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Veröffentlichung It’s A Shame About Ray:

1992

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For the album's title track, see It's a Shame About Ray (song).
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Chicago Tribune[7]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]
Mojo[9]
NME8/10[10]
Pitchfork8.4/10[11]
Q[12]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[13]
Select4/5[14]
Uncut[15]

It's a Shame About Ray is the fifth album by American alternative rock band the Lemonheads, released on June 2, 1992. The album was produced by the Robb Brothers. At the time of principal recording, the band consisted of Evan Dando (lead vocals, guitar), Juliana Hatfield (bass, backing vocals) and David Ryan (drums). Though not originally on the album, the band's cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson" was added to the album in later pressings after it had become a major worldwide radio hit, and it features a later lineup of the band with Nic Dalton on bass.

History

The title track was inspired by a quote that band leader Evan Dando had seen in a Sydney newspaper in reference to a kid called Ray who kept getting kicked out of every school he went to. [16]

The album became an international hit for the band, reaching #31 in the UK Top 100 as well as #5 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in the U.S. The song was later included at #138 on Pitchfork's "Top 200 Tracks of the 90s" list.[17] The music video features Johnny Depp.[18]

Actress Polly Noonan and her car appear on the cover of the album.[19]

Rereleases

After its initial release, the album was reissued with a cover of the song "Mrs. Robinson", written by Paul Simon and originally recorded by Simon & Garfunkel. The Lemonheads' version was recorded to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of the film The Graduate. The band recorded the song in Berlin while on tour, with Nic Dalton on bass guitar. It was released as a single.

The album was reissued by Rhino in 2008 as a collector's edition that includes several demo versions of album tracks, the B-side song "Shaky Ground" and a DVD containing the previously released (on VHS) Two Weeks in Australia.

Notable performances

The Lemonheads toured Australia in late 2010, playing the album in its entirety along with songs from their other albums.[20]

The band performed the entire album at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on September 14–15, 2005, as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties–curated Don't Look Back concert series, with "Mrs. Robinson" missing from the setlist.[citation needed]

The band performed the album in its entirety while opening for certain dates of Jawbreaker's 2022 spring tour.[21]

Track listing

All songs by Evan Dando unless otherwise stated.

  1. "Rockin Stroll" - 1:48
  2. "Confetti" - 2:47
  3. "It's a Shame About Ray" (words: Dando, Tom Morgan; music: Dando) - 3:08
  4. "Rudderless" - 3:21
  5. "My Drug Buddy"- 2:52
  6. "The Turnpike Down" - 2:34
  7. "Bit Part" (studio version) (words: Dando, Morgan; music: Dando) - 1:52
  8. "Alison's Starting to Happen" - 2:00
  9. "Hannah & Gabi" - 2:41
  10. "Kitchen" (Nic Dalton) - 2:55
  11. "Ceiling Fan in My Spoon" - 2:00
  12. "Frank Mills" (James Rado, Gerome Ragni, Galt MacDermot) - 1:45
Re-release bonus track
  2. "Mrs. Robinson" (Paul Simon) - 3:45
Bonus material
  1. "Shaky Ground" (B-side) - 1:49
  2. "It's a Shame About Ray" (demo version) - 2:57
  3. "Rockin Stroll" (demo version) - 1:49
  4. "My Drug Buddy" (demo version) - 2:47
  5. "Hannah & Gabi" (demo version) - 2:27
  6. "Kitchen" (demo version) - 3:13
  7. "Bit Part" (demo version) - 1:55
  8. "Rudderless" (demo version) - 3:21
  9. "Ceiling Fan in My Spoon" (demo version) - 2:18
  10. "Confetti" (demo version) - 1:16

Personnel

The Lemonheads

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[22]23
UK Albums (OCC)[23]33
US Billboard 200[24]36

