1710:
606:
601:
568:
563:
558:
494:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
596:
591:
586:
553:
548:
489:
484:
479:
474:
329:, declined to participate in the recording due to the vulgar nature of much of the lyrics, with Emmons saying "I prefer not to work on blue material". However, Ween and Vaughn still got many highly regarded country musicians to play on the album. Later, Ween assembled some of the session musicians again into a touring band dubbed The Shit Creek Boys.
40:
388:
fight playing over the backing instrumental track of the song. Ali's lawyers denied Ween permission to use the audio sample, but the album had already been mixed by that point, and
Elektra accidentally initially pressed the album with Ali's speech still included. Repressings contain a cropped version
340:
However, the band did indeed record twelve songs during the demo sessions for the album. When it came time to record the actual album, the band chose not to use the songs "I Got No
Darkside" and "So Long, Jerry" but kept the album title. "So Long, Jerry", a tribute to the then recently deceased
680:
stars out of 5 and claimed that "Writing songs about similar themes to what country songs have been written about but including their personal brown touch is what the band does best." Another writer for the same site, Bill Thomas, gave the album 4 stars out of 5. Ethan Smith of
379:
In the tradition of country music, during "Powder Blue", Gene introduces each member of the band, who then plays a short solo on their instrument. The track was intended to run for 4:16, the last approximately one minute of which would consist of an audio clip of
353:
The session musicians were responsible for almost all of the instrumentation on the album. The only instrumental parts recorded by the core members of Ween were guitar solos by Dean and Gene on "I Don't Wanna Leave You on the Farm" and "Fluffy", respectively.
665:
called it "as satisfying as any of their records, and gutsier, too", despite interpreting "Mister
Richard Smoker" as being homophobic, and awarded the album 4 stars out of 5. Sputnikmusic's Zachary Powell gave the album
690:
In a 2011 interview, producer Ben Vaughn remarked that, when the album was released, many Ween fans were confused by the radical break with the band's previous sound, comparing it to the fan reception given to
1220:
687:, on the other hand, railed against the album, describing the songs as being "notable more for their homophobia, misogyny, and racism than for anything funny", and gave it a Cā.
1747:
1189:
1069:
1535:
389:
of the track that ends abruptly at 3:13, after the introduction: "Ladies & Gentlemen, I'd like to present
Muhammad Ali" (who is no longer heard).
357:
Gene sings the lead vocal part on every song except "Piss Up a Rope" and "Help Me Scrape the Mucus off My Brain", which feature Dean on lead vocals.
337:
Despite the album's title, it only features ten tracks. Ween claimed that the "12" represents the veteran musicians that appear on the record.
292:, Ween asked him to produce the album because he already had experience working with musicians in the Nashville country scene, having produced
1158:
1230:
1752:
1270:
1197:
1742:
1549:
369:
17:
1102:
1373:
397:
326:
1253:
577:
1570:
1563:
1315:
930:
276:. It is the only album on which the group limited themselves to a specific genre of music (in this case,
427:(with "You Were the Fool" on "Side A" and "Piss Up a Rope" on "Side AA"). "So Long Jerry" (a tribute to
1595:
1043:
1447:
400:", featuring a nearly identical melody, but played much faster than Haggard's more somber original.
435:
sessions, but omitted from the final album) was included with these songs on a CD single issued by
1667:
1430:
1168:
1130:
307:
90:
1542:
1262:
423:"You Were the Fool" and "Piss Up a Rope" were released together as a 7-inch vinyl single on
1737:
1732:
1637:
1602:
1503:
1468:
1135:
1012:
683:
503:
385:
181:
8:
1258:
409:
298:
115:
1410:
1366:
424:
1577:
1266:
311:
86:
1697:
1556:
1424:
1107:
293:
1344:(PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 298.
