- alternative rock, art rock, rock, neo-psychedelia
- 44 min
- 14 tracks
- Elektra
The Mollusk is the sixth studio album by American rock band Ween, released by Elektra Records on June 24, 1997. It is a multi-genre concept album with a dark nautical theme, with several songs incorporating elements from psychedelia and/or sea shanties, while also featuring a heavy progressive rock influence.
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Character-led, cool, open-ended and contemporary.
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- resolvedopen-ended
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyC
- NME2/10
- OndaRock8.5/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Pitchfork9.7/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1I’m Dancing in the Show Tonight1:56
- 2The Mollusk2:37
- 3Polka Dot Tail3:20
- 4I’ll Be Your Jonny on the Spot2:00
- 5Mutilated Lips3:49
- 6The Blarney Stone3:14
- 7It’s Gonna Be (Alright)3:18
- 8The Golden Eel4:03
- 9Cold Blows the Wind4:28
- 10Pink Eye (on My Leg)3:13
- 11Waving My Dick in the Wind2:12
- 12Buckingham Green3:18
- 13Ocean Man2:07
- 14She Wanted to Leave (reprise)4:26
14 tracks, 44 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Ween
- Label
- Elektra
- Released
- 1997
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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