Ween's Chocolate And Cheese (33 1/3) - Plot & Excerpts
After all, the Gene and Dean Ween of Pure Guava — postadolescent stoners crouched over their 4-track — did, in fact, have to go. Ween fans (not to mention Melchiondo himself) may have grown attached to the band’s underdog charm, but in order to progress, to let their increasingly accomplished material really shine, the brothers Ween had to shed some of their DIY values. It was time, in other words, for the scribbles to become paintings. On Chocolate and Cheese, Ween took their first crucial steps in that direction. This evolution has served the band well. Since Chocolate and Cheese, some fans have grumbled at their heroes’ increasingly hi-fi production — recall the snide “Did they hire a producer or something?” YouTube comment regarding a Quebec track — but on the whole, Melchiondo’s concern that the post-Pure Guava material just wasn’t “gnarly enough” compared to their previous work proved to be unfounded. After Chocolate and Cheese, Ween’s following continued to snowball, eventually growing to the point where they didn’t really need the clout of a major label anymore.
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