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Ween
Ween grew out of the friendship of two New Hope, Pennsylvania kids, Gene and Dean Ween, who started recording strange, funny songs on cheap equipment in the mid-1980s and never really stopped following their instincts. They could be crude one minute and genuinely beautiful the next, hopping from fuzzed-out homemade rock to Nashville country to hushed ballads, and that anything-goes spirit won them a devoted following and echoes in plenty of later indie acts.
Start here
The Mollusk (1997). It catches both sides of the band at their sharpest: lovingly crafted pop on "Ocean Man" and the title track, right next to the warped humour of "Mutilated Lips" and "The Blarney Stone." If you only hear one Ween record, this is the one that makes the whole thing click.
Biography
Ween is an American rock band from New Hope, Pennsylvania, that was formed in 1984 by Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo, better known by their respective stage names Gene Ween and Dean Ween, who are the band's sole constant members. Generally categorized as an alternative rock band, they are known for their irreverent, highly eclectic catalog of songs inspired by funk, psychedelia, soul, country, gospel, prog, R&B, heavy metal, and punk rock.
Ween self-released several cassette albums from their formation until 1989, after which they officially released three lo-fi albums: GodWeenSatan: The Oneness (1990), The Pod (1991), and Pure Guava (1992). For Pure Guava, the band signed with major label Elektra Records. The album spawned the single "Push th' Little Daisies", which was a chart hit in Australia and the United States. Under Elektra, the band released five professionally recorded albums: Chocolate and Cheese (1994), 12 Golden Country Greats (1996), The Mollusk (1997), and White Pepper (2000). They later returned to independent labels for the albums Quebec (2003) and La Cucaracha (2007). Freeman quit the band in 2012 citing a need to treat his alcohol and drug abuse.
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Studio albums
Discography
Official studio albums and EPs.
- 2026Golden WastesEP
- 2007La CucarachaAlbum
- 2007The Friends EPEP
- 2003QuebecAlbum
- 2000White PepperAlbum
- 1997The MolluskAlbum
- 199612 Golden Country GreatsAlbum
- 1994Chocolate and CheeseAlbum
- 1993Push th’ Little DaisiesEP
- 1992Pure GuavaAlbum
- 1991The PodAlbum
- 1990God Ween Satan: The OnenessAlbum
- 1987Erica Peterson’s Flaming Crib DeathAlbum
- 1987Ween II (Axis: Bold as Boognish)Album
- 1986The Crucial Squeegie LipAlbum
- 1986Fred and EdgarAlbum
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