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| Studio album by The Lemonheads | ||||
| Released | 1989 (original LP) 1992 (CD reissue with bonus tracks) |
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| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, punk | |||
| Label | Taang! Records | |||
| Producer | Tom Hamilton and Terry Katzman | |||
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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.
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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 Creator 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.
All songs by Evan Dando 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.
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