Hailing from New Hope, Ween hit the scene with a bang in the mid-1980s. Howard Stern and Henry Rollins put Ween onto the big scene, claiming that their defiance of traditional punk rock conventions was the most punk thing about music, period. Since then, Ween has never really become that famous. Despite inspiring one of the most popular cartoons in history (Spongebob Squarepants), and having several popular singles, Ween has maintained a cult following regarding their discography, which is laden with gospel, folk, country, funk, rock, punk, heavy metal, and electronic songs slipping over from album to album. Dean Ween never set a prospect for the band, he just played guitar and everyone else followed along. The genius behind Ween stems from an unwillingness to conform to a traditional standard, and raw instrumental talent.
Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins was the reason Punk was alive. His competitive nature inspired dozens, if not hundreds of similar artists to try and do what he was doing. The keyword here is "Try."
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