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Ween
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New Hope, Pennsylvania, United States (1984 – present)
Ween is a rock group formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania, United States when Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo Jr. met in a junior high school typing class. The pair became known as Gene and Dean Ween. Thousands of home recordings later, Ween collected a large underground fanbase despite being generally unknown in mainstream music circles aside from 1992 fluke hit “Push Th’ Little Daisies”.
Their earliest home recordings were anarchic and free-spirited, drawing on influences as far-reaching as Beatles, Queen, Prince, Butthole Surfers, The Residents and the lo-fi punk movement. Ween was often compared in their early years to other offbeat artists such as Frank Zappa and would always eschew such comparisons.
Ween was signed to Twin/Tone Records in 1989 and released their first album GodWeenSatan: The Oneness in the following year, a 26-track smorgasbord of wild eclecticism. 1991’s The Pod became a fast fan favorite, as the duo’s use of drum machines, pitch-tweaked guitars & vocals and drug-laced humor became a trademark part of their sound. The Pod, according to Ween-lore, was written under the influence of Scotchgard, but this was later refuted by Gene and Dean themselves as being “the most slime-bag thing we could think of.
Their earliest home recordings were anarchic and free-spirited, drawing on influences as far-reaching as Beatles, Queen, Prince, Butthole Surfers, The Residents and the lo-fi punk movement. Ween was often compared in their early years to other offbeat artists such as Frank Zappa and would always eschew such comparisons.
Ween was signed to Twin/Tone Records in 1989 and released their first album GodWeenSatan: The Oneness in the following year, a 26-track smorgasbord of wild eclecticism. 1991’s The Pod became a fast fan favorite, as the duo’s use of drum machines, pitch-tweaked guitars & vocals and drug-laced humor became a trademark part of their sound. The Pod, according to Ween-lore, was written under the influence of Scotchgard, but this was later refuted by Gene and Dean themselves as being “the most slime-bag thing we could think of.
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The Mollusk
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White Pepper
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La Cucaracha
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Nate999 wrote:
Love it. Love all of it...
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PrickOfTheGame wrote:
The boxset is 12 Golden Country Greats, The Mollusk and White Pepper, I'm assuming they are remastered or they are just a cash grab....
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i-phantom wrote:
What vinyl boxset?! New picture owns btw.
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schismism wrote:
pure guava is pure genius...pot induced genius that is
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PmF wrote:
Ween vinyl boxset just arrived to my house. The Mollusk sounds asto-fuckin-nishing.
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pinkeyeonmyleg wrote:
start by inhaling some whippits and then put The Stallion Part 3 on repeat for 8 hours
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liquidamerica wrote:
YOU FUCKING NAZI WHORE.
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smoothop327 wrote:
DONT SEEK THE BLOOD FROM THE PANTHER
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KennyWins wrote:
Ween, come to the UK immediately! I started with 12 Golden Country Greats and that got me hooked. Either that or C&C I would say.
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HolySteak wrote:
Start with either C&C or Mollusk. Godweensatan is still the best.
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freakydude91 wrote:
yay, let's all listen to my far far farrrrr less superior home recordings! http://www.last.fm/music/JellyPipe/The+JellyPipe+Experience%21 I recommend 'Love Long Gone' or 'Replacement Sermon'
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WillOtheWisp666 wrote:
mollusk, pure guava
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Neiges wrote:
What album should I begin with?
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pgee13 wrote:
I've been having a recurring dream that I am enrolled in a class on Ween but I haven't showed up in a couple weeks because I forgot about it.
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Flashstep wrote:
Ween never gets old. <3
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Cassafrasss wrote:
<3<3<3
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MissTheMoon wrote:
hello ween. XD
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whitejoee wrote:
Voodoo show was fire
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Cozfunkel wrote:
Chocolate & cheese not a top album?Hooray!
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Jim19 wrote:
I never get tired of this band because they have so many different styles
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mcnukem, aaronstant, calemusic and 51 other people added Ween to their libraries. 8 minutes ago
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Sebastian- wrote about Ween – GodWeenSatan: The Oneness in Top Albums Generator. September 2009
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Sebastian- wrote about Ween – Pure Guava in a deleted journal. September 2009
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