new Ween!!! - Friends EP
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:23 am
Just came in the mail today. Here's my stream of consciousness track-by-track live review...
1. "Friends" - Well, I always thought Ween had already covered every possible genre, but I never expected them to make techno cool too. Intentionally corny, but sincere enough that you could see a bunch of club-type people buy it as an actual dance song.
2. "I Got To Put The Hammer Down" - OK, what's going on here? More dance pop?? This one's a little more "Ween-y" but it's still dancey poppy weird.
3. "King Billy" - OK, I think it's safe to go ahead and unofficially re-title this the "Midnite Vultures EP." This one's more of a dancehall reggae number, and sounds cool enough, but I don't know how I feel about being three songs into a 5-song Ween EP and not having heard a peep from Claude yet. This one's a long one - almost 6 min. I really want to hear some guitar on the last two songs...
4. "Light Me Up" - I think I hear Claude. My initial impression is that this one is basically "Bananas and Blow Part 2." It's OK. Nothing groundbreaking. I'm really hoping the last track is a rocker.
5. "Slow Down Boy" - Wow. This song is no rocker, but it's badass nonetheless. Definitely the standout track of the five. Ween does a spot-on Spandau Ballet impression. If Gene can pull this off live, I can see this one being a staple of the live set for years to come. If Gene and Deaner were cute and in their early 20s, this would be a Top 10 hit for sure...
1. "Friends" - Well, I always thought Ween had already covered every possible genre, but I never expected them to make techno cool too. Intentionally corny, but sincere enough that you could see a bunch of club-type people buy it as an actual dance song.
2. "I Got To Put The Hammer Down" - OK, what's going on here? More dance pop?? This one's a little more "Ween-y" but it's still dancey poppy weird.
3. "King Billy" - OK, I think it's safe to go ahead and unofficially re-title this the "Midnite Vultures EP." This one's more of a dancehall reggae number, and sounds cool enough, but I don't know how I feel about being three songs into a 5-song Ween EP and not having heard a peep from Claude yet. This one's a long one - almost 6 min. I really want to hear some guitar on the last two songs...
4. "Light Me Up" - I think I hear Claude. My initial impression is that this one is basically "Bananas and Blow Part 2." It's OK. Nothing groundbreaking. I'm really hoping the last track is a rocker.
5. "Slow Down Boy" - Wow. This song is no rocker, but it's badass nonetheless. Definitely the standout track of the five. Ween does a spot-on Spandau Ballet impression. If Gene can pull this off live, I can see this one being a staple of the live set for years to come. If Gene and Deaner were cute and in their early 20s, this would be a Top 10 hit for sure...