update: Three months, only Ween. Just finished The Brown Trilogy and I have a deep connection with The Pod. I have shown this video to 11 people, converted 8 of them. For two Ween has moved into the top spot. I no longer think Ween is my favorite band, they are.
Edit: I have some great and horrible news, I too think Ween might be my favorite band. It has now been a little over two weeks. Have not listened to anything else but Ween. I've shown this video to three people and two of them are now fans. You are doing the Boonish's work, Boundo.
It has been one week since I watched this video. I have only listened to Ween in that time. I don't know when I will leave this place, but it is nice here. As someone who only knew them tangentially and only ever heard Ocean Man, your video is a rousing success. My life will likely never be the same.
HARD SAME
@@platformblues Legit-ass been a full four weeks now. I've become re-inspired to return to writing. I wake up each day ready to take on the day. Ween has changed my life. The absurd nature of this situation is making life all the more enjoyable!
UPDATE:
Still haven't listened to anything but Ween since Dec 16th 2022 at 2:38pm.
I have now successfully converted six people into Ween fans all thanks to your video.
update???
😆
My AP English teacher junior year of HS told me that I would like Ween and that I should listen to them. I looked them up and chose The Mollusk. Instantly hooked and endless memories listening to them and I’m only 25. A lifetime fav for everyone who “gets” them.
You might not like la cucuracha but you can’t deny your party is a great song. They closed with it when I saw them live and it was awesome
Year gener said your party, and spirit Walker were the only two songs on that album he likes. He complained about it on the ween Forum back when it was still around. He said Mickey and one of the producers pretty much mixed the whole album and he was really irritated with the mix they made of the friends song from the friends EP
@@michaelcorcoran8768 Clearly things were already deteriorating by then. I'm wondering if old wounds like that have anything to do with why they haven't tried to make any new music since they've been back together touring.
12 Golden Country Greats actually had two tracks cut toward the end of production. They had already paid for the box art so they just kept it and claimed it was based on the musicians, in reality the title is pretty much just an oopsie. Great video, love to see some ween love!
I’ve been a fan for 30 years. Seen them live over 10 times. Have all of their albums and several rarities. I used to always tell people to start with Chocolate and Cheese.
Yeah i think its the easiest listen, personally my fav too.
That's the one I started with. I heard it randomly at a music store. I had no idea who they were but I liked the song "Roses are Free" so much that I bought the cd right then and there.
My suggestion is just start from the beginning at God Ween Satan and if you’re able to make it to the chainsaw solo you’re going to be a fan for life.
Mister, Would You Please Help My Pony? is the real standout on the album. Absolute sonic perfection.
My reminder to not take songwriting so seriously and just make something enjoyable.
White pepper, or the mollusk. Chocolate and cheese is so random that after I got over the randomness of it, I rarely found myself revisiting it. White pepper and the mollusk were digestible for me in middle school and the only two albums I listened to from them for the first few years so that's what I always suggest
Transdermal Celebration is a gorgeous song, and a triumph of rock and roll.
At the same time, I have a criticism of Ween. They typically use VERY simple song structures. Every song is very creative in contrast with the other songs, but within songs, it's usually a very A-B-A-B format. Even Transdermal Celebration... I can hear several places where it could have easily gone into a more complex "shape", if you will... but it never does. It always goes exactly where you think it's going, and I find that is a common thread in many Ween songs. You keep saying "Ween always surprises you!" and I think that's true in one sense: the genres/overall aesthetics of their songwriting. But within each song, they almost never surprise me, and that's always been one thing that keeps me from being a "superfan."
@@mercster you just gotta take it for what it is and not what it could be I guess
@@funnywackysillyman7780 Yep fair enough. Not so much a criticism, just... why maybe I can't get into it completely. But there's different strokes for different folks. Cheers.
@@mercster Cheers.
