Road to Ruin
| Ramones
Road to Ruin
Road to Ruin is the fourth studio album by American punk rock band the Ramones, released on September 21, 1978, through Sire Records as LP record, 8 track cartridge & audio cassette. It was the first Ramones album to feature new drummer Marky Ramone, who replaced Tommy Ramone. Tommy left due to lack of previous albums sales and stress while touring; however, he stayed with the band to produce the album with Ed Stasium. -Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
Road to Ruin is a real good album. It isn’t as funny or as powerful as their debut, Ramones, but this does not mean the band is losing its grip. -1978
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Sputnik Music
many people think of Road to Ruin as a sellout, and the beggining of the end for the Ramones, I think of it as a bridge to somewhere even greater. -2005
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Best Classic Bands
the fourth in a series of 40th anniversary expanded reissues from the Ramones—delivers the goods.
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NME
For a band for whom there was no such thing as too little, there’s no such thing as too much. Within these songs is the very essence of rock’n’roll. -2005
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Punk News
Whether you approve of the stylistic shift or not, this era of the Ramones is far and away more appealing than some of the more hard rock influenced material that came in the 1980's. -2016
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Starling
Undoubtedly, while Ramones should earn its maximum rating for the breaking of new ground and the unique rawness, it is without a doubt Road To Ruin that is the most melodically consistent record these guys ever produced.
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Indy Metal Vault
This was the record that showed the world that it’s all about true feelings, and while it widely focuses on edgy attitudes, it’s also about love, struggle, suffering, and trial.
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Goldmine Mag
Road to Ruin was also the album that introduced a nation of pinheads to the all-time Ramones’ classic “I Wanna Be Sedated.” -2018
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Ultimate Classic Rock
by putting the Ramones all in the blender and turning up the volume and speed to near-maximum levels, they created a masterpiece that sounded little like the big rock albums of the day -2016
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All Music
it's fascinating to hear, and its inclusion makes this reissue a treat for completist Ramones fans.
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Spectrum Culture
Road to Ruin delivered on the bubblegum potential that had been implicit since their 1976 debut. -2018
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AZ Central
Road to Ruin went on to be staples of any Ramones' fans diet for obvious reasons.
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Prindle Record Reviews
Unfortunately Road to Ruin was the last Ramones album that any critic ever liked.
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Scatalogik
It didn’t quite fuck with the formula in the way that END OF THE CENTURY did, but definitely approached the production with an airplay-friendly gloss. -2018
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Austin Chronicle
Though the Ramones released a few more compelling albums before their 1996 retirement, the first four are jam-packed, genre-defining classics that guarantee the bruddahs a spot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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Cover Me Songs
the strain of being something other than their true selves was evident, and the record failed in its play for fame, charting outside the top 100. -2015
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