Mondo Bizarro

Ramones: Joey Ramone (vocals); Johnny Ramone (guitar); C.J. Ramone (bass); Marky Ramone (drums).

Additional personnel: Vernon Reid (guitar); Joe McGinty (keyboards); Flo & Eddie (background vocals).
Recorded at The Magic Shop and Baby Monster, New York, New York.
Personnel: Joey Ramone (vocals); Johnny Ramone (guitar); Marky Ramone (drums).
Audio Mixer: Ed Stasium.
Recording information: Baby Monster; The Magic Shop, New York, NY.
Photographer: George DuBose.
The '90s weren't too kind to the Ramones. Longtime label Sire had dropped the band despite their years of loyal service; and radio airplay, while never plentiful, became even more scarce. Most damaging, however, was the loss of founding member Dee Dee Ramone, who left the band after years of acrimony and in-fighting. While CJ Ramone donned the leather jacket and filled in the "1-2-3--4"'s, Dee Dee's songwriting would be acutely missed.
Luckily the "bruddas" were able to make up long enough for Dee Dee to write songs for the Ramones last true studio album, MONDO BIZARRO, two of these ("Main Man" and "Strength to Endure"), were sung by his replacement, CJ Ramone. Joey comes up with a nifty assault on the PMRC in "Censorshit," and contributes some quintessential Ramones silliness with "Cabbies on Crack." The album's last track, "Touring," (with its chorus of "Touring, touring, it's never boring") sums up the holy mission with which the Ramones had been involved for over 20 years.