Ween - The Mollusk (full album) REACTION (Patreon request)

[@markbruvelaitis957]

Its fun watch people trying to guess what to expect with Ween.

[@brandtsweet]

LOL I like to play like 6 songs back-to-back from Different albums. And then tell people it was all ween they literally lose their s***

[@lordcamembert863]

Your life is better now that Ween has entered it. To go back to the way things were before is unthinkable.

[@nizzurtmontalgizzert3337]

I couldnt imagine life without ween

[@maskedman1337]

Not only unthinkable, but impossible.

[@Daytondaily]

You can clearly hear SpongeBob and Patrick in the opening song. It’s like they’re talking back and forth. You can also hear SpongeBob in the chorus of Mutilated Lips. You can also hear Mr. Krabs in the Blarney Stone. When Stephen Hillenburg was trying to make a cartoon show that was “looney tunes under water” he coincidentally heard this record and it inspired the show. He got ahold of the band and one of the things they discussed was how the characters would sound. The influence form this record is all through SpongeBob. They even finished the first SpongeBob movie with “ocean man” which is when the show was originally supposed to stop. Just beautiful

[@ericdstraus]

"So weird but great" is the perfect way to describe this band. 😁

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

❤️🙏🤟 - Ryan

[@moeduh]

that's exactly what people said about the Beatles - it's a sign of originality and greatness

[@darrenwestlow7809]

I find it fascinating that you have been introduced with The Mollusk. Regardless, it's a great album to get to experience your first taste of Dean and Gene. Give The Pod a run, Interested to hear your thoughts on that masterpiece!

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

You may want to check this out -Ryan. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGa1oqypltKCa5osi=Pk9ilYY_4R3ztVgk

[@MiguelLopez-is9te]

Just when I thought KZbin was safe, my husband's favorite band appears. Lol... He loves their music so much. He's proud that I sat through this whole reaction. I'm gonna give them a second chamce.💜

[@Wenyi108]

I love that you guys listen to the song fully and THEN react. Ween rules!

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

Love them now

[@Wenyi108]

​@@WelpHereWeAreOnKZbin❤🤘🤘

[@mickymoist]

This album spiritually inspired the creation of Sponge Bob

[@levilee207]

Ween is such a damn ride. If you guys are considering more Ween in the future, Quebec is probably the most solid and mature record they've ever put out. Great album that still maintains that Ween weirdness. P.S: Suggesting that "Ween" is a euphemism for "Penis" is very much on brand for Ween. Not at all an off-base suggestion

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

Ok phew. Lol - Ryan

[@shwaification]

Quebec is my favourite Ween album, but it's an album that is best listened to alone. Mollusk is a more social album. Also, Storm Thorgerson did all the artwork for the Mollusk.

[@eatmoregames5026]

@@WelpHereWeAreOnKZbin Yep! It's a combination of two words actually: "Wuss" and "Penis" kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmevY4yBptmseqM#t=304s

[@izzy_ondomink]

Weenzer

[@pauls7803]

Quebec sounds too mainstream to me. Mollusk for me by a mile.

[@chriss8792]

“Why cause there’s a fish on the cover?” Idk why I found that so funny at the beginning 😂

[@refoliation]

It's almost like they heard Ringo's song Octopus' Garden and thought that the Beatles left a lot of meat on that bone so they made a full album based on it.

[@constantheadache2045]

They are such an underrated band, a band by music lovers for music lovers. They got me to into listening to a lot of the alternative stuff, and while I’ve made some great discoveries, none come close to Ween. I was already gonna subscribe, and I saw you guys did a reaction to another one of my fav bands and the first that got me to start listening to albums as a whole, the Beatles. Gonna go check the one out now, great reactions guys!

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🤟🤟🤟

[@mdog86]

This is so fun to watch! As a longtime ween fan it's awesome to witness people discovering them for the first time. And for anybody that does like to partake in the psychedelics lol, you owe it to yourself to listen to this album for your next trip. It can be pretty intense though haha

[@kos-3327]

The album that inspired SpongeBob! So good. Even in Mutilated Lips it almost sounds like SpongeBob's voice in the second repeat of the chorus lmao. Loved the REACTION!!!!!

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

❤️❤️🤘🤘🤘

[@ericdstraus]

Oh boy, here we go. Ween is one of the best bands ever, all their albums are different, so don't judge then based on just this. They are incredibly talented and take not taking themselves seriously, seriously. Their lyrics rarely make a lot of sense but they flow like poetry - Mutilated Lips is a great example of that. I would also listen to Chocolate and Cheese, Quebec, and White Pepper for starters. Glad you listened to this album though, it's awesome.

