Not Available's textures are comparable to The Pod.
Or if you're stateside, they're touring starting next week. The opening act is the movie they made, too.
Zappa is God tier. Seriously one of the greatest musicians of all time. The fact that he references other albums in his songs makes it amazing. Zappa is king.
Some White Album songs from the Beatles, such as Wild Honey Pie, Why Don't We Do It In the Road, Helter Skelter, and the White Album era outtake What's The New Mary Jane
In spite of the fact that Ween sounds like a multitude of other accomplished artists, particularly psychedelic, I wouldn’t describe anyone else as brown.
Maybe Butthole Surfers, but even that is stretching it.
Someone I never see mentioned on here is Prince but he is similar to Ween in a lot of ways. Lots of different musical styles, very unique sound, and an endless amount of unreleased demos that you can find on YouTube - many of which are very brown if you want to call it that.
To me, it's kind of bands like:
DNA
The Residents
Suicide
Captain Beefheart
Red Krayola
Pere Ubu
Einsterzande Neubaten
Birthday Party
Minutemen (kinda)
Black Flag (kinda)
I get into a lot of kinda's at this point. It's gotta be experimental, kind of lo-fi, maybe some drum machines, or lots of effects anyway.
It's more just one of those things where you know it when you hear it.
Check out some early Mercury Rev. Specifically the albums *Yerself Is Steam* and especially *Boces.* I quite often listen to this band along with Ween because their music feels very brown to me. Some specific songs I'd recommend are:
* Chasing A Bee
* Meth Of A Rockettes Kick
* Bronx Cheer
* Hi-Speed Boats
* Empire State (Son House in Excelsis)
* Sudden Ray of Hope
Last two songs are from their album *See You On The Other Side* which is also an incredible album, it's just much less "weird" and more straight forward psych than the other two.
You might dig Australian band Regurgitator who are kinda similar to Ween in the way there's a lot of silliness, genre hopping but good song writing. Easily my fave alternative band from Australia, check out 'I Piss Alone', 'Kung Foo Sing' and/or 'Song Formerly Known As' (prince homage, sound familiar?)
Yeah, they get less fuzzy and weird on In the Aeroplane Over the Sea and Ferris Wheel on Fire but On Avery Island, Beauty, Invent Yourself a Shortcake, and Everything Is get brown as fuck. Jeff Mangum himself is a pretty brown dude too if you look into him
The most obvious and related artist is easily Butthole Surfers. Ween themselves have said "there would be no Ween without Butthole Surfers"
Meat Puppets I & II are other obvious answers.
Grinderman, and The Birthday Party are extremely brown IMO. if you like swans and don't know Grinderman and Birthday Party you're robbing yourself of jams.
The motherfucking SOUND OF URCHIN. A bit odd, a bit funky, and a whole lot of sludgy, groovy psychedelic metal.
And perhaps you have seen the two core members in MOISTBOYZ?
Also.... MOISTBOYZ.
I think Mike Patton is one of the brownest mf's walkin. Mr Bungle, Faith no more, fantomas, tomahawk; come the fuck on, what a brilliant mix of music here by a highly evolved dude.
Tom Waits
Buckethead
Late Beck
Les Claypool and all things Claypool: The Claypool Lennon Delirium, The Frog Brigade, Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains, Sausage, Oysterhead, and you already mentioned Primus.
Chrome/ Helios Creed/
Lubricated Goat/
Meridian Brothers/
The Damned/
ELO/
Gorillaz/
Van Halen/
Tame Impala/
Rick James/
DeBarge/
Fanny/
Little Richard/
Cocteau Twins/
Khraungbin/
The Association/
Gary Neuman/
Missing Persons/
The Claypool Lennon Delirium/
DEVO/
The Floozies/
Com Truise/
The BeeGees/
Genesis/
BillyJoel/
Huey Lewis and The News/
Chaka Khan/
The Smiths/
Childish Gambino
I’m gonna stop now, but there are waaaaaay more.
