Ween - 12 Golden Country Greats

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Mar 26, 2015 Sold Date

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Artikel Name: 12 Golden Country Greats
Genre: Rock englischsprachig Produkt Typ: LP (Vinyl) Label: PLAIN Titelanzahl: 10

Trackliste LP - 1

Ween - I'm Holding You Ween - Japanese Cowboy Ween - Piss Up A Rope Ween - I Don't Wanna Leave You On The Farm Ween - Pretty Girl Ween - Powder Blue Ween - Mister Richard Smoker Ween - Help Me Scrape The Mucus Off My Brain Ween - You Were The Fool Ween - Fluffy

Beschreibung

The main problem with 12 Golden Country Greats (which only contains ten songs, by the way) is that it's Ween's first album to concentrate on a single music genre and such concentration lends the impression that they consider themselves above the genre. But that isn't entirely the case. Ween recorded 12 Golden Country Greats in Nashville with numerous legendary musicians, including the Jordanaires, Buddy Spicher, Charlie McCoy, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, and Russ Hicks. The presence of these musicians gives the music a very authentic feeling, even though the songs stick to '60s trends like country-pop, country-folk, and polished honky tonk. Some of Ween's songs fit this style perfectly, such as the rolling "You Were the Fool," "I'm Holding You," "Japanese Cowboy," "Fluffy," "Help Me Scrape the Mucus off My Brain," and "Pretty Girl." Even the vulgar honky tonk of "Piss up a Rope" works, turning into a truly delightful gem. The duo runs into trouble on the homophobic "Mister Richard Smoker," as well as with some of the vaguely elitist views that underpin the songs, such as on "I Don't Wanna Leave You on the Farm." Still, Ween's gift for songcraft and the talents of the Nashville musicians prevent the album from being just a joke. In fact, it's as satisfying as any of their records, and gutsier, too. After all, no country fan will want to hear this record and most of their fans are afraid of country music, and that's sort of an admirable move. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Stephen Thomas Erlewine