Lick (album)
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Lick is the third album by The Lemonheads
and the last to feature founding member Ben Deily
. It was released in 1989 and was the group's last album before signing to major label Atlantic
. Due to a typo on the album itself, many believe that this record was actually released in 1988, but this appears to be false as the previous album, Creator
, was released. As with their first two albums, it was re-released as a CD in 1992, with two bonus tracks.
in 1988, they were offered a chance to play on a European tour. In early 1989, the band reformed with Evan Dando
as the lead singer and drummer, Corey Loog Brennan
and Ben Deily on guitars, and Jesse Peretz
on bass. Deily and Dando were still not getting along, and their personality clashes and technical difficulties in the studio meant that only 5 new original songs were recorded. To fill out the album, several earlier unreleased tracks, b-sides, and cover songs were added to the album. After completion, Deily left the band permanently, replaced on the band's subsequent European tour by Dando on guitars and Mark Natola on drums. Peretz, the other original member, would remain to record the bands next album, Lovey
, but he too would leave. From that point forward, frequent lineup changes would make the Lemonheads little more than an Evan Dando backing group.
The song 7 powers, borrows some of the lyrics from the theme song of All In The Family, titled Those Were The Days.
unless otherwise stated.
Note: Only tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, and 8 were written and recorded specifically for this album. The rest of the album consists of b-sides and unreleased recordings from earlier sessions.
The Lemonheads
The Lemonheads are an American alternative rock band first formed in 1986 by Evan Dando, Ben Deily and Jesse Peretz. Dando has remained the band's only constant member....
and the last to feature founding member Ben Deily
Ben Deily
Ben Deily is an American musician and songwriter, most famous as one of the founders, writers and lead singers of the Boston-based alternative rock band The Lemonheads.-Advertising career:...
. It was released in 1989 and was the group's last album before signing to major label Atlantic
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
. Due to a typo on the album itself, many believe that this record was actually released in 1988, but this appears to be false as the previous album, Creator
Creator (Lemonheads album)
Creator is the second album by American alternative rock band The Lemonheads. It was issued twice, as an LP in 1988, and as a CD in 1992, which included three bonus live tracks, recorded at the radio station VPRO in The Netherlands...
, was released. As with their first two albums, it was re-released as a CD in 1992, with two bonus tracks.
Album information
As would become something of a trademark, the band's lineup featured some significant differences from both previous and later albums. While the band had officially broken up after recording their second album CreatorCreator (Lemonheads album)
Creator is the second album by American alternative rock band The Lemonheads. It was issued twice, as an LP in 1988, and as a CD in 1992, which included three bonus live tracks, recorded at the radio station VPRO in The Netherlands...
in 1988, they were offered a chance to play on a European tour. In early 1989, the band reformed with Evan Dando
Evan Dando
Evan Griffith Dando is an American musician, most famous for fronting the alternative rock band The Lemonheads. He is the only original member left in the current Lemonheads line-up, having served as lead singer since the band's original formation in 1986...
as the lead singer and drummer, Corey Loog Brennan
T. Corey Brennan
Terry Corey Brennan is an associate professor of Classics at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, , and was a guitarist and songwriter involved with several bands, most notably the alternative rock band The Lemonheads....
and Ben Deily on guitars, and Jesse Peretz
Jesse Peretz
Jesse Peretz is an American bass guitar player, feature film director, and Grammy-Award winning music video director.-Life and career:...
on bass. Deily and Dando were still not getting along, and their personality clashes and technical difficulties in the studio meant that only 5 new original songs were recorded. To fill out the album, several earlier unreleased tracks, b-sides, and cover songs were added to the album. After completion, Deily left the band permanently, replaced on the band's subsequent European tour by Dando on guitars and Mark Natola on drums. Peretz, the other original member, would remain to record the bands next album, Lovey
Lovey (album)
Lovey is the fourth album by The Lemonheads. It was released in 1990 and was the group's first album for Atlantic Records. The album was the last with founding member Jesse Peretz, who would leave the band to pursue a career in photography and filmography...
, but he too would leave. From that point forward, frequent lineup changes would make the Lemonheads little more than an Evan Dando backing group.
The song 7 powers, borrows some of the lyrics from the theme song of All In The Family, titled Those Were The Days.
Reception
- QQ (magazine)Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still a new technology...
(2/96, p.109) - "...the seeds of their future and mainstream successes were firmly sown...and about to emerge..." - Melody MakerMelody MakerMelody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...
(12/16/95, p.32) - Recommended - "...the rapidly budding Dando [flexes] a burgeoning [songwriting] talent....the real killer here is "Luka", a wired rewrite of Suzanne VegaSuzanne VegaSuzanne Nadine Vega is an American songwriter and singer known for her eclectic folk-inspired music.Two of Vega's songs reached the top 10 of various international chart listings: "Luka" and "Tom's Diner"...
's ghastly, mawkish hit; [shows a] talent for melancholy recontextualisation of the oddest source material..."
Track listing
All songs by Evan DandoEvan Dando
Evan Griffith Dando is an American musician, most famous for fronting the alternative rock band The Lemonheads. He is the only original member left in the current Lemonheads line-up, having served as lead singer since the band's original formation in 1986...
unless otherwise stated.
- "Mallo Cup" – 2:12
- "Glad I Don't Know" – 1:21
- "7 Powers" (Ben DeilyBen DeilyBen Deily is an American musician and songwriter, most famous as one of the founders, writers and lead singers of the Boston-based alternative rock band The Lemonheads.-Advertising career:...
) – 2:32 - "Circle of One" – 2:49
- "Cazzo Di Ferro" (Corey Loog BrennanT. Corey BrennanTerry Corey Brennan is an associate professor of Classics at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, , and was a guitarist and songwriter involved with several bands, most notably the alternative rock band The Lemonheads....
/Dando) – 3:45 - "Anyway" (Deily) – 3:10
- "LukaLuka (song)"Luka" is a song recorded by Suzanne Vega and released as a single in 1987. It remains her highest-charting hit in the United States, reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. This song was one of the earliest to deal with child abuse and domestic violence...
" (Suzanne VegaSuzanne VegaSuzanne Nadine Vega is an American songwriter and singer known for her eclectic folk-inspired music.Two of Vega's songs reached the top 10 of various international chart listings: "Luka" and "Tom's Diner"...
) – 3:09 - "Come Back D.A." – 1:54
- "I Am a Rabbit" (Proud ScumProud ScumProud Scum was a notable punk band in New Zealand punk's second wave. Proud Scum were formed in Auckland in 1979 and attracted a hardcore punk and bootboy following....
) – 1:46 - "Sad Girl" – 1:48
- "Ever" (Deily) – 2:48
- The album was later re-released with the b-sides to the "Luka" single included as extra tracks.
- "Strange" (Mel TillisMel TillisLonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....
/Fred BurchFred BurchFrederick Burch was an English footballer who played as a forward.He began his career with Green Waves before joining Plymouth Argyle in 1906. He scored 30 goals in 37 Southern League games in the 1912–13 season to help the club win the title for the first time. Among them was a hat-trick against...
) – 2:57 - "Mad" – 1:41
Note: Only tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, and 8 were written and recorded specifically for this album. The rest of the album consists of b-sides and unreleased recordings from earlier sessions.
Personnel
- Evan Dando - drums, lead vocals, guitar on tracks 3, 6, 7, 10
- Ben Deily - guitar, piano, lead vocals on tracks 3, 6, 10
- Corey Loog Brennan - lead guitar
- Jesse Peretz - bass guitar
- John Strohm - drums on track 7
- Doug Trachten - drums on track 10