East Coast sonic goofs Ween have been straddling the line between smartass critique and indie commerce for decades now. And the hits, such as they are, just keep on coming.
On May 13, MVD Audio is exclusively distributing their 2007 tweener EP called The Friends. It's a minor offering with a punchy liner note from Dean Ween himself, pictured nude at right, hard (pardon the pun) at work on Ween's official site, as well as his personal blog Brownie Troop 666:
Dean, known to his folks as Mickey Melchiondo, adds further that the band "put a lot of time into this, like 4 years. What is that? 9.5 months a song or something?" I'm not sure about his math, but I am sure that for those who can take a musical joke, even a serious one, Ween is good medicine. Just ask South Park, Crank Yankers, Oddville, SpongeBob SquarePants and even Schoolhouse Rock, who, among many others, have employed Dean and brother Gene's lampoons for their sometimes less funny programming. As for those who can't take a joke, there's always Coldplay.
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