| The Hardest Way | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | Water Music, Hoboken, N.J. | |||
| Genre | Garage punk | |||
| Length | 41:50 (vinyl edition) 55:53 (CD edition) | |||
| Label | Psonik | |||
| Producer | Dave Stein, John Terlesky | |||
| The Original Sins chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [2] |
The Hardest Way is an album by the American garage punk band The Original Sins.[3] It was released in 1989 by Psonik Records.[4]
The CD version of the album includes bonus tracks taken from the band's Australia-only extended play, Party's Over.
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that the album "demonstrates the Sins’ marvelous ability to synthesize an original sound — less stylized than the Lyres’ — from now-standard ingredients."[4] The Morning Call listed The Hardest Way on their list of the top 10 albums of 1989, writing that "the Sins' second LP is an embarrassment of riches; it's fiercer, more melodic, more complex and more danceable than their debut, Big Soul."[5] Spin wrote that "the songs fit more comfortably into standard 60s punk grooves."[6]
Track listing
All songs written by John Terlesky
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heard It All Before" | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Now's the Time" | 2:11 |
| 3. | "Tearing Me in 2" | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Why You Love Me So" | 2:24 |
| 5. | "Can't Get Over You" | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Hardest Way" | 3:03 |
| 7. | "Out of My Mind" | 3:00 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Can't Touch Me" | 2:34 |
| 2. | "Don't Fit In" | 2:07 |
| 3. | "Rather Be Sad" | 3:43 |
| 4. | "I Can't Say" | 2:26 |
| 5. | "She Understands" | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Ain't No Tellin'" | 2:36 |
| 7. | "End of the World" | 3:48 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heard It All Before" | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Now's the Time" | 2:05 |
| 3. | "Tearing Me in 2" | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Why You Love Me So" | 2:18 |
| 5. | "Can't Get Over You" | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Hardest Way" | 2:58 |
| 7. | "Out of My Mind" | 2:54 |
| 8. | "You Can't Touch Me" | 2:31 |
| 9. | "Don't Fit In" | 2:00 |
| 10. | "Rather Be Sad" | 3:37 |
| 11. | "I Can't Say" | 2:20 |
| 12. | "She Understands" | 3:26 |
| 13. | "Ain't No Tellin'" | 2:34 |
| 14. | "End of the World" | 3:28 |
| 15. | "Party's Over" | 3:09 |
| 16. | "Can't Stop Dancing" | 3:41 |
| 17. | "Beast in Me" | 3:38 |
| 18. | "Lacerations" | 2:05 |
| 19. | "Just 14 (And a Half)" | 3:27 |
Personnel
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References
- ↑ Deming, Mark. "The Hardest Way". Allmusic. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ↑ Popson, Tom. "NEW INDIE LPS: ONE ALL-AMERICAN OUTING, ONE RUSSIAN RECORD -AND". chicagotribune.com.
- ↑ "Original Sins' John Terlesky Sings Blues". Los Angeles Times. April 20, 1992.
- 1 2 "Original Sins". Trouser Press. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ Call, LEN RIGHI, The Morning. "RECORDS THE YEAR IN REVIEW 89". mcall.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ LLC, SPIN Media (September 23, 1989). "Spins". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC – via Google Books.
External links
- The Hardest Way at Discogs (list of releases)