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Taxman · 01-02-2014, 02:09 PM

I guess I'll try something like that. After nineties I'll make eighties list and so on....these albums are not in particular order, it would be too hard. I'll try to add one album everyday so when January ends I'll be in the sixties. Maybe I'll try fifties too, I dunno.

TAXMAN'S TEN FAVORITE ALBUMS FROM THE NINETIES

PART I

THE MOLLUSK -WEEn

Released: 1997
By whom: Ween
About the band: Sometimes I wonder, why these guys aren't as big as that band which name starts with B. Boasis, you know. And I don't know. Are Ween usually considered as joke by some people? Even if they always had a great sense of humor and especially their first albums are completely hilarious, they are not joke. They actually have a lot of songwriting talent and a very big knowledge of music.
They may have not invented anything new, but say, is there something they have not tried? I dunno. The whole idea of a band with unbelievable diversity and great sense of humor seems pretty ideal for me. But nobody cares? Well indie nerds (to quote Briks) do, but does anyone else? And does it really matter?

Why I like about that album? Like I mentioned above, diversity is Ween's main strength. They knew their influenced and they could tackle every genre in the existence and write a song that imitates it. And still, their songs are catchy and all.
That album is still, especially lyrically funny, but it is not so hilarious than some of their earlier attempts. No, if you ignore the lyrics (and even if you don't) you can (and should) take it seriously. It is nearly equal to the best Beatles albums and when that is said by ME who took my name after a Beatles song and own nearly every legal Beatles release, you know it is saying something.

What I don't like that album (how it could be even better)? There's only one misstep here. The title track, an instrumental, (if you don't count that dog as a lead vocalist) is kinda bore. But only a little.

My favourite tracks: Nearly everything, but Cold Blows The Wind (an Irish traditional ballad originally called Unquiet Grave

), Buckingham Green (sounds like a Genesis song from Gabriel Era, I think...) and I'm Waving My Dick in the Wind. And Ocean Man, of course.

Final Words: A Tuneful, diverse, hilarious album including great instrumentation. If you like diverse, not over serious, carefully crafted pop music, give it a try (though I guess you have already done that.)

Ocean Man : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs926AIL-ck

01-02-2014, 02:09 PM	#39 (permalink)
Taxman watching the wheels Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Finland Posts: 470	I guess I'll try something like that. After nineties I'll make eighties list and so on....these albums are not in particular order, it would be too hard. I'll try to add one album everyday so when January ends I'll be in the sixties. Maybe I'll try fifties too, I dunno. TAXMAN'S TEN FAVORITE ALBUMS FROM THE NINETIES PART I THE MOLLUSK -WEEn Released: 1997 By whom: Ween About the band: Sometimes I wonder, why these guys aren't as big as that band which name starts with B. Boasis, you know. And I don't know. Are Ween usually considered as joke by some people? Even if they always had a great sense of humor and especially their first albums are completely hilarious, they are not joke. They actually have a lot of songwriting talent and a very big knowledge of music. They may have not invented anything new, but say, is there something they have not tried? I dunno. The whole idea of a band with unbelievable diversity and great sense of humor seems pretty ideal for me. But nobody cares? Well indie nerds (to quote Briks) do, but does anyone else? And does it really matter? Why I like about that album? Like I mentioned above, diversity is Ween's main strength. They knew their influenced and they could tackle every genre in the existence and write a song that imitates it. And still, their songs are catchy and all. That album is still, especially lyrically funny, but it is not so hilarious than some of their earlier attempts. No, if you ignore the lyrics (and even if you don't) you can (and should) take it seriously. It is nearly equal to the best Beatles albums and when that is said by ME who took my name after a Beatles song and own nearly every legal Beatles release, you know it is saying something. What I don't like that album (how it could be even better)? There's only one misstep here. The title track, an instrumental, (if you don't count that dog as a lead vocalist) is kinda bore. But only a little. My favourite tracks: Nearly everything, but Cold Blows The Wind (an Irish traditional ballad originally called Unquiet Grave ), Buckingham Green (sounds like a Genesis song from Gabriel Era, I think...) and I'm Waving My Dick in the Wind. And Ocean Man, of course. Final Words: A Tuneful, diverse, hilarious album including great instrumentation. If you like diverse, not over serious, carefully crafted pop music, give it a try (though I guess you have already done that.) Ocean Man : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs926AIL-ck __________________ ... Last edited by Taxman; 01-02-2014 at 02:27 PM.