The Lemonheads
One of the big US college bands of the early 1990s, The Lemonheads' frontman,
Evan Dando's dreamy romanticism, ear for a Beatles melody and alt. rock roots
chimed with the gentler souls of the grunge generation. Originally a hardcore
punk act inspired by Husker Du, it was fifth album It's A Shame About Ray (1992)
that gave the band their big commercial breakthrough with their storming indie
rock cover of Simon and Garfunkel's Mrs Robinson becoming a huge anthem of the
era. Dando was hailed a heartthrob by a new mainstream audience and their
follow-up Come On Feel The Lemonheads (...
