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Come on Feel the Lemonheads

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Well I'm saddened to see some of the negative reviews...because this is a brillant CD, which I have had in my collection for a decade now, and every now and then I play it, just because I love it so much.Yes, there are a couple of questionable tracks, but the rest more than make up for it. "Its about Time" was practically my anthem for many years during Uni!!! And tracks like "Great Big No", "Into my Arms", "You can take it with you", "Favorite T" and "Big gay Heart" are just about some of the best folk pop/rock gems I've ever heard. In short, I'm astounded when people call this a flop, because in Oz it was HUGE, at least in my circle of friends. Its even outlasted most of them in fact!!!! :-) Great stuff Evan, I really enjoy and respect your work+++++++

With the exception of "The Jello Fund" (an obvious joke), COME ON FEEL THE LEMONHEADS is packed with well-crafted pop from start to finish. "Into Your Arms" has all the ingredients of the perfect pop single. Other tracks, like "It's About Time", "Down About It", "Paid to Smile" and "Big Gay Heart" are as catchy as they come. By this time the Lemonheads were a well-polished pop unit, leaving behind much of the hardcore punk sound they had started with. Fans of earlier LP's such as "Hate Your Friends" or "Creator" may not take to their later sound, but anyone with an ear for melody will find this disc irresistible.

I am astounded at how poorly this album was received by the record-buying public in general and by so-called Lemonhead/Dando fans in particular.

After the critical and commercial success enjoyed with the "Shame About Ray" album, Dando again delivers a beautifully crafted mixture of tunes which range from the up-beat "Into Your Arms" (penned by Robyn St Clare, bassist with defunct Australian guitar/pop outfit "The Hummingbirds") to the soulful/melancholy of "Big Gay Heart" & "Being Around".

Dando is one of the least appreciated musican/songwriters of his generations, which I suspect is a result of his reluctance to sick with a particular 'sound' or music genre. Personally I enjoy and appreciate Dando's ability to craft and cover great tunes that range from clever pop guitar (I'll Do It Anyway) to Country/Parody (Big Gay Heart) to Rock (Down About It) and the whimsical, folky sound of "Being Around".

Genuine fans of "Real Music" (rather than the mass-manufactured FM-friendly CRAP than dominates westerm music charts) could do a lot worse than acquiring the Lemonheads final trilogy of "Shame About Ray", "Come On Feel The Lemonheads" and "Car Button Cloth".

If this song would have been released today it's easily a #1 HIT! Way before Nirvana was having their dark moments Evan had his just like the late great legend KING OF PUNK FUNK RICK JAMES! I got this cd just to hear Rick James Style and loved it to the fullest, The Lemonhead should have enjoyed more commmerical success as they are better than today half/as bands but thing happen. Rick powerful voice comes in just like his last release (Deeper Still) and Rick went out with a bang. For those of you who have been living under a rock and don't know who Rick James is do your research and learn about the King of Funk and Roll.

Come On Feel The Lemonheads.... everyone has their heroes and Evan Dando has got to be one of mine. This is still my favorite Lemonheads records, maybe a little sweet and poppy but the quality of the songs of awesome and very easy.

From 'Great Big No' to into your arms and the awesome 'Big Gay Heart', 'It's About Time and 'Down About It'. It's all so much fun to listen to. A really funny song is 'Being Around'.

Great, even after 12 years.

While this doesn't play as solidly as did its predecessor ("It's a Shame About Ray"), and there isn't the brilliant cover version, ala "Favorite Spanish Dishes" reworking of Mike Nesmith's "Different Drum", there are certainly enough displays of pop brilliance to show that Evan Dando is oft touched by the hand of the God of pop music.

Much like the preceding LP, this one has its couple of instant pop classics. The Robyn St. Clare penned "Into Your Arms" has as memorable a melody as just about anything, and a lyrical hook that bears repeating over and over and over and over and over, despite (or maybe because of) it's lack of Incredible Depth. It's much like the title track of "It's a Shame About Ray," it's just one of those phrases (or couple of phrases) that bears repeating. Kind of like the way Toots and the Maytals "Pressure Drop" should really be extended to 15 or 20 minutes, without any new lyrics.

Many of the tracks on this disc pass by comfortably enough, and Dando's singing is always a treat - just his voice - even if the melodies and lyrics don't especially impress. Juliana Hatfield's accompanying vocals are a nice complement to Dando's. Sneaky Pete's pedal steel on "Big Gay Heart" is also a welcome addition to the Lemonheads' sound.

Other fave tracks include the manic "Style", which seems to be Dando wrestling with concepts of drug use (the topic of endless Dando interviews at the time of this disc's release) and other pressures of life.

I like this CD immensely. I'm not sure what everyone else is talking about, although I definitely agree that this ranks nowhere near It's a Shame About Ray. Come on Feel definitely is listenable and pretty darn catchy. I admit it took me a few listens, but then it grew on me, and other than "Rick James Style," it's infectious, danceable and singable.

this album is great!!! i was shocked!! i first bought" it's
a shame about ray" and liked it. but this album i think is
better. it is more non-commercial and is so good. juliana
hatfield guest stars( as a change from the last album when
she was a regular member). the lemonheads sound may be too
soft for some listeners, but they just write good songs.
and not ever song is good. but," dawn can't decide" is
my favorite song on this album, it is so catchy and
excellent!! elsewhere i dont get big gay heart. what is
he trying to say?!!! more songs deal with evan dandos
relentless drug addiction, most notably style and the
rick james version with rick james( rick james style).
it may show through that while compiling the jello fund
track, he was high. its a 15 minute montage with about
5 hidden tracks. the first is a terribly played piano
solo, elsewhere guitar being played annoying fading
in and out. then a not so great song about someone
named lenny. or is it( jenny????) then throw in a
recording of whay sounds like someone smashing a guitar.
forward more and you find about a 3 second thing with
a guitar starting and then it cuts off. mmmmm>>>>>>>.
lovey in 90 began the lemonheads parade on good music.
before that they were an indie rock punk band. it wasnt
very good. lick, hate your friends are not good albums.
im sorry. but this other lead singer sings and he is
not good. but come on feel is a great album!!! highly
recomended!!!!!!!!!

When I think of 90s music, I think of what an RnB singer called "The Death of Melody." Whether it's rap or the drone of "grunge," the 90s proved to be the escalator down from decent songwriting. Hooray for the exception(s)! Bands like Counting Crows, Ben Folds Five, Nirvana and Cocteau Twins were the honor roll in a particularly dim graduating class.

Evan Dando is the singular musical vision of the Lemonheads. His sing-song tunes often the feel of walking the railroad tracks like a tightrope. Solid, melodic pop songs. Songs like "Into Your Arms" sound like the musical time-stamp to a perfect summer. Right on.

I used to have this album, but I only played "Great Big No". I was in a funk of sorts at this time as I was bouncing back between Christian Rock, and Secular music. I sampled the rest of this album, and played "Great Big No" again to get reaquainted with the song. I found that this sounds alot like the Smithereens playing; which is a good thing because I like the Smithereens. I found after "Great Big No" it went into a slump of bad songs, and didn't pick up again until song #5. Then it went downwards with "Big Gay Heart", and after that it was alot of hit and miss. I wouldn't give up on the Lemonheads, but as far as this album I can safely say I wouldn't buy it again. Was this a rush job? who knows. I know if a group was rushed into doing an album the results could be disasterous. I used to have the Yardbirds's "Over Under Sideways Down", and they were only given a week to do the album, and the result was major disappointment, so I can see the same thing here with this album. A group shouldn't be rushed into doing a album, but at the same time don't take forever doing an album either. This is passible.