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Ween (1984-2012)

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So, one of Pennsylvania's own… Aaron Freeman , better known as Gene Ween of the perpetually strange and very dynamic duo Ween , announced today at Rolling Stone that the band is no more .  Formed in 1984, both Gene and cohort Mickey Melchiondo , or Dean Ween , crafted some of the most deranged, trippy and ridiculous albums to ever gain an ear, venturing in a multitude of styles both brilliantly parodic and truly inventive. For years, thanks to what I still consider to be the atrocity that is "Push th' Little Daisies," (yeah, I still don't like that song), Ween was not on my radar.  Shortsighted on my part, because once The Mollusk and Quebec reached my ears, (thanks, Chris), I wanted to hear little else.  I know the album that critics readily point out is Chocolate and Cheese , which I enjoy very much, but I consider The Mollusk and Quebec two pinnacle albums from the band's canon.  Quebec , especially, is fascinatingly dark, the smooth jazz and Ca...