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Severian 06.06.2012 05:07 PM

Ween is no More
 
Ween has broken up.

Actually, this happened several days ago. I've been mourning them in silence, but they desere a public wake. Let us share our Ween memories. A near-virtuosic band that chose fun over brooding artistic Corgan-ism.

RIP.

Genteel Death 06.06.2012 05:19 PM

My memories of them: They were SHIT.

peelslowly 06.06.2012 05:24 PM

nothing lasts forever not even weeeeen

Pookie 06.06.2012 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Genteel Death
My memories of them: They were SHIT.

 

Count Mecha 06.06.2012 06:49 PM

Never would've thought those guys would've broken up. Even Deaner was surprised by the news. Such a bummer. Fantastic band.

Severian 06.06.2012 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foreverasskiss
haha. i told you there were no Ween fans here. i like em, don't love em. i've never been around a bigger group of assholes like the time i saw them live, but Ween were great. very loud and mean.

amazing shit band.
The Pod and Pure Guava are...:)



Yes, they were surprisingly loud in concert. I know they had a lot of asshole fans, but so do most bands. I saw them play some smaller shows, and those weren't as bad. Their music was rare in that it was awesome even when it was kind of bad, and their ridiculous songs were often also brilliant.

EVOLghost 06.06.2012 07:52 PM

I listened to their set getting drunk just outside the fence of lollapalooza last year.

Dr. Eugene Felikson 06.06.2012 08:07 PM

Ween was awesome. This sucks.

SONIC GAIL 06.06.2012 08:24 PM

This is the worst break up since Kim & Thurston!!! I have so many awesome highschool memories of Chocolate and cheese!! They played nearby last year and I did not go!"!!!!!!!!! DAMN!!!!!!!

SONIC GAIL 06.06.2012 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foreverasskiss
haha. i told you there were no Ween fans here. i like em, don't love em. i've never been around a bigger group of assholes like the time i saw them live, but Ween were great. very loud and mean.

amazing shit band.
The Pod and Pure Guava are...:)

WRONG!!!! #1 fl fan here. I am as obsessed with Ween's music as sy. I love the blatant satire and they did learn to be brilliant musicians. They can immitate any genre accuratly.

SONIC GAIL 06.06.2012 09:02 PM

Nice research:) That thread was awhile ago. I used to post much more. I have a job where I actually have to work now and a smart ass IT guy. xo

SONIC GAIL 06.06.2012 09:24 PM

The argus is a musical masterpiece!! The first time I heard it I got goose bumps. Sarah yes!!!

Baby Bitch

SONIC GAIL 06.06.2012 09:25 PM

God weensatan is the best album i ever tripped to.

SONIC GAIL 06.06.2012 09:38 PM

Badd ass!

And who can forget the spounge bob tie your shoe song

LifeDistortion 06.06.2012 09:39 PM

Ween are Pushing Little Daisies

ann ashtray 06.06.2012 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Genteel Death
My memories of them: They were SHIT.



this.

TheMadcapLaughs 06.06.2012 11:31 PM

where'd the ween go?

Count Mecha 06.07.2012 12:14 AM

I don't know.

Severian 06.07.2012 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foreverasskiss
:) well, i did check a Ween thread here and did see you and NR were fans but nobody else. or at least most of the regulars here.


Hopefully Noisefield doesn't read this. I briefly glanced through Ween references before making this thread, and she made the last one.

The woman is a Ween obsessive.

E. Noisefield 06.07.2012 08:54 PM

Yeah, don't forget about me!!!!!!!!! ;)

This is totally heartbreaking. Another all-time favorite band ever, dead in the '10s. This is suck ass!! I'm really bummed- another band that I thought I could count on forever, however unreasonable that may be, suddenly gone. Fuck

TheMadcapLaughs 06.07.2012 11:42 PM

where'd the mutherfuckin' ween go???

EVOLghost 06.08.2012 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E. Noisefield
Yeah, don't forget about me!!!!!!!!! ;)

This is totally heartbreaking. Another all-time favorite band ever, dead in the '10s. This is suck ass!! I'm really bummed- another band that I thought I could count on forever, however unreasonable that may be, suddenly gone. Fuck



Fucki'n world is ending maaan.

Genteel Death 06.08.2012 03:54 AM

I wouldn't even be able to type this, such is the unparalleled pain the news of their split caused me, if my hands weren't being lifted by cranes I keep hidden under my bed.

louder 06.08.2012 03:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E. Noisefield
Yeah, don't forget about me!!!!!!!!! ;)

This is totally heartbreaking. Another all-time favorite band ever, dead in the '10s. This is suck ass!! I'm really bummed- another band that I thought I could count on forever, however unreasonable that may be, suddenly gone. Fuck

woah, really? "Ween" are gone?.. did they ever exist?

Severian 06.08.2012 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by louder
woah, really? "Ween" are gone?.. did they ever exist?


http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ween

So I looked into this, and it turns out that they did. But you had me scared there for a second.

truncated 06.10.2012 02:33 PM

They stood out to me as being utterly unremarkably eccentric. They were almost funny until, well, they weren't. Were they satirical? Tongue-in-cheek? Underappreciated ecclectics? Or simply shit? Oh, the endless debate of art.

Good riddance.

noisereductions 06.10.2012 04:23 PM

sucks. But I thought it was coming. Had been so quiet from them the last few years.

tesla69 06.14.2012 09:01 AM

GodWeenSatan: The Oneness is still a pretty great rock album, and their cover of Captain Fantasy is perfect. They kind of lost me after the 3rd record..

Pookie 06.14.2012 09:52 AM

Shouldn't it be Ween ARE no more?

Genteel Death 06.14.2012 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pookie
Shouldn't it be Ween ARE no more?

 

Genteel Death 06.14.2012 10:08 AM

The more I think about it the more I don't remember ever meeting a person who liked or disliked Ween or even mentioned their name, good band or not. The same is true for They Might Be Giants.

Genteel Death 06.14.2012 10:14 AM

By the way, They Might Be Giants are shit too, in case you were wondering what I thought about them.

demonrail666 06.14.2012 10:29 AM

For years I got Ween confused with Bongwater. I've no idea how except I don't like either.

E. Noisefield 06.14.2012 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pookie
Shouldn't it be Ween ARE no more?



No, it's is. "Ween" is the name of a collective, true, but the word itself is singular. It's a collective noun, so you say is/was instead of are/were.

Many people get this wrong, or trick themselves into thinking it's the other way around, but "Ween is/was a '90s alternative rock band" (for example) is the proper way, though I admit it doesn't quite sound right in some cases.

If you're talking about a band name that is a plural noun, such as "The Beatles," you would say "The Beatles are/were a rock and roll band." But for bands like Ween, Nirvana, Led Zep, and Sonic Youth, the band names are collective singular nouns.

... I think? :confused: ;)

Genteel Death 06.14.2012 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by demonrail666
For years I got Ween confused with Bongwater. I've no idea how except I don't like either.


It's been years that I haven't heard a Bongwater song and forgot what they sound like. Is this a sign that I finally reached mental bliss or I'm simply unaware of dementia seeping in?


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