It's A Shame About Ray

super cool

Good music, liked it all but nothing stood out as excellent. Will maybe listen to their 2019 album as I want to see where they took their sound.

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Underwhelming 90's alt rock. A bit jangle pop-y. Not my style, frankly. There are some catchy bits for the most part it just doesn't leave much of an impression on me.

Would probably fit in a 90s teen coming of age film but outside of that it didn't interest me much.

I really like this style of American punk

I'm really liking this. Good power pop, nice melodies. I've not heard this before, except for their take on Mrs. Robinson.

American slacker fun.

One of the first handful of albums I ever bought with my own moolah and I've still got a huge soft spot for it. It's pretty much perfect in its own early '90s slacker pop kinda way. Although I really wish they had left it alone and not tacked Mrs. Robinson on the end in an attempt to shift a few extra units.

I liked it, but it's pretty generic 90's alt rock.

Meh

Decent ‘shoe-gazing indie’ as Karla calls it, but nothing to get too excited about apart from the Mrs Robinson cover which is great

Grungy rock type stuff. It’s alright

Nice enough but none of the songs really grabbed me at all. All just a bit backgroundy.

Tämä oli mielestäni aika turhanpäiväinen levy. Ei säväyttänyt hyvyydellään tai edes olemalla millään tavalla erikoinen, miksihän levy on nostettu mukaan listalle? Oli siellä tietysti hittibiisi Mrs. Robinson, mutta ei pelkästään yhdellä hyvällä biisillä pärjää. Mielenosoituksellinen kakkonen!

Enjoyed the album. The cover of Mrs Robinson doesn't quite sit right with me though. Mostly because it isn't part of the original album and was only added because it was a popular. Added to that, the band's frontman doesn't even like the song or Paul Simon, and Paul Simon doesn't like the cover. What a shitshow 😂 It's clearly the biggest song on the album, except it isn't really on the album is it? 6/10

Sounds a bit dated after all these years. Reminds me of my sister listening to it whilst full teenage angst.

Good energy and a great alternative style cover as the showpiece

Meehh

Never really caught the hype for the lemonheads at the time.....although I'd have been 12 when this album came out. Listening back, it's alright...... but I can't see it being particularly notable for any reason

I remember Evan Dando being a running joke during the last days of the weekly printed music press. I've no idea why and know nothing more about the Lemonheads. This album was ok. Not pushing any boundaries and not a great deal of variety, but enbenjoyable enough guitar pop rock album.

Love it. Such a warm feeling album.

4

Was kind of bland compared to its contemporaries. Maybe I need another listen but...

This album has not agreed well. Some decent tracks, but mostly boring.

Quite enjoyed this, seems like a bridge between grunge and american pop punk

no

Sound like something I would have love when I was 15

While I know this isn't an amazing album, it's like a big warm blanket for me. I listened to it A LOT in the 90s and listening to it for this put me instantly at ease. It speaks to a specific time in my life. My first instinct was to give a 5 because of how it made me feel, but after thinking about it more it needs to be a 4.

Only song I had previously heard was their Mrs Robinson cover. If this came out 10 years later, I would have been a big Lemonhead

Pretty chill album might listen to again. Picked a good couple of songs

Muy años 90. Tengo buenos recuerdos de algunas de estas canciones pero no es un disco para tener como imprescindible. Lo mejor la versión de Mrs. Robinson que se añadió en ediciones posteriores del disco. Lo buenos es que es cortito y se oye en un suspiro. (las versiones Demo del Remastered las podéis obviar)

fun album. pop grunge with notes of pop punk

Meh

3 - cooler than expected

Demo Versionen raus aus allem. So. Habe das Gefühl es gibt nen Grund warum nur einzelne Songs ein Hit werden.... der Rest ist nämlich auch nur okay. Album is absolute Scrubs Musik. Was eigentlich cool ist. Würde es aber ohne den Schkobär und den Lauch-Doktor nicht hören.

Geht gut rein, perfekter daydrinking Soundtrack, "punkig" genug zum saufen, mellow genung zum entspannen. mir hats gfallen was die aus earm Zintrona grent nauszupfelt ham, subbrgeil. Leider nicht unbedingt ein Album das ich so hören würde. 3.5*

Wasn't sure about some of these, a bit whiney american but really loved all the stripped back demos at the end. Not sure if these are supposed to be on the full album but there you go

Yeah, fine. Standard alt rock type stuff. I didn't listen to it at the time, so it doesn't have any nostalgia value for me. Fave track - "Mrs Robinson", and I know it's technically a bonus track, but sue me!

I should like Lemonheads just based on my other musical tastes, but I just don’t. I find his voice completely bland and boring, the music and production are muddled and nothing stands out. I think he’s a decent songwriter but those other factors make this a 2 star album for me.

Title track I remember. Decent track. Otherwise pretty forgettable 90s music.

Melancholic.

