White Pepper

by Ween

Type: Album
Released: May 2, 2000
Label: Elektra
Country: United States
Length: 39:28
Community rating: 4/5 from 8 ratings

Artists on this release: Claude Coleman, Dean Ween, Gene Ween, Glenn McClelland, Dave Dreiwitz

Album Notes & Community Reviews

On 'White Pepper', Ween pivots from their lo-fi origins to a more polished and accessible sound, marking their final studio effort for Elektra Records. The album's production, helmed by Chris Shaw, provides a clean backdrop for an eclectic set of songs that traverse numerous genres, including the Caribbean-flavored "Bananas and Blow," the Britpop of "Even If You Don't," and the heavy metal of "Stroker Ace." This refined approach showcases the band's versatile songwriting and musicianship, creating a work that is simultaneously one of their most straightforward and stylistically diverse.

Genres

Descriptors: genre-blending, parody, witty, melodic, novelty

Tracklist

Credits

Gene Ween - performer, producer, written-by
Dean Ween - performer, producer, written-by
Claude Coleman - performer
Dave Dreiwitz - performer
Glenn McClelland - performer
Stu Basore - pedal steel guitar, guest performer
Jane Scarpantoni - guest performer
Russel Simins - guest performer
Vaneese Thomas - backing vocals on "Bananas and Blow", guest performer
Angela Clemons - backing vocals on "Bananas and Blow", guest performer
Mark McDonald - guest performer
Greg Frey - management, guest performer
Pat Frey - arranged by, guest performer
Chris Shaw - producer, recorded by, mixed by, engineer, keyboards, backing vocals, guest performer
Damien Shannon - assistant engineer
Danny Madorsky - assistant engineer, guest performer
Phil Painson - assistant engineer
Kirk Miller - live sound engineer
Howie Weinberg - mastered by
Gregory Burke - art direction
Jon Weiss - cover painting, cover art illustration
Danny Clinch - photography