@@mercsterwhile a lot of songs do fit what you describe, that is simply not true for all their songs. Every album will have a song or two that suddenly takes a wild turn, especially on quebec
Welcome to Ween Obsessors Anonymous. I have been an obsessed Ween fan for about 11 years and it's only grown throughout my time. Every live show is brown as hell and everything they touch is gold. Period. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
I’ve known of Ween for like 10 years now but I didn’t really start listening to them regularly till like 2 years ago. Why? Well tbh idk, but what I do know is after I saw them live, everything changed. I saw them live at Summer camp music fest in 2021 and it was an unbelievable set. Everything about their music finally made sense to me, I literally said to myself, “holy shit, these guys are actual musical geniuses.” That set was just unreal and I’m really hoping I get the opportunity to see them live again before they retire someday. But if I don’t, I can go on knowing I got to see one of the most musically creative bands of all time and it was everything I could have ever asked for. 💙❤
Aaron and Mickey were locals at the bar I worked at John and Peter's. It's a small venue located in New Hope, PA where they would pack the place with the most interesting fans. Both guys are sober now and up into only recently Mickey stopped playing every Wednesday at an event called (The Invitational). Dave their bassist is the sweetest guy who's in this other band called Old Rugged Sauce which is him and this guy Dave who croons over the mic. Of course there's Mickey's side project Moistboyz where he and Guy Heller tear the place down. But working at that bar for nearly a decade sure provided me with enough stories for a lifetime. Because I consider them (Mickey/ Aaron) friends it's weird to admit how much I love their music. It's like thinking your brother is the coolest guy around. But yeah Ween fuckin' rocks, I've accepted my fondness for them as well.
that's sooo cool man!! you should write some of the stories down so they won't get lost to time ;D
I celebrated my 21st birthday there. It was a long time ago now but some of my college buddies played in a band. The guys from The sound of urchin also played there
i actually became a fan because of spongebob when i was younger, i dove into their other music and realized my dad was a fan back in the 90s, we’ve gone to a show together and it’s been a really neat bonding experience. not to mention, the vibes at their shows are immaculate. almost like the crowd at dead shows, like a ton of really genuinely nice hippies but not all of them are hippies yknow? just a ton of great people enjoying themselves. it’s awesome. also heard kim smoltz live and it melted my brain, so there’s that.
No mention of The Argus?! Grrrrr
All jokes aside, really great video. Ween is my favourite band of all time and you did a great job of going through their respective albums.
Was literally about to comment that. My favorite song ever!
I got into ween in a difficult part of my life, they were like a shaft of light in the darkness. I absolutely love these guys
This was nostalgic as heck. I had a similar experience about 20 years ago, and if you can believe it, I pretty much agree with all of your opinions on the songs and albums. I guess it excites me to see that younger cats are getting into things like this, which might otherwise be lost in the haze of time. Ween, more than any of the other "alternative" or "indie" bands I was guzzling down in college, opened my eyes to the infinite and explosive possibilities of songwriting.
Once you get into ween it's impossible to quit the addiction, they're surely one of the greatest bands. Also if you listen carefully the first albums you'll get that in those jokes there's a lot of fear and depression
I'll never forget the day I bought my first Ween CD. I was in a Blockbuster music store (yes, this was that long ago) and a really cool song was being played over the speakers. I asked a worker for the name of the band and they said "Ween". I bought their CD before even listening to the rest of the songs on it and have no regrets. I've bought more of their albums since then. The song that was playing on that fateful day was "Roses are Free". I still love that song. Edit: Also, Ween is one of my favorite bands too.
Buddy gave me a Ween tape in 1993, and they've been my favorite band ever since. Seen them live dozens of times, my favorite was the country tour when they played songs from all of their albums with the country band. An unexpected treat!
Came across your video about 3 hours ago and decided to give Ween a chance and holy shit am i hooked. Transdermal celebration is seriously one of the greatest songs ive ever heard. 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you for finally getting me into Ween! For many years, they were on my list of bands to deep dive but I never got around to it. After watching this, I instantly became completely obsessed with them. For the first 6 months I didn't want to hear any other music. Just Ween. Even now, nearly a year later, Ween occupies about half of my music listening. I saw them play the Beacon last HalloWeen and contracted my first case of covid at the show. The covid symptoms have faded but the long Ween symptoms persist.
