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Road to Ruin found the Ramones stretching their signature sound to its limits; even though there were several fine moments, nearly all of them arrived when the group broke free from the suddenly restrictive loud-fast-hard formula of their first records. Considering that the Ramones did desire mainstream success and that they had a deep love for early-'60s pop/rock, it's not surprising that they decided to shake loose the constrictions of their style by making an unabashed pop album, yet it was odd that Phil Spector produced End of the Century, because his painstaking working methods seemingly clashed with the Ramones' instinctual approach. However, the Ramones were always more clever than they appeared, so the matching actually worked better than it could have. Spector's detailed production helped bring "Rock 'n' Roll High School" and "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?" to life, yet it also kept some of the punkier numbers in check. Even so, End of the Century is more enjoyable than its predecessor, since the record has stronger material, and in retrospect, it's one of their better records of the '80s.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Johnny Ramone, Guitar, Writer - Dee Dee Ramone, Bass Guitar, Writer - Marky Ramone, Drums - Ramones, MainArtist - Joey Ramone, Vocals, Writer - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1980 Sire Records Company
Johnny Ramone, Guitar, Writer - Dee Dee Ramone, Bass Guitar, Writer - Marky Ramone, Drums - Ramones, MainArtist - Joey Ramone, Vocals, Writer - Dan Hersch, Remastering Engineer - Bill Inglot, Remastering Engineer - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Larry Levine, Engineer - Boris Menart, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1980 Sire Records Company
Johnny Ramone, Guitar - Dee Dee Ramone, Bass Guitar - Marky Ramone, Drums - Ramones, MainArtist - Joey Ramone, Vocals, Writer - Dan Hersch, Remastering Engineer - Bill Inglot, Remastering Engineer - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Larry Levine, Engineer - Boris Menart, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1980 Sire Records Company
Johnny Ramone, Guitar - Dee Dee Ramone, Bass Guitar, Writer - Marky Ramone, Drums - Ramones, MainArtist - Joey Ramone, Vocals - Dan Hersch, Remastering Engineer - Bill Inglot, Remastering Engineer - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Larry Levine, Engineer - RICHARD HELL, Writer - Boris Menart, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1980 Sire Records Company
Johnny Ramone, Writer - Dee Dee Ramone, Bass Guitar, Writer - Marky Ramone, Drums, Writer - Ramones, MainArtist - Joey Ramone, Vocals, Writer - Dan Hersch, Remastering Engineer - Bill Inglot, Remastering Engineer - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Larry Levine, Engineer - Boris Menart, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1980 Sire Records Company
Johnny Ramone, Guitar, Writer - Dee Dee Ramone, Bass Guitar, Writer - Marky Ramone, Drums, Writer - Ramones, MainArtist - Joey Ramone, Vocals, Writer - Dan Hersch, Remastering Engineer - Bill Inglot, Remastering Engineer - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Larry Levine, Engineer - Boris Menart, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1980 Sire Records Company
Johnny Ramone, Guitar - Dee Dee Ramone, Bass Guitar - Marky Ramone, Drums - Ramones, MainArtist - Joey Ramone, Vocals - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer, Writer - Jeff Barry, Writer - Ellie Greenwich, Writer - Larry Levine, Engineer - Boris Menart, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1980 Sire Records Company
Johnny Ramone, Guitar, Writer - Dee Dee Ramone, Bass Guitar, Writer - Marky Ramone, Drums - Ramones, MainArtist - Joey Ramone, Vocals, Writer - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Larry Levine, Engineer - Boris Menart, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1980 Sire Records Company
Johnny Ramone, Guitar, Writer - Dee Dee Ramone, Bass Guitar, Writer - Marky Ramone, Drums, Writer - Ramones, MainArtist - Joey Ramone, Vocals, Writer - Dan Hersch, Remastering Engineer - Bill Inglot, Remastering Engineer - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Larry Levine, Engineer - Boris Menart, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1980 Sire Records Company
