Chocolate and Cheese
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| Chocolate and Cheese | ||
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| Studio album by Ween | ||
| Released | September 27, 1994 | |
| Recorded | 1994 | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 54:47 | |
| Label | Elektra | |
| Producer(s) | Andrew Weiss | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Ween chronology | ||
| Pure Guava (1992) |
Chocolate and Cheese (1994) |
12 Golden Country Greats (1996) |
Chocolate and Cheese was Ween's fourth studio album, originally released by Elektra Records in 1994. It was the first Ween album to eschew the four-track recordings of their first three albums and utilize a professional recording studio. However, most of the instruments were still played by Dean and Gene Ween, including their drum machine. The album is dedicated to comedian John Candy, who died while Ween was putting the album together. A Tear for Eddie was dedicated to to the funk/psychedelic guitar pioneer Eddie Hazel, who died December 23, 1992.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Take Me Away" - 3:01
- "Spinal Meningitis (Got Me Down)" - 2:53
- "Freedom of '76" - 2:51
- "I Can't Put My Finger on It" - 2:48
- "A Tear for Eddie" - 4:50
- "Roses are Free" - 4:35
- "Baby Bitch" - 3:04
- "Mister Would You Please Help My Pony?" - 2:55
- "Drifter in the Dark" - 2:32
- "Voodoo Lady" - 3:48
- "Joppa Road" - 3:03
- "Candi" - 4:03
- "Buenos Tardes Amigo" - 7:07
- "The H.I.V. Song" - 2:10
- "What Deaner Was Talkin' About" - 2:00
- "Don't Shit Where You Eat" - 3:20
[edit] Singles
"Freedom of '76" was released as a single by Flying Nun Records, and featured the tracks "Now I'm Freaking Out" and "Pollo Asado".
"Voodoo Lady" was released as a single on Flying Nun Records (as a 7") and White Records (as a CD), and included the tracks "Buenos Tardes Amigo," "There's a Pig" (CD version only), and "Vallejo" (CD version only).
[edit] Personnel
Dean Ween - Guitar, Vocals
Gene Ween - Vocals
Greg Frey - Engineer
Howie Weinberg - Mastering
Andrew Weiss - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Kirk Miller - Live Sound
Danny Clinch - Photography
John Kuezala - Photography
Reiner Design Consultants - Design
Patricia Frey Stephan
Mean Ween
Claude Coleman
Scott Lowe
[edit] Charts
[edit] Album
1994 Chocolate and Cheese Heatseekers No. 10
[edit] Singles
1994 Voodoo Lady Modern Rock Tracks No. 32
[edit] Miscellanea
- The Ween boys say they never got to meet the attractive cover model.
- The song "Voodoo Lady" can be heard in the film Road Trip and also in Dude, Where's My Car?.
- "Roses Are Free" was played several times by Phish notably as a 35 minute jam during the "Millenium Bash" in the wee hours of the morning on January 1st 2000.
- "Buenas Tardes Amigo" features in the German movies Lammbock and Herr Lehmann.
- CKY guitarist (and dedicated Ween fan) Chad Ginsburg appeared in the "Freedom of '76" video as an extra shouting at Gene and Dean after they stole the Liberty Bell. According to Chad he was screaming "You stole my song!" due to the similarities of his song (Rudy + Blitz "Loaf") and Ween's "Spinal Meningitis."
