2000 Great Songs #1459: Voodoo Lady
As noted previously, I mostly sat out Ween the first time around; their early MTV-era singles suggested an alt.rock novelty act that didn't seem that interesting to me. But I eventually circled back and found that I really loved a lot of their music. It's not all up my alley, but there are a few great albums and some memorable tracks (I ended up burning myself a double-CDR mix, and 160 minutes of Ween seemed about right). 1994's Chocolate And Cheese , their commercial breakthrough, turns out to be a whole lot better than I'd anticipated, incredibly varied, and for all the goofiness, there's some surprisingly accomplished and entertaining music within. I've visited the LP before , and for our second stop I'm going with the more upbeat "Voodoo Lady." Some cool guitar jangle (possibly borrowed from "Psycho Killer"), a nifty tribal beat, those silly "boogie boogie boogie" backing vocals, a wicked guitar solo, and a really amusing v...
