The Mollusk

The Mollusk
Studio album by Ween
Released June 24, 1997
Recorded 1996
Genre Alternative rock, experimental rock
Length 43:54
Label Elektra
Producer Andrew Weiss
Ween chronology

12 Golden Country Greats
(1996)		 The Mollusk
(1997)		 Paintin' the Town Brown: Ween Live 1990-1998
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone [2]
Pitchfork Media (9.7/10)[3]

The Mollusk is the sixth full-length album by Ween. It was released on Elektra Records on June 24, 1997. It is a partial concept album, with nearly every song containing a dark nautical theme. The songs on the album cover multiple genres of music and are bound together by a heavy progressive rock influence, often incorporating psychedelic elements. According to Dean Ween, "I will say that the only record that I ever felt really confident about was The Mollusk. That's my favorite record we've ever done." [4]

Electric Six covered the song "Buckingham Green" on their cover-album Mimicry and Memories (2015).[5]

Recording

After recording 1994's Chocolate and Cheese, Gene and Dean Ween decided they wanted to return to their early method recording albums at home.[6] In 1995, the band relocated their recording equipment to a rented beach house on the shore of Holgate, New Jersey.[7] The band's recording equipment and some of the material were nearly lost when a water pipe burst in the house while the house was unoccupied. At this point, the band put the album on hold and made plans to record 1996's 12 Golden Country Greats in Nashville. After recording 12 Golden Country Greats in 1995 and releasing and touring behind the album the band completed the remaining tracking of The Mollusk at various inland locations. The album was finished in 1996, and released on June 24, 1997.[6]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "I'm Dancing in the Show Tonight"   1:56
2. "The Mollusk"   2:37
3. "Polka Dot Tail"   3:20
4. "I'll Be Your Jonny on the Spot"   2:01
5. "Mutilated Lips"   3:49
6. "The Blarney Stone"   3:14
7. "It's Gonna Be (Alright)"   3:19
8. "The Golden Eel"   4:04
9. "Cold Blows the Wind"   4:28
10. "Pink Eye (On My Leg)"   3:13
11. "Waving My Dick in the Wind"   2:12
12. "Buckingham Green"   3:19
13. "Ocean Man"   2:07
14. "She Wanted to Leave / (Reprise)"   4:26

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  3. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  4. ↑ "Dean Ween picks his favourite Ween disc, gives the back story on La Cucaracha". Straight.com. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  5. ↑ "Final track listing for Mimicry and Memories". Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Dean Ween Mollusk Interview With Earshot Magazine". Philadelphia City Paper. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  7. ↑ "Shore Chat with Captain Mickey aka Dean Ween". Going to the shore. Retrieved 2012-03-02.