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[edit | edit source]
Recording and Composition[edit | edit source]
"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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Dean Ween - Lead Guitar, Bass, Drum Machine, Keyboards
Gene Ween - Lead Vocals, Drum Machine, Keyboards
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
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' downGot an awesome sound goin' down
Got some awesome sounds goin' down[3]
Song Themes[edit | edit source]
Pork Roll Egg and Cheese (theme), Profanity/Swearing, Screaming, Sung by Dean Ween, Tape Speed Manipulation
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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