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TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Apr 21, 2013 - 17:45
 
 rdo wrote:

Romeotuma was a longtime and frequent commenter here.  He was known for his original and repetitive antics.  He was banned from the board for reasons of which I am ignorant. 

 
Start believing in reincarnation.
 Should do this in large, green font, but I can't be bothered .

Giselle62
(many bear, big rock, estuary California)
Posted: Mar 05, 2013 - 17:33
 
great song—-love this album.

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Dec 01, 2012 - 16:52
 
 gypsyman wrote:

Shakespeare? Really? Romeo and Juliet? Why?
 
Romeotuma was a longtime and frequent commenter here.  He was known for his original and repetitive antics.  He was banned from the board for reasons of which I am ignorant. 

gypsyman
(just passing through....)
Posted: Dec 01, 2012 - 16:46
 
 rdo wrote:

There is no world without Verona walls, But purgatory, torture, hell itself. Hence-banished is banish'd from the world, And world's exile is death: then banished, Is death mis-term'd: calling death banishment, Thou cutt'st my head off with a golden axe, And smilest upon the stroke that murders me.
 
Shakespeare? Really? Romeo and Juliet? Why?

gypsyman
(just passing through....)
Posted: Dec 01, 2012 - 16:44
 
Funny. I thought this album was called Quebec

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Dec 01, 2012 - 16:42
 
 (former member) wrote:


Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...

 
 
There is no world without Verona walls, But purgatory, torture, hell itself. Hence-banished is banish'd from the world, And world's exile is death: then banished, Is death mis-term'd: calling death banishment, Thou cutt'st my head off with a golden axe, And smilest upon the stroke that murders me.

Biscobret
(Vashon, WA)
Posted: Oct 15, 2012 - 11:10
 
 RedGuitar wrote:

I thought the only keyboardist in ELP was Keith Emerson.

 

Major brain fart — Blood, Sweat and Tears, NOT Emerson, Lake, and Palmer...  I know, I know — not even CLOSE!!

{#Doh}

meinthecorner
(Toronto, gridlock capital of the western world)
Posted: Sep 29, 2012 - 21:30
 
 WonderLizard wrote:
While on vacation—like two days after the 10CC comment below—we ate at Short's Brewing Co. in Bellaire, MI. It's a micro-brewery, serving a rotating menu of a good two dozen beers, some seasonal, some year-round, all good. Well, the owner has named all the sandwiches after songs by his favorite group...Ween. "Here There Fancypants," "Chocolate Town," "Pandy Fackler," and so on. Sorry, fans. No "Piss Up a Rope," or "Waving My Dick in the Wind." {#Lol} Is this a great country or what?
 
I guess, if THAT"S what makes a country great. Sheesh!

Rockit
(Ottawa ON)
Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 11:52
 
Ween lovers should be called weenies. I'm a bit of a weenie myself.

drsteevo
(Location Location)
Posted: May 30, 2012 - 10:02
 
No More Ween   {#Eek}  {#Frown}

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/aaron-freeman-closes-the-book-on-ween-20120529

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Apr 24, 2012 - 21:28
 


Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...

 

oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.)
Posted: Feb 21, 2012 - 11:39
 
 TerryS wrote:

Good grief man! That was the first thing I can remember seeing on television, back in the days of steam radio.
 
When I first moved here from Canada my girlfriend figured I needed a cultural indoctrination. She showed me many things, Morecombe and Wise....The Royale Family, The only Gay In The Village....but by far the oddest thing ever was Bill and Ben...that is just scarey stuff. even scarier than the Friendly Giant or Mr. Dressup

Nuance
(Winnipeg)
Posted: Nov 18, 2011 - 06:48
 
I hear XTC...

ThePoose
Posted: Aug 31, 2011 - 07:53
 
I grew up in Quebec (the province AND the city), and still work in the province on weekdays.
Why did Ween name their album ''Quebec''? Was it recorded there?

TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Aug 15, 2011 - 18:11
 
 fredriley wrote:
WEED!!



(Ok, a bit off-topic, but more interesting and entertaining than this soporific song. )
 
Good grief man! That was the first thing I can remember seeing on television, back in the days of steam radio.


(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jul 30, 2011 - 22:16
 


Lollapalooza 2011: Q&A with Ween

Q: You mentioned Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon earlier. Who are some of the musicians that influenced and inspired you? I've read the Beatles and Frank Zappa helped influence your music.