1660:
1519:
1292:
1287:
1193:
1007:
890:
615:
527:
436:
358:
273:
156:
149:
1674:
1623:
1616:
1496:
760:
303:
234:
217:
1726:
1713:
1680:
1417:
1359:
1225:
945:
939:
918:
709:
All tracks written by Ween. All lead vocals by Gene Ween, except where noted
697:
539:
393:
362:
277:
105:
39:
1489:
1103:"Ween Producer Ben Vaughn Details the Making of '12 Golden Country Greats'"
951:
428:
381:
342:
318:
144:
110:
1251:
Sarig, Roni (2004). "Ween". In
Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.).
1691:
1685:
1609:
1482:
995:
924:
199:
97:
1461:
960:
692:
661:
Reviews for the album were mostly positive. Stephen Thomas
Erlewine of
289:
161:
942:ā organ, banjo, bass, harmonica, percussion, trumpet, tuba, vibraphone
1654:
1630:
1401:
1394:
1070:"Ween to Revisit '12 Golden Country Greats' Album at Nashville Shows"
896:
877:
871:
662:
466:
373:
818:"Help Me Scrape the Mucus off My Brain" (lead vocals by Dean Ween)
1454:
874:ā vocals; guitar solo on "I Don't Want to Leave You on the Farm"
413:
376:. The band has played the two songs as a medley in live shows.
322:
416:
was "Sweet Texas Fire", a non-album track recorded during the
900:
47:
365:, appear on the tracks "I'm Holding You" and "Powder Blue".
1382:
368:
The melody of "Japanese Cowboy" closely resembles that of "
345:, was featured as a B-Side on the "Piss Up a Rope" single.
269:
168:
52:
408:"Piss Up a Rope" was released as a 7-inch vinyl single on
1163:
515:
1351:
361:, best known for having provided background vocals for
392:"Help Me Scrape the Mucus off My Brain" is a riff on
268:
is the fifth studio album by the
American rock band
1041:
1122:
314:was chosen as the recording studio for the album.
1724:
796:"Powder Blue" (3:13 on repressings of the album)
893:ā vocals on "I'm Holding You" and "Powder Blue"
1748:Alternative country albums by American artists
1313:
629:
1367:
288:According to producer and friend of the band
1536:Paintin' the Town Brown: Ween Live 1990ā1998
583:
545:
471:
283:
1374:
1360:
1156:
1037:
1035:
38:
1100:
1128:
1032:
14:
1725:
1285:
836:
1355:
1250:
1218:
1096:
1094:
1092:
1090:
1067:
847:
825:
814:
803:
792:
781:
774:"I Don't Wanna Leave You on the Farm"
770:
755:
744:
733:
452:
1339:
317:Some musicians, such as keyboardist
1101:Wilkening, Matthew (16 July 2016).
631:
348:
24:
1342:Australia's Music Charts 1988ā2010
1087:
25:
1764:
1254:The New Rolling Stone Album Guide
1159:"Ween - 12 Golden Country Greats"
880:ā vocals; guitar solo on "Fluffy"
585:
547:
473:
302:(1993) and co-written songs with
1709:
1708:
1221:"Ween: 12 Golden Country Greats"
1068:Hudak, Joseph (15 August 2018).
704:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
566:
561:
556:
551:
546:
492:
487:
482:
477:
472:
1333:
1316:"Ween 12 Golden Country Greats"
1307:
1288:"Ween 12 Golden Country Greats"
1190:"Ween 12 Golden Country Greats"
1279:
1244:
1212:
1182:
1150:
1061:
721:
398:If We Make It Through December
332:
13:
1:
1753:Albums produced by Ben Vaughn
1314:Zachery Powell (2006-10-10).
1286:Norris, Chris (August 1996).
1025:
578:The Rolling Stone Album Guide
321:(who also served as a church
27:1996 studio album by Ween
966:Chuck Dehaan ā art direction
860:
763:" (lead vocals by Dean Ween)
442:
7:
1157:Cigarettes, Johnny (1998).
10:
1769:
1219:Flaum, Eric (1996-08-08).
1131:"12 Golden Country Greats"
1044:"12 Golden Country Greats"
403:
1706:
1647:
1587:
1571:At The Cat's Cradle, 1992
1527:
1513:
1448:GodWeenSatan: The Oneness
1439:
1389:
1042:Stephen Thomas Erlewine.
