The eponymous opener sets the tone pretty bluntly, harkening back to dreaded dance-pop phenomena like "The Macarena" or "Numa Numa Dance." Although standout track "I Got to Put the Hammer Down" tries to right the ship with a blistering synth line and prickly drum machine more closely related to CSS than the Venga Boys, the song's two-and-a-half minutes fails to stave off the EP's remaining kitsch.
Throw in the rainbow-colored packaging and Ween's completely gone from Pink Floyd to pink triangle here, penning the soundtrack to a- hee-hee- homoerotic one-night stand that thumbs its nose at the band's recent albums steeped in classic rock. An appetizer for the band's fall 2007 LP- their first in four years- this record lacks a single guitar-driven rock song, instead spoofing saccharine dance-pop and exotic tropical genres. Friends, however, tests these limits more than any Ween release in recent memory. As long as they're copping a genre people generally enjoy without relying too heavily on f-bombs or fart jokes, they should be fair game. al., Ween's unpredictable, Janus-faced albums are easier to digest. Fact is, in the post-mash-up era of 2 Many DJs, Girl Talk, et.
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