2003-09-21 | Ween

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Ween, Capital Metro Stage, 6:30 p.m.

Ween's Sunday set was as close to a predictable show that the quirky band from New Hope, Pa., is capable of playing — unless you count a ridiculously loud bass mix as far-out. Opening with "Buckingham Green" from their neglected masterpiece "The Mollusk," Gene and Dean Ween hit on all the crowd faves, from "Spinal Meningitis" to "Voodoo Lady" to "Can't Put My Finger On It," without really stirring the crowd. What most people don't know about Ween is that they want to be arena rock stars — and given the forum, in front of what looked to be at least 20,000 fans, they played up the obvious. But it's certain that the Saturday crowd at Stubb's got the real Ween experience.

Oh, but this group has a secret weapon, a song whose three word title can't be printed, though the first word is "You" and the last one is "Up." It's a rocker as hard as any, with blunt sentiments that would make die-hard punk rockers go "whoa." The band's hour was saved by this forceful finale and, for five minutes, the band became the rock stars and the audience reinforced that dream. — Michael Corcoran