2022 reissue on brown vinyl, of course - Culled from some nine years worth of tapes, Paintin' the Town Brown: Ween Live '90-'98 comes close to approximating the full gonzo brilliance of a Ween live date -- granted, there's nothing quite like the experience of being there in the flesh, watching Deaner and Gener guzzling Jack Daniels while the Scotchgard-addled masses look on adoringly, but it's a fine substitute. The album covers all of the duo's stage incarnations, from their earliest appearances (backed only by a drum machine) to the full band assembled in support of The Mollusk; the set list is admirably eclectic, foregoing fan favorites like "Push th' Little Daisies" and "Buenos Tardes Amigo" in lieu of non-album obscurities including "Mountain Dew," "Cover It with Gas and Set It on Fire" and "Vallejo." The highlights are a string of tunes from the now-legendary 1996 tour featuring Bobby Ogdin & the Shit Creek Boys, a group of ace Nashville sessionmen originally tapped to record Ween's classic 12 Golden Country Greats album.
A1 | Mushroom Festival In Hell (Holland 1/91) |
A2 | Japanese Cowboy (Santa Monica, CA 10/96) |
A3 | Mountain Dew (St. Louis, MO 3/92) |
A4 | Bumblebee (Switzerland 12/90) |
B1 | Voodoo Lady (Amsterdam 12/97) |
B2 | Ode To Rene (San Francisco, CA 2/93) |
B3 | Mister Richard Smoker (Santa Monica, CA 10/96) |
B4 | Doctor Rock (Melbourne, Australia 5/95) |
C1 | I Can't Put My Finger On It (Oslo, Norway 12/97) |
C2 | Cover It With Gas And Set It On Fire (Trenton, NJ '93) |
C3 | Awesome Sound (Amsterdam, Holland 12/97) |
C4 | Tender Situation (Leeuwarden, Holland 12/90) |
D1 | Mister Would You Please Help My Pony? (Oslo, Norway 12/97) |
D2 | I Saw Gener Cryin' In His Sleep (Santa Monica, CA 10/96) |
D3 | Marble Tulip Juicy Tree (San Francisco 4/96) |
D4 | She Fucks Me (Washington, D.C. 10/96) |
E1 | Poopship Destroyer (Columbia, MO 1/95) |
E2 | Puffy Cloud (Los Angeles, CA 10/94) |
F1 | Vallejo (Las Vegas, NV 11/94) |