is a band that everyone has heard of but relatively few people know. “That’s the ‘joke rock’ group, right?” is the median take among the general populace. Slightly more educated individuals might remember them from .
Slightly less educated people will confuse them with They Might Be Giants. Both groups will label them a jam band. And that more or less is the sum total of general knowledge about Ween.
Let’s change that. Earlier this month, Ween released a 30th anniversary edition of , one of the finest alt-rock albums of the ’90s. It’s a great entry point for this band’s consistently excellent (if also somewhat intimidating) discography.
But what if you want to go deeper? You want to go deeper. And I would love to take you deeper. Typically, my approach with this sort of column is to educate, and with Ween the No.
1 task is to dispel any misconceptions and replace them with takes that are informed and enlightened. That’s my plan. I adore this band.
And I want to take you away. To some other land. The land of bananas and blow and mutilated lips and pork roll egg and cheese’s.
Here are my 40 favorite Ween songs. PRE-LIST ENTERTAINMENT: TWO BIG CANNONS THAT SPRAY ..
. WELL, YOU’LL SEE To learn about Ween you must prove that you are mentally and physically prepared to follow the Boognish. Therefore, I am going to start with the brownest music of their career.
In the process, I will clear the room of all but the diehards and the disciples. The performance abo.