A: Well, when I was a kid I had influences like the Beatles, not so much Frank Zappa but more Mothers of Invention, stuff he did before he went solo I really liked. I listened to a lot of stuff, but I think when Ween formed I was really into the synthesizer New Wave thing of the mid-eighties and Mickey (Melchiondo, aka Dean Ween) was more into the punk-rock thing. At that point we kind of exchanged music with each other, and that mixed together and made Ween. But, I like to say I'm influenced by ... well ... there's really no school of music or anybody in particular ... I think there's brilliance in all genres. I'm not picky. I think a good song is a good song, no matter what it might be.

 




Byronape
(Snorkeling in the River Styx)
Posted: Jul 15, 2011 - 09:24
 
 WonderLizard wrote:
While on vacation—like two days after the 10CC comment below—we ate at Short's Brewing Co. in Bellaire, MI. It's a micro-brewery, serving a rotating menu of a good two dozen beers, some seasonal, some year-round, all good. Well, the owner has named all the sandwiches after songs by his favorite group...Ween. "Here There Fancypants," "Chocolate Town," "Pandy Fackler," and so on. Sorry, fans. No "Piss Up a Rope," or "Waving My Dick in the Wind." {#Lol} Is this a great country or what?
 
I must go to this Brewery.  I love both beer and Ween equally.


Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Jun 13, 2011 - 17:21
 
Can't believe I haven't been mainlining this band for the duration! Perfect meld of mind and music. Thanks RP (and Weenkind ) for the introduction.

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: May 13, 2011 - 02:28
 
So if you have too much Ween whilst doing your makeup, would that be 'overweening vanity'?

I'll get me coat...

RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Apr 27, 2011 - 07:37
 
 Biscobret wrote:
Yea RP!!

into Emerson, Lake and Palmer's Lucky Man, nice job - never noticed the similarities - fantastic.

Ween's keyboardist use to be in ELP, BTW...
 
I thought the only keyboardist in ELP was Keith Emerson.


fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Apr 27, 2011 - 07:36
 
WEED!!



(Ok, a bit off-topic, but more interesting and entertaining than this soporific song. )

Biscobret
(Vashon, WA)
Posted: Apr 11, 2011 - 12:32
 
Yea RP!!

into Emerson, Lake and Palmer's Lucky Man, nice job - never noticed the similarities - fantastic.

Ween's keyboardist use to be in ELP, BTW...



StoneyG
(Just east of The Rockies; north of the 49th)
Posted: Mar 26, 2011 - 17:35
 
 natebett wrote:
Dear Bill,
Play Ween always.

P.S. Always play Ween.
 

YES!!!

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Feb 23, 2011 - 06:39
 
 jools wrote:
The Argus is the name of our local paper here in Sunny Brighton...
 
Well, Bradford goes one better - they have the Telegraph and Argus. So {#Nyah} to all you soft Southern jessies.

Which is all more interesting than this song, which is a nice lullaby and the equivalent of a dose of Valium. "In sleepy dreams" right enough {#Sleep}

Five Ho-Hums on the trot. Things must look up soon...



jools
(Brighton UK)
Posted: Jan 07, 2011 - 08:28
 
The Argus is the name of our local paper here in Sunny Brighton...

Biscobret
(Vashon, WA)
Posted: Dec 22, 2010 - 15:23
 
Absolutely EPIC song!  whether you usually go brown, or not.

Ween is perhaps one of the most misunderstood bands ever.  Fantastic songs, great playing, they are far from a 'joke' band.

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Aug 17, 2010 - 12:01
 
While on vacation—like two days after the 10CC comment below—we ate at Short's Brewing Co. in Bellaire, MI. It's a micro-brewery, serving a rotating menu of a good two dozen beers, some seasonal, some year-round, all good. Well, the owner has named all the sandwiches after songs by his favorite group...Ween. "Here There Fancypants," "Chocolate Town," "Pandy Fackler," and so on. Sorry, fans. No "Piss Up a Rope," or "Waving My Dick in the Wind." {#Lol} Is this a great country or what?

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Aug 01, 2010 - 10:39
 
Cor! I thought this was an old 10CC track!

blotto
(here, at the moment)
Posted: Jul 16, 2010 - 13:51
 
I thought this was a King Crimson track I'd never heard

WayUpNorth
(Windswept Exile)
Posted: Jun 14, 2010 - 16:58
 
I never heard this before ... I thought it was some long-lost prog-rock obscurity ... like it!  Surprised it's Ween. {#Clap}

lysisphere
(largest contiguous ponderosa forest)
Posted: Mar 11, 2010 - 13:23
 
 Giselle62 wrote:
Quebec is a great album, the mollusk and choc and cheese also great.
 
I vote Cheese as the bestest.


Giselle62
(California's Cental Coast)
Posted: Dec 25, 2009 - 21:45
 
Quebec is a great album, the mollusk and choc and cheese also great.

