Sidewinder just about said it all as for as a review for me would go.
When i first got the album (which was just a few years ago in Uni), it blew me away. It was my first Ween album and I was amazed at the variety of styles that they managed to cover. A Tear For Eddie's chilled out guitar inspired me to start air guitaring right there with the song. Baby Bitch hit me close to home since I was going through a bad breakup at the time. I couldn't believe a band could make a song so creepy as Spinal Meningitis that I would be nervous to listen to it. All in all, this album is the perfect starter to get into Ween. Part of their appeal is that you never know what they will cover on their albums, so there is such an element of curiosity that it is hard not to check out their other stuff. And trust me, Ween is not adverse to trying absolutely anything. I listen to this album less now, but still highly regard it and I would say I agree with everything Sidewinder said about it including putting them in my top 10. I am privileged to be able to say I have seen then live. For this album...I give it a 8.5/10. The only thing that really knocks any Ween album down for me is the weird repetitive songs that fake out their endings (like Candi). I kinda get what they were trying to do with it but it just got annoying.
I hope everyone who is listening for the first time enjoys this as much as I do!
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