The album marked the first time ween limited themselves to a specific genre of music, in this case, country music. According to producer and friend of the band ben vaughn, ween asked him to produce the album as he had already been working with musicians on the nashville country scene, having produced. Ween kicked off a twonight stand at the famed ryman auditorium in nashville on tuesday night oct. This was not the case of a rock band swapping out a country music alter ego.
It gave way to the singles piss up a rope and you were the fool. That said, the title of the album is only halfcorrect as theres actually only 10 songs here, why. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Features song lyrics for ween s 12 golden country greats album.
Check out 12 golden country greats explicit by ween on amazon music. Ween 12 golden country greats 1996 you were the fool. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as descri. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.
This album is so daring that despite its excellence even ween devotees downgrade it. Some regarded the movement as a subversion of the country genre, so in grand ween fashion, 12 golden country greats subverted the. Last track on cd missing in import window apple community. Download ween mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Except the 12 golden country greats demos which someone else did a fine, fine job on. It was named the 2007 album of the year by magnet magazine. Listen to 12 golden country greats in full in the spotify app. As he strums the e, he does 0h2 hammerons on the a, d, and g strings. Ween my dinners on fire while she watches tv and if youve ever wondered what its like to be me she takes all my money and leaves me no smokes yells at my buddies and insults my folks im. Despite a mastery for seemingly every mutation of the musical spectr. I actually prefer this to pretty much everything on 12 golden country greats the only. This album marked the first time ween limited themselves to a.
Ween has created another masterpiece sandwiched in between the also eclectic chocolate and cheese and progressive the mollusk. Moistboyz ii is one of those albums forgotten by itunes trigg. Japanese cowboy chords 12 golden country greats echords. Ween i dont want to leave you on the farm i dont want to leave you on the farm i dont want to go oh. Utterly bizarre indie duo whose obsession with parody and novelty disguises their considerable skill in crafting excellent songs from rock to country. The album was available streaming on the bands myspace page october 1619, 2007, and it was released on october 23. Ween is an amazingly gifted band where each album is new and exciting and goes in a completely different direction. Im trying to import 12 songs by randy newman, but the twelfth song, uncle bobs midnight blues, is not showing up. By the early 90s, mccoy had cut back considerably on his studio work, although he continued to play with many prestigious artists.
When solo, gene sometimes puts a capo on the second fret, but with ween im pretty sure he didnt use the capo. Mickey melchiondo adopted the name dean ween when he was a teenager in new hope, pennsylvania. Sep 27, 2014 this was not the case of a rock band swapping out a country music alter ego. Weens 12 golden country greats took the same approach to making country music as artists had for generations. Ween 12 golden country greats lyrics and tracklist genius. The main problem with 12 golden country greats which only contains ten songs, by the way is that its ween s first album to concentrate on a single music genre and such concentration lends the impression that they consider themselves above the genre. Find ween discography, albums and singles on allmusic. I know its not just a joke like ween s 12 golden country greats which only has 10 songs because the song is listed on the back and is available to stream on the internet with the rest of the album. The album marked the first and so far only time ween limited themselves to a specific genre of music, in this case, country music.
My only job here is to make 320 kbps mp3s of the flacs i download and make them available to you for direct download. In 1996, he led a number of nashville studio luminaries like the jordanaires, russ hicks, hargus pig robbins, and bobby ogdin during the sessions for the cult duo ween s 12 golden country greats. Even though it says 12 there really is only 10 songs on the album. Jul 23, 2011 sorry it took so long, but my needle was worn down to the nub. Some time ago, this album didnt matter to me a lot compared to other albums of ween s discography, but over time and multiple listens, it has already formed a very nice bond with me. Get all the lyrics to songs on 12 golden country greats and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. That man is evan kaufman, a new york citybased actor, writer, director and all around beautiful human. Though there are two songs which didnt make the final album tracks 8 and 11, both of which remain unreleased in any form this collection remains true to the final albums title in that there are.
Listen free to ween 12 golden country greats im holding you, japanese cowboy and more. Im talking about 1996s 12 golden country greats, a halfhourlong foray into classicsounding country music that sits right in between 1994s chocolate and cheese and 1997s the mollusk. Godweensatan the oneness anniversary edition ween paintin the town brown. Track list disc 1 im holding you japanese cowboy piss up a rope i dont wanna leave you on the farm pretty girl disc 2 powder blue mister richard smoker help me scrape the mucus off my brain you were the fool fluffy protection each record is protected within its record sleeve by a white vellum antidust sleeve. The weekly song podcast songwriting music on apple. Dec 23, 2008 12 golden country greats is the fifth studio album by the american rock band ween, and their third on elektra records. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Some regarded the movement as a subversion of the country genre, so in grand ween fashion, 12 golden country greats subverted the subversion. And since i am a big artwork freak my itunes has to have art for everything or i freak out ive made covers for most of these.
Ween s next album, released in 1996, was titled 12 golden country greats and was recorded with several prominent nashville musicians, featuring a distinct country sound. While some people view this album as a tiny interval between albums, it is more than that. Ween has tunes featured in the soundtracks of the following snowboarding movie soundtracks. Buy mp3 music online ween 12 golden country greats. They wrote the songs, went into the studio, and hired some of the best singers and pickers in the business to back them up. A bonus track, bag of fat, was available as an itunes exclusive with the purchase of the entire album. Mp3 downloads of ween compilations demos tapes etc id3. If you like this cover you can share it with your friends by clicking the email this link under the download button. Browntracker is the official recording community and trading site of the band ween. Listen free to ween i dont wanna leave you on the farm. A fun and creative album in many ways, has nuances that always had the classic country songs, but adding ween s unique way of composing the lyrics. At an attempt to not seem ironic the band has since claimed that 12 represents the number of musicians that appear on the record, but this simply an easy copout. Ween dusts off songs from 12 golden country greats in.
Weens 12 golden country greats took the same approach to making country. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Perhaps thats why this album tends to get a bad rap, either with critics who prefer ween s more explosive, immediate material or fans who just dont. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Mister richard smoker doesnt fit, but the rest of the songs combined with the album name and cover make a seamless ween takeon country whole. Ween you were the fool from the amazing album 12 golden country greats the songs signature is the little hammerons he hits when playing the e chord. Or even the fact that they recorded 12 songs, but two were left off the album and used as b sides. Ween s 12 golden country greats took the same approach to making country music as artists had for generations. That said, the title of the album is only halfcorrect as theres actually only 10.
Ween was the ultimate cosmic goof of the alternative rock era, a prodigiously talented and deliriously odd duo whose work traveled far beyond the constraints of parody and novelty into the hallucinatory heart of surrealist ecstasy. Listen free to ween piss up a rope radio iheartradio. Listen to your favorite songs from 12 golden country greats explicit by ween now. Ween s 12 golden country greats came out at the height of the socalled alt country movement, consisting mostly of young bands applying vintage country music accouterments to what were essentially rootsrock songs in the vein of bruce springsteen. Japanese cowboy chords by 12 golden country greats. Ween live 19901998 cd1 ween paintin the town brown. Push th little daisy happier than shit album version. God ween evan is a podcast celebrating the american rock n roll band ween, and one mans refusal to open his heart, mind, and soul to the bands music. Push th little daisies shitless radio edit no shit. Packaging all items are shipped brandnew and unopened in original packaging.
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