Lemonheads It's a Shame About Ray (CD, Atlantic Records, 1992) *****
Lemonheads Car Button Cloth (CD, Atlantic Records, 1996) ***
Genre: Punk rock, Alt rock
Places I remember: Hope Collection; Kings Recording (Abu Dhabi)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: It's a Shame About Ray
Gear costume: Luka (Lick)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: It's a Shame About Ray
Gear costume: Luka (Lick)
They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5
Active compensatory factors: I am not that conversant with the world of Lemonheads. In my head Lemonheads equals Evan Dando as he's the only constant in their world.
I obtained these three CDs in reverse order. First was Car Button Cloth, followed closely by It's a Shame About Ray. Both were bought while I lived in Al Ain.
Those two albums are dominated by Dando and display a great alt rock melodic tendency. Evan Dando has a terrific voice, so I found these two CDs very easy to like while living in the Middle East.
Lick came to me eventually and it's a pretty schizo record - equal parts Dando and punk rock squall from his soon to be departed foil - Ben Deily. This explains why I like the other two CDs more.
There are no acoustic guitars on Lick, and it's pretty easy to figure out which are Dando songs or Deily songs.
Best moment on it by far is their ripper version of Luka.
Where do they all belong? I do listen to Ray and Car Button Cloth still - their bright sounds are infectious.
Where do they all belong? I do listen to Ray and Car Button Cloth still - their bright sounds are infectious.
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