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The Real Ramona | 
 enlarge | Artist: Throwing Muses
Label: Sire / London/Rhino
Category: Music
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 27244
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 26489
UPC: 759926489290
EAN: 0075992648929
ASIN: B000002LO7
Publication Date: 1991
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| Tracks:
| • | Counting Backwards | | • | Him Dancing | | • | Red Shoes | | • | Graffiti | | • | Golden Thing | | • | Ellen West | | • | Dylan | | • | Hook in Her Head | | • | Not Too Soon - Throwing Muses, Donelly, Tanya | | • | Honeychain - Throwing Muses, Donelly, Tanya | | • | Say Goodbye | | • | Two Step - Throwing Muses, Throwing Muses |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com essential recording
"My mouth is full of demons / I swear to God," Kristin Hersh sings with escalating fury in the middle of "Ellen West." The image is apt. The Real Ramona marked a high point for the Throwing Muses, whose debut was the first-ever American recording issued on the hip British label 4AD. The quartet excels in two largely different veins, the first a glistening, poppy one with Hersh's unnervingly crisp voice edging the guitars, and the second a more frantic, revved-up version of the first, where the drums pound harder and the vocals veer into referential terrain that's almost sublimely opaque. The key to the Throwing Muses at any stage in their career is Hersh's emotional frankness and unflinching conveyance of her schizophrenia-tinged lyrics. She makes the band magnetically frenzied, even when they're being lovely. And with Ramona, Hersh and the Muses perfected their mix. This is their last recording with band cofounder Tanya Donelly, who continued on with the Breeders and Belly. --Andrew Bartlett
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Real Throwing Muses January 10, 2007
Jerry Stovall
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the best Throwing Muses cd. Hersh and Donelly are both in top form. This is the one that made me a fan of the Muses. It's creepy and exciting.
They should make hope chests for men! October 8, 2006
F. J. Eckert (East Pennsy)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Dear World,
Energy, swooning guitars, lyrical passion, and great musicmanship between the players. Easily their best and indefinitely their "Swan Song" so to speak. With the departure of T, the muses have never been the same formation of sonic strikers. This indicative issue has always been "bagage" and yet confirmation for the young Miss Donelly. Anyway, if it wasn't for decision, this interconnected world would cease problems, peace, self gratification and entropy. Yes?
Best Wishes and Kishes Mad World. FJE
An alternative classic July 26, 2005
Tigger64 (Syracuse, NY)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Kristin/Tanya version of the Muses reaches it's focal apex. Nothing better,,,,,,,,a cornerstone album.
Their Most Accessible, Radio-Friendly Album August 20, 2004
John Jeffrey Macginnis (Berkeley, CA United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
First, that "The Real Ramona" is the most poppy, easy-to-like Muses album (in my opinion) doesn't make it any less praiseworthy than other TM albums. The string of songs on this album go from the perfectly-hooked pop of "Counting Backwards" to the sublime, dreamy "Two-Step," (the only TM song "equally" produced by each band member). And Tanya Donnelly's brilliance in Belly was portended by her contributions to the album (Honeychain and Not Too Soon). The percussion that bombards its way through the album imparts each already-compelling song with even more infectiousness.
The BEST of the Muses July 15, 2004
Rock Quarry (Atlanta, GA United States)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This album was the perfect blend of Kristin's brooding introspection and Tanya's fun pop sensibilities. The record constantly rewards and surprises upon repeated listening. The Golden Fleece of the Misunderstood.
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