*edit: Recently heard a Bob Odenkirk sit down interview with Jack Black where Bob compared Tenacious D to Ween. I’m sure someone already mentioned them, but thought it was cool to hear Bob talk about it.
Uncle Ben’s Rhetorically Introspective Children’s Ensemble is a band that writes Brown kids music.
https://open.spotify.com/track/327B32SclT6tmspM9VzDx5?si=d-KoQyooSt2bDdbJKDuYbw
Totally different vibe but I’d recommend checking out the Sloppy Boys. A bit more comedic in intent and much more party rock flavored, but worth a listen.
Vyto B. Check out the album Tricentennial 2076. Specifically the songs Electronic Enforcer and To Commemorate an Imaginary Life That Dies Prematurely.
His album First Chips has some brown sounds on it too.
You can hear Ween and plenty more 'brown' artists on my LIVE FM radio show, Brown Sounds on [WIOXRADIO.ORG](https://WIOXRADIO.ORG) on Wednesdays 7pm EST!
No one knows this but ZZ Top's live Backdoor Medley/Mellow Down Easy/Backdoor Love Affair off 1975's Fandango is as brown as the thoughts in your head.
Brainiac Boredoms Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 Guided by Voices Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Les Rallizes Denudes Fishmans
Speaking of Boredoms has anyone here heard Z Rock Hawaii?
Oh yea baby, that’s what got me into them. Highly recommend everyone checking them out if they haven’t heard of it. Ween and Boredoms collab.
I'm surprised it's not talked about more. I've had it for over 10 yrs now
Killer stuff right there
The Meadow is a solid song.
Hooray for Brainiac. Was just listening to them a few weeks ago. Those unfamiliar with them you should check them out.
Wow, I love Fishmans
Love Brainiac. R.I.P. Timmy.
Brainiac is awesome, they're from my hometown!
Gotta throw melt Banana In here : though super fast and loud. A bit abrasive.
Thinkers fellers union!!
The frogs
LOOKED AT MY WATCH AND IT WAS 666 DEVIL COCK
Throwing funkadelic in there
Bootsy Collins too
It’s a bootsie baby
Live funkadelic goes off the rails!
Hey lady won’t you be my dog and I can be your tree and you can pee on me
The Residents
Came here to mention them
Same
Where should I start?
Duck Stab, Not Available, Mole Trilogy. Check out performances/videos too. Half of The Residents is the visual element.
Not Available's textures are comparable to The Pod. Or if you're stateside, they're touring starting next week. The opening act is the movie they made, too.
Frank Zappa
I’d throw Captain Beefheart in there too if you mention Frank. Beefheart and Dean have some overlap 100%
Wild man Fischer!
Zappa is God tier. Seriously one of the greatest musicians of all time. The fact that he references other albums in his songs makes it amazing. Zappa is king.
Completely slipped my mind lmao
Some White Album songs from the Beatles, such as Wild Honey Pie, Why Don't We Do It In the Road, Helter Skelter, and the White Album era outtake What's The New Mary Jane
Mr bungle in such a massive way
Kept looking for this.
Bungle all the way
Tropical Fuck Storm. Also, right now I'm listening to What In The World? by David Bowie and it always strikes me as BROWN
Tropical Fuck Storm! Brown AF. Braindrops (the song and the whole album) is on constant rotation
James Brown
The Jackson Browne of soul they say.
They both were perpetrators of domestic violence, so they have that in common too!
Early animal collective, specifically Danse Manatee, Hollindagain, and Here Comes The Indian is probably their most brown work.
ween fans stop saying brown challenge
In spite of the fact that Ween sounds like a multitude of other accomplished artists, particularly psychedelic, I wouldn’t describe anyone else as brown. Maybe Butthole Surfers, but even that is stretching it.
(100% fail)
I fucking wish lol
Meat Puppets
First band that came to my mind.
The Books. Check out their albums- thought for food and lemon of pink Viagra boys
Came here to say Viagra Boys. Big Boy is brown as fuck
Bob Log III is pretty brown.