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

We recorded more Ween. Videos are incoming this week

[@ericdstraus]

AWESOME!!!

[@funcrushed]

Yes to white pepper! My favorite Ween album.

[@galetinm]

Yes to Chocolate And Cheese and Quebec.

[@mr.froglegs]

@@WelpHereWeAreOnKZbin would recommend The Pod, their brownest album.

[@ThePorpoisepower]

Moog Synthansizers are awesome, they're one of the original synths, and were used by pioneers like Wendy Carlos and Kraftwerk(pretty sure feel free to fact check me). There are some great documentaries on Moog synths.

[@christopherblue2004]

A weirdly specific refrence, but the second song sounds like the old SNES game Claymates, when you are walking around as the blue ball to get from level to level.

[@dwheresmymana]

Oh man. I saw "Full album" and had to click it. I love seeing people's reaction to Ween. They definitely grow on you. So damn eclectic, and weird.

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

We love them now

[@GoCubs-of3ub]

Commenting before watching the whole video The guy who created Spongebob was in college and this album mixed with some hallucinogenics gave him the idea and inspiration for the show.

[@ScurrilousSpades]

That and him being an actual marine biologist I believe.

[@rotcod2886]

I've been a fan of the Brown for over 30 years now. I love your smiles as you play each song.

[@HaQeSaQr]

Buckingham Green is by far my most favorite Ween song of all. Especially having experienced it Live!!

[@LadyFalcon17]

By far their best album (in my opinion) I absolutely LOVE this album, and it brings me back to such a great time in my life, and it still holds up. The thing that’s wonderful about Ween is that you can put their discography on shuffle, and you could think you were listening to 5 different bands.

[@bugnurddesigns5268]

My favorite Ween album for sure, possibly my favorite album of all time. I really enjoyed listening and watching you guys experience it for the first time. Looking forward to seeing you do other Ween albums.

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

You for joining us !

[@gr8fulded]

Came here for your Dead reactions and noticed you guys have a bunch of Ween reactions, too. I grew up 10 miles from Ween. Used to go to their hometown shows at John & Peters in New Hope. Stellar band, one of the best. I'll be sure to check out your other Ween reactions, too.

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

Enjoy !! We love them !

[@RobotsWithKnivesCartoons]

I used to play this album at work and my manager became obsessed with Pink Eye (on my leg) he loved it so much. We didn't always agree on music but it was nice to see him so happy.

[@philfernandez2951]

Ween is quite a ride. They can be crude and NSFW, but their lyrics are genius level stuff. They cannot be pigeonholed or kept in any one category. Great live band, but 12 Golden Greats is another studio album to run through...

[@LadyFalcon17]

I used to play Piss Up A Rope on the jukebox at the bars when I was in my twenties, and just sit back and enjoy watching everyone’s reaction. lol. That, and My Own Bare Hands.

[@Chiddyboo12]

I would do anything to go back and experience Ween for the first time again. I love seeing these videos whether the person loves Ween as much as me or not.

[@fairmonkey4786]

Ween is one of the greatest bands I have ever heard. Their range and diversity is second to none. They literally sound like 50 different bands. The mollusk is easily one of the greatest albums I've ever heard and it gets better with each listen. Check out the chocolate and cheese album, white pepper, and quebec album too

[@nineteenninetyfive]

When i heard Ween for the first time i went through 3 stages 1) this is some weird stuff 2) its still weird but I like it 3) omg its not weird anymore, its just good.

[@coleford6197]

Of all the great Ween albums, this is the one I still listen to the most these days.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Yeah this or Quebec in my opinion would be their magnum opus.

[@AScoppa]

"So.. these guys are doing drugs" Most enjoyable reaction video I've seen so far. Cheers!

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

Ty :)))

[@coleford6197]

Oh ho ho ho yeah. A whole truckload of drugs.

[@timcardona9962]

BTW, while the songs do sound different there is a nautical theme running throughout the entire record. Many songs are also in 3/4, or "waltz" time and that is characteristic of sea shanties and old folk songs. The Blarney Stone is supposed to sound like an irish drinking song, which also connects to the nautical theme

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Yeah they actually recorded the album in a rental house in Maine right on the coast.

[@aiwa501]

Good ol' Jimmy Wilson group. Oh how I miss being able to drive up to Ashbury Park NJ for hours of fun and entertainment.

