Paintin' the Town Brown is a live compilation by American rock band Ween, released by Elektra Records on June 22, 1999.
Paintin' the Town Brown serves as a live retrospective for the group, a 2-CD set containing songs from Ween's first live shows (which were simply Dean, Gene, and a DAT deck) to Ween's tour in support of The Mollusk (though no songs from that particular album are featured).
This album was initially meant to be the first release on Ween's own record label Chocodog, but Elektra took the project away from the group and released it themselves. This would serve as part of the basis for Ween's departure from Elektra.
Track listing Disc one
Disc two
Personnel
Mushroom Festival in Hell
Gene Ween - vocals Dean Ween – guitar, vocals; bass guitar, drums [DAT]
Japanese Cowboy
Gene Ween - vocals Dean Ween – lead guitar Claude Coleman – drums Bobby Ogdin – percussion, piano, keyboard Matt Kohut – bass guitar Danny Parks – rhythm guitar Stu Basore – pedal steel Hank Singer – fiddle, percussion
Mountain Dew
Gene Ween - backing vocals Dean Ween – vocals, guitar; bass guitar, drum machine [DAT]
Bumblebee
Gene Ween - vocals Dean Ween – guitar; bass guitar, drums [DAT]
Voodoo Lady
Gene Ween - vocals, rhythm guitar Dean Ween – lead guitar, vocals Claude Coleman – drums, backing vocals Dave Dreiwitz – bass guitar Glenn McClelland – keyboards
Ode To Rene
Gene Ween - vocals Dean Ween - guitar, vocals; bass guitar, drum machine [DAT]
Mister Richard Smoker
Gene Ween - vocals Dean Ween – lead guitar, vocals Claude Coleman – drums Bobby Ogdin – percussion, piano, keyboard Matt Kohut – bass guitar Danny Parks – rhythm guitar Stu Basore – pedal steel Hank Singer – fiddle, percussion
Doctor Rock
Gene Ween - vocals Dean Ween – guitar, backing vocals Claude Coleman – drums Andrew Weiss – bass guitar, backing vocals
I Can’t Put My Finger On It
Gene Ween - vocals Dean Ween – guitar Claude Coleman – drums Dave Dreiwitz – bass guitar Glenn McClelland – keyboards
Cover It with Gas and Set It on Fire
Gene Ween - backing vocals Dean Ween – vocals, guitar; bass guitar, cowbell [DAT]
Awesome Sound
Gene Ween - rhythm guitar, backing vocals Dean Ween – vocals, lead guitar Claude Coleman – drums Dave Dreiwitz – bass guitar Glenn McClelland – keyboards
Tender Situation
Gene Ween - guitar, vocals Dean Ween - vocals; bass guitar, drum machine [DAT]
Mister, Would You Please Help My Pony?
Gene Ween - vocals Dean Ween – guitar, vocals Claude Coleman – drums, backing vocals Dave Dreiwitz – bass guitar Glenn McClelland – keyboards
I Saw Gener Crying in His Sleep
Gene Ween - backing vocals, tambourine Dean Ween – vocals, lead guitar Claude Coleman – drums Bobby Ogdin – percussion, piano, keyboard Matt Kohut – bass guitar Danny Parks – rhythm guitar Stu Basore – pedal steel Hank Singer – fiddle, percussion
Marble Tulip Juice Tree
Gene Ween - vocals, acoustic guitar Dean Ween – lead guitar; bass guitar, drums [DAT]
She Fucks Me
Gene Ween - acoustic guitar, backing vocals Dean Ween – vocals, acoustic guitar Claude Coleman – drums Matt Kohut - bass guitar Stu Basore – pedal steel
Poopship Destroyer
Gene Ween - vocals Dean Ween – guitar Claude Coleman – drums Andrew Weiss – bass guitar
Vallejo
Gene Ween - vocals Dean Ween – guitar Claude Coleman – drums Andrew Weiss – bass guitar
Puffy Cloud
Gene Ween - vocals, acoustic guitar Dean Ween - vocals, acoustic guitar Claude Coleman - drums, backing vocals Andrew Weiss - bass guitar
Technical Greg Frey – producer, compilation, editing Kirk Miller – co-producer, compilation; mixing on (tracks 2, 3, 5-11, 13-19) Pidah Kloos – mixing (tracks 1, 4, 12) Ween – producer, compilation Dean Ween - liner notes Gregory Burke – design Christopher J. Falvey – cover design
Charts +Chart performance for Paintin' the Town Brown Chart (1999) Peakposition
References