Ween is an experimental alternative rock duo formed in New Hope, Pennsylvania in
1984. Founded by singer / guitarist Gene Ween (real name: Aaron Freeman) and
Dean Ween (real name: Michael Melchiondo, Jr.), the two formed the band while
still in high school. They began recording punk-influenced music on digital
audio tapes (DAT) and released several cassette-only releases from 1984 until
1989. They began to play live using recordings from those DAT tapes as their
‘backing band.’ After seeing them live, Twin/Tone Records signed them and they
released their first album, GodWeenSatan...