[@ChicagoBulls1984]

The MOOG SYNTHESISER was made famous on Beatles' Abbey Road record. It had just been invented. Used on the following tracks: Maxells Silver Hammer, I want you (she's so heavy, Here Comes the Sun, and Because.

[@mickymoist]

I was fond of Wendy Carlos's use of the Moog. He (she) really showed the moog could be used for things beyond poppy music. The soundtrack to The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, and Tron is full of the moog sound.

[@sean-ew2qv]

I really needed this, thanks guys.

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

You’re welpcome

[@davidnicholson6680]

I'd say that Ween is one of the greatest bands of the last 30 years. They contain such contradictions: they refuse to take anything seriously and yet they're capable of heartbreaking pathos. They are deliberately slapdash and yet their songs can be immaculate, polished gems. They love really stupid humor and yet they are one of the most intelligent bands out there. They work extremely hard at their songwriting craft and their musicianship and yet they portray themselves as stoner goofballs writing novelty songs. Overall, I'd say they lack pretension. They want to cut through the bullshit of life and laugh at the ridiculousness of everything. They're two fishing buddies from New Hope, PA who somehow made some of the best albums ever.

[@CanadianPunker62]

Ween is their own musical genre. They do a lot of different styles from one album to another or even one song to another

[@commentputter5283]

there is a Ween - Phish overlap. It's a song called Roses are Free, originally by Ween but covered by Phish. A concert staple. Great tune!

[@childrenoftheabzu]

havnt seen phish since 99 and hope I dont have to put up with their shitty fans at ween shows anytime soon. Ween shows are still full of cool heads. Stopped seeing the dead back in the day for similar reasons. The fans and the uninspired sets. I liked phish when they were a prog band. Never liked their crowd though

[@crewentertainment]

Was hoping someone would request ween

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

So are we

[@crewentertainment]

@@WelpHereWeAreOnKZbin Also worth mentioning that every song on this album except for The Blarney Stone is sung by the one guy (Aaron), who just has a massive vocal range

[@SpicyEngineer]

Moog synths are on some really iconic songs. Kraftwerks "Autobahn". New Orders "Blue Monday". Portisheads "SOS".

[@stinkfist92]

Watching you guys is awesome!

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

Very kind ty

[@lucentaunisage]

Ween is great, they like keeping you on your toes!

[@eatmoregames5026]

Dang, this is cool! Ween is a great band. I hope some patron suggests "Picaresque" by the Decemberists. That album is the bee's knees.

[@Thomas.deNorth]

If I had to choose only one band to thank for bringing hours of joy through the years it would be Ween. I like the quirky stuff :) If you go through all the Ween albums on this channel, then you will be legends! :)

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

We have more Ween coming

[@MrROTD]

WEEN is up there with the Beatles to me, they have at least 100 amazing songs.

[@halfalligator6518]

i concur. I'm a big fan of both. Ween are more drugged out and scummy but they're both extremely playful and write the best art-pop-rock. Ween are so underrated.

[@rotcod2886]

I AM THE STALLION

[@One_sentence_cork]

There’s Ween at the mountain top and all the other bands are looking at maps finding out how to get there.

[@dajerk7082]

What's great about ween is that every song on every album sounds different that the next. Other ween albums to check out are, god ween satan, the pod, pure quava, chocolate and cheese, white pepper, quabec ( not spelled write). All awesome.

[@brandtsweet]

You guys need to check out... The south park twenty fifth anniversary concert with ween and primus

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

Agreed

[@brandtsweet]

On that note consider me subscribed

[@brandtsweet]

This is a damn treat..sir

[@ivankarczewski8582]

All Ween albums are a tribute to humanity

[@pauls7803]

Ocean Man sounds like a plausible alternative version at 45 rpm. The 33rpm version has slowed down vocals. Sounds great at both speeds and either could be the album version. Their best LP by a mile.

[@tatechristopher8134]

Ween has a pretty funny cameo in the SNL movie “It’s Pat”. Pat even joins them on stage for a song. Trip

[@jayclean5653]

Unfortunately, that movie is an abomination.

[@JackCerro]

On a unrequested serious note, I enjoyed the between song commentary/banter.

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

Thank you :)) - Ryan

[@dwaynesbadchemicals]

Lower screen dude felt the vibe.

[@rinthered]

This was awesome guys - WEEN 🎼🎶🎵🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

❤️❤️🙏🙏🤟🤟🤟

[@TheColdrush22]

I love this so much.

