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THE MOLLUSK contains a hidden track after "She Wanted To Leave (Reprise)."
Ween can be as slimy as a giant squid or as hard to crack as a clam, but the mollusk that Ween most resembles is an octopus--with a tentacle in every genre and an obfuscating cloud of black ink thrown in for good measure, once they grab a hold of you with their suckers, they don't let go. Ween's sixth album, THE MOLLUSK not only ensnares you with its sinewy melodies, it gobbles you whole.
Ween have followed the country madness of 12 GOLDEN COUNTRY GREATS with a true return to form. The eclectic, genre-hopping style of PURE GUAVA and GOD WEEN SATAN blossoms again, and songs like "Buckingham Green" and "The Blarney Stone" find Ween straddling the line between '70s arena-rock heavy metal ballads and bawdy 19th century Irish drinking songs. While not as overtly puerile or as heavy as some of their earlier material, THE MOLLUSK has its share of memorable moments and is destined to become a true Ween classic.
Ween: Gene Ween, Dean Ween, Andrew Weiss, Claude Coleman, Mean Ween, Glenn McClelland, Charlie McClelland, Bill Fowler, George Altonen, Matt Kohut, Stephan Said.
Engineers: Gene Ween, Dean Ween, Claude Coleman, Jr., Andrew Weiss.
Personnel: Dean Ween (vocals, guitar); Gene Ween (vocals); Kirk Miller (sound effects).
Audio Mixer: Andrew Weiss.
Recording information: Byoak Garms, Holicong, PA; Flood Zone, Holgate, NJ; New Hope, PA; Stockston, NJ; Stoney Brook Studios, Hopewell, NJ; Tuff Guy Studios, Vernon, NJ; Zion House Of Flesh, Hopewell, NJ.
Photographers: Rupert Truman; Tom Nichols.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Matt Kohut; Jason Reddy; Mean Ween.Rolling Stone (7/10-24/97, pp.118-120) - 4.5 Stars (out of 5) - "...Stuffed with an inventive assemblage of analog keyboards, found sounds and brogue-encrusted folk songs, THE MOLLUSK is a satirical (and curiously subtle) pastiche of the current musical landscape..." Mollusk Music | List Price | $18.98 (You save $8.49) | | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Alternative, Rock/Pop | | Label | Elektra | | Orig Year | 1997 | | All Time Sales Rank |  17139  | | CD Universe Part number | 1096021 | | Catalog number | 62013 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 24, 1997 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Andrew Weiss | | Personnel | Dean Ween, Gene Ween, Andrew Weiss, Claude Coleman, Glenn McClelland, Mean Ween, Bill Fowler, Charlie McClelland, George Altonen, Kirk Miller, Matt Kohut |
Mollusk Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  One of the best
Fascinating musical pastiche unified by nautical motif. Come back, Ween, we miss you!
Submitted by gumbohead (New York, New York)
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I know, all Ween is original! But Mollusk is absolutely beautiful.
Submitted by Rockin' (in the USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 2 found this helpful. The idiot savants of the music industry
The bleak musical landscape took a sharpe rise upward when Ween released this magnificent album.
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