BIOGRAPHY
Ween formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania, when Aaron Freeman (Gene Ween) and Mickey Melchiondo (Dean Ween) began self-releasing cassette albums before issuing three lo-fi records, GodWeenSatan: The Oneness, The Pod, and Pure Guava, the latter landing them a deal with Elektra Records and a hit single in 'Push th' Little Daisies.' Four more polished Elektra albums followed, including Chocolate and Cheese and The Mollusk, before a move to Sanctuary Records produced 2003's Quebec, their first record to reach the Billboard Top 100. Freeman left the band in 2012 to address substance abuse; Ween reunited in 2015 for touring before entering an indefinite hiatus in 2024 tied to Melchiondo's mental health. Across four decades, the duo moved through funk, psychedelia, country, gospel, prog, and punk without repeating themselves.