1005:
993:
986:
983:
970:
728:
725:
720:
460:
457:
257:
227:
222:12 Golden Country Greats
216:
212:
175:
167:
155:
143:
124:
96:
82:
74:
59:
46:
37:
32:
1476:12 Golden Country Greats
1381:
978:12 Golden Country Greats
957:Bobby Bradley ā engineer
915:Russ Hicks ā pedal steel
715:12 Golden Country Greats
433:12 Golden Country Greats
284:Background and recording
265:12 Golden Country Greats
191:12 Golden Country Greats
139:32:37 (reissued version)
33:12 Golden Country Greats
1596:Push th' Little Daisies
903:, guitar, 6-string bass
807:"Mister Richard Smoker"
91:Mount Juliet, Tennessee
63:July 16, 1996
1743:Elektra Records albums
1543:Live in Toronto Canada
976:Chart performance for
936:Denis Solee ā clarinet
912:Buddy Blackman ā banjo
418:Chocolate & Cheese
272:, and their third on
1469:Chocolate and Cheese
1340:Ryan, Gavin (2011).
1259:Simon & Schuster
1136:Entertainment Weekly
931:Hargus "Pig" Robbins
885:Additional musicians
684:Entertainment Weekly
504:Entertainment Weekly
448:Professional ratings
431:recorded during the
386:Rumble in the Jungle
182:Chocolate and Cheese
994:Australian Albums (
980:
829:"You Were the Fool"
717:
449:
410:Diesel Only Records
299:Lonely Just Like Me
246:"You Were the Fool"
116:alternative country
1411:Claude Coleman Jr.
975:
921:ā fiddle, mandolin
713:
447:
425:Flying Nun Records
137:(original version)
78:November 2ā8, 1995
1720:
1719:
1638:Even If You Don't
1578:GodWeenSatan Live
1023:
1022:
909:Kip Paxton ā bass
857:
856:
748:"Japanese Cowboy"
737:"I'm Holding You"
659:
658:
261:
260:
208:
207:
16:(Redirected from
1760:
1712:
1711:
1698:Ween discography
1648:Related articles
1557:All Request Live
1425:Glenn McClelland
1376:
1369:
1362:
1353:
1352:
1346:
1345:
1337:
1331:
1330:
1328:
1326:
1311:
1305:
1304:
1302:
1301:
1283:
1277:
1276:
1248:
1242:
1241:
1239:
1238:
1229:. Archived from
1216:
1210:
1209:
1207:
1205:
1196:. Archived from
1186:
1180:
1179:
1177:
1176:
1167:. Archived from
1154:
1148:
1147:
1145:
1143:
1126:
1120:
1119:
1117:
1115:
1108:Taste of Country
1098:
1085:
1084:
1082:
1080:
1065:
1059:
1058:
1056:
1054:
1039:
981:
974:
850:
723:
718:
712:
679:
678:
674:
671:
655:
654:
653:
649:
648:
644:
643:
639:
638:
634:
633:
609:
608:
607:
603:
602:
598:
597:
593:
592:
588:
587:
571:
570:
569:
565:
564:
560:
559:
555:
554:
550:
549:
497:
496:
495:
491:
490:
486:
485:
481:
480:
476:
475:
450:
446:
370:Chariots of Fire
349:Song information
310:. The legendary
294:Arthur Alexander
250:
247:
241:
238:
177:
176:
136:
135:
131:
70:
68:
42:
30:
29:
21:
1768:
1767:
1763:
1762:
1761:
1759:
1758:
1757:
1723:
1722:
1721:
1716:
1702:
1661:Synthetic Socks
1643:
1583:
1564:Live in Chicago
1550:Live at Stubb's
1523:
1520:Shinola, Vol. 1
1509:
1435:
1385:
1380:
1350:
1349:
1338:
1334:
1324:
1322:
1312:
1308:
1299:
1297:
1284:
1280:
1273:
1249:
1245:
1236:
1234:
1217:
1213:
1203:
1201:
1194:Pitchfork Media
1188:
1187:
1183:
1174:
1172:
1155:
1151:
1141:
1139:
1127:
1123:
1113:
1111:
1099:
1088:
1078:
1076:
1066:
1062:
1052:
