The Pod by Ween [Audio CD]

Description: Tracks:Strapon That Jammy PacDoctor RockFrankSorry CharlieThe Stallion, Pt. 1Pollo AsadoRight to the Ways and the Rules of the WorldCaptain FantasyDemon SweatMollyCan U Taste the Waste?Don't Sweat ItAwesome SoundLauraBoingMononucleosisOh My Dear (Falling in Love)Sketches of WinkleAloneMoving AwayShe Fucks MePork Roll Egg and CheeseThe Stallion, Pt. 2 Performer Notes: Ween: Dean Ween, Gene Ween.Additional personnel: Mean Ween (bass).Recorded at The Pod, Solebury Township, Pennsylvania from January to October 1990.Recording information: The Pod, Solebury Township, PA (01/1990-10/1990).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 Phares Professional Reviews: Spin (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..." Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 12 January, 2010 Label: CD Dimensions: 14.2 x 0.2 x 12.4 centimeters (0.04 kg)

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Language: Eng

Track #1: Strapon That Jammy Pac

Track #2: Doctor Rock

Track #3: Frank

Track #4: Sorry Charlie

Track #5: The Stallion, Pt. 1

Track #6: Pollo Asado

Track #7: Right to the Ways and the Rules of the World

Track #8: Captain Fantasy

Track #9: Demon Sweat

Track #10: Molly

Track #11: Can U Taste the Waste?

Track #12: Don't Sweat It

Track #13: Awesome Sound

Track #14: Laura

Track #15: Boing

Track #16: Mononucleosis

Track #17: Oh My Dear (Falling in Love)

Track #18: Sketches of Winkle

Track #19: Alone

Track #20: Moving Away

Track #21: She Fucks Me

Track #22: Pork Roll Egg and Cheese

Track #23: The Stallion, Pt. 2

Release Year: 2010

Format: CD

Genre: Alternative Rock

Record Label: Rounder, Roup

Artist: Ween

Release Title: The Pod