The Wind
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| Song by Ween | |||||
| from the album The Big Timmy Wasserman Tape | |||||
| Recorded | c. 1988-1990 | ||||
| Length | 3:38 (Weenradio.com broadcast version: 4:35) | ||||
| The Big Timmy Wasserman Tape track listing | |||||
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| Europe "90" track listing | |||||
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"The Wind" is an unreleased song by Ween found on the Big Timmy Wasserman demo tape. It is also widely circulated under the fan title "The Wind is Whispering".
Appearances
- Big Timmy Wasserman Tape
- Live Weed Whore (live, 1990)
- Europe "90" (live, 2026)
Song Details
Recording and Composition
"The Wind" is in the key of A minor.
"The Wind" is the second part to the Big Timmy Wasserman/The Stallion track "Grepäk" - both were recorded at Andrew Weiss's house the night he got the keys.[1] The version of the song from the Big Timmy Wasserman tape features the song slowing down and rewinding shortly after the two-minute mark, cutting into effect-heavy ambience from "Grepäk", but an extended recording from the Weenradio.com broadcast was posted online by Ween Archived in November 2021 that goes on for 4:35 and fades out without the tape rewinding.[2][3]
Live performances
"The Wind" was first played live on July 26th, 1990 during the Live Weed Whore broadcast, and was performed a few more times over the early '90s. A live recording during Dec 1990 to Jan 1991[4] will be released on the Europe "90" live album. It has not been played since 1993.[5] All recorded live performances use an alternate backing track featuring the Alesis HR16 drum machine present on The Pod with a prominent tambourine.
References
- ↑ https://145rareweensongs145joints.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/11she-krinkled-she-cracked-from-the-godweensatan-sessions/
- ↑ https://youtu.be/40zaTRQs0hg?t=1966 ("The Big Timmy Wasserman Tape [Side A])
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YtCkh6yjSM ("The Wind", from 2001-07-25 Weenradio.com broadcast)
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/setlist.php?band=all%20bands&show_id=1336
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=221