THE MIGHTY LEMON DROPS - SOUND...GOODBYE TO YOUR STANDARDS

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Turn and Look Behind
by. R.C. Avellanosa

 

The lesser known release after their breakthrough "Laughter". Just a handful knew and bragged about this release. Released in 1991 before "Ricochet", The Mighty Lemon Drops often described to be the shadow behind Echo and The Bunnymen. But this band did somehow brighten up my days. Energetic and purely Modern Rock. A built-up group spawned from The Doors influence and the Brit-rock daze. The true sound of post punk sensibilities. The band deserves a crown as big as The Cure's head. Sound... Goodbye To Your Standards is an outright opening for their 90's sound. "My Shadow Girl", the most striking track. Still this has failed to parallel Laughter. The release didn't get much attention and slowly led to the band's break-up after Ricochet. Nevertheless, it's still mighty good.

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VARIOUS ARTISTS | IT'S CALLED MODERN ROCK

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Better Than Love
by R.C. Avellanosa

This is a Philippine various artists release by Wea Records and was originally a playlist from Radio JAM 88.3.  Aptly entitled "It's Called Modern Rock", the compilation featured the best of the modern rock music scene of the early nineties. It was that time when grunge was still obscure and heavy metal was the fad. Music was still not considered Alternative and New Wave became New Music to Modern Rock. And so I tried to compile this selection anew, and I might not get the right sequence but this is close I hope, and I know I got all the tracks right.

Noel Burke's Echo and The Bunnymen was different from Ian's, still he did a very fine job with "Reverberation", cooing "Enlighten Me" with Will. Too Much Joy's "Crush Story" is arguably the best, most charming song here, is also played on the Idols Documentary. The Replacements with "Merry Go Round" is one of Paul's happier songs. From the album ...Sound, The Mighty Lemon Drops rendered the lovely "My Shadow Girl" which I think is now a rarity. Never realized until lately that Hindu Love Gods = R.E.M. - Stipe + Warren Zevon. Playing Prince original song "Raspberry Beret". Katydids' most amazing song "Girl In A Jigsaw Puzzle" is completely awesome. And all throughout side B, I'd leave you to play it and decide for yourself. Now, will you trip to sound with me?

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THE SOUNDTRIPPER - COMPILATION VOLUME XIV

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Tracks:
01 Lost In The Supermarket - The Afghan Whigs
02 Another Girl, Another Planet - The Mighty Lemon Drops
03 April Skies - Love Like Blood
04 Atmosphere - Peter Hook & The Light feat. Rowetta
05 Bring On The Dancing Horses - Simple Minds
06 Darklands - Primal Scream
07 Friends of P - Tokyo Police Club
08 Gold Star For Robot Boy - Jon Auer
09 Have You Ever Seen The Rain - R.E.M.
10 Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - The Beautiful South
11 Jump - Aztec Camera

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THE MIGHTY LEMON DROPS - ROLLERCOASTER

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Tracks:
01. Happy Head
02. Into The Heart Of Love
03. My Biggest Thrill
04. Inside Out
05. The Other Side Of You
06. Out Of Hand (Extended Version)
07. Like An Angel
08. Fall Down (Like The Rain)
09. Splash #3 (Now I'm Home)
10. Beautiful Shame
11. Rollercoaster
12. In Everything You Do
13. Uptight
14. Shine
15. (Where Do We Go From) Heaven
16. Count Me Out
17. Something Happens
18. Sympathise With Us
19. Now She's Gone

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THE MIGHTY LEMON DROPS - LAUGHTER

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Tracks:
01. At Midnight
02. Into The Heart Of Love
03. Where Do We Go From Heaven
04. The Heartbreak Thing
05. One In A Million
06. Written In Fiction
07. The Real World
08. All That I Can Do
09. Second Time Around
10. Beautiful Shame
11. Rumbletrain

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THE MIGHTY LEMON DROPS - THE JANICE LONG SESSION

Tracks:
01. The Other Side of You
02. Now She's Gone
03. Waiting For The Rain
04. When I Dream

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