MARKY RAMONE & THE INTRUDERS
The Answer To Your Problems? (Zoe)
Reviewed by Shaun Dale

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You've got to give Marky Ramone credit. After all these years, his commitment to the louder, harder, faster ethic seems undiminished. Along with Ben Trokan (vocals, guitar) and Johnny Pisano (bass, vocals), Marky pounds his drums into submission with the same energy that fueled so many classic Ramones tracks.

The Intruders aren't the Ramones, though. Not that that's a bad thing. Nobody else is either. Nobody ever will be again. (That's a sad, if not bad, thing.) But there is something essential missing from the Intruders' music that was an important part of the Ramones music. These guys don't sound like they're having anywhere near as much fun as the Ramones always did. This is much angrier, much darker music. That's not a bad thing, either, but it's a very different thing, and anyone who sees Marky's name on the cover and expects the same old party romp that has always been associated with the Ramones name is likely to be surprised if not forewarned. Consider yourself forewarned. Just the same, consider yourself encouraged. It's different, but it's real good.

If louder, faster, harder still sounds good to you, there's nobody around these days doing it better. If louder, faster, harder holds no interest, well, Kenny G is in the studio. Have fun.

Track List:

Peekhole * What If * Probation * One Way Ride * Nobody Likes You * Life Sucks * Don't Blame Me * Don't Think * Middle Finger * Cry Baby * Lottery * Under The Gun * Nowhere Man * Better Than Being You

© 1999 - Shaun Dale