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]
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The Hardest Way | ||||
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Studio album by The Original Sins | ||||
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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The CD version of the album includes bonus tracks taken from the band's Australia-only extended play, Party's Over.
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]
All songs written by John Terlesky
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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