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• Artist: Ween
• Album: GodWEENSatan: The Oneness
• Label: Restless
• Year of Release: 1990
• ME Rating: Indie Classic
• Reviewed by: challey on 2004-12-03

From the opening lines of "YOU FUCKED UP! YOU BITCH! YOU REALLY FUCKED UP! YOU FUCKED UP! YOU FUCKIN' NAZI WHORE!," you realize that Ween is not "just another band." In fact, they explore just about every genre on their debut GodWEENSatan: The Oneness, and yet none of the songs really sound like anything you've heard before or you'll ever hear again. From the LSD-influenced chants of "Blackjack" and "I'm in the Mood to Move" to the gospel-punk "Up on the Hill," Ween will manage to impress you and give you a headache at the same time. While the helium-vocals on "Don't Laugh, I Love You" and "Marble Tulip Juicy Tree" might annoy some people, Gene and Dean do not give a fuck. They really don't care if the "typical listener" likes what they put out; "Blackjack" features almost a full minute of the boys laughing uncontrollably, while the end of "Don't Laugh, I Love You" has a solo by a leaf-blower and tons of other random noises.

Although it may not sound interesting, Ween's songs are so damn catchy that you'll most likely learn to love the more experimental sections. "Common Bitch" and "Bumblebee" are mostly exercises in noise, yet are still better than most band's best songs. The real highlight of the album, however, is "Let Me Lick Your Pussy," which is a Parliament/Funkadelic-influenced jam featuring a cover of Prince's B-side "Shockedelica." Similar is the nearly ten minute "Nicole," which is what Parliament would sound like if you added even more drugs and played the songs at half-speed. The song ends with several minutes of banter between Dean and Gene, and it really shows just how close the two are. It makes sense that the two have such chemistry for songwriting.

What's most impressive is that the band manages their consistent songwriting over the course of 29 songs. There's not a bad song to be found in the whole album. Although the album was recorded on a 4-track, the songs have countless layers and are actually very complex. Even though Ween is not for everyone, their fans will find that GodWEENSatan is one of their best collections of songs.

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