[@childrenoftheabzu]

poka dot tail is soooooo psychedelic live. when your rollin face and that pause comes with the help me and the guitar solo with the vibrato effect it is well..... all you heads understand Im sure. Hard to put psych experiences into words.

[@sarahmaske7335]

I know exactly what you mean. It happened to me two nights ago at their concert. That song threw me into a slow-mo time warp! Trippy as hell. And yes, I was on something lol.

[@Cheetah.Heels.]

Criminally underrated.

[@christianlynch1424]

This album is like the music a scuba diver imagines when they get the bends

[@One_sentence_cork]

My grandfather was a Malay pearl diver who got the bends and he said the exact same thing.

[@byHexted]

The first track always reminded me of something Zappa would do on “we’re only in it for the money”

[@officalhumblefish565]

Zappa Meets Floyd

[@chrishansen859]

Im the Indian of the group

[@lw1zfog]

Let Me Take You To The Beach. Again.

[@dajerk7082]

Damm! I forgot 12 country greats. Yes, they made a country album. Old school country, it's also awesome.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Yeah the first time I saw ween live was touring for this record. They opened with Buckingham Green, which I believe they still do occasionally.

[@dajerk7082]

The greatest band ever, ween.

[@TheStraffy]

now, go listen to Pure Guava, and laugh at the idea that RCA gave them money to make it, truly a great one.

[@JackCerro]

That was entertaining. I'm easily amused.

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

Easily amused ? This channel is for you - Ryan

[@mattiefee]

What a brown 🤎 reaction! 😉👏

[@childrenoftheabzu]

listen to the johnny on the spot from the live chicago album. The solo shows deaner is a true guitar hero. Seeing this live gave me a great appreciation for this tune.

[@mattjohn4731]

In my opinion they started out as a bizarre comedic experiment but evolved into a brilliant trippy band performing steadily at "jam band" level of complexity. But still funny as hell to me. Stellar weird band

[@RamenDenominator]

Ween is about freedom. An original DGAF band. Subscribed.

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

We love them. Ty !!

[@kevinsvideostore]

Just starting this video but good observations after polka dot tail, Bill Fowler does do the guitar solo on Polka Dot tail, and Ween is a combination of wuss and peen.

[@bigjilm9559]

This album is the definition of musical genius

[@timcardona9962]

A masterful record, maybe their best,and a common gateway into the world of Ween. The earlier records are the weirder, low-fi ones. Personally I think "The Mollusk" the song captures the feel of Yellow Sub-era Beatles better than anybody else. Also very Pink Floyd as well

[@eLGeeeenius]

You can tell if someone really gets WEEN if they chuckle during Pink Eye (On My Leg) :)

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

❤️🙏🤟🙏❤️

[@lw1zfog]

*Spinal Meningitis / AIDS

[@brykidla]

Part of the beauty of this album is the flow between the songs. I know it’s a reaction video and you need to comment on each song but when you do that (or listen to an album like this on KZbin where it inserts ads in between) you lose the impact of the flow of the songs and how they actually all blend together in a cohesive masterpiece. The way it pulls you emotionally and sonically is the magic of it. Here is my recommendation on the order of Ween albums to give a newb to break them into Ween. Once they get through the first 5, they will be immune to the first two albums (God Ween Satan & The Pod) that will turn off most people who don’t understand the genius at work in the raw early days. 1. Chocolate & Cheese 2. White Pepper 3. Pure Guava 4. 12 Golden Country Greats 5. The Mollusk Now they are ready for anything from Homo Rainbow to Deez Nutz, the 30 minute live version of Vallejo, Slow Down Boy, Spirit Walker, LMLYP and so on... they will be fully converted.

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

We don’t control ads. That’s KZbin

[@brykidla]

Of course. I just mean that people will hear about this album and go to KZbin and they won’t get the full experience. The CD or full digital download/stream is the only way to fly.

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

Yes. We couldn’t agree more. No one comes to our videos to listen the album for casual listens.

[@brandtsweet]

The fact you compared it to phish based on the cover is outrageously Hilarious my friends you are in for the best surprise.. yes, a mollusk is a real thing, by the way.

[@stirgy4312]

You're into music, and you don't know who Bob Moog is? Wow. And it's not radio shack they're handmade and their tens of thousands of dollars. This might be my favorite album. Was a chocolate and cheese guy for a long time. They are all incredible. First got into them when we were listening to the pod back in the day...

