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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 Is Known For Their Irreverent Highly Eclectic Catalog Of Songs Inspired By Funk Soul Country Gospel Progressive 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. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Ween
Studio Albums Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Ween_Discography
GodWeenSatan The Oneness 1990 The Pod 1991 Pure Guava 1992 Chocolate And Cheese 1994 12 Golden Country Greats 1996 The Mollusk 1997 White Pepper 2000 Quebec 2003 La Cucaracha 2007
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: The Golden Eel
Ween - The Mollusk
"The Golden Eel" Was One Of The Earliest Songs Written In The Creative Process For The Mollusk. It Was Written By Gene Ween In The Fall Of 1995 Within The First Two Weeks Of The First Beach House Recording Sessions For The Album. The Song Is About An Actual Golden Eel That Gene's Roommate Had. The Line "sitting Alone In The Den Watching The Eel" Is A Literal Description Of The Activity Gene Was Doing When He Was Inspired To Write The Song. Dean Added "The Fact That We Were On Shrooms Or Liquid Kinda Goes Without Saying." Ween First Played "The Golden Eel" Live Several Times In The Spring Of 1996 As A Duo With DAT-Deck Accompaniment. Ween Debuted The Song With The Full Live Band On The Comedy Central Show Viva Variety In April Of 1997 Two Months Before The Release Of The Mollusk. Notably This Appearance Was Ween's Very First Live Performance With The Modern Lineup Including Dave Dreiwitz On Bass And Glenn McClelland On Keyboards. "The Golden Eel" Was Played Frequently On The Subsequent Mollusk Tour And Has Remained A Common Live Ween Song Ever Since. In Addition "The Golden Eel" Has Been Played Numerous Times Individually By Both Gene Ween Solo Acoustic And With The Gene Ween Band And Dean Ween With The Dean Ween Group .
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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 Is Known For Their Irreverent Highly Eclectic Catalog Of Songs Inspired By Funk Soul Country Gospel Progressive 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. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Ween
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"The Golden Eel" was one of the earliest songs written in the creative process for The Mollusk. It was written by Gene Ween in the fall of 1995 within the first two weeks of the first beach house recording sessions for the album. The song is about an actual golden eel that Gene's roommate had. The line "sitting alone in the den, watching the eel" is a literal description of the activity Gene was doing when he was inspired to write the song. Dean added, "The fact that we were on shrooms or liquid kinda goes without saying."
Ween first played "The Golden Eel" live several times in the spring of 1996 as a duo with DAT-deck accompaniment. Ween debuted the song with the full live band on the Comedy Central show Viva Variety in April of 1997, two months before the release of The Mollusk. Notably, this appearance was Ween's very first live performance with the modern lineup, including Dave Dreiwitz on bass and Glenn McClelland on keyboards. "The Golden Eel" was played frequently on the subsequent Mollusk tour, and has remained a common live Ween song ever since.
In addition, "The Golden Eel" has been played numerous times individually by both Gene Ween (solo acoustic and with the Gene Ween Band) and Dean Ween (with the Dean Ween Group). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.