Don't hate, but La Cucaracha is really pretty good. So many highlights. "She's gonna get her master's degree in fuckin me" is one of the best lines ever
I also think La Cucaracha is a great album. It’s probably the weakest album in my opinion, but the fact that their weakest album is still great speaks volumes to the Awesome Sound that is Ween!
Also, I think it's pure brilliance to go into Woman and Man (which I put in on jukeboxes to both fuck with/convert people), which is a fucking amazing way to end an album... but then you follow it with "Your Party"?
Are you serious? The exact kind of happy twist of the knife I want from Ween.
I guarantee if I'm in the Mood is played at a bar will there will be some weird questions.
@@caseyjones9359 and probably some new fans....that track is a JAM!
Just checked them out after watching this video and I just wanna say thank you. i knew “ocean man” but wow this is a goldmine for me
I'm so excited for you. I agree about Quebec. It's super tight: a great place to start. It actually starts off rough, but Ween has a way of managing tension in an album... don't quit at the beginning and you'll be rewarded.
Paul McCartney actually said I wish I could write a song as good as Spirit of 76.
Spirit? Lol bruh
I’m pretty sure that was Dave grohl
first of all it's Freedom of 76, secondly it was dave grohl
The pinball table?
That's a good title, I will return to watch when I am not drunk
Sober yet? 👀
@@itsboundo. Thanks for reminding me, I don't remember leaving this comment at all. Time to watch
I havent met anyone else who likes Quebec as much as I do. I agree with everything you say. These dudes are the best
GREAT VIDEO!!!! I know you said to not crucify you for not getting everything right but I wanna say something rq since I think it's pivotal to the development of Ween
You said something along the lines of that you felt the poor audio quality of The Pod and Pure Guava was intentional, but it wasn't exactly! They were just incredibly sick (in a literal fashion but definitely fits in the figurative way as well) and poor and couldn't afford anything else. Deaner has said before that then catching mononucleosis and being too sick to go out and do more was possibly the best thing to happen to them since it forced them to get more creative due to the limitations of their living situation. STILL AN INCREDIBLE VIDEO THOUGH!!! Everything was incredibly put. Kudos to you. < 3
It's so insane how deep into Ween you can get, and yet there's an infinite mine of unreleased stuff that is just as good as everything else they've done.
I've seen this band about 20 times in my life. I was at the Denver New years eve show before they broke up and at the first 2 shows of their triumphant return. I've traveled multiple times to see them. If you get the chance, go, don't hesitate. Every show is completely unique and an absolute blast! Some of my favorites are: Golden Eel, Did you see me?, and Don't get to close to my fantasy.
Love seeing and hearing from young people who have newly discovered Ween. I don't know what it says about me, but I was there at the beginning. In the early 90s I couldn't get enough of the "brown" and have loved pretty much everything they've done since. There are times when I don't listen to them but then I hear something and I get dragged back in for a deep dive. Had a chance to interview the guys before a concert at the Orpheum in Vancouver in 2003 (I worked for CBC Radio 3 and we were recording the concert for national broadcast). They were sweet and elusive. Hope I get a chance to meet them again one day.
Anyone who loves ween is golden to me no matter how long or short they been knowing them 😬
dude amazing video. as ween fan from the age of 6 this is perfect summary and had stuff i didn't even know about. well earned sub not only for my fanboy satisfaction but genuinely good research and analysis of the ween's works.
One of my favorite bands of all time. They trancend genre, stereotypes, and sometimes music itself. Too weird to live, too rare to die
This is excellent, saw your post on r/ween, this is really well done!!
Ween has been my favorite band for decades, they are the best and ever.
Thanks Mang!