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[25]Gold35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[26]Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA)[27]Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Chloe (October 22, 2020). "The Lemonheads – Lovey (30th Anniversary Edition)". musicOMH. Retrieved January 29, 2022. Lovey is certainly not the confident, accessible grunge of Ray
  2. ^ Lindsay, Cam (April 24, 2008). "NME Awards USA Winners Announced". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Gill, Andy (October 6, 1993). "ALBUMS / The answer is a Lemonhead: Break out the pop candy - Andy Gill reviews the Lemonheads and Crowded House". The Independent. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  4. ^ Levith, Will (September 19, 2013). "The Lemonheads, 'Mrs. Robinson' - Terrible Classic Rock Covers". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Jacobs, Mark (December 23, 2015). "Evan Dando, grunge god of style". GQ. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  6. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "It's a Shame About Ray – The Lemonheads". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  7. ^ Caro, Mark (July 16, 1992). "Lemonheads: It's a Shame About Ray (Atlantic)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  8. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  9. ^ "The Lemonheads: It's a Shame About Ray". Mojo (173): 120. April 2008.
  10. ^ Cameron, Keith (July 11, 1992). "The Lemonheads – It's a Shame About Ray". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  11. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (March 28, 2008). "The Lemonheads: It's a Shame About Ray [Collector's Edition]". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  12. ^ "The Lemonheads: It's a Shame About Ray". Q (262): 148. May 2008.
  13. ^ Considine, J. D. (2004). "The Lemonheads". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 481. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  14. ^ Perry, Andrew (August 1992). "Lemonheads: It's a Shame About Ray". Select (26): 91.
  15. ^ Mulvey, John (April 2008). "Lemonheads – It's A Shame About Ray". Uncut (131): 106. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  16. ^ Simpson, Dave (13 June 2022). "'I hadn't slept for 10 days' – the Lemonheads on making It's a Shame About Ray". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  17. ^ "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 150-101". Pitchfork. August 31, 2010. p. 2.
  18. ^ Anderson, Kyle (June 2, 2010). "The Lemonheads Feel Some Shame: Wake-Up Video Bonus". MTV. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  19. ^ Conner, Thomas (May 1, 2008). "Cover girl relives 'Ray' before Lemonheads". Chicago Sun-Times. Thomas Conner.
  20. ^ Smith, Sarah (September 29, 2010). "The Lemonheads 'It's A Shame About Ray' tour". FasterLouder. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012.
  21. ^ Pearis, Bill (January 25, 2022). "Jawbreaker add more 'Dear You' shows with Dillinger Four, Lemonheads, Lucero & more". BrooklynVegan.
  22. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Lemonheads – It's a Shame About Ray". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  23. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  24. ^ "The Lemonheads Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  25. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  26. ^ "British album certifications – Lemonheads – It's a Shame About Ray". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  27. ^ "American album certifications – Lemonheads – It's a Shame About Ray". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Shame_About_Ray

Artist(s)

Veröffentlichungen von The Lemonheads die im OTRS erhältlich sind/waren:

It's A Shame About Ray ¦ Come On Feel The Lemonheads

The Lemonheads auf Wikipedia (oder andere Quellen):

Die Lemonheads im Jahr 2007

The Lemonheads (englisch; „die Zitronenköpfe“) sind eine Independent-Band aus Boston.

Geschichte

Evan Dando (Gesang, Gitarre, Schlagzeug) gründete 1986 die erste Formation der Lemonheads mit seinen Highschool-Freunden Ben Deily (Gesang, Gitarre, Schlagzeug) und Jesse Peretz (Bass). Noch im selben Sommer veröffentlichten sie ihre Debüt-EP Laughing All The Way To The Cleaners.

Spätestens mit dem 1989 erschienenen Album Lick erhielt die Band größere Aufmerksamkeit. Die von einer charakteristischen Mischung aus melodischem Grundgerüst, immer wieder unterschwellig hervorbrechender Gitarren-Energie und Dandos einprägsamer Stimme geprägten ersten Alben der Band wurden bei dem amerikanischen Indie-Label Taang! Records veröffentlicht.

Eine stilistische Wende brachte das Jahr 1992, als die Lemonheads noch stärker als schon zuvor zu einem Soloprojekt Dandos wurden. Der Stil wandelte sich immer mehr weg von den punkigen Gitarrenwänden hin zum stärker songorientierten New Folk. Damit wurde die Band auch einem breiteren Publikum zugänglich, was ihr zu einem festen Platz in der Rotation der unterschiedlichen Indieshows verhalf. Folge war 1993 der größte kommerzielle Erfolg mit der Coverversion des Songs Mrs. Robinson (ursprünglich Simon and Garfunkel) auf dem Album It's A Shame About Ray. 1994 steuerte die Band den Titel Plaster Caster zum Kiss-Tributealbum Kiss My Ass bei.[1]

Dando im Jahr 2007

Evan Dando machte immer wieder auch in den Klatschspalten der Musikblätter von sich reden. Seine wiederholt inszenierten Exzesse, Auftritte als Model und eine Beziehung mit Juliana Hatfield waren in Indiekreisen gern diskutierte Themen. Gleichzeitig konnte sich Dando immer weniger aus seinen Drogenproblemen lösen, was sich negativ auf den Erfolg der Lemonheads auswirkte. Nach den schlechten Verkaufszahlen von Car Button Cloth löste Dando die Band 1996 auf.

