The Lemonheads

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baboon2004

Darned cockwombles.
Ok, it's not the kind of music usually posted about here, but I went to the Lemonheads gig at Somerset House last night and was yet again blown away by the standard of Evan Dando's songwriting. Surely they deserve more than a footnote in the annals of pop?
 
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matt b

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baboon2004 said:
Surely they deserve more than a footnote in the annals of pop?
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many, many bands are more deserving, but certainly 'hate your friends' and 'lick' were fine albums- i could still quote lyrics verbatum, even though i've not listened to them for years. they went really shit - as in unlistenable- after 'lick' and never really cut it live in comparison to their contemporaries in the late eighties/ early nineties
 
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baboon2004

Darned cockwombles.
matt b said:
many, many bands are more deserving, but certainly 'hate your friends' and 'lick' were fine albums- i could still quote lyrics verbatum, even though i've not listened to them for years. they went really shit - as in unlistenable- after 'lick' and never really cut it live in comparison to their contemporaries in the late eighties/ early nineties
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Completely disagree, but that's part of the fun. Well, don't completely disagree, as I love the early stuff too. But, seeing them live the other night, songs such as 'Rudderless', 'Down About It' and 'If I could Talk I'd Tell You' were almost obscenely gorgeous.

Out of interest, which of their contemporaries do you rate more highly?

I always thought they were quite a tight band live.
 
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bassnation

the abyss
matt b said:
many, many bands are more deserving, but certainly 'hate your friends' and 'lick' were fine albums- i could still quote lyrics verbatum, even though i've not listened to them for years. they went really shit - as in unlistenable- after 'lick' and never really cut it live in comparison to their contemporaries in the late eighties/ early nineties
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wasn't the drop off to do with him going off on a massive drug bender that lasted a year in the uk with the likes of oasis?
 
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matt b

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bassnation said:
wasn't the drop off to do with him going off on a massive drug bender that lasted a year in the uk with the likes of oasis?
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that was just the icing on the cake - becoming infatuated with gram parsons and going 'country-rock' (and maybe ben deily leaving) was the start. imho, like.
 
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baboon2004

Darned cockwombles.
bassnation said:
wasn't the drop off to do with him going off on a massive drug bender that lasted a year in the uk with the likes of oasis?
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Well, I don't see 'Shame About Ray' as dropping off, but yeah, think he was no stranger to a crack pipe for a while.
 
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Buick6

too punk to drunk
I think 'Shame about Ray' was one of the best albums of the 90s. A genuine 'corker'(except for the crappy 'Mrs Robinson' cover), thats prolly dated better than most albums released the same year.

oh and 'Alison's starting to happen' is about a friend of his on E, innaresting for a non- techno song!
 
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baboon2004

Darned cockwombles.
Ah, never knew that! 'If I Could Talk I'd Tell You' is apparently about a time he was on the phone to a journalist but could barely speak due to crack consumption.
 
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bassnation

the abyss
baboon2004 said:
Ah, never knew that! 'If I Could Talk I'd Tell You' is apparently about a time he was on the phone to a journalist but could barely speak due to crack consumption.
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apparrently "i'm going to get on without you now" is about getting down to his last rock of crack, and philosophically considering the inevitable crash.
 
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Canada J Soup

Monkey Man
And apparently 'In My Spoon' is all about...wait...I think I'm starting to see a pattern...

I almost loved the Lemonheads circa Lick and Lovey, mainly due to their being the then All Time Favorite Band of a particular girl. Lost interest soon after that but still have a soft spot for one or two other tunes. The only real objections I can see are the occasional tweeness of the lyrical content and Evan Dando's bad heavy metal guitar solos. Listening to the Lemonheads now reminds me of being a teenager and hanging out with girls who liked to get high and stay out late...which isn't really such a bad thing.
 
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Canada J Soup

Monkey Man
bassnation said:
apparrently "i'm going to get on without you now" is about getting down to his last rock of crack, and philosophically considering the inevitable crash.
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Ah, I see what you're doing here now.

Took a few seconds...
 
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