| Artist |
Ween |
| Album Title: |
The Pod |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Indie |
| Format |
Vinyl (2) |
| Released |
09/20/1991 |
| Reissue Date |
11/17/2023 |
| Label |
Chocodog Records |
| Catalog No |
CDR2023A |
| Bar Code No |
880882594015 |
| Packaging |
Gatefold LP Sleeve |
| Tracks |
| The Pod (Disc 1) |
| A1.
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Strap on That Jammy Pac (3:03)
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| A2.
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Dr. Rock (3:10)
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| A3.
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Frank (3:46)
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| A4.
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Sorry Charlie (3:50)
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| A5.
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The Stallion (Pt. 1) (2:52)
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| A6.
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Pollo Asado (2:45)
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| B1.
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Right to the Ways and the Rules of the World (5:04)
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| B2.
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Captain Fantasy (3:19)
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| B3.
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Demon Sweat (4:11)
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| B4.
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Molly (4:48)
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| B5.
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Can U Taste the Waste? (1:36)
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| The Pod (Disc 2) |
| A1.
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Don't Sweat it (4:01)
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| A2.
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Awesome Sound (2:22)
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| A3.
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Laura (4:36)
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| A4.
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Boing (1:33)
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| A5.
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Mononucleosis (3:00)
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| A6.
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Oh My Dear (Falling in Love) (1:57)
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| A7.
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Sketches of Winkle (2:43)
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| B1.
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Alone (3:12)
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| B2.
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Moving Away (3:05)
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| B3.
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She Fucks Me (3:58)
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| B4.
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Pork Roll Egg and Cheese (3:01)
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| B5.
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The Stallion (Pt. 2) (4:36)
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| Date Acquired |
12/12/2023 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
1-2-3-4 Go! Records |
| Purchase Price |
42.99 |
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Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
Notes:
Recorded on a Tascam four-track cassette recorder between January and October 1990.
Produced and Mixed at the Zion House of Flesh, Hopewell, New Jersy. Straight to DAT mang.
All songs © 1991 (Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp/Ver Music/Browndog Music, BMI).
With very special thanks to Ron Paul. Wardrobe furnished by Love Saves the Day, New Hope, PA. Catering by El Taco Loco and Duck Soup. New Hope, PA. Insurance - Al Savio, Nationwide Insurance, New Hope, PA. Medical Assistance - Dr. Marie Bernard, Lambertville, New Jersey. Spiritual inspiration - BOOGNISH, mang. All respect to Captain Ira Heaps. Dedicated in loving memory to Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo. Also, credit must be given to Robyn Hitchcock for musical inspiration on "Alone."
Credits:
Art Direction – Michael McGrath, Ween
Artwork [Cover], Design – Aaron Tanner, Logorhythms
Legal – Jeff Rusnak
Management [2023 Management] – Brad Sands, Lindsay Brown, Patrick Jordan
Management [International] – Rene de Wever
Producer, Mixed By – Andrew Weiss
Recorded By – Dean Ween, Gene Ween
Remastered By – Howie Weinberg
Songwriter [All Songs By] – Ween
Technician [Guitar] – Ed Wilson, James Paul Johnson, Keene Hepburn
Technician [Live Sound] – Andrew Weiss, Kirk Miller), Dutch Pidah
Companies, etc.:
Recorded At – The Pod
Produced At – Zion House of Flesh
Mixed At – Zion House of Flesh
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Chocodog Records
Licensed To – ATO Records, LLC
Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Published By – Ver Music
Published By – Browndog Music
Barcode and other Identifiers:
Barcode: 880882594015
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A): 10-101684/0882594015-A 269564E1/B
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B): 10-101684/0882594015-B 269564E2/C
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side C): 10-101684/0882594015-C 269564E3/A
Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side D): 10-101684/0882594015-D 269564E4/B
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| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review by Heather Phares:
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.
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