Positive Energy and good, clean fun is what this band is all about. It’s straight-edge hardcore, but they don’t get all self-righteous and judgmental about it.
Alice Donut are original and funny but wear thin after a while. Having a trombone replace the vocals in the Beatles “Helter Skelter” was a novel touch.
There was a real sense of camaraderie, a feeling, on stage and off, that everyone was there to have some fun and, in the process, help an important club.
The six tunes on Lament For Lymon range from noisy versions of ’80s pop you might hear on the Valley Girl soundtrack to ’90s alternative college music.