Nach einem wenig erfolgreichen Soloalbum von Evan Dando im Jahr 2003 (Baby I’m Bored) gelang 2006, also genau zehn Jahre nach Auflösung der Band, eine Wiederbelebung. Gemeinsam mit befreundeten Musikern, die ihn zum Teil schon bei seinen Solo-Aktivitäten begleitet hatten, nahm er ein neues Album auf. The Lemonheads erschien im September 2006 und erhielt allgemeine Beachtung. Die Gruppe bestand zu diesem Zeitpunkt aus Dando, Schlagzeuger Bill Stevenson und Bassist Karl Alvarez, beide Mitglieder der Band Descendents. Beim nächsten Lemonheads-Output, dem Coveralbum Varshons, das 2009 erschien, wurde Dando jedoch vom Bassisten Vess Ruhtenberg und Schlagzeuger Devon Ashley von der Band The Pieces begleitet.

Diskografie

Alben

JahrTitelHöchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, AuszeichnungChartplatzierungenChartplatzierungen[2][3]
(Jahr, Titel, Plat­zie­rungen, Wo­chen, Aus­zeich­nungen, Anmer­kungen)		Anmerkungen
 UK US
1992It’s a Shame About RayUK33
Gold
Gold

(19 Wo.)UK		US68
Gold
Gold

(19 Wo.)US
1993Come On Feel the LemonheadsUK5
Gold
Gold

(14 Wo.)UK		US56
Gold
Gold

(17 Wo.)US
1996Car Button ClothUK28
(2 Wo.)UK		US130
(2 Wo.)US
2009Varshons—US177
(1 Wo.)US
2006The LemonheadsUK56
(1 Wo.)UK		—

Weitere Alben

  • 1986: Laughing All the Way to the Cleaners
  • 1987: Hate Your Friends
  • 1988: Creator
  • 1988: Lick
  • 1990: Lovey
  • 1998: The Atlantic Years: The Best of the Lemonheads
  • 2019: Varshons 2

Soloalben

  • 2003: Evan Dando: Baby I’m Bored

Singles

JahrTitel
Album		Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, AuszeichnungChartplatzierungenChartplatzierungen[2]
(Jahr, Titel, Album, Plat­zie­rungen, Wo­chen, Aus­zeich­nungen, Anmer­kungen)		Anmerkungen
 UK US
1992It’s a Shame About Ray
It’s a Shame About Ray		UK70
(4 Wo.)UK		—
Mrs Robinson/Being Around
It’s a Shame About Ray		UK19
(9 Wo.)UK		—
1993Confetti/My Drug Buddy
It’s a Shame About Ray		UK44
(2 Wo.)UK		—
Into Your Arms
Come on Feel the Lemonheads		UK14
(4 Wo.)UK		US67
(14 Wo.)US
It’s About Time
Come on Feel the Lemonheads		UK57
(2 Wo.)UK		—
1994Big Gay Heart
Come on Feel the Lemonheads		UK55
(3 Wo.)UK		—
1996If I Could Talk I’d Tell You
Car Button Cloth		UK39
(2 Wo.)UK		—
It’s All True
Car Button Cloth		UK61
(2 Wo.)UK		—
1997The Outdoor Type
Car Button Cloth		UK91
(1 Wo.)UK		—
Balancing Act/Galveston
UK92
(1 Wo.)UK		—

Weitere Singles

  • 1989: Luka
  • 1990: Different Drum
  • 1993: My Drug Buddy
  • 1994: The Great Big No
  • 2009: I Just Can’t Take It Anymore

Quellen

  1. ↑ Dale Sherman: Black Diamond 2 - The Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Kiss, Collector’s Guide Publishing Inc., 1997, ISBN 1-896522-36-X, Seiten 78–80
  2. ↑ a b Chartquellen: UK US
  3. ↑ Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe: UK US

Weblinks

Commons: The Lemonheads – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien
Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lemonheads

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