Saw a great piece of footage of Ween coming on stage at one of their recent gigs... Deaner walking on stage, then, to the cheers, stood infront of the mic, then both arms aloft like the guitar rock god he is Then this morning, I find out that he's recently released a 'solo' LP, by the Dean Wean Group, called 'The Deaner Album'. Released late last year. Meant to call the label today to ask a few things (not just 'is it really £35!?') but tomorrow I will (when the wife is out).And it's on youtube. Which is nice. Cracking album... don't let the first song fool you And if you're reading AlonsoAssassin... you'll enjoy Moistboyz too... start from Moistboyz 1 (Dean Ween's other band - very dark brown hardcore.)<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/dxAsW62BEG8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/dxAsW62BEG8</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/3pR_VsMmKso" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/3pR_VsMmKso</a>Yeah? Yeah. Thank fuck for Ween.
Amen. Love that chunky sweater, dog and cap look above. This is probably my favourite photo though:)
They're very good looking.La Cucaracha is my FUCKING go to album right now. Only thing that's bringing a smile to my face. That and Hodgson for Leicester which is frankly doing wonders.
It's a very underrated album.
The opener for Gene's real named solo LP... the first from Aaron Freeman in 'Free-Man'. A magical album. Really is very very good. The two were made in heaven.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/kvXxAGPOB4I" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/kvXxAGPOB4I</a>edit: It also has a truly favourite Ween song title... (For a While I Couldn't) Play My Guitar Like A Man. You know that's going to be good.
Did this band have a song on that South Park: Chef Aid album? that they released in about 98?
The makers of Southpark have a close relationship with Ween. They give eachother a little kiss every so often.
Deaner Rock Vol. 2, is the sophomore album from The Dean Ween Group, to be released worldwide March 9, 2018 by Schnitzel Records. Dean Ween – aka The Deaner – recorded the album at his dedicated studio facility in Lambertville, NJ, across the river from his native New Hope, PA. Here’s how the Deaner describes the genesis of this new body of work:“A lot has changed since I released my first ‘solo album’ a couple of years ago.“Since 1984, I dedicated my life to recording in all of my free time. Later on, after living with Aaron for a few years, I moved into an apartment with my girlfriend (who is now my wife; Hi baby!) She would get up at 5:30 am to go to work teaching and I would record all day while she was gone. When she came home I would stop. When she went to sleep I’d go over to Aaron’s place at Brookridge Farms and record all night with him, or Guy Heller, or Billy Fowler.“30 years later and I’ve found myself back at that same place, at a different address, with the best equipment money can buy. See, that’s the thing about being a musician (I dare not call myself an artist, although technically I guess I am). Anyway, success affords you better tools for your trade-money buys you time as well. There are no excuses when you have shit like Neve consoles and Neumann microphones, that shit is there to be used.“For 4 years now I have been in my studio recording all day and all night, every day and every night when I’m not on tour. A song-a-day sounds far-fetched I know… we usually average at least 2 per day. Sorting through all of this has become a task unto itself, I still haven’t caught up or begun to catalog everything I’ve done since 1984 so there is a log jam in the filing and archiving process.“This album is a snapshot of the fall of 2016–there have been a lot of tunes recorded before then and even more since then, but this is my second official solo album. These were written for this sole purpose and recorded with the entire lineup: the best band in the world, Ween — Claude Coleman Jr., Dave Dreiwitz, and Glenn McClelland, also the other best band in the world, the lineup of the DWG — Mike Dillon, Bill Fowler, Ray Kubian, Scott Rednor, and the other 50 members and usual suspects.“I’m pretty proud of this one; it represents the first time that I was able to take what we do onstage and put it on a record. 2017 is a strange time to be a musician, live music is really your main outlet for making a living. I never thought at this stage of my career that I would be putting in this much time on the road and in the studio, but I am, and I’m enjoying it more than I ever have. The only difference now is that my wife tells people that I “work nights” and even with all of that time I put in recording while she was at work or asleep, it’s nothing compared to the amount of time I spend now, and the music is way better for it.“Take a peak into a couple of months of that groove with this album, Deaner Rock 2. Every little thing I’ve ever learned is somewhere on here, somewhere. Maybe you can find a little piece of it that means as much to you as it does to me. There are many more albums like this one sitting on magnetic recording tape at my studio, but this is a glimpse of a couple months of writing and demo-ing, and about 2 weeks of tracking with the band.”
I've never really given that a proper listen. Time to rectify that!
Oh yes <a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/fELJJaqc_ko" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/fELJJaqc_ko</a>
YESSSSS!!!!!!!!±
Here’s our boys back on stage sounding as great as ever.Papa Gene Ween in particular just kills it in this show.https://youtu.be/AswTagSAlfc
OK... let's try again, hopefully this is that great live version of Big Jilm.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/NP8qm71nf3E?start=372" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/NP8qm71nf3E?start=372</a>My lover is pictured on the front row at the end there...
Ok, I’m halfway through the second Vegas show. Fuck me, what a band. They look like they’re having so much fun up there.If all they do from now on is play live, I’m very good with that.Just as long as I can see them soon!
