Mondo Bizarro

Ramones

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 1, 1992)
• Original Release Date: September 1, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B000003BQW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #93,590 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mondo Fantastico, March 30, 2003

By	Tim Brough "author and music buff" (Springfield, PA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Three albums had passed since the last great Ramones album, and even the faithful were getting worried. The Ramones' long time relationship with Sire had ended and they entered the studio with a new label and a strong sense of purpose. The result was a return to form, and set the band back on course for a resurgence. Starting with the anti-PMRC (remember them?) rant "Censors#!t", they crash through 13 very Ramonesy songs in a style that would almost be retro if they hadn't had invented it in the first place.

Also worth a chuckle is the disc's closer, "Touring." Ripping off their own "Rock And Roll High School," Joey sends up the whole road show of rock with a wink and a power chord. It ends the disc on a note as giddy as the opener was politically snarling. "Mondo Bizaro" was The Ramones we had grown up loving, comfortable with their legacy and ready to take control of it once again.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I just want to walk right out of this world., April 14, 2005

By	Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This was the first Ramones album released after they left Sire Records, and also the first studio album recorded after Dee Dee quit the band. It's not a classic Ramones album by any means, but it does have it's moments. Even without Dee Dee in the band, he still contributed the best songs on the album; "Poison Heart", "Strength to Endure" and "Main Man". Joey wrote seven songs for the album, most of which are decent, but none of them are all that memorable. Marky Ramone also contributed his first two songs to this album, which are okay. There is one cover song on the album, which is the Doors' "Take It As It Comes", and it's actually one of the better songs on the album. While this isn't one of the Ramones' best albums, Ramones fans should enjoy it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good stuff, May 27, 2003

By	David P. O'Herron (Weymouth, MA United States) - See all my reviews

I love the Ramones and this is the best album of their later stuff. Poison Heart and Strengh to Endure are the best songs here. Strong hard edged tunes. I higly recommend this cd. This music blows away the boy band crapola that everyone is listening to these days. LONG LIVE ROCK!!!!