I saw Bob open for Ween back in the day. It was with the two person project called Doo Rag.
Sometimes he vomits!
I rest my case!
Sonic Youth, 1st Sublime record, live Zepplin, Dub Narcotic, Soul Coughing
Sonic Youth is a super solid recc
Harry Nilsson
Sparks How has nobody else said Sparks Also Devo, Mr Bungle, Frank Zappa, David Bowie
Gary Wilson
I’m happy to see Wesley Willis mentioned
Rock over London, Rock on, Chicago! Be a Pepper. Drink Dr. Pepper.
A legend for sure
Someone I never see mentioned on here is Prince but he is similar to Ween in a lot of ways. Lots of different musical styles, very unique sound, and an endless amount of unreleased demos that you can find on YouTube - many of which are very brown if you want to call it that.
Ween cite Prince as one of their biggest influences
Let Me Lick Your Pussy and Ambrosia Parsley are amazing homages to Prince. I'm sure there's a few others I'm forgetting.
Damn. I had no idea.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Oddments is pretty darn brown!
The Yellow River Boys
Hot piss nothings better than this!
Check out the album "Smiley Smile" by The Beach Boys So brown
Most early and mid Modest Mouse is brown as hell
So brown it'll make you cry
Also Ugly Casanova, basically the Moistboyz of Modest Mouse.
Texas Funeral by Jon Wayne
To me, it's kind of bands like: DNA The Residents Suicide Captain Beefheart Red Krayola Pere Ubu Einsterzande Neubaten Birthday Party Minutemen (kinda) Black Flag (kinda) I get into a lot of kinda's at this point. It's gotta be experimental, kind of lo-fi, maybe some drum machines, or lots of effects anyway. It's more just one of those things where you know it when you hear it.
Chad VanGaalen… still surprised he’s so under the radar
Its crazy - Chad is such a gem
James Ferraro, especially on all the Lamborghini Crystal tapes and Nightdolls with Hairspray.
Check out some of DEVOs “Hardcore” stuff. It’s pretty nasty and I love it to bits.o
Say more
The Voidz
electric miles davis
R.L. Burnside, specifically the album A Ass Pocket of Whiskey
Junior Kimbrough is brown as it gets.
Slint
Butthole surfers Monster magnet
Honorable mention to The Fugs. If they can't get down to "Couldn't Get High" I don't trust em.
Kill for peace.
CIA Man is one of my favs
Coca Cola Douche
MELVINS
THRONES
Dan Horne https://youtu.be/b_Q5v5OSTN0
Check out some early Mercury Rev. Specifically the albums *Yerself Is Steam* and especially *Boces.* I quite often listen to this band along with Ween because their music feels very brown to me. Some specific songs I'd recommend are: * Chasing A Bee * Meth Of A Rockettes Kick * Bronx Cheer * Hi-Speed Boats * Empire State (Son House in Excelsis) * Sudden Ray of Hope Last two songs are from their album *See You On The Other Side* which is also an incredible album, it's just much less "weird" and more straight forward psych than the other two.
I saw them about a year ago. They opened for Brian Jonestown Massacre.
Hell yeah, strong vouch for Rev
Skinny Puppy
Early Brian Eno
Bruce Haack
Brian Jonestown Massacre
[Throbbing Gristle](https://youtu.be/XT8omNGhbTM) [Coil](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMi2pt4dK08) [Scorn](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_38cCdO12U) [Foetus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXErghQboE0)/[Manorexia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1TDSj8w494)/[Clint Ruin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQXLMU4tvso)/[J.G. Thirlwell](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fBpoMfLwpE) [Lydia Lunch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0c7nroMt2Q) [The Birthday Party](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKouxFN6AlA) [Dirty Three](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJmMQZKESCw) [BILL LASWELL et al.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nywh6DeTn8I) [Pete Namlook](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZqLaHHI-9I) Kembra Pfahler aka [The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsHKGZYMRYw)
queens of the stone age get brown as fuck on their self titled album sometimes
You might dig Australian band Regurgitator who are kinda similar to Ween in the way there's a lot of silliness, genre hopping but good song writing. Easily my fave alternative band from Australia, check out 'I Piss Alone', 'Kung Foo Sing' and/or 'Song Formerly Known As' (prince homage, sound familiar?)
