Title: The Mollusk
Artiste: Ween
Genre: Experimental
Familiarity: Zero
Track 1(Love) Twenties piano and tuba (?) song to kick off. Weird but good, sort of almost a children's song feel about it. Oh, I see it is, a very old one.
Track 2(Love) Nice progressive idea about this, love the swirling keyboards
Track 3(Love) Back to the idea of kids' songs here. Very endearing though. Not quite sure about the ending; seemed like it was going into a smooth organ line then just cut off. Thought it would continue in track four but
Track 4(Love) Just gone wild here; almost punk rock in terms of speed and energy. Great solo. What on? Not sure...
Track 5(Love) Some of the vocals on this are weird, but I do like it. Kind of an odd rap in it.
Track 6(Love) ****ing hilarious!
Track 7(Love) This is just lovely
Track 8(Love) Strange vibe to this one, but it's good. Very different.
Track 9(Love) This is great. Simple acoustic ballad with folk overtones. Reminds me of the Hooters and Strawfoot. I think this may be my favourite on the album. I do however have an issue with the way some of the tracks end abruptly, as does this one.
Track 10(Hate) Nah, the shuffle beat is nice but a dog barking and someone moaning or belching through the track doesn't do it for me.
Track 11(Love) But this is hilarious. Love the frenetic pace of the song.
Track 12(Love) This one's just ok. I don't hate it but it's a little of a letdown for some reason... No, I take that back: it just went totally epic with that guitar solo and the orchestration near the end.
Track 13(Love) Yeah, I really like this one.
Track 14(Love) A sea shanty? Perfect ending. Reprise is good too.
End result: A really good album, especially for a so-called experimental one. Very enjoyable with few if any low points. I can see why it's so highly regarded.
So, Love or Hate? Score one for the
Love category!
Chances of a full review: 8/10