[@murdockreviews]

How cool is that. I have to be honest, and find earlier Ween sometimes a bit too much/too strange, this was - I think - their first album on a big label. It's such a great album. I think you would enjoy their album 'Quebec' (which has slight prog influences), or the more easy on the ear 'White Pepper'. Ween were so non-PC (and actually extremely talented musicians), I wonder if they would stand a chance these days - probably would not get signed by a major label. BTW - they are not brothers and unfortunately split up several years ago.

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

We did figure out the brother thing. Lol.

[@murdockreviews]

@@WelpHereWeAreOnKZbin I figured out, you figured it out while watching further 😆 I shouldn't comment too much 'on the fly'.

[@LadyFalcon17]

They’re back together! I had tickets to see them on November 1st of this year, but unfortunately I had to miss the show.

[@murdockreviews]

@@LadyFalcon17 thanks. I've heard as much. Apparently, though, no new studio material is planned.

[@wangson]

Fuck! I listened to and watched, the entire video! Anyhow, thanks. Well done. One of the better albums ever made in musical history.

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

Bless you

[@ingrid_inthesky]

WoOoOoooh guys, cool video ;) Subbed!

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

❤️❤️🙏🙏🤟🤟

[@linesmen777]

A beach House and a lot of Hallucinogenic's

[@eancurtis]

This album was the inspiration for SpongeBob SquarePants.

[@bobbyjohobo5189]

Ah to be in your shoes

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

Is that good ?

[@bobbyjohobo5189]

@@WelpHereWeAreOnKZbin yes! The first time I heard the mollusk I was riding the high for a week

[@RAY296]

I started with Quebec but I feel like The Mollusk would've pulled me in more

[@LadyFalcon17]

The Mollusk was my first introduction to Ween. Specifically (It’s Gonna Be) Alright, and I was immediately hooked. I think I went to Chocolate and Cheese after that.

[@SirCraig-yp6ds]

It's not the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Pretty

[@SirCraig-yp6ds]

It's from the 90'$;

[@boredkid1235]

I loved the visible confusion of listening to dancing in the show tonight

[@boredkid1235]

Oh and cold blows the wind is from a female perspective because it's their cover of an old folk song :)

[@mickymoist]

Fine... that's at least two Ween videos. I'll subscribe!!!

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

We have quite a few

[@mickymoist]

@@WelpHereWeAreOnKZbin I'm on it... they are all added to my playlist. Including the Aaron Freeman track and Moistboyz. I'll make sure to give em' a thumbs up on the way through. Thanks to whomever your patreon person is that fed this to you. Have you done They Might Be Gights yet? I'm going to check your playlist... if not, highly recommend.

[@galetinm]

Do Chocolate And Cheese. This one, Quebec and Chocolate And Cheese are their best records imo.

[@Jackson.1911]

Who are these podcasts episodes with Kaya are my favorite haha

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

Hey a fellow watp fan. !

[@tombratley6940]

Ween are the Brass Eye of music. Musical satire at its finest.

[@juliocabral2084]

You got a sub for this. You need to do a react for the album Chocolate and Cheese also by Ween. Then start at the beginning and do their first album God Ween Satan: The Oneness

[@parkerswaxmuseum3746]

moog? radio shack?? bloodly blarNey stone!!!

[@imnotac0p]

"I think the lyrics are gonna mean something in this album" Oh no, they've made a grievous error.

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

Maybe. But we had fun

[@mattjohn4731]

I think one of their aims was to Confound the uninitiated listener! Do you agree? Like they're just fuggin' wit us. I find them hilarious because they are so weird and profane. And they seem to find rock music hilarious which makes sense.

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

Makes sense to us

[@ericfestvog2873]

They also have a country album that they recorded in "The Grand Ole Oprey". To record in that place you have to be a member, which Ween is not. The title of that album is "12 Golden Country Hits" it only has 11 songs on it. They played with 12 members of the Oprey to play & record there. And it's as obscure an album as this one.

[@stevenwalczyk5402]

lol moog as a radioshack thing, moog is the standard

[@MrROTD]

All of my love cover by WEEN, live hit it.

[@aqwwsdkkju]

Put Ween's live Chicago concert in your queue.

[@michaelakkerman407]

This is one of the great bands of today

[@jasonboyer895]

FEAR THE BOOGNISH

[@lw1zfog]

GOD/WEEN/SATAN

[@maskedman1337]

I imagine y'all would find their "Chocolate and Cheese" album hilarious and musically masterful.

[@WelpHereWeAreOnYouTube]

We did it

[@maskedman1337]

@@WelpHereWeAreOnKZbin Just found that! ROFL!