Ween is the band of my childhood and adolescente, thank you so much for helping making it more popular ❤
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Great introduction and surprisingly thorough! I do think you were a bit hard on the Friends EP. Light Me Up is a great track, and Dearner singing I Got to Put the Hammer Down is always a highlight of any ween show. It's awesome how much you got to appreciate ween without ever seeing them live. Now do yourself a favor and go see them in person. It will blow your mind!
Totally! Live is a whole different story.
Best live shows I've ever seen.
@@JBow918
You’re goddamn right
Fly out to Colorado if you have to, it's worth it
Agreed! Sure, Friends is a slightly obnoxiously corny annoying song but its seriously grown on me for that exact reason. Light me Up, Got to put the hammer down, Fuckin awesome songs!! also Can you help me understand what is so offensive about the lyrical content in King Billy? Really not understanding that analysis.
you fell into it just like we all did lol. A close friend of mine in High School showed me this band, and he would keep doing so even though I thought they were weird. He had me listening to the first three albums a lot, and at first i thought it was more tongue in cheek. Then one day, for no reason in particular, I was more interested in the band and their music. Then I listened to Chocolate and Cheese in full, and I never went back. I'm hooked for life. Been to ten of their shows, and will be going to more. Favorite band. Top artist Spotify every year. It is over for me lol.
At my school we literally have a ween club, we are having a holloWEEN club next meeting 💀💀 it’s hilarious and I love it
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Thank you for this excellent video! I’m 55 and only discovered these kids 2 years ago!!! I’m loving listening, reading and learning about this amazing band. Can’t wait to see them here in Chitown in 2023!!
Haha! Wow...I'm only like 2 mins in and already whole heartedly agree with your take. Buckingham Green...such an intense, swelling glorious song, not much compares even as far as Ween songs go! (Though the live version is even more emotional/epic!) "I don't want it" with its nearly heartbroken sounding wailing guitar solo,...I don't know. I've loved them for about 15+ years now, seen them live somethin' like 5 or 6 times & honestly I can't compliment their sound, their albums, them, enough. Crazy. Exciting. Maddening. Amazing. Cheers mang!
I've been listening to ween since early 2020, Tried and True came on the radio and something about that damn song hit HARD. Quebec has been, without a doubt, a comfort album for me throughout the past couple of years, I've likely listened to it 50+ times through. I've wanted to give their other albums more of a thorough listen, but a lot of the reviews out there happen to be from people who have been LONGTIME fans, or people that just don't... get it. It might sound silly, but with all of the history behind the belt of the band and their fanbase, I couldn't help but feel "Oh, there's so much lore for me to learn, I'm here too late to this party."
SO TLDR; Thank you for such a comprehensive and accessible introductory video to this great band. You're awesome!
The great thing is that you can just explore what you want. Quebec is probably my fave too, but 12 golden country greats... a musical genius friend of mine and I just put it on one time and sang the whole album to each other. You don't need a special occasion, though. White pepper is great if you're feeling down too... heck, I'm about to go listen to "Back to Basom."
I don't know. I don't want to overwhelm you. But either of those albums won't disappoint in my opinion.
My first Ween concert was in Calgary in 2007. I was on ecstacy and my best friend was on mushrooms. It was at a place called Flames Central and had a glass-bottom floor raised above a gigantic Calgary Flames logo. The bar was allowing people to take their beer bottles with them rather than using red solo cups for some reason (a practice which changed by the next show I saw there.) My most powerful memory from that show was witnessing people try to crowd surf during the HIV Song, only for the people holding them up to slip on the glass floor, causing them, the crowd surfers, and various other audience members to slam into that glass floor, which by this point was covered in broken bottles and a fair amount of blood. And to end the show they did a 45 minute second encore of LMLYP where audience members covered the stage in panties and bras. Claude got up from the kit during an extended guitar solo and tied strings made of bras all around the stage, draping them from the amps, to his kit, to the keyboard, etc. It was an amazing night.
