It's a Shame About Ray [Collector's Edition] [CD/DVD]

Artist	The Lemonheads
Format	CD
Genre	Rock
Label Name	Rhino
Producer	Julian Standen
Release Date	2008 03 25
Song List	1: Rockin Stroll (1:46) 2: Confetti (2:44) 3: It's a Shame About Ray (3:07) 4: Rudderless (3:19) 5: My Drug Buddy (2:51) 6: The Turnpike Down (2:33) 7: Bit Part (1:51) 8: Alison's Starting to Happen (1:59) 9: Hannah & Gabi (2:40) 10: Kitchen (2:54) 11: Ceiling Fan in My Spoon (1:48) 12: Frank Mills (1:43) 13: Mrs. Robinson (3:45) 14: Shaky Ground [*] (1:48) 15: It's a Shame About Ray [#][*][Demo Version] (2:56) 16: Rockin Stroll [#][*][Demo Version] (1:48) 17: My Drug Buddy [#][*][Demo Version] (2:46) 18: Hannah & Gabi [#][*][Demo Version] (2:26) 19: Kitchen [#][*][Demo Version] (3:12) 20: Bit Part [#][*][Demo Version] (1:54) 21: Rudderless [#][*][Demo Version] (3:20) 22: Ceiling Fan in My Spoon [#][*][Demo Version] (2:17) 23: Confetti [#][*][Demo Version] (1:15) 24: It's a Shame About Ray [Multimedia Track] 25: Ride with Me [Live] 26: Mrs. Robinson [Multimedia Track] 27: Being Around [Multimedia Track] 28: Alison's Starting to Happen [Live] 29: Hannah & Gabi [Multimedia Track] 30: Half the Time [Multimedia Track] 31: Rockin Stroll [Multimedia Track] 32: Confetti [Multimedia Track] 33: It's About Time [Live] 34: My Drug Buddy [Multimedia Track] 35: Bonus Material [DVD][*]
Style.Categories	Punk-Pop, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

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If Lovey captured Evan Dando as he found his signature blend of punk-pop, jangle pop, and folk-rock, It's a Shame About Ray is where he perfected that style. Breezing by in under half an hour, the album is a simple collection of sunny melodies and hooks, delivered with typical nonchalance by Dando. None of the songs are about anything major, nor do they have astonishingly original melodies, but that's part of their charm -- they're immediately accessible and thoroughly catchy. Dando's laid-back observations of middle-class outcasts are minor gems. The heartbroken title track or "Confetti," the crushes of "Bit Part in Your Life," the love letter to substances "My Drug Buddy," or the wonderful "Alison's Starting to Happen," where a girl finds herself as she discovers punk rock, capture the laconic rhythms of suburbia, and his warm, friendly voice, which is offset by Juliana Hatfield's girlish harmonies, gives the songs an emotional resonance. [Rhino's 2008 collector's edition included ten bonus tracks on the CD. The included bonus DVD featured music videos and live footage.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide