White Pepper - Ween
Metascore
66 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. 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.
  2. 80
    Top-notch whiteboy radio rock with an eerie inner glow of Manson family sunshine...
  3. 80
    Ween are still perved to the core.
  4. Once again defiantly demonstrates Ween's talent and versatility.
  5. 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.
  6. Ween is so satisfying because they're making something that's at once smarter and grosser than the competition.
  7. White Pepper may make listeners put off by Ween's crudeness give them another chance.
  8. 60
    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]
  9. Their most accessible album to date, lacking the flights of fancy and exuberant bizarreness that have marked each of their albums.
  10. A wildly inventive, often sprawling opus, comprising a multitude of styles from boisterous guitar rock to psychedelic nonsense.
  11. White Pepper, their seventh studio album, could be Ween's most accessible release yet.
  12. 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'.
  13. 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.
User Score

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. 8
    This album does not deserve a 66 score. All of the songs, besides Pandy Fackler and Bananas and blow, get 4 stars. I do miss the weirdness of Ween's old albums, though. Full Review »
  2. I like this album, but it's a bit on the weak side for them. I like The Mollusk, Quebec, chocolate and cheese, and even La Cucaracha better than this. With that said there is a few gems here. Bananas and Blow, Pandy Fackler, Falling Out, Flutes of chi are all awesome.....stay forever sucks. Full Review »
  3. MatthewC
    10
    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. Full Review »