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Track Listings
| 1. Exactly Where I'm At |
| 2. Flutes Of Chi |
| 3. Even If You Don't |
| 4. Bananas and Blow |
| 5. Stroker Ace |
| 6. Ice Castles |
| 7. Back To Basom |
| 8. The Grobe |
| 9. Pandy Fackler |
| 10. Stay Forever |
| 11. Falling Out |
| 12. She's Your Baby |
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White Pepper, Ween's 7th opus, heightens the production values of their previous two albums The Mollusk and 12 Golden Country Greats to perverse levels. Slickest of all is probably "Flutes Of Chi", a sitar-laden, pseudo-spiritual anthem imbued with the spirit of George Harrison. Dean pulls out all the charismatic stops with a vocal that comes on like a New Age cult leader leading his flocks to annihilation. Elsewhere, the stomping single "Even If You Don't" tells the tale of a doomed romance founded over pharmaceuticals: "I love you even if you don't / You've got your knife up against my throat," Dean Ween cheerfully wheedles. "Bananas & Blow", meanwhile, is a gratuitous, calypso-flavoured workout with a laugh-out-loud chorus ("stuck in my cabana/ living on bananas and blow") that's smoothed out by professional backing singers. By the time tracks like "Stay Forever", "She's Your Baby" and "Falling Out" arrive, the mask of insolent indifference has been dropped for honest-to-goodness tugs at the heart-strings. Although White Pepper seems to self-consciously widen the musical spectrum for the benefit of radio, Ween freaks may be left bemused, but certainly not disappointed. --Chris Campion
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
I bought this on the strength of a review in my newspaper -
Initially you feel that Ween are just knocking out products oftheir influences, Steely Dan for one springs to mind. But the quality of the songwriting surpasses mere slavish copying and the lyrics are funny and poignant -'Even if you don't' is surely what marriage vows are all about. And musically they surprise - you find yourself listening to steel drums and the next moment immersed in a blast of metal.
This is an album of great tunes, songs that you can sing along to (and how rare it that these days) and songs that burn a groove in your subconscious. Delightful, but with an edge. Album of the year? Oh yeah. END
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
Not convinced by my brother telling me of this band i'd nver heard of,'Oh its great he says' yeah right & we all love the Queen! Then came the 1st time I heard it what a great tune, actually some great music which i havn't heard in a very long time! After hearing just one song I was succesfully convinced.Then came the greatest day of my life, as you may have guessed yes i did buy the album.Wahoo!Long story i know, but the moral is it is definately a great album, & I reccomend it to anyone with great tastse in music.I would say mainly for indie lovers or anyone with an open mind go & buy it now!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
This must be the find of the year, for me at least, considering that I had not heard of Ween prior to an impulse purchase of this CD.
It's rich, melodic and at times ironic (I think!) and it inspires me to delve into the back collection.
A question - have Dean and Gene ever toured Europe, and if not do they have plans?
This album must be a strong contender for my album of the year.
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