Submitted by outfoxingthefoxes t3_ygi5rt in todayilearned
That’s a dick move.
The band on Stuart's shirt
Going to agree with you on this one, despite the downvotes you're already getting. He can say he has nothing but love and respect for Santana, but this is the kind of shit I'd expect from some loser teens, not a band that had been around for close to 20 years at the time.
Fucking Ween.
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Long live Ween!
Edit: Also, for any Ween fans who didn’t know, Devin Townsend covered this song and it’s pretty cool.
For one it is literally theft. But primarily you just don’t touch someone’s expensive gear without permission. Santana probably would have graciously loaned the guitar had he been asked.
They've been around forever. If you haven't heard of them, that's on you.
at least they're appropriately named
This is stupid. People act like guitars are some sacred thing...pssh.
A guitar is just an instrument. Some total shit guitars sound great in the studio, and some of the greatest players play cheap ass instruments. The instrument is nothing special. Santa has 100 guitars in storage all over the place.
Most musicians would share/swap instruments if simply asked. Unless you're just a dick
Guitar AMP too! Not just his guitar.
in the 80’s maybe, grandpa
The band is 2 years older than I am. I guess technically I could be a grandpa, but it'd be gross.
I have heard Carlos’ setup and it has such a sweet warming tone. I see why they did this but seems like Carlos should have been looped in although he would probably want to have played it.
People get weird about instruments, though. I had a guitarist who was a vocal advocate for pacifism nearly bludgeon a sound engineer because the engineer insulted his guitar. Musicians are kind of crazy to begin with, and guitarists are a special kind...
Sure but you should still ask. If I broke into your house and stole your screwdriver to finish a project you’d probably be mad about it even if you don’t care about the screwdriver.
i mean you still think whatever ween is would be something people still know about so you’ve gotta be at least a little pruned
Winger?
Ween fans were the worst part of South Parks 25th anniversary..
LOL, you probably don't know who Carlos Santana is either.
Spinal meningitis gotcha down?
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It’s all the colors of the homo rainbow
who the fuck is wegqg?
Ocean man
That was Winger
If you came across my screwdriver somewhere and used it then left it where it was and I was oblivious to it having been used we'd be cool.
The whole point is that they are pretty much just loser teens. Have you heard their music?
“And no Carlos’s were hurt in the recording of this solo.”. So much brilliance on Quebec, this just takes the cake.
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How about your car- an expensive piece of equipment that you rely on for work and that requires maintenance/calibration?
Dean can play his fuckin ass off but Ween is meh
It wasn't only the guitar they used, they also used his amp and some other stuff
> who the fuck is ween
Great name for a Ween album!
Weens spec music for a Pizza Hut ad campaign:
He's been around since the 80's. If you do not know who he is, that's on you.
It's never a bad time to listen to Ween.
You saw the post with the Pizza Hut ad?
The only problem with some Ween songs is that they end.
They only hit for me at about 1 in 5, but the ones that hit, I wish they would never end.
Buckingham Green is like that for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBDluMsYN4c
I could listen to that song for hours.
That's the beginning... After a while the songs that you didn't enjoy start to sound better, that's when you embrace the brown. 'Wash Me Down' is a great song that never was officially released, very chill unlike Buckingham Green tho
So fucking Brown.
That's Brown as Fuck
I’m surprised to find a Ween fact here! I love the album Quebec.
They’ve said that their name, Ween, means nothing.
take me by the hand
Push the little daisies.
Trespass to chattels, not theft.
As a kid, I used to lay awake and think
When was Santana gonna make a drink?
But now I'm all grown and my dream came true
Santana champagne, from here to you
From the heart of napa valley and the guitar king
Comes a sparkling wine, to make a blind man sing
Unpopular opinion: Santana’s tone from the early 2000’s to now is horrible.
Hey man, there's many colors in a homo rainbow. Don't be afraid to let your colors shine.
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What about Willie Nelson’s beloved acoustic guitar named Trigger?
Fuckin deaner
This is why I like Reddit.
Most forgettable band
For sure, I have no problem letting someone play one of my guitars, but to quote Col. Jessup, you have to ask me nicely.
Hail Boognish.
Ha. They certainly have a lot of material that can be interpreted as sophomoric and druggy, but they've got incredible range which a lot of people who've only heard "Put the Coke on My Dick" would never expect. Dean Ween is a really good guitar player with some blistering solos. Gene Ween, at least for the first two decades, had amazing vocal range. His falsetto on "Freedom of 76" has a soul and pitch to it that approaches Prince. Their music has capably-to-awesomely incorporated dozens of genres. If anyone wants to explore Ween beyond the "novelty" and "druggy/comedy" songs (some of which are great, too!) may I suggest this short list: the song this thread is about, Flutes of Chi, Stay Forever, The Argus, Don't Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy), Freedom of 76, On Buckingham Green, Mutilated Lips...
Oh don't get me wrong, I appreciate the depth of their artistic ability. Good list by the way. But i listened to the Bandsplain episode on them and I was surprised by how just silly and high they were all the time!
Yeah, the substances really did a number on Gener. Seems a lot better now, but they've been without a new song for almost 15 years, and gotta wonder in Gene staying sober also closed some creative spigot. Or just, old, making bank from touring...
Major Bateman vibes from this writeup! But thanks, this will give me something to read when I’m stuck in my cabana living off bananas and blow…
Ha, the little dance Bateman does in his raincoat in that scene, gets me every time.
Long live boognish
That's the razor's edge for so many musicians. The crazy drugs open some incredible musical paths but there is a price to be paid. Ramones? Ya, they weren't just joking about sniffing glue. And heroin obviously led to some great jazz and modern alternative rock/grunge, but there's only a few years of that nonsense before it catches up to you.
I member gene hitting the high notes on freedom of 76 between drags of his lit cig. I especially appreciate a brilliance that never takes itself too seriously
Tell me you dont know anything about Ween outside of South Park without actually telling me
Someday by ween was one of our wedding songs.
The worst part is simply the fact that such an absolute shit tv show managed to go on for 25 years.
outfoxingthefoxes OP t1_iu8mi17 wrote
Transdermal Celebration by Ween