Ween - Chocolate and Cheese (1994)

Ween - Chocolate and Cheese (1994)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "Take Me Away"   3:01

2. "Spinal Meningitis (Got Me Down)"   2:53

3. "Freedom of '76"   2:51

4. "I Can't Put My Finger on It"   2:48

5. "A Tear for Eddie" (instrumental)   4:50

6. "Roses Are Free"   4:35

7. "Baby Bitch"   3:04

8. "Mister, Would You Please Help My Pony?"   2:55

9. "Drifter in the Dark"   2:32

10. "Voodoo Lady"   3:48

11. "Joppa Road"   3:03

12. "Candi"   4:03

13. "Buenas Tardes Amigo"   7:07

14. "The HIV Song"   2:10

15. "What Deaner Was Talkin' About"   2:00

16. "Don't Shit Where You Eat"   3:20

Total length:   55:00

 

Ween Band Members / Musicians

Dean Ween – guitar, vocals, drums

Gene Ween – vocals

Claude Coleman Jr. – drums

Mean Ween – bass

Greg Frey – engineer

Howie Weinberg – mastering

Andrew Weiss – producer, engineer, mixing

Kirk Miller – live sound

Ashley Savage – model

Danny Clinch – photography

John Kuczala – photography

Reiner Design Consultants – design

Patricia Frey – drums

Scott Lowe – programming

Stephan Said – Spanish guitar

Chocolate and Cheese is the 4th studio album by the American rock band Ween, originally released by Elektra Records in 1994. It was the first Ween album to be recorded in a professional studio, in contrast to the crude four-track home recordings of The Pod and Pure Guava. However, most of the instruments were still played by Dean and Gene Ween, including their drum machine.

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. Generally categorized as an alternative rock band, the band are known for their irreverent, highly eclectic catalog of songs inspired by funk, soul, country, gospel, prog, psychedelia, R&B, heavy metal, and punk rock.

Ween self-released several cassette albums from their formation until 1989. Afterward, they put out three officially-released lo-fi albums: GodWeenSatan: The Oneness (1990); The Pod (1991); and Pure Guava (1992). For Pure Guava, the band signed with major label Elektra Records. The album spawned the single "Push th' Little Daisies", which was a chart hit in Australia and the United States. Under Elektra, the band released four professionally-recorded albums: Chocolate and Cheese (1994); 12 Golden Country Greats (1996); The Mollusk (1997); and White Pepper (2000). They later returned to independent labels for their albums Quebec (2003) and La Cucaracha (2007). After a 28-year run, Freeman quit the band in 2012, citing the need to focus on his alcohol and drug addiction issues. Ween reformed in late 2015 and toured extensively with no stated plans to release new recorded material.

For their first ten years of existence, Ween performed live as a duo backed by a Digital Audio Tape. With the release of Chocolate and Cheese, they expanded to a four-piece act, later adding a fifth member as well. Their live members include Claude Coleman Jr., Dave Dreiwitz, and Glenn McClelland. Ween also collaborated extensively with Andrew Weiss, who joined the band as a bassist in 1989 and also produced five of their nine studio albums. Despite never receiving much mainstream recognition, Ween developed a large, devoted cult following and garnered critical acclaim.

Ween Band Members / Musicians

Dean Ween (Mickey Melchiondo) – lead and rhythm guitar, backing and lead vocals, etc. (1984–2012, 2015–present)

Gene Ween (Aaron Freeman) – lead and backing vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, etc. (1984–2012, 2015–present)

Dave Dreiwitz – bass (1997–2012, 2015–present)

Claude Coleman Jr. – drums (1994–2012, 2015–present)

Glenn McClelland – keyboards (1994–2000, 2002–2012, 2015–present)

Andrew Weiss – producer (1989–2007), bass, etc. (1989–1997)

Ween Discography Full

1990 GodWeenSatan: The Oneness

1991 The Pod

1992 Pure Guava

1994 Chocolate and Cheese

1996 12 Golden Country Greats

1997 The Mollusk

2000 White Pepper

2003 Quebec

2007 La Cucaracha