Awesome Sound
| "Awesome Sound" | |||||
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| Song by Ween | |||||
| from the album The Pod | |||||
| Released | September 20, 1991 | ||||
| Recorded | c. January–October 1990 | ||||
| Length | 2:22 | ||||
| Label | Shimmy-Disc Records | ||||
| The Pod track listing | |||||
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"Awesome Sound" is a song by Ween from the 1991 album The Pod.
Song Details
Recording and Composition
"Awesome Sound" is an experimental hip hop song with prominent industrial influences. The melody is played on a heavily distorted guitar which, due to tape speed manipulation, is in the key of F minor. For live performances, the key is transposed up to D minor.
The lead vocals are sung by Dean Ween.
Live Performances
Despite appearing on 1991's The Pod, "Awesome Sound" is not known to have been played live in the DAT-deck era. It was first played live with the full band in 1995 on the Chocolate and Cheese tour. Since its premiere it has remained a fairly common live song in every era of Ween, with the notable exception of the 1996 country tour. Two live recordings have been officially released: a version from December 1997 is on Paintin' the Town Brown, and a version from 7/22/2003 is on All Request Live.[1]
In addition, Dean Ween has occasionally played it at solo shows, including once with the Dean Ween Group.[2]
Personnel
Lyrics
Got an awesome sound goin' down
Got an awesome sound goin' down
Got an awesome sound goin' down
Got a pork roll, egg, cheese, and bacon
Got an awesome sound goin' down
Got an awesome sound goin' down
Got some awesome sounds goin' down[3]
Song Themes
Pork Roll Egg and Cheese (theme), Profanity/Swearing, Screaming, Sung by Dean Ween, Tape Speed Manipulation
References
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=11
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=11
- ↑ No official lyrics available - lyrics transcribed from the audio