Ween "Live at Stubbs Vol. 2" 2xLP Self Released (US)

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Track Listing:

A1 Exactly Where I'm At
A2 Booze Me Up And Get Me High
A3 Stroker Ace
A4 A Tear For Eddie
B1 Big Jilm
B2 Little Birdy
B3 Squelch The Weasel
B4 Sorry Charlie
B5 Wayne's Pet Youngin'
C1 Hot For Teacher
C2 Ice Castles
C3 She Wanted To Leave
C4 Put The Coke On My Dick
C5 Homo Rainbow
D1 Let Me Lick Your Pussy

Ween was an American band. They formed in 1984 in when central members Aaron Freeman () and Mickey Melchiondo () met in an eighth grade typing class. Ween has a large cult underground fanbase despite being less known in American . The band's style is eclectic, and while they could generally be referred to as , one of their defining tendencies has been experimentation with various styles incorporating a strong element of humor and absurdity. Both Gene and Dean are skilled multi-instrumentalists who overdubbed various instruments on their recordings, though they also record with the regular touring band. Gene is normally the lead vocalist and Dean the lead guitarist. Lead singer Freeman announced to on May 29, 2012 that he was "retiring Gene Ween", and a few days later, Ween's manager, Greg Frey, told fans on Facebook that Freeman had decided to "end his musical relationship with Ween," in order to "more fully explore and pursue his solo career".

Ween signed to in 1989 and released their first album . Produced by Andrew Weiss, it was made up of an eclectic 26 tracks.

The band released their second full-length album, , in 1991. Recorded on a four-track cassette recorder from January to October 1990, the album borrows its title from the apartment in which it was recorded. The duo's use of , pitch-tweaked guitars and vocals and drug-laced humor became a trademark part of their sound. The cover of The Pod was a parody of the cover of the 1975 album, , but with the head of Mean Ween (bassist Chris Williams) in place of Cohen's.

, the first of a series of releases on the label, featured their highest charting single, "" (1992) which gained them media and attention, as the video was a highlighted target on 's .

followed in 1994, featuring tracks influenced by 70s pop/rock and soul, such as "" and "Voodoo Lady," the latter of which appeared on the and soundtracks. The "Freedom of '76" music video was directed by . At this time, Ween began to expand their live and studio line-up, providing both a crisper production sound in the studio and an easier live setup (up until this time, Ween had been using to provide backings for their songs). Chocolate and Cheese was also produced by , who has gone on to produce the majority of Ween's albums and become the duo's primary collaborator in the studio.

Ween turned to for the recording of (1996) which only contained ten tracks. There are two theories regarding the title of the album. The first claim is that it refers to the dozen veteran musicians, known as The Shit Creek Boys, who played on the album. The second claim refers to the fact that the band did indeed record twelve songs during the demo sessions for the album. When it came time to record the actual album, the band chose not to use two of the songs but also decided not to change the album title. The two removed songs were titled "I Got No Darkside" and "So Long, Jerry". "So Long, Jerry", a tribute to the then recently deceased Jerry Garcia, was featured as a B-Side on the "Piss Up a Rope" single.

The nautically themed album followed in 1997. Some fans and critics consider the album to be a culmination of Ween's penchant for satire, deconstruction, and , including 1960's Brit-pop, , , and especially . In 2007, Melchiondo himself named The Mollusk his favorite among Ween's oeuvre.

The band's desire to pursue alternate forms of media led to the -only release (1999), presented by Dean for online download and free trade. released a live compilation titled in 1999.

This was followed by (2000), their -themed album and final studio set for Elektra. The track "" was made into a music video directed by the creators of , and . Shortly after the release of Ween started the Internet radio station WeenRadio, which was awarded third best Internet music site by .

Ween signed to in 2003 and released , their first studio set in three years. In 2004, they released , a DVD and CD set that compiled tracks from two energetic live performances.

In February 2006, Dean and Gene, along with their band, rented an old farmhouse and converted it into a working studio. After writing over 50 songs and recording rough versions through 2006, they picked through them and, with as producer, re-recorded album versions for what would become and the full-length which was released October 23, 2007 on .

Ween formed their own label in 2001, , which oversaw the release of several self-produced live sets. Paintin' the Town Brown, which was compiled and mastered by the band, was meant to be the first Chocodog release. According to Dean Ween, once the album was completed, Elektra realized the sales potential of the CD and denied Ween the right to release it through Chocodog. Later, Ween released the first official Chocodog album, (a live recording from the 1996 tour, in which Ween performed with Bobby Ogdin & The Shit Creek Boys). The limited-pressing CD, available exclusively through the band website, became an instant collector's item. Subsequent Chocodog releases ( and ) were produced in higher volumes to meet demand. In 2005, the label released , the first installment of a rarity compilation series, and announced plans to re-release the 1987 cassette tape by Gene, Synthetic Socks.

Co-founders Gene (left) and Dean (right) Ween in 2009

On September 21, 2008, Dean Ween announced on the official Ween website that they planned to release a CD-DVD combo before Christmas of that year. He stated, "This time we’re going to be going all the way back to the days when we were still a duo with a cassette deck in the early 90’s. It’s probably the brownest CD on the Chocodog label yet." That CD was titled At the Cat's Cradle and was recorded live at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, North Carolina on December 9, 1992. The duo emulated their early performances, using only a (DAT) player for their backing tracks. The package also included a DVD featuring some video of performances from the same era.

On March 10, 2009, Dean Ween announced on the official Ween website that he and Gene had started to rehearse once again. He added that fans should expect to see a "new look" Ween soon. A potential new album was most likely postponed, as no further news about it surfaced.

On February 3, 2010, Ween released a new song, "DC Won't Do You No Good", that became available through a .On July 28, 2010, the featured an with an interview with Dean Ween, in which it was stated that the band is due in the studio this winter to start work on its twelfth album.

On August 11, 2011, Dean quietly released a MP3-only collection of songs called , named after the band's original working title for Quebec, to friends on his page. In his comment, he stated the songs were all recorded between 2001 and 2003 while drummer Claude Coleman, Jr. was recovering from injuries sustained in a car accident, and that many of the tracks featured only himself and Gene. In addition to a handful of recordings that eventually made the album, the demos feature several alternate takes as well as a number of songs that have remained unreleased.

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