Johnny Ramone, Guitar, Writer - Dee Dee Ramone, Bass Guitar, Writer - Marky Ramone, Drums - Ramones, MainArtist - Joey Ramone, Vocals, Writer - Dan Hersch, Remastering Engineer - Bill Inglot, Remastering Engineer - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Larry Levine, Engineer - Boris Menart, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1980 Sire Records Company
Johnny Ramone, Guitar, Writer - Dee Dee Ramone, Bass Guitar, Writer - Marky Ramone, Drums - Ramones, MainArtist - Joey Ramone, Vocals, Writer - Dan Hersch, Remastering Engineer - Bill Inglot, Remastering Engineer - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Larry Levine, Engineer - Boris Menart, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1980 Sire Records Company
Johnny Ramone, Guitar, Writer - Dee Dee Ramone, Bass Guitar, Writer - Marky Ramone, Drums - Ramones, MainArtist - Joey Ramone, Vocals, Writer - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Larry Levine, Engineer - Boris Menart, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1980 Sire Records Company
Johnny Ramone, Guitar, Writer - Dee Dee Ramone, Bass Guitar, Writer - Marky Ramone, Drums - Ramones, MainArtist - Joey Ramone, Vocals, Writer - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1979 Sire Records/Warner Records Inc.
Johnny Ramone, Guitar - Dee Dee Ramone, Bass Guitar - Marky Ramone, Drums - Ramones, MainArtist - Joey Ramone, Vocals, Writer - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Larry Levine, Engineer - Boris Menart, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2002 Sire Records Company/Warner Records Inc.
Johnny Ramone, Guitar, Writer - Dee Dee Ramone, Bass Guitar, Writer - Marky Ramone, Drums - Ramones, MainArtist - Joey Ramone, Vocals, Writer - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Larry Levine, Engineer - Boris Menart, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2002 Sire Records Company/Warner Records Inc.
Johnny Ramone, Guitar, Writer - Dee Dee Ramone, Bass Guitar, Writer - Marky Ramone, Drums - Ramones, MainArtist - Joey Ramone, Vocals, Writer - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2002 Sire Records/Warner Records Inc.
Johnny Ramone, Guitar, Writer - Dee Dee Ramone, Bass Guitar, Writer - Marky Ramone, Drums - Ramones, MainArtist - Joey Ramone, Vocals, Writer - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Larry Levine, Engineer - Boris Menart, Engineer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2002 Sire Records Company/Warner Records Inc.
Johnny Ramone, Guitar, Writer - Dee Dee Ramone, Bass Guitar, Writer - Marky Ramone, Drums - Ramones, MainArtist - Joey Ramone, Vocals, Writer - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2002 Sire Records Company/Warner Records Inc.
Johnny Ramone, Guitar - Dee Dee Ramone, Bass Guitar - Marky Ramone, Drums - Ramones, MainArtist - Joey Ramone, Vocals, Writer - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2002 Sire Records Company/Warner Records Inc.
Album review
Road to Ruin found the Ramones stretching their signature sound to its limits; even though there were several fine moments, nearly all of them arrived when the group broke free from the suddenly restrictive loud-fast-hard formula of their first records. Considering that the Ramones did desire mainstream success and that they had a deep love for early-'60s pop/rock, it's not surprising that they decided to shake loose the constrictions of their style by making an unabashed pop album, yet it was odd that Phil Spector produced End of the Century, because his painstaking working methods seemingly clashed with the Ramones' instinctual approach. However, the Ramones were always more clever than they appeared, so the matching actually worked better than it could have. Spector's detailed production helped bring "Rock 'n' Roll High School" and "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?" to life, yet it also kept some of the punkier numbers in check. Even so, End of the Century is more enjoyable than its predecessor, since the record has stronger material, and in retrospect, it's one of their better records of the '80s.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:33
- Main artists: Ramones
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Punk / New Wave
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing
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