I saw them on the tour for that country album, and ... okay, you know a regular Ween crowd? Which is already like a Noah's Ark of different varieties of drug-addled weirdos? Add to that country weirdos. Seriously the strangest crowd I have ever stood in.
― oɔsıqɐu (nabisco), Thursday, 17 June 2010 23:47 (thirteen years ago) link
they're my favorite band. but la cucaracha was a huge letdown.
― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 18 June 2010 04:10 (thirteen years ago) link
no way. "woman and man" is their epic -- it's worth it just for that
― kamerad, Friday, 18 June 2010 04:22 (thirteen years ago) link
La Cucaracha was a huge comeback.
― dyaon't (sic), Friday, 18 June 2010 04:24 (thirteen years ago) link
broke up.
found out via el-p's twitter
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 21:53 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/aaron-freeman-closes-the-book-on-ween-20120529
no one cares
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 22:29 (eleven years ago) link
*drops bong*
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 22:30 (eleven years ago) link
I care, this is a huge bummer.
As a sidenote, has anyone heard that Aaron Freeman record of Rod McKuen covers? Wondered if that was worth checking out.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 22:32 (eleven years ago) link
I mean, it's sad in the same way hearing that a couple you were friends with but haven't talked to in over a decade broke up is sad. Honestly, though, if this is what Aaron Freeman needs to stay clean and sober, I couldn't be happier.
― Quiet Desperation, LLC (Deric W. Haircare), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 22:32 (eleven years ago) link
DWH otm. Sounds like he just needs to make the split to keep himself in a place where he can stay clean.
― Trey Imaginary Songz (WmC), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 22:41 (eleven years ago) link
xp otm
I'd love for them to make more albums as strong as latter-day shit like La Cucaracha & Quebec, but they had a great run & I'm perfectly comfortable with the (frankly incredible) range of material they've released over the past 20+ years. Their live shows were legendary & I will definitely miss those, but I have to imagine that this is the kind of 'breakup' which can easily be dusted off when for the occasional one-off or small tour whenever they get the urge.
― Carnage of PJ Soles (Pillbox), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 22:47 (eleven years ago) link
I don't know about this. It just seemed like an off-the-cuff remark and the journalist totally ran with it.
― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 22:54 (eleven years ago) link
Naw, there's plenty of "this is the end" type verbiage in the interview.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 22:55 (eleven years ago) link
"or what"
― some dude, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 22:56 (eleven years ago) link
I know, I know. I'm just in denial. (x-post)
― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 23:00 (eleven years ago) link
Can I just point out how many amazing headlines the author of that piece totally missed out on?
Aaron Freeman Cuts Ween ShortWeen: Aaron Freeman Pulls OutHappy Trails To Aaron Freeman's Ween
Although the headline isn't bad, as is.
― Quiet Desperation, LLC (Deric W. Haircare), Wednesday, 30 May 2012 00:07 (eleven years ago) link
Against Me Isn't The Only Band With A Lead Singer Who's Changing Names And Getting Rid Of Ween
― some dude, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 00:10 (eleven years ago) link
Sounds like Gener might've pulled a Frank Black: Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo Differ On Ween's Continued Performance
― Quiet Desperation, LLC (Deric W. Haircare), Wednesday, 30 May 2012 01:48 (eleven years ago) link
huge bummer.
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 02:12 (eleven years ago) link
Did Gene have a problem staying clean?
― calstars, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 02:56 (eleven years ago) link
amazing
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 30 May 2012 03:11 (eleven years ago) link
So nobody here heard Freeman's solo thing?
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 30 May 2012 03:12 (eleven years ago) link
oh yeah i started listening to it..
it's all covers of the guy who wrote "Seasons in the sun" (forgot his name) so it's not stuff written by Aaron or anything.. it's nothing exciting IMO and doesn't sound like Ween at all
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 03:23 (eleven years ago) link
Rod McKuen, whose name I know only from having shopped in small-town used book stores for books of poetry for over a decade, wherein he comprises 95 percent of the stock.
― Word of Wisdom Robots (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 30 May 2012 03:50 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, and touring seemed to often be a bad influence on him - Dean pulled a tour a few days in, five or six years ago, because it became immediately apparent that the road had inspired Gener to go from 0 to 70s rock star in nothing flat. He's talked about how his rehab program includes a sponsor to go on the solo tour and stay with him p much 24/7.
― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Wednesday, 30 May 2012 03:53 (eleven years ago) link
n/a you have no idea
can definitely understand this (if it's true) as Gene really seems to have lost control of himself lately. Regardless of what they said about La Cucaracha the fact pretty much remains that they have been pretty dormant and their recent releases don't have the same soul. I'm glad that Gene is soldiering on, hope Dean finds something to do as well (as he's really an excellent guitar player, I'd hate it if he hung it up) On the other hand I'm pretty sure they'll be back pretty soon
― frogbs, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 05:19 (eleven years ago) link
also the McKuen covers album really isn't that bad. Most of the source material is kind of hokey but Gene really does a great job with it. Like everyone else I'm just hoping he puts that kind of touch on his originals since the production is pretty good. More than anything I feel like this kind of thing is probably good for him and a gateway to whatever he chooses to do next. It's not really supposed to be great.
