Ween's Chocolate and Cheese (33 1/3) Vital Remains questioning the very idea of

questioning the very idea of a self

produced by Louis Oliveira and Ray Gilberts with arrangements by the very talented Emir Deodato

It is an omnivorous record-you can hear glimmers of Aimee Mann

- The Compton

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Ween's Chocolate and Cheese (33 1/3) Vital Remains questioning the very idea ofWeen now seems like a permanent fixture on the pop cultural landscape, but when the band first hit MTV in the early '90s, their longevity wasn't so secure. Nearly two decades on, though, Aaron "Gene Ween" Freeman and Mickey "Dean Ween" Melchiondo preside over one of the most devoted cult fan bases in American music. So how exactly did Ween manage to transcend joke band oblivion? One answer is that, in the years following their MTV breakthrough, Ween