Who is Ween and what is The Mollusk? (Full Album Reaction)

[@meramsey]

every album from Ween deserves a reaction, they are all amazing in different ways

[@frogtownx]

Yeah, so glad this was such a positive reaction, I really like ween to an unhealthy level. :)

[@LambTAFFF]

L chat for insulting the first track, its so whimsy and fun

[@tangosucka1142]

Agreed

[@MinisterOFunk]

As a fellow Gizzhead, I can strongly recommend the albums Quebec and La Cucaracha. You're doing God's work, young dude.

[@pants6951]

La Cucaracha is an interesting recommendation

[@MinisterOFunk]

@@pants6951 It was my first Ween album, admittedly, but I still stand by it

[@pants6951]

​It's a solid album but personally not on the same level as something like white pepper, and not as necessary for a ween fan as the pod or pure guava ​@@MinisterOFunk

[@parsnipappendectomy]

@@pants6951 true. out of all their albums its far and away the least remarkable, and the only one id really call bad

[@pants6951]

@@parsnipappendectomy I wouldn't call it bad. I think it's just kind of a more mid version of chocolate and cheese. I think it was an odd choice to not have as many psychedelic tracks. But some songs like 'My Own Bear Hands' and 'Blue Balloon' are really fun. And spirit walker is overhated.

[@Drybones898]

Surprisingly nobody seemed to mention that Cold Blows The Wind is a reimagined English folk song.

[@knutt8580]

didn’t know this so i looked it up, for those interested its “The Unquiet Grave”

[@isaiahromero9861]

Yea if I remember correctly they found it in some old folk song book, but it only included the lyrics so they just remade the song based on the lyrics alone

[@bearpickle]

my favorite Ween album is White Pepper... I hope you review it. You're doing a great job with these reviews, unlike most people who listen to a song and say 'that was bangin'

[@shull3559]

Up to it's gonna be alright this album is basically "Yeah man you like psych? You like whimsical tunes about mollusks and sea shanties?" *STABS YOU DIRECTLY IN THE HEART*

[@zakzon4249]

IS THIS THE WALTER WEEN ARC?!?!?! mabey one day we'll get you into the brown stuff when you're ready. Hail Boognish

[@girgameth8031]

Hail Boognish

[@Kittiekonfuzed]

Hail Boognish!! 🤘🤘

[@howwhatwherewhen8758]

Hail Boognish

[@girgameth8031]

White Pepper is an underrated masterpiece

[@johnfountain5619]

“Who is Ween and what is the Mollusk?” …. There comes a time in every man’s life when he begins to question the deeper nature of existence…. Asking such a question is the first steps of a glorious adventure. Pack a bungee cord & strap on a helmet, young grasshopper. The future is looking bright for you.

[@insideoutghost]

Ween's Quebec is one of the best albums ever.

[@futurereflections4097]

One of my favorite imagery concept albums. This album creates its own world. The world that inspired SpongeBob

[@GeschmidtenKot]

"I mean I guess they've told me then and there that they were leaving" 😂 thanks Walter. it was a joy to experience this with you. have a great day!

[@rozbot86]

Everyone suggests Quebec but i have other favorites over Quebec. Chocolate and Cheese might be the best in my opinion, but i also really love the lofi sludge of The Pod.

[@Kittiekonfuzed]

The Pod is amazing, my personal favorite album of all time!

[@JC-es5un]

Ween is absolutely phenomenal. “Chocolate and Cheese”, “White Pepper”, “Quebec” are just a few if their incredible albums. Some of their earlier albums are very experimental, but these guys are a rabbit hole worth diving into. 👍🔥

[@Kittiekonfuzed]

NOOO I MISSED IT!! Well regardless, super happy to have you react to this! Totally check out Quebec!! Also happy birthday Sara!!!

[@djC653]

Dean & Gene Ween are big fans in the art of making an album and have expressed concerns about it becoming a lost art. This includes cover art as well as you will see when you get to some of the other albums

[@manualboyca]

I first heard Ween YEARS ago, after they made godWEENsatan (their first cd?). I’ve always loved them, but that CD has a special place in my heart. Albums like the Mollusk and Quebec make much more sense after listening to their early stuff. By the way, I found your channel 2 days ago with your reaction to Phish’s Rift and I’m all in. I gotta figure out what Twitch is and start hanging out there. Cheers!

[@danO___0]

Three words... Best reaction video ever!

[@mbglosser]

Technically, SpongeBob was influenced by Ween… Stephen Hillenburg basically based SpongeBob off this album

[@christophermeyer3115]

I am a Ween freak and you are the first person I've ever seen point out that it sounds like Spongebob and Patrick on the intro track

[@isaiahromero9861]

It really does. The Blarney Stone also sounds like Mr Krabs. And the fact that the album has two random out of place country songs reminds me of Sandy, a squirrel from Texas living underwater. You can really tell how strong of an influence this album was for SpongeBob

[@christophermeyer3115]

@ absolutely. I mean I know the story of how the album inspired the creator but hadn’t thought about anything specific beyond the general concept/theme, as that’s how I remember it being described. These examples are really good.