I got into Ween in 2005 via God Ween Satan somehow. I don't even remember how it happened, but I'd guess it had something to do with me reading the liner notes to Songs for the Deaf and wondering who the hell Dean Ween is, reading about Ween, and then starting at the earliest album and working my way up. It always sort of blew me away that God Ween Satan had arguably the best production value of any of their early albums and was devoted to the goofiest songs, only for that production quality to fall off a cliff with The Pod and Pure Guava and only slightly recover in time for Chocolate and Cheese, and then blast back into the stratosphere in Nashville for 12 Golden Country Greats. My only critique about this video is you completely avoid talking about how Ween's album material was primarily just a two man operation until White Pepper, or anything about the other band members and their involvement, or that the country album was recorded entirely with true-blue legitimate life-long professional session musicians in Nashville. If you want to draw someone into that album, you have to lay out the pedigree of what makes it so special, and then throw them straight into the goofy shit like Piss Up A Rope or Japanese Cowboy. I have to confess, I live in cattle country, and every time I get the chance to show 12GCG to a Mennonite kid, Ween gains a new fan.
the greatest band in the history of the world
that would be the band YES
This is a great and surprisingly thorough introduction to my personal favorite band of all time. I love that you dived into not only the studio albums, but the live albums (which are indeed some of the best put out by any artist) and bootlegs. I saw basically nobody else outside the larger Ween fandom on other corners of the internet bring those up before seeing this video.
I personally think newbies should listen to Chocolate and Cheese first as I feel that it has the best of everything you can expect from Ween going forward in the best possible package, and Quebec should actually be one of the last ones someone should listen to. It was for me, and it only gave me a much deeper appreciation for how far the band's songwriting had come up to that point. In reality though, nearly any of their albums would be a pretty good place to start, except for La Cucaracha and maybe their earlier stuff.
Love this band to death. Seen them live 7 times, soon to be 8.
The pod is hands down my favorite album, z-rock Hawaii is a close second that gets overlooked a lot and is super under appreciated.
Good video for new comers, you nailed it mang!
Top 3 ween LPs
3: The Mollusk
2: The Pod
1: MFing Quebec (masterpiece)
My childhood was full of SpongeBob and my mom playing ween. Also my grandpa loved ween so much so that when he passed tear for Eddie was played at his funeral.
Good god i found them 25 yrs ago in the pure guava days and talking about yur grandpa liking them. Johnny cash id understand but
I AGREE SO MUCH WITH YOUR PICKS AND OPINIONS! I LOVE HOW POSITIVE YOU ARE WITH THIS AND IT SHOWS HOW MUCH YOU CARE ABOUT THE BAND! THIS IS SO SWEET *AND* BROWN!
My friend would always play Ween and I never got it, until he played Tried and True while I was depressed. After that, it all clicked for me.
That's how it goes man. I had a lot of friends growing up that really didn't dig the older stuff but were hooked when Quebec dropped.
I saw Chocolate and Cheese at Desert Daze right before covid. It basically changed my life and I was finally hooked. Enjoyed this video a lot! Thanks and great job.
Good video. I'm glad you presented it like a professional and not a flagrant fanboy. Someone had to talk about Ween like a sane person. lol
Got into Ween early last year via a friend of mine (funnily they currently run the amazing Ween Archive youtube account and server responsible for several amazing finds), such an absolutely amazing band with a fantastic discography. Gotta call them my favorite of all time, I couldn't tell you how but they grew on me ultra hard. The Pod's my favorite album of all time, its so vile and jank but also beautiful all purely from the limitations it was born out of. I don't exactly agree with some takes, I honestly love King Billy for some reason and most of the Friends EP for that matter, and I think White Pepper's their worst album (still utterly fantastic though), but either way its a hella cool thing to see that people have such varying tastes in the community and I like seeing different takes like this. Really glad you covered them!