I’m certain I would love this if I got into it in the nineties. But I didnt so now it meh.

Good, would listen again

It was fine

Wasn't a fan, Mrs. Robinson cover is good though

Reminds be a bit of a less energetic Blink-182. Overall a good listen, and I feel like I can see some influences from this kind of sound in modern stuff.

Fico ruim nao

Really catchy, a bit of an edge. Gives me warm, 90s movie vibes

Tuttu levy vuosien takaa. Tätä tuli popiteltua joskus lukio/opiskeluaikoina aika paljonkin. Rempseätä punkpop-menoa jossa ei turhia ylimääräisiä kikkailuja juurikaan esiinny. Hyvä levy, mutta ei todellakaan mitään vallankumouksellista. Mukavaa nostalgiafilistelyä kuitenkin!

Some good songs in there

Wäre die Musik noch etwas beliebigerer Rock, würde sie nerven und beim Autofahren zum umschalten zwingen. Hat aber ihre Momente. Bleibt aber nicht viel davon, Mrs. Robinson.

it was ok

It's a goodun but not wholly memorable

The clear highlight of this album for me was the Mrs Robinson cover and also "Rudderless". There were a few other really good songs, but it also fell into that alt-rock sameys that Elastica also hit for me. Not quite as memorable as I hoped even after attempting two listens.

Definition of "meh". When your most famous song is a cover of a song from a movie maybe you're not that good

Great album by a good band

Soulless jangly indie pop. I feel this sort of stuff, hugely popular at the time, was a backlash against grunge. Grunge was covered in emotion, and it seems someone decided that was too much so they'd strip all emotions out of music entirely. This is the music we ended up with. It feels flimsy, like it's made of slightly damp paper.

Day 38 of Albums You Must Hear!! When I was a kid, I loved Lemonheads. Not the band, the candy. I would buy them almost every day, I loved the sour centers! This assessment isn’t about candy, however, it’s about a band from the 90’s that were also called Lemonheads. I wasn’t familiar with this band before now, or their album released in 1992, titled It’s a Shame About Ray. From the very first song, Rockin Stroll, I instantly knew I would like this band. Evan Dondo, band creator and singer, has a great voice that does a fantastic job of staying in its own lane, without trying to wow the listener.. The melodies throughout this album are great! Lemonheads remind me of other bands of the 90’s that had more commercial success, and while I don’t know the story behind this band, it seems Lemonheads had a shit ton of unfulfilled potential. Title song, It’s a Shame About Ray, is very catchy and a well executed diddy. Kitchen is a song that could’ve been the show tune of a great 90’s sitcom, and I mean that as a compliment. (I also love the bongos on this song). The biggest song for Lemonheads was their cover Simon & Garfunkel’s Mrs. Robinson. I actually remember hearing this version back in the day and loved it then and still love it now! (It was featured in Wayne’s World 2 and later on, in The Wolf of Wall Street). To be honest, I actually prefer the Lemonheads version to S&G’s, the rock drums and electric guitar riffs give it so much life, almost surfer music-ish. Shaky Ground is a very personal song that I suspect is about drug use, maybe something else? I’m really glad I got to experience this album, it is a definite 100% must hear! If you’re a fan of The Lemonheads, please tell me which album to listen to next from them, I plan on hearing more from them! Please share your thoughts, memories, and opinions!!

Made it through 3 or 4 songs and stopped cuz I wasn't enjoying

I hate saying "eh," but.... eh.

90s indie/college rock. Power pop. Sounds like Elvis Costello

Loved this one! felt like a time machine to the kind of music I used to listen to, but somehow never these guys!

Good solid Indie/rock/pop album

Alright, but nothing special.

More to them than just Mrs Robinson. I liked the easy tunes with lyrics that were deeper and darker

Hittibiisiä laskematta ei sytyttänyt kummemmin.

Not exactly the type of sound I'd find myself listening to. The vocals are like soap? in a way to me. Not super appealing, but I can see why some might like it.

Surprisingly solid, for how little I've heard from the band. Right up my alley.

Cool one, like it

It's a great example of early 90s alt-rock. It really is. Only problem is I can point to a dozen bands that sound exactly the same from the same era. But, for what it is, it's good and deserves a place on the list.

Pyöri siivoamisen taustalla, Mrs. Robonson-cover jäi ainoana mieleen. Pitäis varmaan kuunnella uudestaan ajatuksella?

Nostalgic production, but overall not my personal cup of tea.

0 stars if i could

Honestly, a lot better than expected. I liked most of the songs.

1992: Mrs. Robinson

very very good alt rock album, it is nothing special but the songs are catchy well written and does not bog down

“Californian” commercial rock

i heard this once or twice a few years ago when i had a bit of a period of listening to this early 90s alternative almost-grunge type stuff. it's not bad, but is a bit samey. a bit whiney in spots. 3/5.

A bit too goofy in places. Non offensive indie pop.