Doin' The Stuff That You Do
The Gene Ween Band stepped in front of a theaterful of screaming Ween fans last night and surprised us all.
They could have opened up with Buckingham Green and turned the whole crowd into lead singers. They could have tapped their Led Zeppelin roots (everybody but Gene plays in an LZ cover band) and rocked Over the Hills and Far Away. But they didn't. They started the show by playing almost an hour of brand new, unreleased music.It was unorthodox, courageous, and awesome. A classic Ween move. I danced like crazy, leapt in celebration when they busted out the mini synthesizer for Blue Balloon, sang along what little I could during a second hour that mixed I Fell in Love Today, a couple of older, lesser known Ween songs, and Mr. Sandman Bring Me a Dream in among more new stuff, and screamed in vain for Buenas Tardes Amigo whenever I remembered to. Only bummer was that Deaner wasn't there.But dude deserves some time off, and I expect him to come back better than ever for the next tour.Baby Bitch was my first Ween love, and I thought about attaching it to this post, but, as I mentioned on the Carrot Project blog this morning, I'm feeling the Valentine's Day spirit, so I feel like I need to attach the truest Ween love song I know. Voodoo Lady is track 10 on Chocolate and Cheese.
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