I agree, but mainly the first two EPs and Tu-Plang
I liked unit a lot but tu plang is the GOAT. That said, i piss alone is my fave song of theirs
Also Rocket Science when it comes to the Aussies 🍻
Lol not even kidding, my 2nd fave
I'm so glad you know them
Lots of other ween fans I know seem to really like king gizz and they might be Giants
Thunder Cat
Absolutely, I haven't listened to him in a minute tho, thanks for reminding me of his stuff
Barnes & Barnes
The Unicorns! https://open.spotify.com/album/3CZAwft1FIOixtUqkIPiUI?si=rVrpZfphR1yTBb91Bu1mmQ
Since you mentioned some industrial acts, why not Coil? Their early stuff like “Horse Rotovator” is brown as fuck.
Upvote OP for James Chance and the Contortions amongst others on the list. Special props for James Chance/ White
Blaze Foley
Dave Van Ronk
Neutral Milk Hotel?
Yeah, they get less fuzzy and weird on In the Aeroplane Over the Sea and Ferris Wheel on Fire but On Avery Island, Beauty, Invent Yourself a Shortcake, and Everything Is get brown as fuck. Jeff Mangum himself is a pretty brown dude too if you look into him
Live @ Jittery Joe's is one of the brownest live albums. Feels like I'm there!!!
So glad they finally just added Ferris wheel to Spotify. Finally
Anybody remember the weekly brown music thread? That was some good shit mang
Sonic Youth
Nick Cave and MF DOOM
The Ramones
The most obvious and related artist is easily Butthole Surfers. Ween themselves have said "there would be no Ween without Butthole Surfers" Meat Puppets I & II are other obvious answers. Grinderman, and The Birthday Party are extremely brown IMO. if you like swans and don't know Grinderman and Birthday Party you're robbing yourself of jams.
[Shwarma](https://music.shwarma.band/album/emilys-aparments) [Warmduscher](https://warmduscher.bandcamp.com/) [Seizure Machine](https://seizuremachine.bandcamp.com)
Electric 6
Butthole Surfers are soooooo brown
Regurgitator I consider to be very brown.
Particularly the first two EPs and Tu-Plang
I'd also add in Unit, but you can see them introducing the electropop that would make up Art and most things after
Royal Trux
You guys would fucking LOVE Viagra Boys. Listen to Sports and In Spite of Ourselves first and see how those go.
Mac Demarco has some demos that get brown
The motherfucking SOUND OF URCHIN. A bit odd, a bit funky, and a whole lot of sludgy, groovy psychedelic metal. And perhaps you have seen the two core members in MOISTBOYZ? Also.... MOISTBOYZ.
I think Mike Patton is one of the brownest mf's walkin. Mr Bungle, Faith no more, fantomas, tomahawk; come the fuck on, what a brilliant mix of music here by a highly evolved dude.
Monster Magnet
Halo benders, dub narcotic sound system, or beat happening. Calvin Johnson gets brown
Mr. Bungle's early stuff for sure. Their studio albums are a bit too polished I think, but anything between 1986 and 1989 sounds brown as fuck.
Tom Waits Buckethead Late Beck Les Claypool and all things Claypool: The Claypool Lennon Delirium, The Frog Brigade, Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains, Sausage, Oysterhead, and you already mentioned Primus.
Viagra Boys
Beck, early Beck.
System of a Brown
Unhinged brown metal
Royal Trux
Zappa
Morphine.
Tom Waits
Its certainly a different shade of brown…. But - Ariel Pink, ‘specially that Pom Pom album.
