Live, Lemon deliver an intense performance, full of stage presence. The act is well put together, the music catchy and the band professional throughout. On occasion, we caught the odd Beatle-like harmony thrown into the mix, and at other times we wondered if Pink Floyd had entered the room - for the most part, Lemon attempts to find the middle ground and this results in something we would best describe as soft rock.

Unfortunately, Lemon is a band lost among a flooded market for this genre. They are certainly above average and one of the better acts we saw during our time at A2A, but in the modern music world bands such as Lemon have a tendency to become overshadowed by many other similar acts which may not necessarily be as good at either singing or performing! What they really need is a "catch", something to set them apart from the crowd so that they can be noticed more widely around the world.

Listening to the CD, we noticed a couple of tracks which stood out for us. "Use all you got", immediately caught our imagination, got inside us and made us smile. This track, in particular, feels to us like Pink Floyd at times - where others provide more standardised rock sounds. "Not this one" is a track with energy, showing the band as performers. Neither came close to matching the live performance, and for us this is just more proof that a CD can't match the sound of a live venue. Both are good, but the CD feels sterile compared to the professional act we saw on the night.

For more details, contact the band direct at lemon.Amsterdam@wolmail.nl or visit http://www.lemonline.nl

Press Release from Lemon (The following was sent to us by the band and is for information only. It does not constitute a part of the KlubKat review):

LEMON - the phenomenal new Dutch band from Amsterdam, performed at the Access to Amsterdam (A2A) international music convention on the 18th of October in Royalty.

The A2A-showcase went great; Audience reaction was very enthusiastic & the head of programming of the music convention, was thankfully as enthusiastic as the audience was.

Some folks have even expressed that LEMON was the best act they saw at A2A ! So why not let the truth be known. Judge for yourself over at the Lemonline at http://www.lemonline.nl

LEMON [Ralf Hesen, Mark Bongers, Paul Hesen], met quite some interesting people at A2A; Journalists, international booking agents, fellow bands & a phantasmagoria of industry people.

Several journalist have promised to write about the band, but we'll have to wait and see. However, LEMON already had been publicized before A2A took place; Including amongst others: The A2A supplement of OOR, FRET & LiveXS & in the magazine - Men's Health[a Dutch equivalent of the American magazine GQ].

A famous Dutch DJ is now working together with the band on a remix of three of the songs from LEMON's latest demo (that already got airplay on radio stations 3FM and Kink FM). Of course he is also adding scratches to it. More information will follow.

LEMON will play at Riche in Enschede on Friday the 2nd of November; Starting time is at 9.30 PM.On the 30th of November, LEMON will play in De Koornbeurs in Delft; Everyone should check out the show and see with their own eyes if the performance of the band lives up to its live reputation!

If you have not caught the LEMON buzz yet, now is the time to catch the experience first hand. This I can assure you, having gone through the LEMON conversion experience myself.

As being the former head of the American A&R Record label that first brought LEMON to the attention of the A&R & music industry community in the United States & signed LEMON to their first American record label contract; I can tell you that you must allow your sights & senses the sonic scenery of LEMON!

United Global Artists in association with LEMON & manager Mario Kessels are committed to bringing LEMON to the uninitiated through a sustained campaign in North America, Europe & Japan via radio, press, multimedia & live performances.

So catch the buzz & see LEMON at Riche in Enschede & in De Koornbeurs in Delft, before they blow up the rest of the world & LEMON-ize us all!

United Global Artists
Los Angeles, California USA