Road To Ruin (Vinyl LP)

Road To Ruin   The Ramones   Vinyl LP in Good Condition.  Vintage LP in Original cover.  Cover shows edge wear

The loud-and-fast, campy-and-catchy formula began to wear a little thin by the time of the Ramones' fourth album, Road to Ruin. Following the exact same blueprint as its three predecessors, Road to Ruin simply doesn't yield the same results as the other records. In part, it's because the band sounds a little forced on the harder numbers, but the main problem lies with the undistinguished material. "I Wanna Be Sedated" is a classic, and "Questioningly" proves that the Ramones are just as effective when they slow the tempo down, yet much of the record sounds like the Ramones trying to give the people what they want. Since they were still in their prime, such nondescript material sounds good, but the record has neither the exuberant energy or abundant hooks of Ramones and Rocket to Russia, and it's the first suggestion that the Ramones may have painted themselves into a corner.

Release Date June, 1978

Duration31:09

Genre

Pop/Rock

Styles

American Punk

New York Punk

Punk

Punk/New Wave

Recording Location

Media Sound, NY

Track Listing

1  I Just Want to Have Something to Do

2:42    

 2  I Wanted Everything

3:18    

 3  Don't Come Close

2:44    

 4  I Don't Want You

2:26    

 5  Needles and Pins

Sonny Bono / Jack Nitzsche

2:21    

 6  I'm Against It

2:07    

 7  I Wanna Be Sedated

2:29    

 8  Go Mental

2:42        

9  Questioningly

3:22    

 10  She's the One

2:13    

 11  Bad Brain

2:25    

 12  It's a Long Way Back

2:20