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Ween
Released 1991

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- 1
- Strapon That Jammy Pac
- 03:03
- 1,041 plays

- 2
- Doctor Rock
- 03:10
- 1,503 plays

- 3
- Frank
- 03:45
- 1,147 plays

- 4
- Sorry Charlie
- 03:49
- 1,034 plays

- 5
- The Stallion, Pt. 1
- 02:51
- 1,025 plays

- 6
- Pollo Asado
- 02:44
- 1,166 plays

- 7
- Right to the Ways and the Rules of the World
- 05:04
- 1,000 plays

- 8
- Captain Fantasy
- 03:18
- 1,415 plays

- 9
- Demon Sweat
- 04:11
- 988 plays

- 10
- Molly
- 04:47
- 891 plays

- 11
- Can U Taste the Waste?
- 01:36
- 1,045 plays

- 12
- Don't Sweat It
- 04:01
- 983 plays

- 13
- Awesome Sound
- 02:21
- 1,120 plays

- 14
- Laura
- 04:35
- 839 plays

- 15
- Boing
- 01:33
- 887 plays

- 16
- Mononucleosis
- 03:00
- 924 plays

- 17
- Oh My Dear (Falling in Love)
- 01:56
- 1,111 plays

- 18
- Sketches of Winkle
- 02:43
- 1,067 plays

- 19
- Alone
- 03:12
- 837 plays

- 20
- Moving Away
- 03:05
- 779 plays

- 21
- She Fucks Me
- 03:57
- 943 plays

- 22
- Pork Roll Egg and Cheese
- 03:00
- 1,251 plays

- 23
- The Stallion, Pt. 2
- 04:36
- 790 plays

album review

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. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide