Ween is an American rock band from New Hope, Pennsylvania, formed in 1984 by Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo, better known by their respective stage names, Gene and Dean Ween.
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23 Facts About Ween
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Ween self-released several cassette albums from their formation until 1989.
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Ween reformed in late 2015 and toured extensively with no stated plans to release new recorded material.
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Ween collaborated extensively with Andrew Weiss, who joined the band as a bassist in 1989 and produced five of their nine studio albums.
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Ween was a jock, and I was more of a trench-coat guy.
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Also in support of Pure Guava, Ween performed at MTV's Spring Break in Daytona Beach, FL as well as on The Jane Pratt Show.
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Ween performed "I Can't Put My Finger On It" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in January 1995.
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Ween turned to Nashville studio musicians and producer Ben Vaughn for the November 1995 recording of 12 Golden Country Greats which contained only ten tracks.
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In July 2000, Ween performed the White Pepper track "Exactly Where I'm At" on the Late Show with David Letterman.
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In November 2000, Ween contributed the song "Loop de Loop" for the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Your Shoe's Untied".
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SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg had contacted Ween and told them that The Mollusk was one of the show's biggest inspirations.
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Ween formed their own label in 2001, Chocodog Records, which oversaw the release of several self-produced live sets.
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Later, Ween released the first official Chocodog album, Live in Toronto.
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Ween recruited Vandals drummer Josh Freese to perform at these gigs as well as on the band's next album, Quebec.
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In 2005, Ween hit the studio to record better quality versions of previously unreleased songs for the compilation Shinola, Vol.
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In February 2006, Ween rented an old farmhouse and converted it into a working studio.
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La Cucaracha, which would prove to be Ween's final album, would later be called a "big piece of shit" by Freeman, adding, "I think the songs on it were good, or a bunch of songs, but overall that was a big clue Mickey and I were finito".
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Ween embarked on a brief West Coast tour at the beginning of 2011.
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Ween's vocals were off-key throughout the night, and he appeared to be heavily intoxicated.
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Ween is known for its far-reaching musical approach which takes influence from many different genres of music.
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Additionally, on rare occasions, Ween has jammed on Prince's "Kiss", placing it in the middle of "Voodoo Lady" during live performances.
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In concert, Ween has frequently covered songs by David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, Neil Young, Motorhead, Van Halen, The Doors, Frank Sinatra, and Billy Joel.
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