[@isaiahromero9861]

@@christophermeyer3115 yea I don't think Stephen Hillenberg ever went into detail about how the album influenced SpongeBob specifically, so it's all just speculation, but SpongeBob definitely has The Mollusk written all over it. Even the album cover looks like one of those hyper realistic still frame gags from the show lol

[@christophermeyer3115]

@@isaiahromero9861 yeah exactly. i had never even tried to put any specifics together but i'm sure theres tons. thanks for pointing it out, i love this stuff

[@Seph_974]

​​@@isaiahromero9861 Stephen Hillenburg directly told ween themselves the eentire album inspired SpongeBob :). They posted it on their Facebook after he passed away, and I believe Stephen Hillenburg said so himself too back in the 2000s.

[@yusuke5331]

You should check out Live in Chicago, you can find the full concert here on KZbin, they are also really really good live!

[@j0hnbr0ck]

Boognish always finds those willing to let Him in. Welcome, friend. On Fridays we wear brown.

[@finnandjake22]

Please do every Ween album. In all seriousness, you will love them.

[@DakotaDogProductionsAk83]

Happy Birthday Sara!!🎉 Well Walter, this was unexpected and very joyful. Bring on the horns and Seth Macfarlane singing ridiculous lyrics in a ludicrous way but with beautiful editing and epic music over the top 😂⚡️🤪🔥

[@scherbertdan]

I love your reactions to Ween! I want to see your reaction to the others! I'm sharing your reactions! So good!!!🤎

[@Nugget_Rold]

WEEN IS THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD!!! Can’t wait for you to get to all the brown songs in the other albums and see your reaction 😂😂😂

[@stinkfist92]

YESSS! Please do more Ween!

[@jeffgoldblum1722]

dude, youre a ween fan now... you gotta keep going.

[@timhaines2894]

Top 5 all time album. Amazingly underrated band, they don’t miss. Even better live.

[@gtjacobs]

"Ween could write Low Rider, but War could never write Waving My Dick in the Wind" just made my day!

[@rainydaydreamawy]

This is one of the greatest albums of all time.

[@jaaqob2]

Gotta do Quebec next!

[@wademedlin6831]

You should definitely do a reaction to the entire Chicago show. Deaner tears it up on stage! As do all of the band.

[@mushtombofficial]

YES! One of my favorites.🔥🔥🔥 Pls check out Blackstar by David Bowie.

[@stl1321]

Such an amazing album for his last project.

[@alexh4536]

I promise you this is only the tip of the iceberg for Ween. Their collections of demos alone would rival any catalog of any band ever. Not sure if you can, but I would suggest reacting to their Live in Chicago video on YT. Other songs like Beacon Light, That man (from the flat land), Help Me scrape the mucus off my brain, I don't want it, Gabrielle, Transdermal celebration, Doctor Rock (live chicago), Big Jilm (Live in chicago) and so on are some you should check out.

[@ay2257]

Deaner is one of the most brilliant underrated guitarists ever

[@gmcsrbosavl6964]

I would STRONGLY recommend Ween Live in Toronto with the Shit Creek Boys. Every second of that show crackles.

[@knutt8580]

oh my god ween is peak, This, White pepper and Quebec are AMAZING

[@RealGusOnDemand]

those noises youre hearing (trumpet and flute) are glenn mcclelland on keyboard

[@rozbot86]

I first learned about Ween in 1994 when they made a cameo in the It's Pat movie. But I didn't start listening to their music until about 2006.

[@rozbot86]

I was 8 in 1994

[@melanieshablowski6668]

the title track kind of reminds me of one of King Crimson’s softer songs but with some digital elements added into the mix. can’t place my finger on a specific one

[@djC653]

Pink Eye I believe was a song they did for a tv(?) shows theme song but wasn't used. I never did find out which show though.

[@djC653]

p.s. there is a reaction video here somewhere of a dog's reaction to this song = priceless :D

[@sean-ew2qv]

Jack Black did marry Gener's ex, so maybe that's what it is. True story.

[@sean-ew2qv]

Birthday Boy is attributed to her.

[@isaiahromero9861]

Damn, that's such an obscure fact lol

[@mdog86]

I don't think I've ever seen anyone else mention this, but pink eye on my leg makes me think of the game terraria. It's that one sound effect that sounds like the terraria soundtrack. Am I just crazy lol or does someone else know what I mean, starting at 49:53

[@scherbertdan]

Be prepared to put the whole album on the play list

[@bishmcpoe]

I feel bad for Irish goodbying the stream but unfortunately my internet went out for a little bit. Hope everyone had a good time!

[@ConnerJPINK]

lets gooo walter!!!!!

