Cover Song of the Week - Gin & Juice by the Gourds (NOT WEEN)

Back in '93, like many of my suburban brethren, I was first exposed to the more vulgar side of rap with Snoop Doggy Dog. There were some kids from my school that were listening to rap all the way back to the Dre & Ed Lover days on Yo MTV raps, but the closest I was exposed was more PG rated stuff with the Fresh Prince, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Snow, Vanilla Ice, House of Pain, and LL Cool J. You could count 2 Live Crew, but I had only heard the tuned down 'Banned in the USA. Unfortunately, I was totally oblivious to Public Enemy, Tribe Called Quest, or De La Soul. Thankfully, the top 40 based radio, just couldn't hold back the popularity of one Calvin Broadus a.k.a. Snoop Doggy Dogg!

'Gin & Juice' live by Snoop Doggy Dog EXPLICIT

After college, I stumbled on what I believed (based on some irreverent or shrewd naming by the source) was an excellent cover by Ween. This superb country/blue grass version was actually the obscure band The Gourds.

The Gourds covering 'Gin & Juice'

The Gourds first placed 'Gin & Juice' on their 2001 album Shinebox. It was also featured live disc, 2004's The Gourds Live At Bluebird Theater 06/18/03. This of course was originally only available through emusic.com, but has since been released on Amazon.com as well

For more info:
A good read can be had @ Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gourds

Enjoy:

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