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Land of the misfit toys
Good album, worth getting, esp for ween fans
Fun, but no classic
Prequel to next albumn?
Wang Doodle Ween

Shinola, Vol. 1
Ween
Manufacturer: Chocodog
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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White Pepper
The Pod
The Mollusk
12 Golden Country Greats
Pure Guava

ASIN: B000ALMMJ6
Release Date: 2006-09-19

Tracks:

Tastes Good On Th' Bun
Boys Club
I Fell In Love Today
Big Fat Fuck
Gabrielle
Did You See ME?
How High Can You Fly
Transitions
Israel
The Rift
Monique The Freak
Someday

Product Description

The band is not releasing a track listing as a surprise for their fans, but this CD contains alternate versions, out-takes, B-sides, and other material that has not previously been released.

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Ween have never been accused of taking themselves too seriously. Music, on the other hand, is serious business indeed for the New Hope, Pennsylvania duo. As their career stretches into its second decade, they have a rabidly devoted fan base, no more ties to a major label, and a body of work that marks the most significant contribution to psychedelic music of the last ten years. In part this is because they don't hew to a limited definition of "psychedelic," making music that is trippy without being hippy. Over nine albums they've explored a music store's worth of genres with accomplished song craft and instrumentation, which can include anything from a drum machine to Elvis Presley's backup singers. In Shinola Vol. 1, a collection of songs left off other albums, the "brownest" strains of Ween's oeuvre are on proud display. "Brown" is the code word Ween uses to describe music that's warbly, pitch-shifted, and plain strange. The stompy, squirty opener "Tastes Good on the Bun" falls into this camp, as does the astral travelogue "The Rift." Elsewhere Ween's gleeful, Saturday morning cartoon side surfaces in "Boys Club," begging the question of when exactly they'll join Danny Elfman and Mark Mothersbaugh in writing music for movies (their occasional gigs for Nickelodeon and their disastrous collaboration with Pizza Hut notwithstanding). Their reverence of Prince is felt in "Monique the Freak," which contains what have to be the dumbest lyrics in the Ween canon. And "Gabrielle" could make it past even the most vigilant customs agent as a rare Thin Lizzy track. For a collection of odds-and-sods, Shinola Vol. 1 stands up remarkably well with other albums like The Mollusk and Quebec. Bring on Vol. 2. Hail Boognish. --Ryan Boudinot

Ween's Brownest Albums

Quebec	Chocolate and Cheese	The Mollusk
Pure Guava	Godweensatan - The Oneness	The Pod

Customer Reviews:

Land of the misfit toys.......2007-07-16

Outtakes? Leftovers? Not quite.

This record has a lot of great songs; well-produced, well-written tracks from the brothers Ween. As far as I can tell, the only reason why they weren't included in other albums would be that none of them seem like they would `fit' in the context of anything previously released. Solid songs from start to finish. They're the kind of songs that Ween has always been great at-- Infectious, creative, reminiscent of something you may have heard before, but can't remember where or when.

Good album, worth getting, esp for ween fans.......2007-03-25

I really like this album. Some songs I love. I Feel in Love Today is downright great. Gabrielle is pure Thin Lizzy, almost bettering it. Monique has some sweet guitar play and overall funk. Tastes good on the Bun rules too (totally Pod era). There is no bad song on this album, although I usually might skip some (Isreal, etc). Worth getting most definetly, but maybe not better than WP or Quebec.

Fun, but no classic.......2007-03-04

I'll rock out to any Ween all day long, but if the point of these reviews is to help uninformed listeners decide whether to purchase an album or not, then here's the deal: This is a fun album, and if you like Ween you'll dig this, but there's a reason some of these cuts weren't included on albums. There's no doubt some of these tunes should have been previously released. But it's a little absurd for all these people to give this album the coveted "5" stars. If this a 5 star album, what is the Mollusk or Chocolate and Cheese, 'cause this album ain't either of those.
Reviewing music is silly anyway, 'cause one man's trash is another man's all-time favorite album, but I don't think potential listeners should be viewing this as a 5 star album.

Prequel to next albumn?.......2007-02-02

Hello World,
Third genny Ween. White p, queb, shinola1...

Wang Doodle Ween.......2006-12-18

Ten hours after turning forty-three I put this record on downstairs and by the time I Fell in Love Today was about half over I was up next to the Christmas tree, more or less swaying. Isn't that dang song one of the greatest things you ever heard in a whole lifetime of birthdays? The unmistakable Abbey Road vibe, the rock solid lyrics sung with just the right amount of fark you, the organ or whatever it is that slinks in near the end--that's desert island material right there, straight up. Later, while out on my bicycle I caught myself singing track four aloud and had to slow down and laugh because really this record is just too bleeding good. Wock on Ween, volume two please anytime youse guys are ready.

