Pure Guava
| Pure Guava | ||||
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| Studio album by Ween | ||||
| Released | November 10, 1992[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
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| Length | 55:46 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Ween | |||
| Ween chronology | ||||
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Pure Guava is the third studio album and major label debut by American rock band Ween, released on November 10, 1992 by Elektra Records.
Background
The album features what is perhaps Ween's most well-known song, "Push th' Little Daisies", which was released as a single on August Records in 1993, including both the Album and Radio Edit versions of the song (the latter replacing the word "shit" with a sample of Prince squealing from "Alphabet St.") and the tracks "Ode to Rene", "I Smoke Some Grass (Really Really High)" and "Mango Woman".
Many of the songs on this album come from two tapes that the band made for friends, the first being titled "Springtape", and the second titled "The Caprice Classic Tape", as stated by Dean Ween on JJJ radio in 1993. Pure Guava marked the last time the group would record on a four-track until 2007's La Cucaracha.
Reception and legacy
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | C+[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |   [5] |
Pure Guava is often considered to be one of Ween's finest albums. AllMusic editor Heather Phares called the album "more polished and concise" than their previous albums The Pod and GodWeenSatan: The Oneness and stated that the uncompromising album hints at just how much further the band could go with their music.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Little Birdy" | Melchiondo and Chris Williams | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Tender Situation" | Melchiondo | 3:40 |
| 3. | "The Stallion Pt. 3" | Freeman | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Big Jilm" | Freeman and Melchiondo | 2:10 |
| 5. | "Push th' Little Daisies" | Freeman | 2:48 |
| 6. | "The Goin' Gets Tough from the Getgo" | Freeman and Melchiondo | 2:08 |
| 7. | "Reggaejunkiejew" | Melchiondo | 4:51 |
| 8. | "I Play It Off Legit" | Freeman and Melchiondo | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Pumpin' 4 the Man" | Freeman and Melchiondo | 1:30 |
| 10. | "Sarah" | Freeman | 2:09 |
| 11. | "Springtheme" | Freeman | 3:00 |
| 12. | "Flies on My Dick" | Freeman and Guy Heller | 3:26 |
| 13. | "I Saw Gener Cryin' in His Sleep" | Melchiondo | 1:48 |
| 14. | "Touch My Tooter" | Freeman | 2:23 |
| 15. | "Mourning Glory" | Freeman | 5:14 |
| 16. | "Loving U thru It All" | Freeman and Melchiondo | 2:28 |
| 17. | "Hey Fat Boy (Asshole)" | Freeman | 1:53 |
| 18. | "Don't Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy)" | Freeman | 3:23 |
| 19. | "Poop Ship Destroyer" | Freeman | 2:16 |
Personnel
- Dean Ween – Guitar, Vocals, Engineer
- Gene Ween – Vocals, Engineer
- Mean Ween – Vocals
- Guy Heller – Vocals on "Flies On My Dick"
- Scott Lowe – Vocals, Whistle (Human)
- Larry Curtin – Vocals (bkgr), Whistle (Human)
- Howie Weinberg – Mastering
- Andrew Weiss – Bass, Mixing
- Patricia Frey - Digital Editing
- Stephan [Said] – Additional Instrumentation
- Ween – Producer
- Tom Nichols – Photography
- Reiner Design Consultants – Design
Singles
| Year | Title | US Modern Rock Tracks |
AU Aria Charts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Push th' Little Daisies" | 21 | 18 |
References
- ↑ "Ween Discography at MTV". mtv.com. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Pure Guava – Ween". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Ween: Pure Guava". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ↑ Wyman, Bill (December 18, 1992). "Pure Guava". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 864–65. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.