Ween is my all time favorite. I love many bands, but ween is like therapy. I had a ween fest yesterday for 3 hrs driving home. They're amazing!
the first time we went and saw ween, It was 3 years before I was even born, man
Don’t forget to check out Ween’s collaboration with The Boredoms, Z-Rock Hawaii.
They really are amazing. I personally make electronic music and hip-hop.... and Ween is absolutely my favorite band.
The best thing about Ween is even if you HATE a track or whole album at first, you then see it live and it becomes essential. You owe it to yourself to catch them live!
Dude yes! I never disliked Buenas tardes amigo, but never really vibed with it either. But when I saw them live, I totally got it.
@@JK-gm6kk the brown trilogy and all the demos therein are pretty rough listening for a beginner. But they are also some of the best live, and in heavy rotation.
Ween has been my favorite band for about 25 years, I’ve seen countless shows and many of my favorite memories revolve around this band
I just saw Ween for the first time last month. I was legit holding back tears. It was so amazing. You have to see them!
i’m finally making it to a ween show in august and i can’t flippin wait. been a fan for 30 years
Been listening since 2003 or so, and they are absolutely my favorite band of all the same time. I've had the absolutely pleasure of meeting all of the band members a few times over the years, and you couldn't imagine nicer people. Glad you've ventured over to the brown side, my friend!
Be sure to check out their solo outings as well, Aaron's "Freeman" album is especially excellent.
A friends a friend who knows what being a friend is talking bout a friend. As friends you were always so close but so…..far away…..
This is the video that got me to finally delve into their music, started with white pepper, now getting into the bootlegs and demos, seeing them in March in Vegas, thanks dood!
Finally saw them!!
I lived close to them in PA in '93 when I discovered them, but didn't even know that until a few months later after moving across the country. Still saw them live years later, and it's one of my all time favorite performances. Their dedication is unreal.
Unrelated coincidence, but around the same time in PA, I was a Babes in Toyland fan, and wrote them. The drummer, Lori, wrote me back.
Many years later, moved to Minneapolis, where they live, and met Kat Bjelland one day by chance. This was '09, so BiT was long gone, and she was in Katastrophy Wife. She was really sweet.
I've never listened to anything besides The Mollusk , kinda afraid I wouldn't appreciate the others as much cuz I absolutely love the nautical vibe
The Mollusk is their best and most accessible album. Every song is brilliant.
No love for Transitions 😔
Incredible video! I really like hearing what people have to say about songs and albums I've heard dozens of times over. Looking forward to what you do in the future, Boundo :)
riding the crest of the communion to a union harry truman is the holy son and he says
Kinesthetic universal saturation in the grip of the morning sun.
You always upload about the exact artist I was listening to earlier the same day
this video did as advertised, can't stop listening to ween thanks boundo 11 pollo asados/10 pollo asados
They are certainly my favorite band! Glad you found them
If you could save yourself. The second chorus makes me lose it every single time. So much raw emotion
ween are one of those bands you can never stop diving into. always new epicness to discover from them, just a fucking amazing band with something for everyone and no one simultaneously, somehow
Bands like Clutch and Ween tend to be referred to as "your favourite band's favourite band," and there's a pretty damn clear reason for it. EVERY album Ween has made is good if not great. Quebec, Chocolate and Cheese, and The Mollusk are top 20 albums for me, which is a huge chunk to be dedicated to one band.
I saw Ween in Detroit circa 2000 and they played a three hour show and only left when the management kicked them off the stage after several warnings.
57 year old Artist/Songwriter
I Still Rock WEEN and Always Will...
Was Alive and there then....Oh the stories...
Long Live the BOOGNISH...
Ween is the best band. You should never feel shame for knowing. Praise Boognish.
YESSS WEEEEEN IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU COVER THESE GUYS!
I have been obsessing over their stuff for this past year, I'm always happy to watch someone cover them.
Edit: just finished watching, very good coverage. I appreciate the way you talked about the brown trilogy, birthday boy is probably my favorite song from early ween and I'm happy you shouted it out. I'm definitely gonna be checking out the bootleg compilations, especially the early tapes. I'm a huge fan of noise rock such as butthole surfers, so I think those are gonna be right up my alley. Great video once again my guy, can't wait to see the next one!
