A good friend of mine has compared Ween to the Beatles and how the Beatles took all sorts of pop music and turned it on its ear. You kow, after listening to The Mollusk, it's not hard to imagine what kind of White Album these crazy motherfuckers from Pennsylvania could crank out one of these days.
Nearly every song on The Mollusk has a nautical theme, buoyed by a heavy progressive rock influence ... Ironically, this array of silly jokes and musical parody is a richer and more diverse listen than most of its alternative rock contemporaries.
Stuffed with an inventive assemblage of analog keyboards, found sounds and brogue-encrusted folk songs, The Mollusk is a satirical (and curiously subtle) pastiche of the current musical landscape.
I always think about SpongeBob when I’m listening to Waving My Dick in the Wind.
always
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The Mollusk is ... well actually I recorded a first reaction that I will put on youtube. Needless to say I am excited to input the score.
Youtube: Brad Taste In Music
A wild trip into the deepest corner of the ocean.
Finally! The Mollusk, aka the album that literally inspired SpongeBob! I've been wanting to listen to this project for a while now, I've heard the huge hit of the album Ocean Man in the past, And absolutely loved it. So I thought it's finally time to give the whole record a listen. And honestly, It probably exceeded my expectations. Btw tnx to @Stupidrob for recommending it to me first.
This album is like a psychedelic fever dream inside ... read more
before i listened to "the blarney stone" i was going to say the mollusk was "pretty incredible lol" but upon further consideration and listening to "the blarney stone" im instead opting for saying this album is "pretty incredible lmao"
yeah this is fucking great - the instrumentals are so good
(also theres a typo in the pitchfork review. tsk tsk pitchfork)
Didn't go into this with much expectation but needless to say...this had me levitating. Highlights were The Mollusk, Polka Dot Tail, Mutilated Lips, It's Gonna Be (Alright), The Golden Eel, Buckingham Green and Ocean Man.
1 | I'm Dancing In the Show Tonight 1:55 | 82 |
2 | The Mollusk 2:36 | 94 |
3 | Polka Dot Tail 3:19 | 88 |
4 | I'll Be Your Jonny On the Spot 2:00 | 89 |
5 | Mutilated Lips 3:48 | 92 |
6 | The Blarney Stone 3:13 | 87 |
7 | It's Gonna Be (Alright) 3:17 | 91 |
8 | The Golden Eel 4:03 | 90 |
9 | Cold Blows the Wind 4:27 | 87 |
10 | Pink Eye (On My Leg) 3:12 | 80 |
11 | Waving My Dick In the Wind 2:11 | 89 |
12 | Buckingham Green 3:18 | 95 |
13 | Ocean Man 2:06 | 96 |
14 | She Wanted to Leave (With Hidden Track) 4:25 | 91 |
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