| • Science | • People | • Locations | • Timeline |
| White Pepper | ||
|---|---|---|
| LP by Ween | ||
| Released | May 2, 2000 | |
| Recorded | 2000 | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 39 min 28 s | |
| Record label | Elektra | |
| Producers | Christopher Shaw , Ween | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Metacritic | score: 62 | link |
| Allmusic.com | 4 stars out of 5 | link |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.0/10 | link |
| Q Magazine | 3 stars out of 5 | link |
| Nude as the News | Positive | link |
| Rolling Stone | 3 stars out of 5 | link |
| Ween Chronology | ||
| Paintin' the Town Brown ( 1999) | White Pepper ( 2000) | Live in Toronto, Canada ( 2001) |
White Pepper was Ween's 7th full length album, and the last album they would release on Elektra Records. It was released on May 2, 2000.
White Pepper is by far Ween's most polished album, and probably the group's most accessible. Songs like "Even If You Don't" feature powerful, radio-friendly production and musicianship. Ween's bizarre sense of humor is still intact (such as on the Steely Dan satire "Pandy Fackler") and their hard rock roots still show ("Stroker Ace" is possibly the most hard rocking song the group have recorded to date), but for the most part, Ween play the album much more subdued than usual, using pop (especially Beatles-based pop) and AM radio staples for its inspiration.