i'm just glad he got his shit together and they're all doing great nowadays. saw them live in oakland for the first time

Best bro, best bro…Why hath thou forsaken me?

Where

@@TheKegro Newport Ky

where'd you see them?

@@y0bc0 You will never know

@johnnyfelcher was there and enjoyed every minute of it

Not that you will be able to see me, But I was there, front row to the right of the stage. I was suppose to go with a friend. But she sketched out on me and wouldn’t give me the ticket I payed for. She made up a lie and said she had already afforded it to her new male interest who was already flying in. I knew she was lying. I went to the venue with some other friends to purchase another ticket for the night. I was offered one for free by the venue after telling my story. The seats were five rows from the front. Not like anyone was sitting in the first three rows. My original ticket was for the left side of the balcony. I sent her pictures of my upgraded accommodations I think it bothered her that she wasn’t able to ruin my Ween streak of experiences. When I saw her after the show, she wouldn’t speak to me, and had a sour look on her face.

Seems kind of perverse. Pretty sure Aaron Freeman doesn't even want this stuff posted on the internet. I recognize that's not up to him, but it seems sort of voyeuristic to treat it as some memorable moment in the band's musical history. They'll probably never record another studio album. The band is very much in the epilogue phase of its career. Just sort of seems like people are. Romanticizing a very sad moment.

​@@michaelcorcoran8768 I know this is late, but I agree completely. I'm going through a really hard time right now and just came here to remind myself that even my idols have lows.

​@@queenofallcosmos6505 ya they do

Made me laugh

Well said my friend. I feel the exact same way.

Naw boog this is brown af

sk3j3llyf3tti And David

Brothers to the end

Dave's up there too

Arlo Wallace one hell of a recovery album! FREEMAN is the best of the solo albums if you ask me

covert discretion is so brutally honest

mostly blow with a hint of bananas

Boognish, I may actually cry. :'( I'm so happy that Papa Gener appears to be sober now.

He appears to be doing great! The shows these last years have been great and they are looking dope. They look happy

@@CiggyRat Yeah. :) It warms my heart and I have complete faith in him, because staying sober isn't easy. I've lost loved ones to both alcoholism and substance abuse, so I'm just praying to Boognish that he continues stays clean for the sake of his family, not just Deaner and the rest of the band. As we all know, this is about his life, and not his career. He's needs to remain happy and healthy, so at the end of the day, we fans come last and that's perfectly fine. Anyway, I saw them in Boston as soon as they reformed and it was great (despite being one of the most violent and stupid concert crowds I've ever been in). Also, I was super fortunate to see them at age 15 way back in 2009 as well. Both times, they were at their peaks for post-album performances. I know Deaner's got the Dean Ween Band and the Moistboyz and Gener has his Aaron Freeman/Gene Ween solo stuff, but I really hope they put a new Ween album out soon.

I have faith on the boys too. It seems that Aaron understood what's important to him and has now new priorities. I think they all are going easier on alcohol and drugs now. Deaner doesn't drink on stage as often as he did before, and I believe Gene will keep it together. You are lucky you could see them live! It's got to be amazing. I am in southamerica and they don't come here. A new Ween album would be fantastic, but I don't know if we will ever have it. Altought, if another one were to be released, I'd bet for a Shinola Vol. 2 with some of the demos and rarities that were never released. Maybe even a few new tracks, who knows? In summary, they are taking it easy, which is fine Is Freeman still a thing? The Freeman album is DOPE.

Oh, also. Have you seen the shows they did this month in Nashville, with the Shit Creek Boys? Gener's lookin dope. He is skinnier, shaved wearing a nice shirt, and sounding better than ever.

was there as well, loved it!!!

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@@ponyvampire this is the meltdown

Agree. 100%

absolutely

What the fuck are you talking about? This is just about every other 90s show..

Everyone is really on point

+TheEvanBennett patently false.

fuck you doosh

@@TheEvanBennett dude, do you even know what happened at this gig?

Painnn… Jesus Christ; take one

The jerry?

