Ween "White Pepper" Wea/Elektra Entertainment #62449 2000 (39:33)
Exactly Where I'm At (4:31)
Flutes Of Chi (3:31)
Even
If You Don't (3:25)
Bananas
And Blow (3:35)
Stroker Ace (2:09)
Ice Castles (2:05)
Back
To Basom (3:46)
The Grobe (3:32)
Pandy Fackler (3:57)
Stay Forever (3:32)
Falling Out (2:29)
She's Your Baby (3:01)
Ween is Gene Ween, Dean Ween, Claude Coleman, Dave Dreiwitz and Glenn McClelland. With: Stu Basore, Jane Scarpantoni, Chris Shaw, Russel Simins, Janeese Thomas, Angela Clemons, Mark McDonald, Grey Frey, Pat Frey and Danny Madorsky.
The brothers Ween are back with their most straightforward album to date. "White Pepper" clocks in at less than 40 minutes with a dozen 2 to 4 minute songs. The most shocking thing about this one is that it's not shocking at all. If you're looking for "Push the Little Daisies" or "Piss Up a Rope" you can forget it. The boys have either matured, made a conscious decision to not be as goofy and experimental or maybe both. This is a singalong pop and power pop album for the most part with a a heavy nod toward late 60's Beatles. There's a few oddballs here and there: the light and airy Caribbean vibe of "Bananas and Blow" (only Ween would write a song with a chorus "stuck in my cabana, livin' on bananas and blow"), the speed metal of "Stroker Ace" and the jazz rock ala Steely Dan (except it doesn't suck) of "Pandy Fackler". The final three songs: "Stay Forever", "Falling Out" and "She's Your Baby" seem to be completely irony free love songs, the former two with a country-esque flare. "White Pepper" is definitely going to have some people scratching their heads and likely bitching and moaning. Fuck 'em. This is a good album. Ween are currently on tour throughout the States ...
Where did I get this cd? - local record store.