Peter Frampton, Kiss, and now Ween.
After twisting the alternative universe inside out for some 15 years now, the oddball duo has decided that the time is right to capture that legacy on a double live album. But don't expect the arena-romp of other double live efforts on "Paintin' The Town Brown."
Instead of capturing one night of onstage glory, Dean and Gene Ween have gone rifling through days gone by, weeding through years' worth of DATs to cobble together a collage of the many strange and previously uncharted musical lands they have visited in their career. The guys slam together tracks from their tour with seasoned Nashville session players next to cuts from their drug-numbed first-ever tour in Holland. The result (as the brothers Ween readily admit) isn't always pretty, but then again, neither is Ween.
Dean and Gene Ween (who aren't really brothers, but play them on TV) recently chatted with MTV News' Robert Mancini about revisiting what is often a forgotten past to put together the collection. The duo also talked about the benefits of having an anal retentive soundman, stealing back one of their songs from Phish, and why they're better than ever... really... they mean it this time.
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