Road to Ruin
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- ''This article is about the album by the Ramones. For the song by hard rock band Mr. Big, see their 1991 album Lean Into It. For the song by British rock band The Libertines, see their 2004 album The Libertines. For the song by Canadian heavy metal band Annihilator, see their 1990 album Never, Neverland.
Road to Ruin is the fourth album by the Ramones. It was released on September 22, 1978. It was recorded in May and June of 1978 at Media Sound in New York.
This album shows a more "classic" pop sound as well as a shift to a more serious personality to the music, a theme that would remain in later albums, most notably 1980's End of the Century. The influence of 1960s girl groups is in evidence, as well as the influence of The Byrds on tracks including "Don't Come Close" and the cover of "Needles & Pins", originally by Jackie DeShannon.
The album also contains the track "I Wanna Be Sedated", one of the band's most popular and beloved tunes.
This is their first album with Marky Ramone on drums, after original drummer Tommy Ramone left due to fatigue from touring. However, Tommy (credited as his birth name, Tommy Erdelyi) stayed to produce Road to Ruin, as well as a brief comeback for 1984's Too Tough to Die.
The album was remastered and released by Rhino Records in June 2001. It also featured bonus tracks, which included alternate versions and demos. Two of the bonus tracks, "Rock 'n' Roll High School (Ed Stasium version)" and "Blitzkrieg Bop/Teenage Lobotomy/California Sun/Pinhead/She’s the One (live)", are from the Rock 'n' Roll High School soundtrack.
Track listing
All songs written by the Ramones except where indicated.- "I Just Want to Have Something to Do" (Joey Ramone) – 2:42
- "I Wanted Everything" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 3:18
- "Don't Come Close" – 2:44
- "I Don't Want You" – 2:26
- "Needles & Pins" (Sonny Bono / Jack Nitzsche) – 2:21
- "I'm Against It" – 2:07
- "I Wanna Be Sedated" (Joey Ramone) – 2:29
- "Go Mental" - 2:42
- "Questioningly" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 3:22
- "She's the One" – 2:13
- "Bad Brain" – 2:25
- "It's a Long Way Back" (Dee Dee Ramone) – 2:20
Rhino bonus tracks
- "I Want You Around (Ed Stasium version)" – 3:02
- "Rock 'n' Roll High School (Ed Stasium version)" – 2:20
- "Blitzkrieg Bop/Teenage Lobotomy/California Sun/Pinhead/She’s the One (live)" – 11:00
- "Come Back, She Cried A.K.A. I Walk Out (demo)" – 2:21
- "Yea, Yea (demo)" – 2:08
| Ramones |
|---|
| Joey Ramone | Johnny Ramone | Dee Dee Ramone | Tommy Ramone | Marky Ramone | Richie Ramone | Elvis Ramone | C.J. Ramone |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Ramones | Leave Home | Rocket to Russia | Road to Ruin | End of the Century | Pleasant Dreams | Subterranean Jungle | Too Tough to Die | Animal Boy | Halfway to Sanity | Brain Drain | Mondo Bizarro | Acid Eaters | Adios Amigos |
| Live albums: It's Alive | Loco Live | Greatest Hits Live | We're Outta Here | NYC 1978 |
| Compilations: Ramones Mania | All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 1 | All The Stuff (And More!) Volume 2 | ' | ' We're a Happy Family (tribute) | Weird Tales of the Ramones |
| Films |
| Rock 'n' Roll High School | Lifestyles of the Ramones | Ramones - Around the World | Ramones Raw | |
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