[@punker-gamer-trucker-guy]

I've heard this album a few times and I grown to appreciate it more though I still don't really like it, something finally clicked for me just now. Have you ever listened to the band Brand New? Especially the last album science fiction. There's a lot of moments in that record that made me tilt my head like "what?" I don't think they ever sited Ween as an influence, but it kind of makes sense now.

[@christopherblue2004]

Ween is like They Might Be Giants, awesome

[@caseyjones9359]

I always thought ocean man was the 8th best song on the album but then again i was listening to this in the 90's when the guy who voiced SpongeBob was on Mr, Show with David Cross and Bob Odenkirk.

[@tmercier1987]

Hey Walter, I love all the reactions. If you are ever looking for something new, I would love to hear you listen to some Sublime or Deftones. Hope all is well!

[@srdelfonix9091]

You have to listen to their Quebec album, it is so good

[@walterooski]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoiyoqJnpcitaZo

[@element_119]

Hey Walter, I came originally for the Gizz, but I've really liked the vibe, and I want to stick around for more! If you're interested in some more microtonal stuff, I can definitely give some recommendations! I will put forward Self Similar, by The Mercury Tree, as a good mucrotonal prog album

[@siobhan5486]

Blarney stone goes hard

[@JC-es5un]

Btw, you should also check out Ween live in concert 👍

[@Jyvaskyla]

Yo man, if you want to react to Billy Breathes with someone who knows the album inside and out. Let me know...in Phoenix for a week more.

[@hereintheyear]

You gotta listen to White Pepper

[@walterooski]

I'll be listening to Chocolate and Cheese on Twitch on Tuesday 8:30pm (Arizona Time) and then uploading it to KZbin shortly thereafter. I will definitely get to White Pepper. I'm gonna do their album catalog.

[@hovnousek1962]

Now do Mr. BUNGLE - California. And your music journey will be complete. Maybe Cardiacs or John Zorn after that. But that's about how far it goes. You should really check California out, you'll be blown away. Far far away. Keep it up!

[@MakeTheAdjustment1979]

Add a little secret chiefs 3 and estradasphere to that mix too. Maybe some aphex twin and Fantomas

[@urdr_urdr]

Okay since we're going with weird 90s spongebob music, I have to ask, have you listened to much of the Flaming Lips?

[@walterooski]

I've listened some, but based on the way you framed that question, I don't think I have listened to what you're referring to haha

[@urdr_urdr]

@walterooski they had a song "SpongeBob & Patrick Confront the Psychic Wall of Energy" on the Spongebob movie soundtrack. Very prolific band that have a similar odd vibe to ween, really interesting production & experimental/psychedelic sound. Their most well-known album is Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.

[@ShineOnBenevolentSun]

​@@urdr_urdr Oczy Mlody is a worthy review: "It should be loud AF, hope The Swans don't die"

[@mushtombofficial]

42:53 Waldo is the Ocean Man

[@lancearmada]

6:30 i do hear the jack black!

[@ringo78]

Mopar is Chrysler and he has a Chrysler cam running in a chevy engine which is a completely different company and would be timed differently and would never actually work, thus the point of the absurdity of the lyric

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

These guys did a lot of acid, great live

[@Lmaoh5150]

Must check out Quebec

[@Lmaoh5150]

Also have you heard any Guided By Voices? Similar in that they’re also a 90’s lo fi esoteric sounds rock, though more poppy. Bee Thousand is absolutely worth checking out

[@seasnakesam]

WMDITW is almost a Meat Puppets song

[@AliciaHudson-ui6dh]

The Pod, please.

[@michaeljamespitt8728]

quebec is their best album imo

[@stl1321]

wow, Ween is one of those bands that need a deep dive and you just go, what? Are they allowed to do that lol

[@bigmac076]

This and Quebec are the 2 best albums very close but Mollusk has to edge out Quebec imo

[@katz2_233]

Now its tkme for Quebec, the magnum opus

[@walterooski]

Way ahead of you. I went back in time and knocked that out for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoiyoqJnpcitaZo

[@katz2_233]

@walterooski awesome man! Just saw that lmfao. Secondly, have you checked out sigur Ros before? I'd you like powerful ambient post rock they might be up your alley. Takk and agyies brynurn are some of their best records!

[@walterooski]

I haven't checked it them out quite yet, though, Chocolate and Cheese is on my docket for tomorrow evening's reactions!

[@MakeTheAdjustment1979]

Get high and listen to pure guava. Big Jilm is a choice selection

[@Insanity5163]

biggest thing you ever done did see big jilm

[@Furao80]

Yeah, so this album was released like 2 years before spongebob first aired...

[@Furao80]

And 8 years before Old Gregg

[@zerogravitycircus2420]

shhhhh

[@caseyjones9359]

Only your generation worrries about lyrics.

[@pants6951]

Lyrics are the reason why Quebec is their best album.

[@isaiahromero9861]

Sorry but the way you constantly pause and skip back is genuinely so annoying, maybe try to just sit back and enjoy the music next time, you can always get your thoughts out after the song lol