1050:
1040:
1033:
1028:
1008:Top Heatseekers
988:
973:
906:Bob Wray ā bass
891:The Jordanaires
863:
858:
848:
707:
676:
672:
669:
667:
651:
646:
641:
636:
605:
600:
595:
590:
567:
562:
557:
552:
493:
488:
483:
478:
445:
406:
384:from after the
359:The Jordanaires
351:
335:
286:
274:Elektra Records
253:
248:
245:
244:
239:
232:
231:
203:
194:
185:
138:
133:
129:
128:
120:
66:
64:
55:
28:
23:
22:
18:Japanese Cowboy
15:
12:
11:
5:
1766:
1756:
1755:
1750:
1745:
1740:
1735:
1718:
1717:
1707:
1704:
1703:
1701:
1700:
1695:
1688:
1683:
1678:
1675:The Friends EP
1671:
1664:
1657:
1651:
1649:
1645:
1644:
1642:
1641:
1634:
1627:
1624:Mutilated Lips
1620:
1617:Piss Up a Rope
1613:
1606:
1603:Freedom of '76
1599:
1591:
1589:
1585:
1584:
1582:
1581:
1574:
1567:
1560:
1553:
1546:
1539:
1531:
1529:
1525:
1524:
1517:
1515:
1511:
1510:
1508:
1507:
1500:
1493:
1486:
1479:
1472:
1465:
1458:
1451:
1443:
1441:
1437:
1436:
1434:
1433:
1428:
1421:
1414:
1406:
1405:
1398:
1390:
1387:
1386:
1379:
1378:
1371:
1364:
1356:
1348:
1347:
1332:
1306:
1278:
1271:
1243:
1211:
1181:
1149:
1121:
1086:
1060:
1030:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1021:
1020:
1017:
1003:
1002:
999:
991:
990:
985:
972:
969:
968:
967:
964:
958:
955:
949:
943:
937:
934:
928:
922:
916:
913:
910:
907:
904:
894:
882:
881:
875:
862:
859:
855:
854:
851:
845:
844:
841:
838:
834:
833:
830:
827:
823:
822:
819:
816:
812:
811:
808:
805:
801:
800:
797:
794:
790:
789:
786:
783:
779:
778:
775:
772:
768:
767:
764:
761:Piss Up a Rope
757:
753:
752:
749:
746:
742:
741:
738:
735:
731:
730:
727:
724:
711:
706:
703:
657:
656:
627:
623:
622:
619:
611:
610:
581:
573:
572:
543:
535:
534:
531:
523:
522:
519:
511:
510:
507:
499:
498:
469:
463:
462:
459:
455:
454:
444:
441:
405:
402:
350:
347:
334:
331:
312:Bradley's Barn
308:Gary Nicholson
304:Rodney Crowell
285:
282:
259:
258:
255:
254:
252:
251:
249:Released: 1996
242:
240:Released: 1996
235:Piss Up a Rope
228:
225:
224:
214:
213:
210:
209:
206:
205:
196:
187:
173:
172:
165:
164:
159:
153:
152:
147:
141:
140:
126:
122:
121:
119:
118:
113:
108:
102:
100:
94:
93:
87:Bradley's Barn
84:
80:
79:
76:
72:
71:
61:
57:
56:
51:
44:
43:
35:
34:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1765:
1754:
1751:
1749:
1746:
1744:
1741:
1739:
1736:
1734:
1731:
1730:
1728:
1715:
1705:
1699:
1696:
1694:
1693:
1689:
1687:
1684:
1682:
1681:Z-Rock Hawaii
1679:
1677:
1676:
1672:
1670:
1669:
1665:
1663:
1662:
1658:
1656:
1653:
1652:
1650:
1646:
1639:
1635:
1632:
1628:
1625:
1621:
1618:
1614:
1611:
1607:
1604:
1600:
1597:
1593:
1592:
1590:
1588:Song articles
1586:
1580:
1579:
1575:
1573:
1572:
1568:
1566:
1565:
1561:
1559:
1558:
1554:
1552:
1551:
1547:
1545:
1544:
1540:
1538:
1537:
1533:
1532:
1530:
1526:
1522:
1521:
1516:
1512:
1506:
1505:
1501:
1499:
1498:
1494:
1492:
1491:
1487:
1485:
1484:
1480:
1478:
1477:
1473:
1471:
1470:
1466:
1464:
1463:
1459:
1457:
1456:
1452:
1450:
1449:
1445:
1444:
1442:
1440:Studio albums
1438:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1426:
