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Ween: Dean Ween, Gene Ween.
Additional personnel: Mean Ween (bass).
Recorded at The Pod, Solebury Township, Pennsylvania from January to October 1990.
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. ~ Heather PharesSpin (12/92, p.68) - Ranked #10 in Spin's list of the `20 Best Albums Of The Year' - "...Ween puts psycho-acoustics back into classic rock..."
Spin (5/92, p.84) - "...simple, murky rock creations that ooze with talent, creativity, and occasional burps, snorts and giggling..." Pod Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  The Greatest Band In The History Of The Universe!
I've just acquired all Ween's cds and cannot stop listening! Be careful with this music, it may very well become a serious addiction!
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Another collection of inspired pop pastiche and four-track dementia, The Pod is nearly as long as when Dean Ween, Mean Ween and Gene Ween has done everything in 1989 and 1990 for GodWeenSatan: The Oneness but even weirder and more circumstances to 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.
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Ween: Gene Ween, Dean Ween.
Additional personnel: David Williams, Eddie Dingle (vocals).
Ween: Gene Ween, Dean Ween.
Additional personnel: David Williams, Eddie Dingle (vocals).
Engineers include: Greg Frey, Theo Van Rock, Andrew.
Personnel: Dean Ween (vocals, guitar); Gene Ween (vocals).
Audio Mixer: Theo VanRock.
Recording information: Graphic Sound; Zion House Of Flesh.
Arranger: Ween.
Dean and Gene Ween were barely out of their teens when they recorded GodWeenSatan: The Oneness, and it shows: it's juvenile in the best sense of the word, mixing their sprawling sense of humor with punk, heavy metal, and a surprising amount of pop literacy. At a whopping 23 tracks long, the album features a lot of noodling and lots of whacked-out pop, including "Nan," a dweeby tale of unrequited love, and the jazzy "Never Squeal," which shows off Ween's musical prowess and versatility. GodWeenSatan: The Oneness ...
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