Chocolate and Cheese

"Spinal Meningitis (Got Me Down)" was written as early as summer 1992, when an early version of the song was recorded at Greg Frey's Graphic Sound Studios. This version can be heard on the bootleg Chocolate and Cheese Demos: Summer 1992. Deaner had the idea for this song after reading a newspaper article that mentioned a hillbilly who referred to spinal meningitis as "Smile on, mighty Jesus." "Spinal Meningitis (Got Me Down)" was debuted live in the spring of 1993 with DAT deck accompaniment Read more on Last.fm.

Ween are an American alternative rock band from New Hope, Pennsylvania, formed in 1984 by Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo, better known by their respective stage names, Gene and Dean Ween. Generally categorized as an alternative rock band, the band is known for their irreverent, highly eclectic catalog of songs inspired by funk, soul, country, gospel, progressive, psychedelia, R&B, heavy metal, and punk rock. Ween self-released several cassette albums from their formation until 1989. Afterward, they put out three officially-released lo-fi albums: GodWeenSatan: The Oneness (1990); The Pod (1991); and Pure Guava (1992). For Pure Guava, the band signed with major label Elektra Records. The album spawned the single Push th' Little Daisies, which was a chart hit in Australia and the United States. Under Elektra, the band released four professionally-recorded albums: Chocolate and Cheese (1994); 12 Golden Country Greats (1996); The Mollusk (1997); and White Pepper (2000). They later returned to independent labels for their albums Quebec (2003) and La Cucaracha (2007). After a 28-year run, Freeman quit the band in 2012, citing the need to focus on his alcohol and drug addiction issues. Ween reformed in late 2015 and toured extensively with no stated plans to release new recorded material. For their first ten years of existence, Ween performed live as a duo backed by a Digital Audio Tape. With the release of Chocolate and Cheese, they expanded to a four-piece act, later adding a fifth member as well. Their live members include Claude Coleman Jr., Dave Dreiwitz, and Glenn McClelland. Ween also collaborated extensively with Andrew Weiss, who joined the band as a bassist in 1989 and also produced five of their nine studio albums. Despite never receiving much mainstream recognition, Ween developed a large, devoted cult following and garnered critical acclaim. Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ween Studio albums: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ween_discography GodWeenSatan: The Oneness (1990) The Pod (1991) Pure Guava (1992) Chocolate and Cheese (1994) 12 Golden Country Greats (1996) The Mollusk (1997) White Pepper (2000) Quebec (2003) La Cucaracha (2007) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.