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Ween - Pure Guava Audio CD

A fair review of the Ween "Pure Guava" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Ween reviews here, or go back to the Ween tabs.

Ween Band: Ween
Title: Pure Guava
Rating:
Release Date: 1992-11-10
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Little Birdy 2: Tender Situation 3: Stallion, Pt. 3 4: Big Jilm 5: Push Th' Little Daisies 6: Goin' Gets Tough from the Getgo 7: Reggaejunkiejew 8: I Play It off Legit 9: Pumpin' 4 the Man 10: Sarah 11: Springtheme 12: Flies on My Dick 13: I Saw Gener Cryin' in His Sleep 14: Touch My Tooter 15: Mourning Glory 16: Loving U Thru It All 17: Hey Fat Boy (Asshole) 18: Don't Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy) 19: Poop Ship Destroyer

Pure Garbage
Anyone who can hear a song called, "Push the Little Daisies and Make Them Come up" sung by a 12 year old girl, and like it, not to mention plays the track again without hesitating or flinching really needs there heads read.


Pure Brown
Although I think Mollusk is their their "masterpiece", Guava is the "old school" two-man Gene and Dean Ween team at their DAT/4 track best. Pure Guava is my favorite Ween album. This album is all brown and boognish. Every track is mindblowing and makes the listener question their own sanity. I might not pick this as the first Ween album to check out, because Chocolate & Cheese is more accessible to the rookie. But Pure Guava is a must have for anyone who likes Ween. Standout tracks include Tender Situation, Stallion 3, Big Jilm, Push the Little Daises, Going Gets Tough, Raggaejunkiejew, and Mourning Glory.


"Don't be afraid to clutch the hand of your creator.
There is a lot of vocal distortion to both ends of the spectrum - deep and high. Ween's album preceding Chocolate and Cheese, and while that one was hard to pin down to a genre besides the general retro vibe, Pure Guava's a little more cohesive - at least in the sense that it's all drugged out, bizarre alternative pop. Plenty of the songs are simple, one trick throwaways, although they usually have something going for them that makes them a little more compelling than similar tracks on Chocolate and Cheese. There's really not that much separating them though, they all fit into Ween's unique sensibilities. They're so over-the-top non-serious that it actually becomes a kind of seriousness - the Ween brothers are dedicated to their craft of guitars, drum machines, and non-sequitur.

It's actually more difficult to find vocals that aren't played with in some way than ones that are - they don't seem to be content unless something's abnormal. An exception is "Don't Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy)", my favorite song thus far by the band. It's an almost standard rock song just from a musical standpoint, but the chorus is perfect; a little disturbing, yet also very catchy. When the instruments drop out in the climax and a wonderfully creepy-sounding group belts out the refrain, it's a transcendent moments. There's plenty of other good stuff to go around though, as every song seems likable in some way. One of the two parts of "I Play It Off Legit" is literally phoned-in the entire time. "Push th' Little Daisies" is one of the weirdest singles to ever get radio time. "Mourning Glory" is a great experimental track, with shouted, often nonsensical lyrics and music made entirely of distorted feedback. I wish it were a little more structured, because it could have been legitimately catchy, but the imperfection is part of its charm. It's definitely not a band I'd recommend to anyone, but if you have any taste at all for something enjoyable that doesn't take itself too seriously, Pure Guava's pretty good.


Pure Guava
You could say that about almost all of them though, except the last two or three full lengths. One of the best Ween albums.

Wish the crazy stuff still sounded crazy like this. Awesome album.

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holy crap
Finally i bought the cd and its the greastest thing ever once i got cdnow i really started buying cds and exploring huge amounts of generes. I love ween!! When my friend first show me this cd my favorite song was push th' lil daisies up. Its just the best thing ever. But enough about amazon. I give this cd 5 stars out of 5, but if you are just starting out with ween then think about chocolate and cheese or god ween satan(the oneness).


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