Ween

Earlier this week I went to see a band called Ween at the Orpheum Theater in Boston. Now the interesting thing about this group is that it was started by a pair of childhood friends who go by the monikers of Gene and Dean Ween....not their real names though. They have been around a while and actually got their start in a little town called New Hope, PA. For all those in the know about the Lehmann history, Jules and I lived in Lambertville, NJ for a while and right across the Delaware River was......you guessed it, New Hope. Now I never actually saw the whole band play in New Hope (something about Gene being in rehab) but I did get to see Dean Ween play in a little bar with about 75 other people. Pretty cool since he absolutely goes to town on the guitar.

I hadn't really listened to their music in a while but I always heard that they put on a good show so I forked over my cash to Ticketbastard (an $11 "convenience" charge...c'mon!?!) and went to see what they were all about. It being a school night, Jules couldn't come with but I think she was fine with that anyway. Now Ween is know for playing all genres of music and tonight was no exception. They played some country tunes (Piss Up a Rope, Help Me Scrape the Mucus Off My Brain), some metal rock tunes (Dr. Rock, Stroker Ace) and some good 'ole psychedelic rock tunes (Buckingham Green, Spinal Meningitis). In all, it was a real solid show, not too crowded and the fans were amped. They have a new album out and they also played some tunes off that, although my favorites of the night were Zoloft and Voodoo Lady. I would highly recommend catching a show by them sometime if you are under 35 or have a hankering for some good rock n' roll and silliness (as you can tell by the song names).