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I would give it ten stars if I could
Swallow nearly steals the show in this forgotten treasure

Shinola
John Scofield
Manufacturer: Enja
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Out Like a Light
John Scofield Live
Electric Outlet
Quiet
What We Do

ASIN: B000005C6Y
Release Date: 2002-05-25

Tracks:

Why'd You Do It?
Yawn
Dr. Jackle
Jean The Bean
Rags To Riches
Shinola

Customer Reviews:

I would give it ten stars if I could.......2001-07-13

This is great Scofield. Although this may be a relatively early date, I have never heard the guitarist be more musical and captivating than on this record. Scofield's idiosyncratically sparse style lends itself well to power trio. I highly recommend this record to anyone who wants to hear what great Sco sounds like.

Swallow nearly steals the show in this forgotten treasure.......2000-12-22

'Shinola' is half of a live club recording John Scofield cut in Munich--the other one titled 'Out Like A Light'--on of the eve of his career-enhancing stint with the Miles Davis Band. Ably backed only by Steve Swallow's electric bass and Adam Nussbaum's drums, Sco had already refined his guitar playing significantly since his first lp's from just a few years earlier.

While Scofield's music at this time is still best described as mostly straight-ahead electric jazz with rock overtones, the overall level of musicianship is a notch higher than earlier efforts; not entirely due to a maturing Scofield, but also a product of Swallow's incredible bass. Perhaps jazz's most under-recognized great bassist, he masterfully plays counter to Scofield, seeming to willfully play at a different tempo at times without disrupting the guitarist or the flow of the song. Mr. Swallow, like fellow bass player Dave Holland, is noticeable to even the most casual listener without stepping outside his instrument's traditional role.

Scofield's song selection ranges from the mellow ("Yawn") to the all-out rocker ("Shinola"), but save of one tune, a head-spinning rendition of "Dr. Jackle", they are all originals, and good ones at that. It was no doubt that the versatility and confidence displayed by a blossoming young American guitarist touring Europe in late 1981 got the attention of jazz's foremost pioneer looking to restart his career with fresh new John McLaughlin's and Bill Evans'. John Scofield evidently passed the audition.

A hard to find record, but a must-have for any Scofield enthusiast.

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Shinola
John Scofield
Manufacturer: EMI Distribution
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000E7D8
Release Date: 1991-01-29

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This is great (older) stuff!
Good older stuff, but not as good as Bap's newer stuff.

Shinola
Energy Orchard , and Bap Kennedy
Manufacturer: Dressed to Kill
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Energy Orchard
Domestic Blues
Lonely Street

ASIN: B000056T7E
Release Date: 2001-02-13

Tracks:

Coming Through
Madame George
Atlantic City
Stay Away
Don't Fail Me Now
In My Room
Seven Sisters
The Star Of The County Down
London Fields
Big Town
I'm No Angel
Sailor Town
Belfast
Somebody's Brother
Stop The Machine
Gloria

Customer Reviews:

This is great (older) stuff!.......2001-09-30

Old Stuff? 1993 ain't that long ago, is it? Any Bap Kennedy fan should buy this second Energy Orchard album, along with the others to learn his wonderful rocking, Nothern Irish roots.

The album starts very strong with upbeat Coming Through, and then seconds with Madame George - a simply beautiful cover of the wonderful Van Morrison epic. They do it much justice, and this song alone is worth four stars.
After this magnificent start, the album does drift a bit, but its just coming down from orbit, that's all. Find this album and buy it, and every other Energy Orchard album (their first "Energy Orchard" is simply fantastic), for that matter. Sure, Bap Kennedy has evolved - that's what makes him a great artist, but his early stuff is also so fine.

Good older stuff, but not as good as Bap's newer stuff........2001-03-15

This is an older release by Bap Kennedy and his Energy Orchard band. It has a few standout songs like 'Big Town', 'Belfast' and 'Atlantic City' (not a cover of the Bruce Springsteen song). However, it's a different style than Bap's newer works. I think 'Domestic Blues' and 'Lonely Street' are both incredible releases. I give this one three stars because there are a few good songs on it, and because it's a good glimpse of Bap's earlier work. It is much more polished and celtic-pop sounding than Bap's later works.

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Shinola

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000057ADY
Release Date: 2004-04-27

Album Description

The Irish rock act's 1993 album. 16 tracks. Castle.

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ALMOST AS GOOD AS WHITE PEPPER
A collection of revamped rarities...
hit and miss
Tastes Good on th' Bun, but buy the domestic version

Shinola, Vol. 1
Ween
Manufacturer: Schnitzel
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Tastes Good on th' Bun
Boys Club
I Fell in Love Today
Big Fat Fuck
Gabrielle
Did You See Me?
How High Can You Fly
Transitions
Israel
Rift
Monique the Freak
Someday

Customer Reviews:

ALMOST AS GOOD AS WHITE PEPPER.......2006-05-06

If you're reading this you've obviously considered getting this album. For me it is almost tied w/ White Pepper as my Favorite WEEN cd (I don't really like the song Gabrielle, and that is why WP is ahead but alot of people love that song so go figure). I don't like the Pod very much, and the Country cd's not so hot. (not a country fan. Sorry WEEN) but all the others are good. So buy it if you praise White Pepper, The Mollusk, Quebec, and Choc & Cheese.

