3xLP BLACK DELUXE VINYL

The main problem with 12 Golden Country Greats (which only contains ten songs, by the way) is that it's Ween's first album to concentrate on a single music genre and such concentration lends the impression that they consider themselves above the genre. But that isn't entirely the case. Ween recorded 12 Golden Country Greats in Nashville with numerous legendary musicians, including the Jordanaires, Buddy Spicher, Charlie McCoy, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, and Russ Hicks. The presence of these musicians gives the music a very authentic feeling, even though the songs stick to '60s trends like country-pop, country-folk, and polished honky tonk. Some of Ween's songs fit this style perfectly, such as the rolling "You Were the Fool," "I'm Holding You," "Japanese Cowboy," "Fluffy," "Help Me Scrape the Mucus off My Brain," and "Pretty Girl." Even the vulgar honky tonk of "Piss up a Rope" works, turning into a truly delightful gem. The duo runs into trouble on the homophobic "Mister Richard Smoker," as well as with some of the vaguely elitist views that underpin the songs, such as on "I Don't Wanna Leave You on the Farm." Still, Ween's gift for songcraft and the talents of the Nashville musicians prevent the album from being just a joke. In fact, it's as satisfying as any of their records, and gutsier, too. After all, no country fan will want to hear this record and most of their fans are afraid of country music, and that's sort of an admirable move.

Original Album Remastered 
A1 I'm Holding You
A2 Japanese Cowboy
A3 Piss Up A Rope
A4 I Don't Wanna Leave You On The Farm
A5 Pretty Girl
B1 Powder Blue
B2 Mister Richard Smoker
B3 Help Me Scrape The Mucus Off My Brain
B4 You Were The Fool
B5 Fluffy

Golden Demos 
C1 I Don't Wanna Leave You On The Farm (Demo)
C2 Piss Up A Rope (Demo)
C3 Mister Richard Smoker (Demo)
C4 Help Me Scrape The Mucus Off My Brain (Demo)
C5 Pretty Girl (Demo)
C6 Fluffy (Demo)
C7 You Were the Fool (Demo)
D1 Powder Blue (Demo)
D2 I've Got No Darkside (Demo)
D3 Maybelle (Demo)
D4 I'm Holding You (Demo)
D5 So Long Jerry (Demo)

14 Golden Outtakes & Demos 
E1 I've Got No Darkside
E2 Boston Chicken
E3 Bad Day In Brownsville
E4 Good Timing Rhyming Song
E5 Sweet Texas Fire
E6 Twinkle
E7 If You Can't Look Me In The Eye
E8 I'm Gonna Fix Your Ass
F1 Fool to Cry
F2 Spaghetti
F3 I'll Miss You
F4 Maybelle (Waste Version)
F5 Scum of This Town
F6 So Long Jerry