Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Robert Christgau | (B+) |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) |
| Allmusic (Rhino Records Expanded Release) | |
T. Donald Guarisco of Allmusic notes that the "entire album is pretty controversial in the world of Ramones fandom".
Dee Dee recalled hearing a song from the album on the radio, perhaps "I'm Affected": "I couldn't believe how awful it sounded. It was horrible. I hated "Baby, I Love You". I think that some of the worst crap I ever wrote went on that album."
On the other hand, Kurt Loder, reviewing the album for Rolling Stone, called it "Phil Spector's finest and most mature effort in years":
- He's created a setting that's rich and vibrant and surging with power, but it's the Ramones who are spotlighted, not their producer.... Throughout the album, Spector has set off Joey's deceptively skillful singing in a clear and often moving manner that may have even the Ramones' most ardent admirers shaking their heads in awe.
The indie rock band BOAT parodied the album's cover art, among several others, on its 2011 release Dress Like Your Idols.
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