On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Nov 21, 2009 - 13:17
 
Sounds like Squeeze to me.

thatslongformud
(don't call it Frisco)
Posted: Sep 03, 2009 - 18:35
 
 sirdroseph wrote:


Firstly, I am a longtime Ween fan. Secondly Quebec is one of my favorites from them. Transdermal Celebration  alone is enough for me!{#Clap}  How can you be a Ween fan and not like this album??{#Eek}
 
 I think fluffy was probably referring to La Cucaracha, which came out a couple of years after Quebec.  It has some great songs on it (My Own Bare Hands is the standout for me) but overall was a disapointment compared to many of their other releases.

speaking of Fluffy, how about playing Fluffy?!  More Ween!!


sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Jun 16, 2009 - 15:26
 
 fluffybum wrote:
ween is one of my favorite bands. the last album they put out was absolute shit though. i wish they could wipe that one clean off the planet. embarrasing.
 

Firstly, I am a longtime Ween fan. Secondly Quebec is one of my favorites from them. Transdermal Celebration  alone is enough for me!{#Clap}  How can you be a Ween fan and not like this album??{#Eek}

chiguy
Posted: Mar 13, 2009 - 18:17
 
Just when I was going to comment that this sounds like ELP, Bill follows it with 'Lucky Man'

pope183
(Vinyamar)
Posted: Jan 25, 2009 - 08:53
 
came here to make " one of the most underated comment "

the diversity of their body of work ..  most of it excellent  some not

but they earn big big points for trying



peace and love .. peace and love  

fluffybum
Posted: Jan 09, 2009 - 12:45
 
also, ween was the best concert i've ever seen. and i've seen a lot of shows.

chocodog
(Hamburg, Germany)
Posted: Jan 09, 2009 - 12:45
 
daveesh wrote:
i love this whole album... i think these guys are way underrated.

Definitely one of the most underrated bands out there. Great album and great song.


fluffybum
Posted: Jan 09, 2009 - 12:44
 
ween is one of my favorite bands. the last album they put out was absolute shit though. i wish they could wipe that one clean off the planet. embarrasing.

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Nov 07, 2008 - 09:30
 
 Kokoloco53 wrote:
I'm sorry, this old man just doesn't get it, RP's playlist has changed radically between tons of really old stuff, like my favorite ELP's Lucky Man that just followed this song, or tons of really bad new stuff, like Elbow.
 

Thanks Zeus we have an eclectic radio station here, instead of programmed easy listening...



Kokoloco53
(Safford, AZ)
Posted: Nov 07, 2008 - 09:28
 
I'm sorry, this old man just doesn't get it, RP's playlist has changed radically between tons of really old stuff, like my favorite ELP's Lucky Man that just followed this song, or tons of really bad new stuff, like Elbow.

oscar_driver
(Planet Earth)
Posted: Aug 20, 2008 - 10:42
 
Easy 7! 

daveesh
(birthplace of the american revolution)
Posted: Jun 02, 2008 - 11:38
 
i love this whole album... i think these guys are way underrated.
musikalia
(Somewhere (over the rainbow))
Posted: Jun 02, 2008 - 11:36
 
mamashannon wrote:
I saw Ween last weekend here. It was a face melting experience! They are really good musicians! I guess that suprised a little me because of all the silliness.

I saw Ween last month. It was an incredible show!
(former member)
(limbo)
Posted: May 17, 2008 - 19:56
 
Grammarcop wrote:
Friends:

I'm going to show my ignorance, and I'm sure there are more than a few of you out there who can answer this for me...

How many beats are there to the measure in this tune? It almost sounds like it is performed in waltz time. A waltz is typically written in 3/4 time, but this sounds like it's 1/3 time or something.

Please enlighten.

Thanks!

6 / 8

The slow tempo and counterpoint can make it a bit confusing.
Grammarcop
(Hey, I can see Canada from here!)
Posted: Apr 16, 2008 - 08:01
 
Friends:

I'm going to show my ignorance, and I'm sure there are more than a few of you out there who can answer this for me...

How many beats are there to the measure in this tune? It almost sounds like it is performed in waltz time. A waltz is typically written in 3/4 time, but this sounds like it's 1/3 time or something.

Please enlighten.

Thanks!

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Apr 16, 2008 - 07:55
 
Another spiritual flashback: these guys sound like 10CC (Gouldman, Godley, Creme, et al.) on this track.
DoctorHooey
(/etc)
Posted: Apr 16, 2008 - 07:53
 
Fun song! Ween is a talented couple of guys. I'm not crazy about "Cucaracha" but this and Mollusk and Chocolate & Cheese are pure winners.
natebett
(DETROIT)
Posted: Apr 16, 2008 - 07:52
 
Dear Bill,
Play Ween always.

P.S. Always play Ween.