As a professional Channeler who speaks the aliens, I think I'm in a unique position to tell you how good Ween is.
I've listened to them since 1994 and they have lived in my brain rent-free since then. There is not a day that goes by without a Ween songs played in my proximity, or through my head while I'm singing. Some say I'm obsessed, I just think they're the greatest man that ever lived.
Boognish is our lord and savior.
Pepperidge Farm- along with Papa & Deaner- remembers, from the early days, that "Brown" is Something fucked up, but in a good way. "Brown" is the all-encompassing term to describe Ween. And "Brown" knows no limits.
I saw them live in 1990 when their 1st album God Ween Satan (I have it on vinyl) came out. I forgot to bring my camera. They performed as 2 guys, 2 cassette decks for the backing tracks and a guitar,. Sometimes the tapes broke but they had spare ones ;-). The energy in the crowd was as high. A very memorable experience.
Ween is easily my favorite band. It’s actually really the only band you need. I guess I’m destined to sail the chocolate stew with you know who on channel two for life. And though I don’t want to choose, The Pod and Pure Guava have a really special place in my heart.
Great video! I've been a fan since the early 90s, so many great albums, and so unique.
BRO KING BILLY IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES LMAO
same lol
I caught myself being a littly outraged by his statement xD King Billy is great, on tape and live!
i'm a bit of a newer ween fan, i got into them after 'ocean man' became a meme in 2016 when i was in high school. i'm not as much of a hardcore fan nowadays as i used to be but the weenie boys still hold a special place in my heart (as you can see by my pfp). thank you for refreshing my memory and getting me to re-listen to all my favorite tracks. ALL HAIL BOOGNISH
When I first heard It's Gonna Be A Long Night, I thought it was the best Motorhead song i had ever heard.
Chocolate and Cheese was my first favorite album by Ween. It’s an incredible album. I love everything they do, but Chocolate and Cheese will always hold a special place in my heart.
Great video! Ween are such an interesting band so it's always fun to see people cover their whole, weird discography.
Is that a fucking worry anime photo? Lol
@@tomphil5216 maybe
I started in the Shimmy Disc days and lost track after the country album. Saw them live in an intimate space around Chocolate & Cheese. Thanks for going further with them. May need to check out their later library.
Thank you for this, the world needs to know..
i love ween. i was introduced to them by an ex and i IMMEDIATELY fell in love with them, im talking damn near every song of theirs in my liked music after a week. they were all i would listen to (and still sometimes) for weeks at a time. i’ve seen them 4 times (was supposed to see them again in april but unfortunately they canceled the show i had tickets for 😢). every time i see them live it gets better. they don’t have a single bad song. best band ever 🥰
dude, I've been listening to Ween for over 20 years now and it all just feels like a huge slow burn into becoming completely obsessed with them. There were many songs I didn't listen to for a while till I needed more. Till I became addicted to wanting to hear what else these guys have to say. I really wish they'd do a few good lengthy interviews or something
Just from how much stuff is out there from the band, I consider Ween to be in the same ballpark of the great American cult bands of the 1990's and 2000's alongside Phish and a few others. Great video!
Not a phish hater at all but ween and phish aren't in the same league. Phish had maybe 10 good years and each album declined as well. Ween put out great albums all the way to the end (and Freeman as well as the DWG albums are all great too).
@@Frank_Reynolds__. really? I like all of phish’s albums I would listen to them start to finish but some of their songs have become redundant like fee, sample in a jar, wolfmanns brother, etc . But they will always have a place in my heart.
@@r1s1nggodz1lla it all went downhill fast after Rift. Their playing peaked a few years later but as far as the song writing it got pretty bad and continues to get worse. Again, I don't dislike phish. From 1990-00 there wasn't a better live band around. That's a hell of a run.