A collection of revamped rarities..........2006-02-02

I have heard many of these songs over the years on bootleg CD's (some, like the CD Craters of the Sac were actually released in bootleg format by Ween theirselves), and I must say that it is quite interesting to hear these songs redone. Monique and How High can you Fly were especially wonderful to hear again. Maybe on the next Shinola we can hear "Devil's D*ck," and "The Stallion Pt. 4&5" redone. Until then, Shinola Vol. 1 makes this ween fan very happy.

hit and miss.......2005-12-14

there are some really good songs on this album, but there are also some of the worst songs I've ever heard. This was almost bound to heppen because every song is completely different making some of the transitions on the album bizarre. They just couldn't all be great is what I'm trying to say.

"Garbielle", "The rift", "Someday", "Monique the Freak", "I fell in Love today", and "Did you see me?" are all really great somgs in that order, and none of them sound similar. "did you you see me" and "I feel in love today" are nice slow songs, while "monique the freak" sounds like Rick James. Though there all really good.

On the opposite side, none of the other songs are all that great and some can be more annoying than anything else. "Tastes good on the Buns and "how high can you fly?" are messed up.

And Ween does continue with their oddball music. Like "israel" is a sermond with elevator muzak. weird.

Though the album is kit or miss, some of the songs on it are really good.

Tastes Good on th' Bun, but buy the domestic version.......2005-10-15

Yeah, so Tastes Good on th' Bun has the lyrics:

tastesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss good on the bun.

over and over again.

but what a great little tune. And then "Big Fat F*ck" (the asterisk isn't in the song title but Amazon won't accept this review without it, even though Amazon shows the title in the track listings without the asterisk, how lame is that?) which is a different great little tune that sounds like walking through mud and the refrain "feelin' like a big fat f*ck."

And then you have the polar opposites like "How High Can You Fly" which out Pink Floyds Pink Floyd. And everything else inbetween. If you like Ween, you'll like this. If you don't like Ween, chances are you probably won't like this.

I realize that last paragraph isn't saying much.

They jump genres, deconstruct music, and represent it. Solidly. As usual.

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Lucky Stars
Shinola
Manufacturer: Tough Rubber Nut
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000069CN0
Release Date: 2002-07-02

Tracks:

Now You're Gone
Don't Change
Lucky Stars
One And Only
Should Have Believed In Love
Cross My Heart And Hope To Drive
Alone Again
Nothing Going On
Being Something
Ready For Nothing
Be My Girl

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Long Live the Reducers!

Shinola
The Reducers
Manufacturer: Rave On Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Old Cons
REDUX

ASIN: B00000G2GB
Release Date: 1995-01-05

Tracks:

San Antone
Some Other Time
Nothing Cool
Medium Cool
Don't Make Me Mad
The Witness
Going Going Gone
Baby, You're Gonna Lose
The Power Of The Gun
Real Gone
Subject To Change
Kid's Game
Laughing Boy
Avoidance Factor
Endless Bummer

Album Description

15 great new tracks from New London, Connecticut's favorite sons. All the energy of their previous releases combined with a new found studio confidence.

Customer Reviews:

Long Live the Reducers!.......2000-06-11

After years of living on REDUX to fulfill my Reducers-CD necessities, I was thrillied to finally get my hands on SHINOLA, and it did not disappoint.

The Reducers show more diverse influences and even bits of maturity (? ) as they touch on serious topics such as gun violence ("Power of the Gun") and teenage rebellion ("baby You're Gonna Lose").

This IS a Reducers album, though, so expect hard-bopping rock and roll like it was meant to be played, for fans of any and all late 1970s punk-and-pub-rock (Dr. Feelgood, Flamin Groovies, Neighborhoods, the Clash, the Undertones, etc etc). "Going Going Gone" and "The Witness" and "San Antone" (incredible, that one) will get any living human being moving...and "Laughing Boy" and Some Other Time" will have you wondering "Why wasn't this a hit?"

For those of you who are familair with the Reducer's older recordings (what's on REDUX), you should pick this up specifically for "Real Gone," Peter's sort-of companion piece to "Let's Go"...the theme of "let's get the Heck outta New London" is given a much different spin in this fantastic song.

Buy this record! See the Reducers live!

RAVE ON!

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In My Tree

Manufacturer: Shinola
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000636Y3S

Product Description

Track listing: 1. Hamburg To Berlin 2. Barely Alive 3. Screaming Skull 4. Johnny P. Rat 5. Pox On You 6. Starting Moment 7. Get The Nerve 8. A Man Is A Man 9. In My Tree 10. Night Train 11. Eternity 12. Last Day

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Shinola
Energy Orchard
Manufacturer: Castle Music UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000025R09
Release Date: 1996-03-10

Tracks:

Coming Through
Madame George
Atlantic City
Stay Away
Don't Fail Me Now
In My Room
Seven Sisters
Star of the Country Down
London Fields
Big Town
I'm No Angel
Sailor Town
Belfast
Somebody's Brother
Stop the Machine
Gloria

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