release date: Jul. 29, 1981
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,38]
producer: Graham Gouldman
label: Sire Record - nationality: USA
Track highlights: 1. "We Want the Airwaves" (3 / 5) - 2. "All's Quiet on the Easter Front" - 3. "The KKK Took My Baby Away" (3 / 5) - 4. "Don't Go" - 7. "She's a Sensation" (3 / 5)
6th studio album by Ramones featuring a new producer and once again a new sound. It seems the band was constantly searching for the right sound to go hand in hand with the power pop compositions that kept pointing in many directions, and once again they failed to come up with something great. Maybe due to internal controversy regarding what to play. It's a well-known tale that singer and lyrical composer Joey Ramone often wanted a more pop-minded sound whereas lead guitarist Johnny Ramone wanted to be in a hard rock band. At least on this album they make sure to show both sides of that coin, showing their interests for traditional rock & roll, ballads, power pop, and hard rock, but as an album, and despite several fine tracks, they don't succeed all that well.
[ allmusic.com 3 / 5, Rolling Stone 4 / 5 stars ]
