The Weiss-produced Chocolate and Cheese was released in 1994, featuring tracks influenced by '70s pop/rock and soul, such as 'Freedom of '76' and 'Voodoo Lady', the latter of which appeared on the Road Trip and Dude, Where's My Car? soundtracks. officially joined the band as drummer in March 1994, while Ween's long-time producer Andrew Weiss picked up the bass duties. tour would be Ween's first performances with Claude Coleman Jr., and also featured Shimmy-Disc founder Kramer on bass.įollowing the release of Pure Guava, Ween began to expand their live and studio lineup, providing both a crisper production sound in the studio and an easier live setup. tour that included a recording with John Peel in the BBC studio. Following the release of The Pod, Ween embarked on their first extensive U.S.

Although the liner notes claim the album was recorded under the influence of scotchgard, Freeman would later say that this was tongue-in-cheek. The cover of The Pod was a parody of the cover of the 1975 Leonard Cohen album, The Best of Leonard Cohen, but with the head of Chris 'Mean Ween' Williams (who played bass on the Pod track 'Alone') in place of Cohen's. The duo's use of drum machines, pitch-shifted guitars and vocals and drug-laced humor became a trademark part of their sound. Recorded on a four-track cassette recorder from January to October 1990, the album borrows its title from the Solebury Township, Pennsylvania apartment in which it was recorded. The band released their second full-length album, The Pod, in 1991 on the Shimmy-Disc label.

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