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White Pepper
by Ween


9.3

based on 13 reviews
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LABEL:	Elektra/Asylum
RELEASE DATE:	02 May 2000
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Alternative, Rock, Indie

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

Spin

Ween are still perved to the core.

Mojo

Top-notch whiteboy radio rock with an eerie inner glow of Manson family sunshine...

Pitchfork

White Pepper lacks the cohesiveness of earlier works, but it also demonstrates how a band can undergo some serious genre-bending, while still retaining a sound that is uniquely theirs.

Nude As The News

Once again defiantly demonstrates Ween's talent and versatility.

Billboard

The beauty of the record is that even though listeners expect Ween to be peculiar, the band's versatility and strength of songwriting keeps "White Pepper" intriguing through dozens of spins.

Salon.com

Ween is so satisfying because they're making something that's at once smarter and grosser than the competition.

Wall of Sound

White Pepper may make listeners put off by Ween's crudeness give them another chance.

Q Magazine

A wildly inventive, often sprawling opus, comprising a multitude of styles from boisterous guitar rock to psychedelic nonsense.

All Music Guide

Their most accessible album to date, lacking the flights of fancy and exuberant bizarreness that have marked each of their albums.

Rolling Stone

White Pepper, their seventh studio album, could be Ween's most accessible release yet.

Select

They've previously assaulted all genres from country to reggae but on White Pepper return to their favourite stomping ground of '70s AOR. [July 2000, p.102]

New Musical Express

It's frustrating to see them pissing around like South Park's Matt and Trey, when they can produce something as genuinely affecting and pure pop as 'Stay Forever'.

Sonicnet

Ween are at their best when they either dive headlong into ridiculousness or play it totally straight (admittedly, they don't do the latter very often). Here, however, they walk a rickety platform between those extremes and frequently fall into the ironizer's pit.

The average user rating for this album is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Matthew C gave it a10:
66? 66? 66? What the hell? How could such an amazing album and band get such a low rating? What are people listening to? I can't help but ask questions after seeing that score. Wow.

David B gave it a10:
The most talented and honest of all thier Albums. Shows thier true talent and songwriting skills. I cannot get enough of this. Stay Forever is now me and my mates theme song. All Hail Ween!!

Nick nack gave it a9:
Great album, but Pure Guava by the same artist was more shocking and creative in its time... Thats why i only gave it a 9er

Janosch J gave it a10:
nop. Good album!

thora c gave it a 9:
refined adolesence??maybe....it's ween, people...

Jason P gave it a 10:
the greatest album ever created, EVER!, and to the man that said it was good but where are the jokes.....i love you, even if you dont, youve got your knife up to my throat, why do you wanna see me bleed? how did you miss that un gratefull anit-boognish fuck!! i would fight you man!!

skuter man gave it a 10:
takes the torch from chocolate and cheese as their best album (consistently...) i'd recommend it to anyone who has an interest in the band but hasn't heard much of their canon. plain and simple it is an album that becomes integral in the soundtrack of your own experience.

White Pepper by Ween

White Pepper
by Ween