Pure Guava


Pure Guava is the third studio album and major label debut by American rock band Ween, released on November 10, 1992 by Elektra Records.

Background

The album features what is perhaps Ween's most well-known song, "Push th' Little Daisies". "Push th' Little Daisies" was also released as a single on August Records in 1993, including both the album and radio edit versions of the song and the tracks "Ode to Rene", "I Smoke Some Grass " and "Mango Woman".
Many of the songs on this album come from two tapes that the band made for friends, the first being titled "Springtape", and the second titled "The Caprice Classic Tape", as stated by Dean Ween on JJJ radio in 1993.
The song "Big Jilm" was inspired by a car dealer named James A. Lemons, who worked at the dealership owned by Dean Ween's father.
The song "Poop Ship Destroyer" would become a live staple for the band, although the live performances traditionally bear little resemblance to the album version and are instead played as a protracted improvised jam, either to punish or reward an audience.

Reception and legacy

editor Heather Phares called the album "more polished and concise" than their previous albums The Pod and and stated that "Considering Elektra released it, it's just as uncompromising as their previous work, but it hints at just how much further they could go with their music."
Bill Wyman in Entertainment Weekly gave it a B+, noting that it was, "Very, very weird, but I can’t stop playing Ween’s Pure Guava."

Track listing

All tracks written by Ween.

Personnel

;Ween
;Additional musicians
;Production