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Ween

American rock band

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.

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Ween

what: a band
from: New Hope
since: 1984
until: 2024
on the air here: 0 songs
still after: 2 songs

File card: Ween

members: Andrew Weiss

formed in: New Hope

labels: Elektra, Flying Nun Records

genres: alternative rock, lo-fi music, psychedelic rock

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Early years (1984–1989)

Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in a junior high school typing class in 1984. Freeman recalled, "We didn't like each other. He was a jock, and I was more of a trench-coat guy. But we sat next to each other in typing class and both realized we were into music." The name Ween was a word made up by the duo, a combination of the words wuss and penis. Their earliest home recordings were drug-fueled and free-spirited; Melchiondo would later say about this era, "the music was designed to be obnoxious".

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Style and influences

Ween is known for its far-reaching musical approach, which is influenced by many different genres of music. This style has been termed alternative rock and experimental rock by critics and journalists. Melchiondo once stated, "Each of us had different things in our record collections that the other one didn't have. Aaron's dad had a lot of psychedelic records, I was really into punk rock, and we would just turn each other on to music." Freeman remarked in 2011, "I think when Ween formed I was really into the synthesizer new wave thing of the mid-'80s and Mickey was more into the punk rock thing".

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Alternative rock duo from New Hope, PA, U.S.A. Active from 1984 until 2012, and returning from a hiatus in 2015. Halted activity in August 2024 for another hiatus. The core members of Ween are: Aaron Freeman Mickey Melchiondo Claude Coleman Glenn McClelland Dave Dreiwitz Also known as: Weeeeeeen, Weem From Discogs (free to use). Their entry