Paintin' the Town Brown is a live compilation by American rock band Ween, released by Elektra Records on June 22, 1999.
Paintin' the Town Brown serves as a live retrospective for the group, a 2-CD set containing songs from Ween's first live shows (which were simply Dean, Gene, and a DAT deck) to Ween's tour in support of The Mollusk (though no songs from that particular album are featured).
This album was initially meant to be the first release on Ween's own record label Chocodog, but Elektra took the project away from the group and released it themselves. This would serve as part of the basis for Ween's departure from Elektra.
Track listing
Disc one
All tracks are written by Gene & Dean Ween, except where noted
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA (October 11, 1996)
3:08
8.
"Doctor Rock"
Melbourne, Australia 5/95
3:10
9.
"I Can't Put My Finger on It"
Oslo, Norway 12/97
8:48
10.
"Cover It with Gas and Set It on Fire"
Trenton, NJ '93
1:20
11.
"Awesome Sound"
Amsterdam, Holland 12/97
7:54
12.
"Tender Situation"
Leeuwarden, Holland 12/90
4:33
13.
"Mister, Would You Please Help My Pony?"
Oslo, Norway 12/97
3:56
14.
"I Saw Gener Cryin' in His Sleep"
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA (October 11, 1996)
2:15
15.
"Marble Tulip Juicy Tree"
Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA (April 30, 1996)
5:36
16.
"She Fucks Me"
9:30 Club, Washington, D.C. (October 28, 1996)
3:53
Total length:
1:07:17
Disc two
No.
Title
Source
Length
1.
"Poop Ship Destroyer"
The Blue Note, Columbia, MO (January 31, 1995)
26:07
2.
"Vallejo"
Huntridge Theater, Las Vegas, NV (November 14, 1994)
30:48
3.
"Puffy Cloud"
Los Angeles, CA 10/94 (unverified)
3:04
Total length:
59:39
Personnel
Dean Ween - guitar, vocals. Bass and drums on "Mushroom Festival In Hell," "Mountain Dew," "Bumblebee," "Ode To Rene," "Cover It With Gas And Set It On Fire," "Tender Situation," and "Marble Tulip Juicy Tree". Liner notes
Claude Coleman - drums on all tracks except "Mushroom Festival In Hell," "Mountain Dew," "Bumblebee," "Ode To Rene," "Cover It With Gas And Set It On Fire," "Tender Situation," and "Marble Tulip Juicy Tree"
Guests
Andrew Weiss - bass on "Doctor Rock," and Disc Two.
Dave Dreiwitz - bass on "Voodoo Lady," "I Can't Put My Finger On It," "Awesome Sound," and "Mister Would You Please Help My Pony?"
Glenn McClelland - keyboards on "Voodoo Lady," "I Can't Put My Finger On It," "Awesome Sound," and "Mister Would You Please Help My Pony?"
The Shits Creek Boys
(Heard on "Japanese Cowboy," "Mister Richard Smoker," "I Saw Gener Cryin' In His Sleep" and "She Fucks Me")