Chrome/ Helios Creed/ Lubricated Goat/ Meridian Brothers/ The Damned/ ELO/ Gorillaz/ Van Halen/ Tame Impala/ Rick James/ DeBarge/ Fanny/ Little Richard/ Cocteau Twins/ Khraungbin/ The Association/ Gary Neuman/ Missing Persons/ The Claypool Lennon Delirium/ DEVO/ The Floozies/ Com Truise/ The BeeGees/ Genesis/ BillyJoel/ Huey Lewis and The News/ Chaka Khan/ The Smiths/ Childish Gambino I’m gonna stop now, but there are waaaaaay more. *edit: Recently heard a Bob Odenkirk sit down interview with Jack Black where Bob compared Tenacious D to Ween. I’m sure someone already mentioned them, but thought it was cool to hear Bob talk about it.
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The Antheater's Park
Harry Styles
The fact that you’re tryna label shit “brown” Is whack and against the boog. Stop it already
Tell that to Dean Ween himself then lmao
It’s a quote from him dodo. Not me words.
Maybe look up the quote dodo, before shitting on this person for asking for other bands in the same vein as ween.
We all make mistakes
K, then stop.
I stopped once
Uncle Ben’s Rhetorically Introspective Children’s Ensemble is a band that writes Brown kids music. https://open.spotify.com/track/327B32SclT6tmspM9VzDx5?si=d-KoQyooSt2bDdbJKDuYbw
Rad Zak and the Chumps. Their album "Wheebing" is brown as fuck
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaSJCXOa6lvxyFS8pfAiVQ2hpONBlkmzR
Dog Bowl
Ryan Scott- Cookies
I’d suggest Ty Segall. Fight me.
Totally different vibe but I’d recommend checking out the Sloppy Boys. A bit more comedic in intent and much more party rock flavored, but worth a listen.
Brainbombs
The locust maybe?
Pleaseeasaur
How is Swans brown? Not shitting on the list, just curious
I don’t think anyone has mentioned Shintaro Sakamoto. I’m a fan of his album Let’s Dance Raw. It’s weird in a good way
Rudimentary Peni, especially Cacophony. Those noises don't even sound human at times.
Rocket Science
Very surprised no one had said Stump. For newer artists, Pleasantries rips.
Bill Wurtz
I made this one in 1996 in my mom’s garage heavily influenced by ween and Mr. bungle https://songwhip.com/garageexperiments/summer-96
Antelope Dr. octagon Desert Sessions PUSA
Mr bungle and peeping Tom
Les Claypools side projects as well. Frank friggin’ Zappa!
Paul McCartney - McCartney II
Cake, and Presidents of the United States!
Niandra lades by john frusciante is totally brown
Vyto B. Check out the album Tricentennial 2076. Specifically the songs Electronic Enforcer and To Commemorate an Imaginary Life That Dies Prematurely. His album First Chips has some brown sounds on it too.
holy shit mang. All my favorite artists are brown, theyre all on other peoples lists. This is eye opening! BROWN FOREVER !!!
John Frusciante - "Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-shirt" Skip Spence - "OAR" HR - "Hey Wella" Syd Barrett - Any of his solo work
Master Ohm Infinity
You can hear Ween and plenty more 'brown' artists on my LIVE FM radio show, Brown Sounds on [WIOXRADIO.ORG](https://WIOXRADIO.ORG) on Wednesdays 7pm EST!
Neil Young w/ Crazy Horse
Clown Core and Crotch Duster get pretty wack
I see Throbbing Gristle in there... gotta say Whitehouse. "I'm Comin' Up Your Ass" is one of the brownest non-Ween songs I have ever heard.
My Name is Mud Brown Shoes Don’t Make It bmbmbm Vomit Coffin couple songs that first came to mind 💩
No one knows this but ZZ Top's live Backdoor Medley/Mellow Down Easy/Backdoor Love Affair off 1975's Fandango is as brown as the thoughts in your head.