release date: Feb. 28, 1983
format: cd
[album rate: 2,5 / 5]
producer: Ritchie Cordell, Glen Kolotkin
label: Sire Records - nationality: USA
Track highlights: 1. "Little Bit O' Soul" (3,5 / 5) - 3. "Outsider" (3 / 5)
7th studio album by Ramones, again with new producers to define a new sound. The album is the last to feature drummer Marky Ramone. Here it's like a move back to the new wave era, which mostly sounds strange. The overall style is more hard hitting version of rock compared to the predecessor, which may indicate that guitarist Johnny Ramone had his say about what direction to pick after having sought for success (and a personal style) for some time. In my opinion it only contains two good tracks, the rest are mediocre or worse, and I don't find that the album is anywhere near interesting.
[ allmusic.com 3,5 / 5, Rolling Stone Album Guide 2 / 5 stars ]