1422:
1420:
1419:
1418:Dave Dreiwitz
1415:
1413:
1412:
1408:
1407:
1404:
1403:
1399:
1397:
1396:
1392:
1391:
1388:
1384:
1377:
1372:
1370:
1365:
1363:
1358:
1357:
1354:
1343:
1336:
1321:
1317:
1310:
1296:. p. 103
1295:
1294:
1289:
1282:
1274:
1272:0-7432-0169-8
1268:
1264:
1260:
1256:
1255:
1247:
1233:on 2007-10-01
1232:
1228:
1227:
1226:Rolling Stone
1222:
1215:
1200:on 2000-05-20
1199:
1195:
1191:
1185:
1171:on 2000-08-17
1170:
1166:
1165:
1160:
1153:
1138:
1137:
1132:
1129:Ethan Smith.
1125:
1110:
1109:
1104:
1097:
1095:
1093:
1091:
1075:
1074:Rolling Stone
1071:
1064:
1049:
1045:
1038:
1036:
1031:
1018:
1015:
1014:
1009:
1004:
1000:
997:
992:
984:Chart (1996)
982:
979:
965:
962:
959:
956:
953:
950:
947:
946:Gene Chrisman
944:
941:
940:Charlie McCoy
938:
935:
932:
929:
926:
923:
920:
919:Buddy Spicher
917:
914:
911:
908:
905:
902:
898:
895:
892:
889:
888:
887:
886:
879:
876:
873:
870:
869:
868:
867:
852:
849:Total length:
846:
842:
839:
835:
831:
828:
824:
820:
817:
813:
809:
806:
802:
798:
795:
791:
787:
785:"Pretty Girl"
784:
780:
776:
773:
769:
765:
762:
758:
754:
750:
747:
743:
739:
736:
732:
719:
716:
710:
705:Track listing
702:
700:
699:
694:
688:
686:
685:
664:
628:
625:
624:
620:
618:
617:
613:
612:
582:
580:
579:
575:
574:
544:
542:
541:
540:Rolling Stone
537:
536:
532:
530:
529:
525:
524:
520:
518:
517:
513:
512:
508:
506:
505:
501:
500:
470:
468:
465:
464:
456:
453:Review scores
451:
440:
438:
434:
430:
426:
421:
419:
415:
411:
401:
399:
395:
394:Merle Haggard
390:
387:
383:
377:
375:
371:
366:
364:
363:Elvis Presley
360:
355:
346:
344:
338:
330:
328:
324:
320:
315:
313:
309:
305:
301:
300:
295:
291:
281:
279:
278:country music
275:
271:
267:
266:
256:
243:
236:
230:
229:
226:
223:
219:
215:
211:
202:
201:
197:
193:
192:
188:
184:
183:
179:
178:
174:
170:
166:
163:
160:
158:
154:
151:
148:
146:
142:
127:
123:
117:
114:
112:
109:
107:
104:
103:
101:
99:
95:
92:
88:
85:
81:
77:
73:
62:
58:
54:
49:
45:
41:
36:
31:
19:
1690:
1673:
1666:
1659:
1576:
1569:
1562:
1555:
1548:
1541:
1534:
1518:
1514:Compilations
1504:La Cucaracha
1502:
1495:
1490:White Pepper
1488:
1481:
1475:
1474:
1467:
1460:
1453:
1446:
1431:Andrew Weiss
1423:
1416:
1409:
1400:
1393:
1341:
1335:
1323:. Retrieved
1320:Sputnikmusic
1319:
1309:
1298:. Retrieved
1291:
1281:
1252:
1246:
1235:. Retrieved
1231:the original
1224:
1214:
1202:. Retrieved
1198:the original
1184:
1173:. Retrieved
1169:the original
1162:
1152:
1140:. Retrieved
1134:
1124:
1112:. Retrieved
1106:
1077:. Retrieved
1073:
1063:
1051:. Retrieved
1047:
1011:
977:
952:Buddy Harman
884:
883:
865:
864:
714:
708:
696:
689:
682:
660:
626:Sputnikmusic
614:
576:
538:
526:
514:
502:
432:
429:Jerry Garcia
422:
417:
407:
391:
382:Muhammad Ali
378:
367:
356:
352:
343:Jerry Garcia
339:
336:
319:Bobby Emmons
316:
297:
287:
264:
263:
262:
221:
198:
190:
189:
180:
111:country rock
48:Studio album
1738:Ween albums
1733:1996 albums
1686:Josh Freese
1610:Voodoo Lady
1528:Live albums
1483:The Mollusk
1325:16 February
1261:. pp.
