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Steven DeCaprio came up with the name during a [[hallucination]] while [[skateboarding]] in a strip mall. He became transfixed on the two competing brands of soda dispensers sitting side by side next to the grocery store. In those two "choices" the [[False dilemma | false dichotomy]] inspired the name. In it choice, freedom, democracy, etc. were mere illusions used to fool the masses.

Ash Miller (second guitarist on Swing) told him that the name "Lesser of Two Evils" was totoo long. Soon after, DeCaprio was kicked out of the band because he was incompetent as a musician. He kept the name with a new band including Isaac Grant, Mike Shuman, and Rob Coleman.

The volatility of line-ups became a hallmark of the band from then on. From 1989 until 2002 the band had 7 bass players, 7 drummers, 2 guitarists, 6 vocalists. The only thing that didn't change was the band name.

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Over the years Lesser Of Two released 3 7"s, three albums, and were on a number of compilations. Lesser of Two toured extensively in the [[United States]] as well as [[Mexico]], [[Canada]], [[Germany]], [[Poland]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Slovakia]], [[Slovenia]], [[Italy]], [[Switzerland]], [[Belgium]], [[France]], [[Spain]], [[Austria]], and [[Netherlands]]. They accomplished all this while maintaining a [[DIY ethic | Do It Yourself (D.I.Y.) ethic]].<ref>MaximumRocknRoll issue #240/May ‘03 http://maximumrocknroll.com/back-issues/ [[:File:MRR.LoT.Cover.jpg]] [[:File:MRR.LoT.SceneR.jpg]][[:File:MRR.LoT.1.jpg]] [[:File:MRR.LoT.2.jpg]] [[:File:MRR.LoT.3.jpg]]</ref>

In 1999, Lesser of Two released a cassette tape version of their self -titled album on one of the oldest punk labels in Poland, [[Nikt Nic Nie Wie]]<ref>http://www.nnnw.pl/releases.html</ref>. They were featured in the Polish Magazine Pasazer #13-14 which included a compilation featuring a track from Lesser Of Two<ref>http://www.operationphoenixrecords.com/suburbanvoiceissue44_5ZineReviews.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.pasazer.pl/</ref>

Lesser Of Two also joined with seminal Polish punk band [[Post Regiment]] for a leg of their tour.<ref>http://blogs.myspace.com/12aullidos</ref>