What makes an album good?

There are exceptions, but a music album is generally good if: It contains no filler – all songs are written from the heart without adding inferior songs just to make it an album (best to release an EP if there are only 6 good songs). It runs less than 40 minutes – too long an album gets stale after about 35 minutes.

What genre is Ween?

Alternative rock
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….

What does Brown mean Ween?

Gene and Dean first met in junior high school in 1984 and quickly got to work producing the zany and mangled pop of early records like 1991’s The Pod. Its twisted, loose sound is what the band and its fans describe as “brown,” a term with obscure origins that has come to mean pure, unpolished Ween-ness.

Who is the model on the cover of chocolate and cheese?

Ashley Savage – Chocolate and Cheese by Ween (1994) Somehow, that resulted in an eye-popping, pulse-pounding photo of model Ashley Savage bearing underboob and brandishing a title belt emblazoned with the band’s name and a crazy-mouthed mascot.

What is the deal with Ween?

To be a Weener means you get it, while most others do not. It means you don’t have a stick up your ass, and if you do, well you want it there. It means you are an open minded soul, or a judgmental prick, or a little bit of both.

Is Ween problematic?

The J Files: Ween By today’s standards, the lyrics are perhaps a little too problematic at times. In 2019, that can be tough to justify. This is a band who push boundaries more than just about any other band – often in insidious and wicked ways. Some people want to know where to start with Ween.

Did Ween break up again?

Officially, the band had “broken up.” Ween had split suddenly in 2012 after Aaron Freeman–a.k.a. Gene Ween–announced via an interview with Rolling Stone that he was “retiring Gene Ween,” and referred to his time with Ween as a “closed book.” As he explained, “It’s been a long time, 25 years.

Who was the girl on the firehouse album cover?

Re: Girl on Firehouse album cover Who is she? But the girl on the Slaughter album cover is Model Laurie Carr. Laurie Ann Carr is an American model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy’s Playmate of the Month in December, 1986.

How did the band Ween get their name?

It shouldn’t be a shock that “Ween” was a nonsensical name fabricated by the childhood friends while they were mates in an eighth grade typing class. Freeman recently released his debut solo album under his birth name of Aaron Freeman and plans to focus on his solo career in the future.

What is the most beautiful album ever made?

Most Beautiful Albums I’ve Ever Heard

What is the weirdest album Ween have ever made?

Ween’s second album proper, The Pod is as God damned brown as it gets. Fuelled by a severe case of mononucleosis contracted by both Gene and Dean Ween during the recording of the album, The Pod could possibly rival Mr. Bungle’s Disco Volante as the single weirdest album I’ve ever heard.

Is Ween’s 11th and to date latest album?

Ween’s 11th and to date latest album was released in 2007. Gene Ween has since referred to the album as “ a big piece of shit .” While it fares as Ween’s least satisfying album, it still has its highlights, and as an LP unto itself, it’s still quite enjoyable.

Is Ween’s “woman and man” the best song Ween have ever done?

On the other side of the coin though, “Woman and Man” is one of the best things Ween have ever done. With the exception of an unnecessarily long 2 minute intro, the song never outstays its 10 minute playing time with the band find themselves channelling a Led Zeppelin-esque instrumental frenzy, a la “ Achilles Last Stand .”

Is Ween’s white pepper the most accessible album they’ve ever released?

While it was Ween’s most accessible album by that point, it almost plays like a precursor for their next album Quebec; an LP which took the dimensions of White Pepper and enhanced them to another plateau.