1053:16 February
925:Bobby Ogdin
333:Album title
327:Danny Davis
200:The Mollusk
1727:Categories
1462:Pure Guava
1300:2018-06-18
1237:2018-06-18
1175:2018-06-18
1026:References
963:ā producer
961:Ben Vaughn
693:Neil Young
420:sessions.
290:Ben Vaughn
171:chronology
162:Ben Vaughn
67:1996-07-16
1655:Moistboyz
1631:Ocean Man
1402:Gene Ween
1395:Dean Ween
1114:1 October
1013:Billboard
989:position
897:Pete Wade
878:Gene Ween
872:Dean Ween
861:Personnel
695:'s album
528:Pitchfork
443:Reception
296:'s album
1714:Category
1692:It's Pat
1048:Allmusic
840:"Fluffy"
663:Allmusic
467:AllMusic
374:Vangelis
157:Producer
75:Recorded
60:Released
50: by
1668:Freeman
1455:The Pod
1204:10 July
1142:10 July
954:ā drums
948:ā drums
933:ā piano
927:ā piano
675:⁄
437:Elektra
404:Singles
218:Singles
204:(1997)
195:(1996)
186:(1994)
150:Elektra
106:Country
65: (
1497:Quebec
1269:
1263:864ā65
971:Charts
729:Length
533:8.5/10
461:Rating
458:Source
414:B-side
412:. The
325:) and
323:deacon
125:Length
83:Studio
1079:9 May
901:Dobro
853:33:35
726:Title
698:Trans
372:" by
220:from
145:Label
98:Genre
1383:Ween
1327:2013
1293:Spin
1267:ISBN
1206:2015
1144:2015
1116:2016
1081:2024
1055:2013
996:ARIA
987:Peak
866:Ween
843:3:31
832:4:26
821:2:45
810:2:42
799:4:16
788:2:35
777:2:44
766:3:33
751:3:01
740:4:02
621:6/10
616:Spin
521:1/10
396:'s "
306:and
270:Ween
169:Ween
53:Ween
1164:NME
1019:23
1006:US
1001:72
837:10.
722:No.
516:NME
280:).
1729::
1318:.
1290:.
1265:.
1257:.
1223:.
1192:.
1161:.
1133:.
1105:.
1089:^
1072:.
1046:.
1034:^
1016:)
998:)
899:ā
826:9.
815:8.
804:7.
793:6.
782:5.
771:4.
756:3.
745:2.
734:1.
701:.
509:Cā
439:.
134:35
130:33
89:,
1640:"
1636:"
1633:"
1629:"
1626:"
1622:"
1619:"
1615:"
1612:"
1608:"
1605:"
1601:"
1598:"
1594:"
1375:e
1368:t
1361:v
1329:.
1303:.
1275:.
1240:.
1208:.
1178:.
1146:.
1118:.
1083:.
1057:.
1010:(
759:"
677:2
673:1
670:+
668:4
237:"
233:"
132::
69:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