That's nerd speak for Jerry Garcia.

hey thats me! im drunk now too haha

They're back babbyyyyyyy

i heard he was on acid u cant blame him

@@isaacdebolt3637 I think that was a different show. Deaner mentioned he took way to much and hid under the stage during an earlier show

Yes, this made Ween come to a close. Sad.

no, ween will never end

It lead to a brief hiatus and Gener dialing back the drug use. Ween will never end as long as Dean and Gene are still alive!

seasofluck It will never die as long as we are alive

No. No single show ended them... They continued the tour after this. It was a combination of several things. Gener deflected from his issues and claimed that Deaner's unwarranted release of the Caesar Demos was what ultimately broke them up, but that was obviously not the case. His desire to get sober is what prompted the break-up, and no one can fault him for that. Anyway, they broke-up a week before I graduated high school... My best friend (who is in a Ween-inspired band with me), called me up during the second morning of my senior class trip... With the obvious exceptions of moving several times as a kid and losing various friends and immediate family, it was easily one of the worst days of my entire life, and a horrible start what would be my last Summer before my first year of college. I saw them in Boston as soon as they reunited and, with the exception of what was quite possibly the most annoying, violent and intoxicated audience ever, it was a great show.

I was gonna say, that shit was kind of awesome.

....gene in the moment of almost dying due to drug addiction

@@ramunayyexactly mang… sad how people romanticize this. Also so cool to see another furry who likes ween f yeah💪💪

He said he was blacked out

Well said, that’s one of the reasons why I love Ween. They put everything out there, they go out on a shield surrounded by love from their fans. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: If you can’t handle Ween at their worst, you don’t deserve them at their best.

buddy they reformed again! life is good again!!!

What is your profile picture from, its something iconic that i never would have remembered till now

So why did Gene write an entire song around this point in his life, referencing this exact performance on his song Covert Discretion as his complete rock bottom turning point if it “happened all the time”?

It was at the queen Elizabeth theater

@@katz2_233 ohhhhhh, yeah!!! Were you there? I hope not. I remember hearing about it, and feeling so bad for Gene. Fuck. Poor duder. I'm glad he's doing well these days. Sometimes we need epic meltdowns to put shit into perspective. Go do Billy Joel tunes for a bit, and chill.

@@imaginepithynamehere4257 I wasn't there, I didn't get into ween until they got back together. I heard it was pretty dark. I think he was on a cut dose of Molly and alcohol that night

it's a lot sadder

Because in the '90s it was fun, and here it was sad. In the '90s they were still recording music together, now they just do a few shows each year. I feel like a lot of younger ween fans who are discovering them now or misidentifying this moment as something to be revered.

Very different. This is Gener at rock fucking bottom. This isn’t the brown vibe they had in the 90s. This is addiction- the cold reality of it. This video is genuinely horrifying to watch. You can hear the pain in his voice. You can see the pain as he’s performing alone with the dim spotlights on him. His band mates- who were also his friends and family- left him on stage.

evictordebs Claude came back, I believe.

@@CiggyRat As did Dave, you can hear him playing bass.

Claude and Glenn switched instruments apparently. You can see the drummer has lighter hair.

John Mark the fuck are you talking about

Dude... No they shouldn't.. do you know what happened at this show?

This isn't brown. It's just kind of sad. It's just a guy that's struggling with substance abuse disorder. It's so f***** up the way people are romanticizing this. We know from interviews it's not some instrumental part of their musical development, it was just a sobering moment that almost seems voyeuristic to claim it was "brown" and some noteworthy footnote in the bands development. It led to a breakup, And we still haven't had a studio album in 15 years. I'm really glad Aaron is healthy and the guys are performing live again together, but I just don't think they should be romanticized as "brown."

@@michaelcorcoran8768 his name is Gene and this is indeed brown. Hail thy Boognish

@@Worldsawesomestguy yes they totally rocked da house. Brown!

@@Realwessharpe man you've gotta be trolling 💀

YankeesSuck462 vancouver meltdown

Gener fucked up on stage

He is touring with Freeman right now, and is (supposedly) completely sober now. And his playing his top notch now and he rocks harder then ever.

+Deschutes Maple nah you are just bullshitting. He was miserable. You want your artists to be miserable?

That's super fucked, even if you are just trolling.

That's not cool dude. You want the guy alive or dead? If he's fucked up, he's dead.

Emily Norton Yeah like wtf. Im so glad they're back better and sober