― frogbs, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 05:22 (eleven years ago) link
A lot of their early songs were great, but the humor was never funny. I pretty much lost interest around the time of The Mollusk & White Pepper. Still, it's sad to see such a unique band break up.
― TetrisAttack, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 05:24 (eleven years ago) link
I cannot even fathom losing interest around two of their greatest albums. That post boggles my mind, but I've learned that different people look for wildly different things from Ween.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 30 May 2012 14:06 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah the quadrilogy of Mollusk/White Pepper/quebec/Shinola is probably going to be their legacy. Such great material all around and the replay value on those has been surprisingly high. Even though Shinola isn't even a real album. This is really why La Cucaracha was such a disappointment - it's an okay album, but it just seemed like Ween were only getting better and better
― frogbs, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 15:26 (eleven years ago) link
TBH, although there's some good stuff in there, that particular quadrilogy barely registers with me. It's all about GodWeenSatan/The Pod/Pure Guava/Chocolate and Cheese in my world.
― Quiet Desperation, LLC (Deric W. Haircare), Wednesday, 30 May 2012 15:35 (eleven years ago) link
ftr rod mckuen >>>>>>> all ween
― Impetuous hybrid (Matt P), Wednesday, 30 May 2012 15:40 (eleven years ago) link
it's time.... to troll
― Impetuous hybrid (Matt P), Wednesday, 30 May 2012 15:41 (eleven years ago) link
Just posted on his Facebook:
"In order to more fully explore and pursue my solo career, I've decided to end my musical relationship with Ween. I want to personally thank each and every fan for all their love and support through the years."
― Morrissey & Clunes: The Severed Alliance (PaulTMA), Thursday, 31 May 2012 01:25 (eleven years ago) link
beneath all this "exploratory committee" horseshit, you know it's acrimonious
― Poliopolice, Thursday, 31 May 2012 01:35 (eleven years ago) link
i dunno i can believe that dude just decided on his own and started telling the press without even talking to the other guy and is just trying to be all "i don't want to fight about it, i'm done"
― some dude, Thursday, 31 May 2012 01:41 (eleven years ago) link
It feels to me like Freeman's thinking is "gotta kill Gene before Gene kills me."
― Trey Imaginary Songz (WmC), Thursday, 31 May 2012 01:55 (eleven years ago) link
he has to take a sponsor on tour with him jeez.
― piscesx, Thursday, 7 June 2012 00:49 (eleven years ago) link
just think of the master
― calstars, Thursday, 7 June 2012 01:04 (eleven years ago) link
Don't crest the weasel
― calstars, Thursday, 7 June 2012 13:20 (eleven years ago) link
Ween: homophobic?
― 3×5, Thursday, 7 June 2012 15:37 (eleven years ago) link
News about Dean's forthcoming fishing show with Les Claypool and produced by Parker/Stone
http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/01/mickey_melchiondo_of_ween_sets.html
But also this (given Sandy's impact):
"Holgate was my refuge," says Melchiondo, who commutes to fish in Jersey from New Hope, Pa., where he lives with his wife and son. "My parents had a house in Holgate. My father built it. He bought a little sugar shack, and he tore the roof off and built onto it. My sister and I bought a trailer and that was our place until we sold it a year and a half ago."Now, it's piled up like a Lionel train. The house where Ween recorded, it's like 20 feet in the air now. It was built on stilts and all the sand eroded under it. I've seen pictures. I don't want to see it in person."
"Now, it's piled up like a Lionel train. The house where Ween recorded, it's like 20 feet in the air now. It was built on stilts and all the sand eroded under it. I've seen pictures. I don't want to see it in person."
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 25 January 2013 16:23 (eleven years ago) link
Also:
Melchiondo hopes his fishing show will be an eye-opener for TV audiences who associate the Shore with a lifestyle centered on nightclubbing, rather than angling and boating. For him, Belmar is a place of serenity."I go alone and I don't do anything alone, except fishing and Shore-related stuff," says Melchiondo, who has a solo album in the works, as well as a new release from his experimental hard rock band, the Moistboyz.
"I go alone and I don't do anything alone, except fishing and Shore-related stuff," says Melchiondo, who has a solo album in the works, as well as a new release from his experimental hard rock band, the Moistboyz.
I am all about new Moistboyz.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 25 January 2013 16:24 (eleven years ago) link
dean's website askdeaner.com is surprisingly entertaining
― frogbs, Friday, 25 January 2013 16:38 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/ween-explain-boognish-show-off-new-hope-in-rarely-circulated-clip-from-1987s-the-ween-movie/
― reggie (qualmsley), Sunday, 27 October 2013 11:20 (ten years ago) link
boognish explained
― I can't keep up, I can't keep up, I can't keep up (calstars), Sunday, 27 October 2013 17:47 (ten years ago) link
turning fire to steam?http://aaronfreeman.bandcamp.com/
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 15 November 2013 19:02 (ten years ago) link
I only know Voodoo Lady, is it representative of them?
― OutdoorFish, Friday, 15 November 2013 19:21 (ten years ago) link
there's no real representative ween song, like there's no representative steely dan song
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 15 November 2013 19:41 (ten years ago) link