Road to Ruin

| Ramones

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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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