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Quebec $11.98 Prior to the release of its eighth studio album, Ween claimed that Quebec represented a return to the “browner side” of the band, an assertion that surely warmed the hearts of longtime followers. If you’re not sure what the “browner side” is, it’s their predilection for weirdness, both creepy and cheerful, that has largely been absent since expert studio-craft entered the picture with Chocolate & Cheese — a record that had its share of strangeness (”Spinal Meningitis [Got Me Down]” is as unsettling as pop music gets, no matter how darkly funny it is), but surely exhibited their musicality. Deaner and Gener are many things but liars they are not, and Quebec is indeed the strangest album Ween has made since Chocolate & Cheese, but the lessons of 12 Golden Country Greats, The Mollusk, and White Pepper have not been forgotten. This is Pure Guava performed with the precision and cleanliness of White Pepper — perhaps a mixed blessing for some (those who long for the Scotchguard-fueled madness of The Pod), yet it’s a sheer delight for those who patiently sat through the longest period between Ween albums yet. If Quebec has any faults, it’s that it is more a collection of songs than a unified record and, sometimes, those songs seem to be included just to get things weird again. Then again, that’s kind of the point of Quebec — it’s a clearinghouse of ideas, jokes, experiments, and jams that gains its own momentum through its lack of cohesion, not the least because it feels like they’re stretching their legs now that they’re on an indie label again (this is their first record for Sanctuary after nearly a decade on Elektra). And make no mistake, this is the least cohesive album they have ever made — such sprawling affairs as The Pod and Pure Guava were unified by their homespun sonics and adolescent irreverence — but it really doesn’t matter, because they’re now working at a level where it matters not if they are consistent, because they now have a worshipping audience who will listen to this as a song-by-song record, eventually coming to appreciate Quebec for what it is: a hell of a fun, rewarding ride. Like on White Pepper, the deepest moments arrive through vaguely psychedelic and proggy moments, but they’re offset by light japes like “Hey There Fancy Pants,” the warped “Happy Colored Marbles” (which is equal parts bubblegum and heavy prog), the sheer brilliant bizarreness of “So Many People in the Neighborhood” (boasting the welcome return of tape-manipulated voices), and the roaring Motörhead salute “It’s Gonna Be a Long Night” that opens the album with guns ablazing. Quebec ends on the other side of the spectrum, with the apocalyptic dirge “If You Could Save Yourself, You’d Save Us All,” and between those two extremes pretty much every other emotion is explored (even if tongue is firmly in cheek). There may be no grand scheme, no unifying theme, but after nearly a decade of pseudo-concept albums, that’s fine because the format of Quebec le |
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Fun Facts for Golfers $4.49 Fun Facts for Golfers |
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Fun Facts About Cats $7.15 Fun Facts About Cats |
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Totally Fun Facts $7.35 Totally Fun Facts |
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Fun Facts for Baseball Fans $3.99 Fun Facts for Baseball Fans |
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Late Show Fun Facts $18.35 Late Show Fun Facts |
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The Halloween Book of Facts and Fun $14.61 The Halloween Book of Facts and Fun |
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MY FUN FACTS COACH $29.08 MY FUN FACTS COACH |
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Beer Facts, Figures & Fun (Facts Figures & Fun) $7.48 Beer Facts, Figures & Fun (Facts Figures & Fun) by Paul Barnett Published in 2006 by Facts, Figures & Fun |
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Rugby Facts, Figures and Fun (Facts Figures & Fun) $8.98 Rugby Facts, Figures and Fun (Facts Figures & Fun) by Liam McCann Published in 2006 by Facts, Figures and Fun, an imprint of AAPPL Artists’ and Photographers’ Press Ltd |
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365 Fun Facts About The Bible $7.19 365 Fun Facts About The Bible |
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The Groundhog Day Book of Facts and Fun $14.61 The Groundhog Day Book of Facts and Fun |
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365 Fun Facts For Catholic Kids $11.69 365 Fun Facts For Catholic Kids |
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125 Fun Facts About Humpbacks $8.95 125 Fun Facts About Humpbacks |
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Getting The Facts (Math for Fun) $3.98 Getting The Facts (Math for Fun) by Andrew King Published in 1998 by Copper Beech |
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Animated Movies Facts, Figures & Fun $7.48 Animated Movies Facts, Figures & Fun by John Grant Published in 2006 by Facts, Figures & Fun |
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Totally Fun Facts (Hardcover) $8.22 Offers a collection of miscellaneous facts, from amazing animals and the world to celebrities and fashion. |
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Fun Facts About Dogs $7.1 Gathers unusual and little-known facts about canine behavior, folklore, and health |
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U.S. Facts & Fun, Grades 1-3 $12.98 U.S. Facts & Fun, Grades 1-3 by Tanya Dean Published in 2005 by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers |
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U.s. Facts & Fun, Grades 4-6 $13.98 U.s. Facts & Fun, Grades 4-6 by Joanne Mattern Published in 2005 by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers |
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3d Book of Dino Facts And Fun $8.48 Learn Fun Facts about dinosaurs while looking at the eye-popping 3D PICTURES through your 3D GLASSES! |
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365 Fun Facts for Catholic Kids $10.11 Look up today, look up yesterday, look up last week Look up your birthday, your best friend's birthday, or your unbirthday! Life is fun. Facts are fun. It is full of snickers and surprises to fill each day with fun facts for children of all ages. |
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Kermit’s 501 Fun Facts $3.48 Kermit, Piggy, Gonzo, Animal, and other Muppet characters will spark the kids’ interest and satisfy their curiosity about the world, the universe, and everything. Fun topics include: Records, animals, how things work, sports and games, the universe, plants and flowers, remarkable people, and other strange and interesting facts. 390 four-color illustrations and Muppet photographs to accompany each fact. |
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Florida Fun Facts $3.98 The ultimate trivia challenge: a compendium of little-known facts and figures about Florida’s places, events, environment, and unique character. Detailed indexes make this book an excellent reference for Florida history. |
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Dogs Facts, Figures & Fun (Facts Figures & Fun) $6.48 This small-format gift book will have dog lovers barking with joy! It’s a great value, fun to read, and yet filled with serious, well-presented research on such topics as the distinction between dogs, wolves, and jackals and dog domestication. Find out about such canine gods as the Egyptian Anubis; see how Fido and his friends became integral to hunting, sports, and work; and meet show dogs, famous pups and their owners, and fictional heroes like Lassie. |
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150 Fun Facts Found in the Bible $9.98 Look inside and treat yourself to the kind of fascin-ating facts you can find when you wander through the pages of the Bible. Fill your day with fun facts. Fill your head with inspiring ideas. Fill your heart with marvels and miracles, smiles and surprises!. |
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