Taking Sides: Ween vs. Redd Kross

I spent a weekend from hell at a friend's house whose CD player had a Ween album stuck in it. I didn't like them then and I don't like them now. Redd Kross, on the other hand, are fab.

"annete's got the hits" beats the whole of ween's output hands down. everything they did after that 1st album reverses the tables because after that they were shit.

Redd Kross. "Byrds and Fleas" and "Trance" got such a thrashing round mine back when they came out. Plus I got to meet them when they came to Melbourne and they were simply lovely.

Redd Kross, if for nothing else than the song "Linda Blair."

Equal love. In fact, they'd be great on a bill together.

Throughout most of the 80s and 90s, Redd Kross were my very favorite band. I think I've seen them live more than any other band, with the exception of the Cramps maybe. I worship them. I moved to LA partly so I could see them more often. And then they broke up. Fuckers.

I've only heard a few songs by Ween, they're good enough, but there's really no comparison. It's Redd Kross all the way.

the Kross - all the stuff i ever liked about music! now i remember!

Ween - I hate music.

LA gets a bad rap, everything from LA in retrospect is ALWAYS the coolest. 60s - compare the garage bands, Love, Seeds etc. to the hippie drivel from SF.

Been listening to We're Only In It for the Money lately, Mr. Q? :-) Mr. Zappa put paid to the "SF music is superior to LA music" myth ages ago. Still, LA has to answer fer the Eagles, Jackson Browne, Orange County ska ... that shit would make me want to listen to the Dead!

Redd Kross is one of my blind spots. Based on everything I've heard, I'm sure I'd like them loads if I heard them. Actually doing so didn't happen and now they're no more ... my bad.

I've spoken elsewhere about my love of Ween. But can't really judge fairly in this, can I? So I gotta go for regional loyalty -- LA 0, Philly 3; Iverson over Kobe, and all that ...

Red Kross' "Phaseshifter" surely (along w/ The Posies' "Frosting on the Beater") theeee lost classic LP from the "grunge" years? It makes me happy! Red Kross win!

Iverson over Kobe

Interesting, those recent championship banners currently not dangling from the rafters over there.